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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-16 01:47 | 2013-02-15 | NCT | N/A | EDENS WESLEY R | Director | Other | BUY | $10.48 | 95,500 | $1,000,840 | 2,183,215 | +4.6% |
| 2013-02-14 22:22 | 2013-02-12 | AFH | N/A | MAGNOLIA CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.85 | 460,000 | $2,691,000 | 1,000,573 | +85.1% |
| 2013-02-15 00:27 | 2013-02-13 | MUR | MURPHY OIL CORP | DEMING CLAIBORNE P | Director | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $60.34 | 80,000 | $4,827,424 | 763,330 | +11.7% |
| 2013-02-14 22:33 | 2012-12-20 | DUNR | N/A | TPG Opportunities Advisors, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.60 | 2,666,172 | $4,265,875 | 7,970,018 | +50.3% |
| 2013-02-15 01:51 | 2013-02-13 | GHDX | N/A | BAKER FELIX | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $28.48 | 52,000 | $1,480,986 | 276,124 | +23.2% |
| 2013-02-15 00:37 | 2010-11-12 | CACH | N/A | MFP PARTNERS LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.41 | 403,237 | $1,777,106 | 2,203,749 | +22.4% |
| 2013-02-15 00:37 | 2010-05-10 | CACH | N/A | MFP PARTNERS LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.68 | 456,112 | $2,590,762 | 1,800,512 | +33.9% |
| 2013-02-14 00:13 | 2013-02-12 | HMNC | N/A | LARSON CHRISTOPHER | Director, Officer - CFO | Other | BUY | $1,800.00 | 15,000 | $27,000,000 | 611,375 | +2.5% |
| 2013-02-14 03:22 | 2013-02-11 | AMSC | American Superconductor Corporation | DOUGLAS KEVIN | 10% owner, Other | Motors & Generators | BUY | $3.11 | 752,146 | $2,342,860 | 1,381,010 | +119.6% |
| 2013-02-14 00:07 | 2013-02-11 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $77.59 | 64,300 | $4,988,761 | 42,326,790 | +0.2% |
| 2013-02-13 17:11 | 2013-02-12 | AKAM | Akamai Technologies Inc. | CONRADES GEORGE H | Director | Services-Business Services, NEC | BUY | $36.74 | 27,325 | $1,003,921 | 199,300 | +15.9% |
| 2013-02-12 00:35 | 2013-02-08 | GUID | N/A | RGM Capital, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.69 | 130,049 | $1,260,656 | 3,225,963 | +4.2% |
| 2013-02-12 00:20 | 2013-02-07 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $78.76 | 253,412 | $19,958,400 | 42,262,490 | +0.6% |
| 2013-02-12 02:43 | 2013-02-08 | GHDX | N/A | BAKER FELIX | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $28.15 | 116,360 | $3,275,185 | 274,991 | +73.4% |
| 2013-02-11 19:59 | 2013-02-08 | AKAM | Akamai Technologies Inc. | LEIGHTON F THOMSON | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Services-Business Services, NEC | BUY | $35.31 | 50,000 | $1,765,500 | 3,085,374 | +1.6% |
| 2013-02-09 01:23 | 2012-02-06 | TDG | TransDigm Group INC | SMALL ROBERT J | Director | Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, NEC | BUY | $142.54 | 180,230 | $25,690,831 | 168,163 | +100.0% |
| 2013-02-09 00:31 | 2013-02-07 | KMX | CARMAX INC | GANGWAL RAKESH | Director | Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations | BUY | $39.43 | 30,000 | $1,182,900 | 33,500 | +857.1% |
| 2013-02-08 04:33 | 2013-02-05 | DVA | DAVITA INC. | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% owner | Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, NEC | BUY | $115.17 | 32,376 | $3,728,844 | 14,049,909 | +0.2% |
| 2013-02-07 17:35 | 2013-02-06 | YUM | YUM BRANDS INC | WALTER ROBERT D | Director | Retail-Eating Places | BUY | $61.95 | 35,000 | $2,168,086 | 87,003 | +67.3% |
| 2013-02-07 00:03 | 2013-02-04 | BYI | N/A | SRINIVASAN RAMESH | Director, Officer - President & CEO | Other | BUY | $47.48 | 25,000 | $1,186,905 | 80,864 | +44.8% |
| 2013-02-07 01:06 | 2013-02-04 | FMER | N/A | LLOYD PHILIP A | Director | Other | BUY | $25.00 | 40,000 | $1,000,000 | 40,000 | +100.0% |
| 2013-02-07 00:24 | 2013-02-04 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $78.44 | 413,101 | $32,403,395 | 42,009,078 | +1.0% |
| 2013-02-06 19:45 | 2013-02-05 | TRLI | Nixxy, Inc. | SOLOMON MICHAEL JAY | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Services-Computer Programming Services | BUY | $0.07 | 18,461,539 | $1,200,000 | 53,611,539 | +52.5% |
| 2013-02-06 00:31 | 2013-02-05 | N/A | N/A | Z Capital Partners, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $11.99 | 898,459 | $10,772,164 | 6,171,017 | +17.0% |
| 2013-02-05 23:54 | 2013-02-01 | AEGR | N/A | PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $27.79 | 50,000 | $1,389,400 | 3,373,426 | +1.5% |
| 2013-02-05 21:55 | 2013-02-04 | NLNK | N/A | Stine Seed Farm, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $11.40 | 880,000 | $10,032,000 | 7,077,245 | +14.2% |
