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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-08 23:02 | 2013-10-08 | AMIC | N/A | INDEPENDENCE HOLDING CO | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 762,640 | $7,626,400 | 2,800,795 | +37.4% |
| 2013-10-09 04:37 | 2013-10-04 | CHMI | Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp | Citadel GP LLC | 10% owner | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $18.53 | 188,760 | $3,497,798 | 113,760 | +100.0% |
| 2013-10-07 21:17 | 2013-10-04 | FATE | FATE THERAPEUTICS INC | Polaris Venture Management Co. V, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $6.00 | 833,333 | $4,999,998 | 2,473,186 | +50.8% |
| 2013-10-07 21:07 | 2013-10-04 | FATE | FATE THERAPEUTICS INC | Nashat Amir | Director, 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $6.00 | 833,333 | $4,999,998 | 2,473,186 | +50.8% |
| 2013-10-07 23:18 | 2013-10-04 | FATE | FATE THERAPEUTICS INC | VENROCK ASSOCIATES V LP | 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $6.00 | 833,333 | $4,999,998 | 2,473,187 | +50.8% |
| 2013-10-07 21:00 | 2013-10-04 | FATE | FATE THERAPEUTICS INC | NELSEN ROBERT | Director, 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $6.00 | 833,333 | $4,999,998 | 2,473,188 | +50.8% |
| 2013-10-07 21:06 | 2013-10-04 | FATE | FATE THERAPEUTICS INC | ARCH VENTURE FUND VI LP | 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $6.00 | 833,333 | $4,999,998 | 2,473,188 | +50.8% |
| 2013-10-04 21:47 | 2013-07-01 | N-A | N/A | New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC | Other | Other | BUY | $1,072.83 | 7,457 | $8,000,000 | 7,557 | +7,420.6% |
| 2013-10-04 23:18 | 2013-09-30 | ACHN | N/A | RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $2.98 | 2,800,000 | $8,354,080 | 14,457,061 | +24.0% |
| 2013-10-04 00:51 | 2013-09-30 | OPHT | N/A | HBM Healthcare Investments (Cayman) Ltd. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $22.00 | 228,000 | $5,016,000 | 3,639,902 | +6.7% |
| 2013-10-03 19:38 | 2013-10-01 | FCSC | N/A | KIRK RANDAL J | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.10 | 3,658,536 | $14,999,998 | 5,000,325 | +272.7% |
| 2013-10-03 21:46 | 2013-10-01 | CRDACRDB | CRAWFORD & CO | CRAWFORD JESSE C | Director, 10% owner | Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service | BUY | $7.43 | 302,679 | $2,248,905 | 577,679 | +110.1% |
| 2013-10-02 17:29 | 2013-09-30 | CPRT | COPART INC | JOHNSON WILLIS J | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman of the Board | Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations | BUY | $31.63 | 405,400 | $12,822,761 | 7,395,645 | +5.8% |
| 2013-10-02 23:32 | 2013-09-30 | PDO | N/A | HERMAN MICHAEL D | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.00 | 439,171 | $2,635,026 | 1,952,580 | +29.0% |
| 2013-10-03 03:15 | 2013-09-30 | OPHT | N/A | Novo A/S | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $22.00 | 455,000 | $10,010,000 | 6,896,819 | +7.1% |
| 2013-10-02 22:42 | 2013-09-27 | TYG | TORTOISE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE CORP | ING USA ANNUITY & LIFE INSURANCE CO | Other | Other | BUY | $1.00 | 1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2013-10-02 22:34 | 2013-09-27 | TYG | TORTOISE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE CORP | ING LIFE INSURANCE & ANNUITY CO | Other | Other | BUY | $1.00 | 2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2013-10-03 01:12 | 2013-09-25 | PARR | PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS, INC. | WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC | 10% owner, Other | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $1.39 | 33,308,717 | $46,299,117 | 71,211,544 | +87.9% |
| 2013-10-02 23:48 | 2013-09-30 | OGEN | ORAGENICS INC | KIRK RANDAL J | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $3.00 | 2,648,510 | $7,945,530 | 7,040,935 | +60.3% |
| 2013-10-01 23:41 | 2013-09-27 | USAK | N/A | KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.89 | 137,953 | $1,226,402 | 1,192,364 | +13.1% |
| 2013-10-02 00:56 | 2013-09-27 | CO | N/A | MCCARTHY KENT C | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $3.44 | 1,308,901 | $4,498,038 | 9,577,407 | +15.8% |
| 2013-09-30 18:20 | 2013-09-26 | CPRT | COPART INC | JOHNSON WILLIS J | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman of the Board | Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations | BUY | $30.96 | 227,900 | $7,055,738 | 6,990,245 | +3.4% |
| 2013-09-28 02:03 | 2013-09-27 | WFT | N/A | MACAULAY WILLIAM E | Director | Other | BUY | $15.26 | 78,000 | $1,189,890 | 1,015,314 | +8.3% |
| 2013-09-28 03:03 | 2013-09-25 | ACW | N/A | Coliseum Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.16 | 414,481 | $2,139,592 | 5,710,675 | +7.8% |
