Large Insider Purchases
Institutional-Scale SEC Form 4 Buy Signals
The Signal of $1M+ Conviction
When a corporate executive invests more than $1,000,000 of their own capital into company shares, it represents the highest level of conviction. These seven-figure purchases reflect management's belief in the company's future value.
| Filing Date | Trade Date | Ticker | Company Name | Reporting Person | Relationship | Industry | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-12 20:08 | 2014-09-11 | PGLC | N/A | Honig Barry C | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.31 | 3,900,000 | $1,209,000 | 21,670,373 | +21.9% |
| 2014-09-13 00:46 | 2014-09-12 | AAT | American Assets Trust, Inc. | RADY ERNEST S | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Executive Chairman | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $33.76 | 400,000 | $13,504,000 | 479,339 | +504.2% |
| 2014-09-12 22:51 | 2014-09-10 | AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Sentient Global Resources Fund IV, L.P. | 10% owner | Gold and Silver Ores | BUY | $0.82 | 5,800,000 | $4,738,600 | 10,283,944 | +129.4% |
| 2014-09-11 18:58 | 2014-09-10 | TITN | Titan Machinery Inc. | Meyer David Joseph | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman and CEO | Retail-Retail Stores, NEC | BUY | $13.01 | 90,250 | $1,174,098 | 754,258 | +13.6% |
| 2014-09-12 01:37 | 2014-09-09 | AAMC | N/A | Luxor Capital Group, LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $700.00 | 12,272 | $8,590,400 | 141,036 | +9.5% |
| 2014-09-11 22:06 | 2014-09-10 | TDG | TransDigm Group INC | Skulina James | Officer - Executive Vice President | Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, NEC | BUY | $187.71 | 6,578 | $1,234,768 | 26,578 | +32.9% |
| 2014-09-11 23:44 | 2014-09-09 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $39.18 | 39,500 | $1,547,685 | 102,481,640 | +0.0% |
| 2014-09-10 14:35 | 2014-09-08 | LTS | N/A | FROST PHILLIP MD ET AL | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $23.05 | 100,000 | $2,305,000 | 900,000 | +12.5% |
| 2014-09-11 03:39 | 2014-09-10 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board | Metal Mining | BUY | $31.53 | 50,000 | $1,576,365 | 1,019,367 | +5.2% |
| 2014-09-10 22:34 | 2014-09-09 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board | Metal Mining | BUY | $31.89 | 100,000 | $3,188,870 | 969,367 | +11.5% |
| 2014-09-09 13:11 | 2014-09-08 | GFIG | N/A | BGC Partners, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.91 | 1,072,312 | $5,263,872 | 16,958,793 | +6.7% |
| 2014-09-09 13:11 | 2014-09-08 | GFIG | N/A | BGC Partners, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.91 | 1,072,312 | $5,263,872 | 16,956,593 | +6.8% |
| 2014-09-09 23:37 | 2014-09-05 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $39.06 | 50,000 | $1,952,780 | 102,429,540 | +0.0% |
| 2014-09-08 13:05 | 2014-09-04 | NES | N/A | JOHNSRUD MARK D | Director, Officer, 10% owner - See Remarks | Other | BUY | $13.70 | 124,551 | $1,706,548 | 9,789,319 | +1.3% |
| 2014-09-09 04:46 | 2014-09-08 | GFIG | N/A | BGC Partners, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.86 | 864,611 | $4,198,637 | 15,884,681 | +5.8% |
| 2014-09-09 04:45 | 2014-09-08 | GFIG | N/A | BGC Partners, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.66 | 1,521,443 | $7,091,446 | 15,021,870 | +11.3% |
| 2014-09-05 23:40 | 2014-09-03 | INTX | N/A | Osmium Partners, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.80 | 552,795 | $2,097,857 | 351,296 | +100.0% |
| 2014-09-05 23:37 | 2014-09-03 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $39.17 | 153,800 | $6,024,531 | 102,362,751 | +0.2% |
| 2014-09-04 19:03 | 2014-09-03 | ERII | Energy Recovery, Inc. | Lorentzen Ole Peter | 10% owner | Special Industry Machinery, NEC | BUY | $4.38 | 735,000 | $3,215,625 | 7,934,227 | +10.2% |
| 2014-09-04 22:42 | 2014-09-03 | CSCD | N/A | DELAFIELD JOHN D | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.25 | 153,648 | $1,575,568 | 1,800,000 | +9.3% |
| 2014-09-04 22:23 | 2014-09-02 | CUZ | COUSINS PROPERTIES INC | COUSINS THOMAS G | Other | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $12.75 | 260,000 | $3,315,000 | 6,269,598 | +4.3% |
| 2014-09-04 23:37 | 2014-09-02 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $39.10 | 69,207 | $2,706,014 | 102,208,951 | +0.1% |
| 2014-09-04 00:07 | 2014-08-29 | ASTI | Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. | TFG Radiant Investment Group Ltd | 10% owner | Semiconductors & Related Devices | BUY | $2.64 | 2,270,309 | $5,989,983 | 3,873,594 | +141.6% |
| 2014-09-03 23:16 | 2014-08-29 | CSLT | N/A | MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $11.83 | 304,393 | $3,600,969 | 1,144,324 | +36.2% |
| 2014-09-03 23:37 | 2014-08-29 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $39.27 | 59,803 | $2,348,201 | 102,139,744 | +0.1% |
| 2014-09-03 00:26 | 2014-08-28 | RGS | REGIS CORP | Beltzman Daniel Gordon | Director, 10% owner | Services-Personal Services | BUY | $14.96 | 215,610 | $3,225,181 | 3,962,648 | +5.8% |
| 2014-09-03 02:19 | 2014-08-28 | AAMC | N/A | Luxor Capital Group, LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $730.38 | 1,605 | $1,172,253 | 128,764 | +1.3% |
| 2014-09-02 22:20 | 2014-08-28 | CSLT | N/A | MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $11.42 | 249,886 | $2,853,698 | 839,931 | +42.4% |