| 2013-02-05 22:35 | 2013-02-04 | VRTU | N/A | TRUST MARTIN | Director | Other | BUY | $20.00 | 123,319 | $2,466,380 | 330,331 | +59.6% |
| 2013-02-05 02:43 | 2013-01-31 | N/A | N/A | Z Capital Partners, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.00 | 222,560 | $2,670,720 | 5,272,558 | +4.4% |
| 2013-02-05 00:08 | 2013-01-31 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $77.70 | 289,500 | $22,492,847 | 41,595,977 | +0.7% |
| 2013-02-05 03:09 | 2013-01-31 | KBIO | N/A | HEALY JAMES | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.00 | 375,000 | $3,000,000 | 5,601 | +100.0% |
| 2013-02-05 02:48 | 2013-01-31 | ZION | ZIONS BANCORPORATION, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION /UT/ | QUINN STEPHEN D | Director | National Commercial Banks | BUY | $25.00 | 200,000 | $5,000,000 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2013-02-01 19:00 | 2013-01-30 | N/A | N/A | SAINT-PIERRE PAUL S | Officer - CFO, Treasurer, Secretary | Other | BUY | $25,000.00 | 2,514 | $62,845,650 | 5,847 | +75.4% |
| 2013-02-02 00:31 | 2013-01-31 | YDNT | N/A | YOUNG INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $39.50 | 7,913,989 | $312,602,566 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2013-02-02 00:53 | 2013-01-30 | BGMD | N/A | AFEYAN NOUBAR | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.00 | 2,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 1,764,286 | +100.0% |
| 2013-02-02 04:19 | 2013-01-30 | ANTH | N/A | ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC | Director | Other | BUY | $0.66 | 5,700,000 | $3,762,000 | 7,462,000 | +323.5% |
| 2013-01-31 20:46 | 2013-01-30 | BTT | BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust | WELLS FARGO BANK N A | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5,000,000.00 | 50 | $250,000,000 | 100 | +100.0% |
| 2013-01-31 23:58 | 2013-01-30 | MCP | N/A | Molibdenos Y Metales S.A. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.00 | 15,000,000 | $90,000,000 | 32,050,700 | +88.0% |
| 2013-02-01 05:11 | 2013-01-30 | LPDX | N/A | THREE ARCH CAPITAL LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.00 | 215,000 | $1,935,000 | 83,739 | +100.0% |
| 2013-02-01 00:07 | 2013-01-29 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $78.06 | 256,010 | $19,983,040 | 41,306,477 | +0.6% |
| 2013-01-31 01:03 | 2013-01-28 | PCI | N/A | SEIDNER MARC P | Other | Other | BUY | $25.00 | 40,000 | $1,000,000 | 40,000 | +100.0% |
| 2013-01-31 01:01 | 2013-01-28 | CSBR | CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY, INC. | BROWN MICHAEL MAURICE | 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $0.50 | 7,000,000 | $3,500,000 | 15,566,667 | +81.7% |
| 2013-01-31 00:54 | 2013-01-28 | CSBR | CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY, INC. | Battery Ventures IX, L.P. | 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $0.50 | 7,000,000 | $3,500,000 | 15,566,667 | +81.7% |
| 2013-01-30 01:44 | 2013-01-25 | FIZZ | NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP | BRACKEN GEORGE R | Officer - EVP Finance | Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters | BUY | $50.00 | 400,000 | $20,000,000 | 400,000 | +100.0% |
| 2013-01-30 00:54 | 2013-01-25 | ANTH | N/A | ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC | Director | Other | BUY | $0.65 | 1,762,000 | $1,142,481 | 1,762,000 | +100.0% |
| 2013-01-29 01:37 | 2013-01-24 | CONE | N/A | CINCINNATI BELL INC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $19.00 | 374,279 | $7,111,301 | 374,279 | +100.0% |
| 2013-01-28 18:35 | 2013-01-24 | NHF | NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST | DONDERO JAMES D | Other | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $6.90 | 171,532 | $1,183,811 | 1,209,499 | +16.5% |
| 2013-01-28 22:42 | 2013-01-02 | KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman of the Board | Industrial Inorganic Chemicals | BUY | $19.84 | 100,000 | $1,983,800 | 877,840 | +12.9% |
| 2013-01-24 19:30 | 2013-01-22 | ISCO | International Stem Cell CORP | Semechkin Andrey | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $0.20 | 10,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 12,037,800 | +490.7% |
| 2013-01-25 00:38 | 2013-01-23 | NRP | NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP | Cline Christopher | Other | Bituminous Coal & Lignite Surface Mining | BUY | $19.82 | 756,914 | $14,999,992 | 756,914 | +100.0% |
| 2013-01-25 02:29 | 2013-01-12 | INVA | N/A | Aunger Paul | Director, Officer - Secretary | Other | BUY | $17,000.00 | 2,507,375 | $42,625,375,000 | 28,097,122 | +9.8% |
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.