| 2013-09-27 23:49 | 2013-09-25 | BIND | N/A | RUSNANO | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 120,000 | $1,800,000 | 1,491,357 | +8.8% |
| 2013-09-27 23:08 | 2013-09-25 | GEVA | N/A | BAKER FELIX | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $56.63 | 1,050,000 | $59,461,500 | 202,583 | +100.0% |
| 2013-09-27 23:08 | 2013-09-25 | GEVA | N/A | BAKER JULIAN | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $56.63 | 1,050,000 | $59,461,500 | 202,583 | +100.0% |
| 2013-09-26 23:16 | 2013-09-24 | XLRN | N/A | CELGENE CORP /DE/ | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 666,667 | $10,000,005 | 3,172,887 | +26.6% |
| 2013-09-27 00:21 | 2013-09-25 | PCI | N/A | GROSS WILLIAM H | Other | Other | BUY | $22.37 | 100,000 | $2,236,750 | 240,066 | +71.4% |
| 2013-09-26 20:47 | 2013-09-24 | NSH | N/A | GREEHEY WILLIAM E | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.55 | 50,000 | $1,027,405 | 8,075,479 | +0.6% |
| 2013-09-26 00:36 | 2013-09-23 | N/A | N/A | Silver Point Capital L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $40.00 | 150,000 | $6,000,000 | 1,715,721 | +9.6% |
| 2013-09-25 17:10 | 2013-09-24 | ACCA | N/A | Sample Steven L | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO & President | Other | BUY | $1,575.00 | 2,400 | $3,780,000 | 5,902,914 | +0.0% |
| 2013-09-24 22:11 | 2013-09-20 | GULTU | Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust | Mount Kellett Capital Management LP | 10% owner | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $2.14 | 2,750,000 | $5,885,000 | 33,388,204 | +9.0% |
| 2013-09-25 00:35 | 2013-09-20 | BH | N/A | BIGLARI, SARDAR | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman and CEO | Other | BUY | $265.00 | 5,165 | $1,368,725 | 250,187 | +2.1% |
| 2013-09-24 23:02 | 2013-09-23 | NHF | NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST | DONDERO JAMES D | Other | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $7.59 | 163,928 | $1,244,214 | 2,310,113 | +7.6% |
| 2013-09-19 20:18 | 2013-09-19 | CGME | N/A | Summer Wind Capital LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.71 | 6,127,000 | $4,350,170 | 6,127,000 | +100.0% |
| 2013-09-20 01:26 | 2013-09-18 | PCI | N/A | GROSS WILLIAM H | Other | Other | BUY | $22.04 | 123,800 | $2,728,082 | 124,700 | +13,755.6% |
| 2013-09-18 22:08 | 2013-09-13 | N-A | Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. | MSSB TPG Specialty Lending Onshore Feeder Fund | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1,019.48 | 3,769 | $3,842,420 | 80,146 | +4.9% |
| 2013-09-18 21:59 | 2013-09-13 | N-A | Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. | Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd as trustee for Universities Superannuation Scheme | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1,019.57 | 2,452 | $2,499,986 | 52,313 | +4.9% |
| 2013-09-17 19:41 | 2013-09-13 | MVC | N/A | GOLDSTEIN PHILLIP | Director | Other | BUY | $12.70 | 157,879 | $2,005,063 | 903,612 | +21.2% |
| 2013-09-17 23:31 | 2013-09-16 | S | N/A | SOFTBANK CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.72 | 1,954,015 | $13,130,981 | 3,151,085,164 | +0.1% |
| 2013-09-17 00:32 | 2013-09-12 | NNVC-OB | NANOVIRICIDES, INC. | BONIUK MILTON | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $3.50 | 857,142 | $2,999,997 | 476,191 | +100.0% |
| 2013-09-16 23:06 | 2013-09-12 | CLNE | Clean Energy Fuels Corp. | Littlefair Andrew J | Director, Officer - CEO and President | Gas & Other Services Combined | BUY | $12.69 | 127,000 | $1,611,274 | 477,049 | +36.3% |
| 2013-09-16 23:27 | 2013-09-12 | S | N/A | SOFTBANK CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.73 | 5,939,626 | $39,987,344 | 3,149,131,149 | +0.2% |
| 2013-09-14 00:30 | 2013-09-11 | CCXI | N/A | BVF PARTNERS L P/IL | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.95 | 325,635 | $1,936,128 | 485,412 | +203.8% |
| 2013-09-12 17:37 | 2013-09-03 | KODK | EASTMAN KODAK CO | KARFUNKEL GEORGE | Director | Photographic Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $11.21 | 3,434,922 | $38,513,032 | 2,189,078 | +100.0% |
| 2013-09-12 23:36 | 2013-09-10 | S | N/A | SOFTBANK CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.41 | 6,581,652 | $42,188,389 | 3,143,191,523 | +0.2% |
| 2013-09-13 00:24 | 2013-09-11 | ETP | N/A | Welch Jamie | Director | Other | BUY | $51.82 | 20,000 | $1,036,400 | 20,000 | +100.0% |
| 2013-09-11 22:52 | 2013-03-20 | SED | N/A | PARAGON TECHNOLOGIES INC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.12 | 475,497 | $1,007,483 | 1,430,860 | +49.8% |
| 2013-09-11 23:10 | 2013-09-10 | N/A | N/A | AFA Sjukfoersaekringsaktiebolag | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.00 | 50,580 | $1,011,600 | 1,441,462 | +3.6% |
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.