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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-20 00:49 | 2012-11-15 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $26.87 | 2,277,190 | $61,193,788 | 89,634,760 | +2.6% |
| 2012-11-20 03:14 | 2012-11-19 | TROP | N/A | ICAHN CARL C | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.50 | 733,047 | $9,896,135 | 17,862,706 | +4.3% |
| 2012-11-17 00:51 | 2012-11-14 | WFR | N/A | Tesoriere Steven Vincent | Director | Other | BUY | $2.27 | 3,238,000 | $7,355,117 | 18,431,372 | +21.3% |
| 2012-11-17 05:29 | 2012-11-16 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $43.16 | 304,066 | $13,123,489 | 2,348,835 | +14.9% |
| 2012-11-17 03:40 | 2012-11-14 | SIRI | SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC. | Liberty Media Corp | 10% owner | Radio Broadcasting Stations | BUY | $2.66 | 30,961,300 | $82,431,365 | 1,939,291,236 | +1.6% |
| 2012-11-17 00:57 | 2012-11-14 | TTWO | TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $11.47 | 309,759 | $3,551,418 | 12,020,744 | +2.6% |
| 2012-11-17 01:18 | 2012-11-16 | FFIN | FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES INC | DUESER F SCOTT | Director, Officer - Chairman, President and CEO | State Commercial Banks | BUY | $35.32 | 132,977 | $4,696,748 | 132,977 | +100.0% |
| 2012-11-16 23:09 | 2012-11-15 | NHF | NEXPOINT DIVERSIFIED REAL ESTATE TRUST | DONDERO JAMES D | Other | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $6.57 | 307,206 | $2,017,514 | 866,534 | +54.9% |
| 2012-11-17 01:42 | 2012-11-15 | PTY | PIMCO CORPORATE & INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND | GROSS WILLIAM H | Other | Other | BUY | $18.94 | 169,693 | $3,213,171 | 947,739 | +21.8% |
| 2012-11-16 20:27 | 2012-11-14 | CHMT | N/A | Cooper Alan S. | Director | Other | BUY | $17.98 | 220,000 | $3,956,612 | 250,000 | +733.3% |
| 2012-11-17 03:03 | 2012-11-14 | DVA | DAVITA INC. | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% owner | Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, NEC | BUY | $112.45 | 132,958 | $14,951,154 | 11,881,003 | +1.1% |
| 2012-11-17 00:26 | 2012-11-14 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $26.62 | 1,173,375 | $31,237,120 | 87,357,570 | +1.4% |
| 2012-11-17 00:58 | 2012-11-14 | HAIN | HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner | Food and Kindred Products | BUY | $58.97 | 75,000 | $4,422,750 | 7,239,963 | +1.0% |
| 2012-11-16 05:00 | 2012-11-15 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $43.15 | 287,725 | $12,416,744 | 2,044,769 | +16.4% |
| 2012-11-16 00:19 | 2012-11-14 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $43.95 | 213,865 | $9,398,640 | 1,757,044 | +13.9% |
| 2012-11-16 01:39 | 2012-11-13 | TUES | N/A | Becker Steven R | Director | Other | BUY | $5.65 | 211,435 | $1,193,825 | 3,608,328 | +6.2% |
| 2012-11-16 00:08 | 2012-11-13 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $86.13 | 92,840 | $7,995,873 | 39,914,042 | +0.2% |
| 2012-11-16 02:30 | 2012-11-14 | JNS | N/A | DAI ICHI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $7.99 | 2,366,363 | $18,910,553 | 24,504,192 | +10.7% |
| 2012-11-16 00:30 | 2012-11-13 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $26.80 | 8,140,552 | $218,166,794 | 86,184,195 | +10.4% |
| 2012-11-16 00:58 | 2012-11-15 | NLY | ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | KEYES KEVIN | Officer - President | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $13.90 | 100,000 | $1,390,000 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2012-11-16 00:45 | 2012-11-13 | AWRE | AWARE INC /MA/ | Ronin Capital, LLC | Director | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $6.00 | 1,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 3,159,467 | +46.3% |
| 2012-11-14 14:04 | 2012-11-13 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $45.09 | 152,823 | $6,891,416 | 1,543,179 | +11.0% |
| 2012-11-15 00:58 | 2012-11-09 | SIRI | SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC. | Liberty Media Corp | 10% owner | Radio Broadcasting Stations | BUY | $2.74 | 4,038,700 | $11,048,268 | 1,908,329,936 | +0.2% |
| 2012-11-15 03:22 | 2012-11-09 | ASCMA | N/A | MALONE JOHN C | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $63.17 | 81,212 | $5,129,910 | 668,513 | +13.8% |