| 2014-09-02 23:37 | 2014-08-28 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $39.26 | 41,081 | $1,613,021 | 102,079,941 | +0.0% |
| 2014-09-02 19:06 | 2014-09-02 | UNTY | UNITY BANCORP INC /NJ/ | DALLAS DAVID D | Director, 10% owner, Other | State Commercial Banks | BUY | $8.30 | 165,156 | $1,370,795 | 1,657,354 | +11.1% |
| 2014-09-02 21:02 | 2014-09-02 | UNTY | UNITY BANCORP INC /NJ/ | DALLAS ROBERT H II | Director, 10% owner | State Commercial Banks | BUY | $8.30 | 165,156 | $1,370,795 | 1,657,354 | +11.1% |
| 2014-09-03 02:09 | 2014-09-02 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board | Metal Mining | BUY | $32.56 | 50,000 | $1,628,000 | 869,367 | +6.1% |
| 2014-08-30 00:25 | 2014-08-26 | BFRE | N/A | Klann Arnold | Director, Officer, 10% owner - PRESIDENT / CEO | Other | BUY | $11,899.00 | 4,999,590 | $59,490,121,410 | 20,290,258 | +32.7% |
| 2014-08-29 23:17 | 2014-08-27 | CSLT | N/A | MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $11.03 | 140,045 | $1,544,696 | 590,045 | +31.1% |
| 2014-08-29 23:40 | 2014-08-27 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $39.35 | 501,900 | $19,750,167 | 102,038,860 | +0.5% |
| 2014-08-28 23:29 | 2014-08-26 | TDG | TransDigm Group INC | Howley W Nicholas | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, NEC | BUY | $188.19 | 15,920 | $2,995,945 | 26,735 | +147.2% |
| 2014-08-28 23:37 | 2014-08-26 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $39.29 | 211,284 | $8,302,130 | 101,536,960 | +0.2% |
| 2014-08-29 02:54 | 2014-08-28 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board | Metal Mining | BUY | $32.46 | 155,000 | $5,031,672 | 819,367 | +23.3% |
| 2014-08-28 02:42 | 2014-08-27 | AAMC | N/A | Luxor Capital Group, LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $700.60 | 2,841 | $1,990,416 | 26,878 | +11.8% |
| 2014-08-28 02:41 | 2014-08-25 | AAMC | N/A | Luxor Capital Group, LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $682.05 | 13,043 | $8,896,017 | 26,608 | +96.2% |
| 2014-08-27 23:41 | 2014-08-25 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $39.41 | 462,578 | $18,231,263 | 101,325,676 | +0.5% |
| 2014-08-28 02:46 | 2014-08-26 | SCCO | SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ | VELASCO GERMAN LARREA MOTA | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board | Metal Mining | BUY | $32.49 | 45,000 | $1,462,050 | 664,367 | +7.3% |
| 2014-08-26 20:28 | 2014-08-18 | SWKH | SWK Holdings Corp | CARLSON CAPITAL L P | Director, 10% owner, Other | Miscellaneous Business Credit Institution | BUY | $1.37 | 55,908,000 | $76,593,960 | 68,057,100 | +460.2% |
| 2014-08-26 23:44 | 2014-08-22 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $39.35 | 376,092 | $14,799,972 | 100,863,098 | +0.4% |
| 2014-08-26 02:11 | 2014-06-23 | VNOM | N/A | Hollis Michael L. | Director | Other | BUY | $26.00 | 50,000 | $1,300,000 | 50,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-08-26 00:45 | 2014-08-21 | REXX | N/A | SHANER LANCE T | Director | Other | BUY | $14.54 | 227,650 | $3,310,646 | 78,046 | +100.0% |
| 2014-08-25 18:16 | 2014-08-22 | TDG | TransDigm Group INC | Howley W Nicholas | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, NEC | BUY | $185.18 | 10,815 | $2,002,697 | 10,815 | +100.0% |
| 2014-08-25 23:59 | 2014-08-21 | PHII | N/A | Gonsoulin Alton Anthony Jr | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $40.99 | 30,428 | $1,247,359 | 2,015,357 | +1.5% |
| 2014-08-25 23:37 | 2014-08-21 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $39.50 | 31,621 | $1,249,039 | 100,487,006 | +0.0% |
| 2014-08-23 00:26 | 2014-05-06 | CAK | N/A | Public Investment Corp (SOC) Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.72 | 188,442,211 | $135,000,000 | 376,884,422 | +100.0% |
Institutional Conviction in Form 4
Tracking these institutional-scale purchases allows you to follow the "smart money" when their conviction is highest. When an executive or a 10% beneficial owner commits a seven-figure sum to an open-market transaction, it bypasses the routine noise of stock-based compensation. These trades are often a precursor to major corporate developments or a signal that management views the current market valuation as significantly disconnected from the company’s internal growth trajectory. By monitoring these high-value entries, investors can align their portfolios with the capital of those who possess the most intimate understanding of a business's long-term health and potential.
Filtering the Market Noise
Our platform is designed to eliminate the noise and focus strictly on high-impact accumulation from directors and CEOs betting big on their company’s future. The SEC EDGAR database is frequently flooded with thousands of automated Form 4 filings, many of which involve small, technical, or pre-scheduled trades that offer little predictive value for the average investor. By applying a strict $1,000,000 minimum threshold, we isolate the transactions where insiders are taking substantial personal financial risk. This high-conviction filter serves as a powerful transparency tool, identifying the exact moments when corporate leadership moves away from passive ownership toward aggressive capital deployment.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.