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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-31 04:44 | 2014-07-28 | TSQ | Townsquare Media, Inc. | Oaktree Fund GP III, L.P. | 10% owner | Radio Broadcasting Stations | BUY | $10.71 | 929,900 | $9,956,160 | 11,819,139 | +8.5% |
| 2014-07-30 13:06 | 2014-07-25 | TSQ | Townsquare Media, Inc. | Oaktree Fund GP III, L.P. | 10% owner | Radio Broadcasting Stations | BUY | $10.46 | 132,375 | $1,384,748 | 10,889,239 | +1.2% |
| 2014-07-31 04:43 | 2014-07-28 | TSQ | Townsquare Media, Inc. | Ford B James | Director, 10% owner | Radio Broadcasting Stations | BUY | $10.71 | 929,900 | $9,956,160 | 11,819,139 | +8.5% |
| 2014-07-31 00:18 | 2014-07-29 | GOV | OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST | PORTNOY ADAM | Director | Real Estate | BUY | $23.50 | 360,000 | $8,460,000 | 406,967 | +766.5% |
| 2014-07-31 00:17 | 2014-07-29 | GOV | OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST | PORTNOY BARRY M | Director | Real Estate | BUY | $23.50 | 440,000 | $10,340,000 | 490,314 | +874.5% |
| 2014-07-31 02:22 | 2014-07-28 | TWI | TITAN INTERNATIONAL INC | RACHESKY MARK H MD | Director, 10% owner | Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens) | BUY | $14.54 | 490,775 | $7,136,556 | 6,695,427 | +7.9% |
| 2014-07-31 04:43 | 2014-07-28 | TSQ | Townsquare Media, Inc. | KAPLAN STEPHEN A | Director, 10% owner | Radio Broadcasting Stations | BUY | $10.71 | 929,900 | $9,956,160 | 11,819,139 | +8.5% |
| 2014-07-30 23:47 | 2014-07-28 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $37.23 | 255,730 | $9,519,984 | 93,655,960 | +0.3% |
| 2014-07-30 04:58 | 2014-07-25 | TSQ | Townsquare Media, Inc. | OCM POF IV AIF GAP HOLDINGS, L.P. | 10% owner | Radio Broadcasting Stations | BUY | $10.46 | 132,375 | $1,384,748 | 10,889,239 | +1.2% |
| 2014-07-30 05:00 | 2014-07-25 | TSQ | Townsquare Media, Inc. | Ford B James | Director, 10% owner | Radio Broadcasting Stations | BUY | $10.46 | 132,375 | $1,384,748 | 10,889,239 | +1.2% |
| 2014-07-29 23:11 | 2014-07-25 | GNK | GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD | Strategic Value Partners, LLC | 10% owner | Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight | BUY | $21.30 | 255,088 | $5,433,374 | 295,717 | +627.8% |
| 2014-07-30 04:58 | 2014-07-25 | TSQ | Townsquare Media, Inc. | KAPLAN STEPHEN A | Director, 10% owner | Radio Broadcasting Stations | BUY | $10.46 | 132,375 | $1,384,748 | 10,889,239 | +1.2% |
| 2014-07-28 19:25 | 2014-07-21 | EJMLL | N/A | Fantex Holdings, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 250,000 | $2,500,000 | 250,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-07-28 23:57 | 2013-12-30 | HECC | N/A | Watts Christopher | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.00 | 13,212,624 | $13,212,624 | 8,808,416 | +100.0% |
| 2014-07-29 00:33 | 2014-07-25 | T | AT&T INC. | HUTCHINS GLENN H | Director | Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) | BUY | $35.64 | 100,000 | $3,564,270 | 100,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-07-29 00:25 | 2014-07-28 | CLB | N/A | BERGMARK RICHARD L | Director, Officer - EVP & CFO | Other | BUY | $147.31 | 7,000 | $1,031,157 | 54,083 | +14.9% |
| 2014-07-25 19:27 | 2014-07-23 | TUBE | N/A | Garg Ashu | Director | Other | BUY | $7.00 | 2,857,142 | $19,999,994 | 87,132 | +100.0% |
| 2014-07-25 19:26 | 2014-07-23 | TUBE | N/A | Foundation Capital Management Co. VI, LLC | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $7.00 | 2,857,142 | $19,999,994 | 87,132 | +100.0% |
| 2014-07-25 21:52 | 2014-07-24 | NHF | NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST | DONDERO JAMES D | Other | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $12.33 | 110,127 | $1,357,866 | 3,823,607 | +3.0% |
| 2014-07-26 00:02 | 2014-07-24 | PDI | PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund | GROSS WILLIAM H | Other | Other | BUY | $32.55 | 74,193 | $2,415,338 | 1,122,355 | +7.1% |
| 2014-07-25 19:35 | 2014-07-23 | TUBE | N/A | ELMORE WILLIAM B | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $7.00 | 2,857,142 | $19,999,994 | 87,132 | +100.0% |
| 2014-07-24 23:58 | 2014-07-23 | PDI | PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund | GROSS WILLIAM H | Other | Other | BUY | $32.60 | 70,600 | $2,301,878 | 1,048,162 | +7.2% |
| 2014-07-25 00:09 | 2014-07-22 | ROKA | N/A | SILVERSTEIN JONATHAN | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.00 | 383,333 | $4,599,996 | 30,378 | +100.0% |
| 2014-07-25 00:07 | 2014-07-22 | ROKA | N/A | ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.00 | 383,333 | $4,599,996 | 30,378 | +100.0% |