| 2012-11-15 00:05 | 2012-11-12 | CHK | EXPAND ENERGY Corp | POSES FREDERIC M | Director | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $16.92 | 266,000 | $4,500,720 | 530,106 | +100.7% |
| 2012-11-15 05:16 | 2012-11-14 | GHDX | N/A | BAKER FELIX | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $27.32 | 103,167 | $2,818,161 | 266,941 | +63.0% |
| 2012-11-15 05:05 | 2012-11-09 | GHDX | N/A | BAKER FELIX | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $27.81 | 823,772 | $22,908,358 | 264,718 | +100.0% |
| 2012-11-15 01:44 | 2012-11-12 | UTI | UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC | STADIUM CAPITAL PARTNERS L P | 10% owner | Services-Educational Services | BUY | $12.44 | 196,578 | $2,445,588 | 2,978,192 | +7.1% |
| 2012-11-15 05:34 | 2012-11-13 | NSH | N/A | GREEHEY WILLIAM E | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $26.03 | 128,523 | $3,345,492 | 7,726,022 | +1.7% |
| 2012-11-15 03:54 | 2012-11-12 | NSH | N/A | GREEHEY WILLIAM E | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $25.18 | 44,322 | $1,116,241 | 7,597,499 | +0.6% |
| 2012-11-14 04:11 | 2012-11-09 | VSAT | VIASAT INC | FPR PARTNERS LLC | 10% owner | Communications Services, NEC | BUY | $36.18 | 248,000 | $8,972,268 | 5,709,383 | +4.5% |
| 2012-11-13 14:06 | 2012-11-12 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $44.96 | 96,051 | $4,318,453 | 1,390,356 | +7.4% |
| 2012-11-14 01:22 | 2012-11-12 | TTWO | TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $11.44 | 1,098,200 | $12,563,408 | 11,710,985 | +10.3% |
| 2012-11-14 00:09 | 2012-11-09 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $87.82 | 68,294 | $5,997,702 | 39,821,202 | +0.2% |
| 2012-11-14 02:44 | 2012-11-08 | DVA | DAVITA INC. | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% owner | Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, NEC | BUY | $112.15 | 548,823 | $61,552,091 | 11,748,045 | +4.9% |
| 2012-11-14 02:37 | 2012-11-12 | JNS | N/A | DAI ICHI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.02 | 1,282,419 | $10,291,028 | 22,137,829 | +6.1% |
| 2012-11-13 16:31 | 2012-11-12 | KMR | N/A | KINDER RICHARD D | Director, Officer - Chairman & CEO | Other | BUY | $72.74 | 20,000 | $1,454,802 | 289,354 | +7.4% |
| 2012-11-14 00:45 | 2012-11-08 | TWOC | N/A | WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.25 | 594,208 | $1,336,968 | 1,389,977 | +74.7% |
| 2012-11-14 02:01 | 2012-11-12 | STRA | Strategic Education, Inc. | WARGO J DAVID | Director | Services-Educational Services | BUY | $45.91 | 60,000 | $2,754,600 | 62,976 | +2,016.1% |
| 2012-11-09 20:30 | 2012-11-08 | APFC | N/A | CORNWALL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.25 | 125,000 | $1,531,250 | 1,141,481 | +12.3% |
| 2012-11-10 05:02 | 2012-11-09 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $44.46 | 75,553 | $3,359,086 | 1,294,305 | +6.2% |
| 2012-11-09 14:11 | 2012-11-08 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $44.44 | 101,323 | $4,502,794 | 1,218,752 | +9.1% |
| 2012-11-10 02:18 | 2012-11-08 | VOCS | N/A | Rudman Richard E | Director, Officer - Chairman, CEO and President | Other | BUY | $15.31 | 70,000 | $1,071,700 | 715,185 | +10.8% |
| 2012-11-10 01:55 | 2012-11-08 | TTWO | TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $11.10 | 918,911 | $10,203,312 | 10,612,785 | +9.5% |
| 2012-11-10 00:05 | 2012-11-07 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $89.44 | 37,925 | $3,392,046 | 39,752,908 | +0.1% |
| 2012-11-10 02:28 | 2012-11-08 | JNS | N/A | DAI ICHI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.19 | 1,185,236 | $9,711,587 | 20,855,410 | +6.0% |
| 2012-11-09 00:55 | 2012-11-07 | RH | RH | Mottola Thomas D | Director | Retail-Furniture Stores | BUY | $24.00 | 208,333 | $4,999,992 | 213,541 | +4,000.2% |
| 2012-11-08 15:24 | 2012-11-06 | TTWO | TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner | Services-Prepackaged Software | BUY | $11.11 | 1,007,800 | $11,200,185 | 9,693,874 | +11.6% |
| 2012-11-09 00:55 | 2012-11-07 | RH | RH | STERNLICHT BARRY S | Director | Retail-Furniture Stores | BUY | $24.00 | 208,333 | $4,999,992 | 208,333 | +100.0% |
| 2012-11-09 01:22 | 2012-11-06 | HAIN | HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner | Food and Kindred Products | BUY | $59.03 | 34,400 | $2,030,739 | 7,164,963 | +0.5% |
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.