| 2014-07-23 23:53 | 2014-07-23 | TERP | N/A | Tesoriere Steven Vincent | Director | Other | BUY | $25.00 | 1,800,000 | $45,000,000 | 1,800,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-07-23 17:42 | 2014-07-16 | PGNX | N/A | Broadfin Healthcare Master Fund Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.60 | 1,625,436 | $7,476,193 | 8,951,169 | +22.2% |
| 2014-07-23 23:46 | 2014-07-23 | TERP | N/A | DOMENECH CARLOS | Director, Officer - See Remarks | Other | BUY | $25.00 | 40,000 | $1,000,000 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-07-23 21:32 | 2010-01-27 | BSHF | N/A | Yassine Imad Kamel | Director, Officer, 10% owner - COO/CFO/Secretary/Treasurer | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 2,000,000 | $20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | +11.1% |
| 2014-07-23 04:26 | 2014-07-18 | BIOL | N/A | FEINBERG LARRY N | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.92 | 2,270,836 | $4,360,005 | 862,945 | +100.0% |
| 2014-07-23 00:08 | 2014-07-22 | ROKA | N/A | Viswanathan Ravi | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.00 | 383,333 | $4,599,996 | 3,216,810 | +13.5% |
| 2014-07-23 00:07 | 2014-07-22 | ROKA | N/A | NEW ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATES 13 LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.00 | 383,333 | $4,599,996 | 3,216,810 | +13.5% |
| 2014-07-23 00:08 | 2014-07-22 | ROKA | N/A | Weller Harry R | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.00 | 383,333 | $4,599,996 | 3,216,810 | +13.5% |
| 2014-07-23 00:10 | 2014-07-22 | ROKA | N/A | DRANT RYAN D | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.00 | 383,333 | $4,599,996 | 3,216,810 | +13.5% |
| 2014-07-23 00:10 | 2014-07-22 | ROKA | N/A | BASKETT FOREST | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.00 | 383,333 | $4,599,996 | 3,216,810 | +13.5% |
| 2014-07-23 00:09 | 2014-07-22 | ROKA | N/A | KOLLURI KRISHNA KITTU | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.00 | 383,333 | $4,599,996 | 3,216,810 | +13.5% |
| 2014-07-23 00:09 | 2014-07-22 | ROKA | N/A | SANDELL SCOTT D | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.00 | 383,333 | $4,599,996 | 3,216,810 | +13.5% |
| 2014-07-23 00:09 | 2014-07-22 | ROKA | N/A | KERINS PATRICK J | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.00 | 383,333 | $4,599,996 | 3,216,810 | +13.5% |
| 2014-07-23 00:08 | 2014-07-22 | ROKA | N/A | MOTT DAVID M | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.00 | 383,333 | $4,599,996 | 3,216,810 | +13.5% |
| 2014-07-23 00:10 | 2014-07-22 | ROKA | N/A | BARRETT M JAMES | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.00 | 383,333 | $4,599,996 | 3,216,810 | +13.5% |
| 2014-07-22 23:20 | 2014-07-21 | IRT | INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC. | RAIT Financial Trust | 10% owner | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $9.50 | 300,000 | $2,850,000 | 7,269,719 | +4.3% |
| 2014-07-23 00:11 | 2014-07-22 | ROKA | N/A | BARRIS PETER J | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.00 | 383,333 | $4,599,996 | 3,216,810 | +13.5% |
| 2014-07-22 02:37 | 2014-07-18 | PCI | N/A | GROSS WILLIAM H | Other | Other | BUY | $23.52 | 92,469 | $2,174,797 | 2,374,970 | +4.1% |
| 2014-07-18 21:19 | 2014-06-18 | FELP | N/A | Cline Christopher | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.00 | 125,000 | $2,500,000 | 47,048,812 | +0.3% |
| 2014-07-19 04:22 | 2014-07-18 | GNK | GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD | Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC | 10% owner | Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight | BUY | $22.00 | 350,000 | $7,700,000 | 6,596,054 | +5.6% |
| 2014-07-19 01:06 | 2014-07-16 | GNK | GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD | Strategic Value Partners, LLC | 10% owner | Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight | BUY | $21.19 | 369,898 | $7,839,544 | 278,025 | +100.0% |
| 2014-07-19 00:14 | 2014-07-17 | PDI | PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund | GROSS WILLIAM H | Other | Other | BUY | $32.67 | 50,833 | $1,660,506 | 956,710 | +5.6% |
| 2014-07-19 00:12 | 2014-07-17 | PCI | N/A | GROSS WILLIAM H | Other | Other | BUY | $23.48 | 100,122 | $2,350,614 | 2,282,501 | +4.6% |
| 2014-07-18 00:50 | 2014-07-15 | REGN | REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Sanofi | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $314.92 | 129,100 | $40,656,172 | 22,204,841 | +0.6% |
| 2014-07-16 23:39 | 2014-07-14 | FI | EXPRO GROUP HOLDINGS N.V. | Mosing D. Keith | Director, Officer, 10% owner - See Remarks | Oil & Gas Field Services, NEC | BUY | $22.92 | 95,333 | $2,184,832 | 33,024 | +100.0% |
| 2014-07-16 01:20 | 2014-07-14 | PDI | PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund | GROSS WILLIAM H | Other | Other | BUY | $32.68 | 75,577 | $2,469,683 | 905,877 | +9.1% |
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.