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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-09 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% |
| 2012-11-08 05:20 | 2012-11-07 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $45.15 | 144,126 | $6,507,289 | 1,117,429 | +14.8% |
| 2012-11-08 02:53 | 2012-11-05 | DVA | DAVITA INC. | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% owner | Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, NEC | BUY | $112.03 | 139,491 | $15,627,539 | 11,199,222 | +1.3% |
| 2012-11-08 02:10 | 2012-11-06 | JNS | N/A | DAI ICHI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.33 | 636,769 | $5,305,305 | 19,670,174 | +3.3% |
| 2012-11-06 20:35 | 2012-11-02 | ENSV | Enservco Corp. | HERMAN MICHAEL D | Director, Officer - CEO | Oil & Gas Field Services, NEC | BUY | $0.35 | 4,222,000 | $1,477,700 | 10,755,660 | +64.6% |
| 2012-11-07 00:46 | 2012-11-02 | UNH | UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | Bueno Edson de Godoy | Director | Hospital & Medical Service Plans | BUY | $55.84 | 8,416,905 | $469,999,975 | 8,416,905 | +100.0% |
| 2012-11-07 00:39 | 2012-11-02 | QCOR | N/A | Medeiros David Jeffrey | Officer - EVP and CTO | Other | BUY | $23.92 | 55,000 | $1,315,402 | 63,028 | +685.1% |
| 2012-11-07 01:51 | 2012-11-06 | TORM | N/A | PAUKEN THOMAS W | Director | Other | BUY | $50,000.00 | 18,868 | $943,400,000 | 69,169 | +37.5% |
| 2012-11-06 20:37 | 2012-11-02 | TZOO | TRAVELZOO | BARTEL HOLGER | Director, Officer - Chairman of the Board | Services-Advertising | BUY | $18.39 | 200,000 | $3,678,000 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2012-11-07 00:06 | 2012-11-02 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $88.82 | 56,271 | $4,997,805 | 39,714,983 | +0.1% |
| 2012-11-06 19:06 | 2012-11-02 | JNS | N/A | DAI ICHI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.49 | 799,741 | $6,786,122 | 19,033,405 | +4.4% |
| 2012-11-05 22:14 | 2012-11-01 | NPP | N/A | WELLS FARGO BANK N A | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $100,000.00 | 1,133 | $113,300,000 | 5,350 | +26.9% |
| 2012-11-05 22:13 | 2012-11-01 | NPI | N/A | WELLS FARGO BANK N A | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $100,000.00 | 46 | $4,600,000 | 4,070 | +1.1% |
| 2012-11-06 05:00 | 2012-11-05 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $45.82 | 105,219 | $4,821,135 | 973,003 | +12.1% |
| 2012-11-06 01:14 | 2012-11-01 | N-A | N/A | SPH Manager, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $11.25 | 355,041 | $3,994,211 | 4,697,637 | +8.2% |
| 2012-11-05 22:12 | 2012-10-31 | NBY | NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Pioneer Pharma (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $1.25 | 1,200,000 | $1,500,000 | 2,000,000 | +150.0% |
| 2012-11-06 02:54 | 2012-11-01 | TUES | N/A | Becker Steven R | Director | Other | BUY | $5.92 | 456,735 | $2,701,679 | 3,396,893 | +15.5% |
| 2012-11-06 02:56 | 2012-11-01 | CAB | N/A | MARK REUBEN | Director | Other | BUY | $44.54 | 30,000 | $1,336,101 | 1,229,413 | +2.5% |
| 2012-11-05 21:38 | 2012-11-02 | THRX | Innoviva, Inc. | GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $6,265,777.80 | 280,348 | $1,756,598,274,674 | 26,411,103 | +1.1% |
| 2012-11-06 01:00 | 2012-11-01 | ASTC | ASTROTECH Corp | Pickens Thomas Boone III | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Laboratory Analytical Instruments | BUY | $0.90 | 1,783,746 | $1,605,371 | 3,733,746 | +91.5% |
| 2012-11-03 02:35 | 2012-10-31 | RGS | REGIS CORP | Smith Gregory Howard | 10% owner | Services-Personal Services | BUY | $16.53 | 1,975,002 | $32,652,116 | 3,295,519 | +149.6% |
| 2012-11-03 02:02 | 2012-10-31 | RGS | REGIS CORP | Beltzman Daniel Gordon | Director, 10% owner | Services-Personal Services | BUY | $16.53 | 1,975,002 | $32,652,116 | 3,295,519 | +149.6% |
| 2012-11-02 23:52 | 2012-10-31 | VSAT | VIASAT INC | FPR PARTNERS LLC | 10% owner | Communications Services, NEC | BUY | $39.21 | 68,000 | $2,666,090 | 5,461,383 | +1.3% |
| 2012-11-03 01:11 | 2012-10-31 | RGS | REGIS CORP | Birch Run Capital, LLC | 10% owner | Services-Personal Services | BUY | $16.53 | 1,975,002 | $32,652,116 | 3,295,519 | +149.6% |
| 2012-11-03 04:20 | 2012-11-02 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $45.90 | 109,687 | $5,034,633 | 867,784 | +14.5% |
| 2012-11-02 23:45 | 2012-10-31 | MPLX | MPLX LP | Heminger Gary R. | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Pipe Lines (No Natural Gas) | BUY | $22.00 | 60,000 | $1,320,000 | 60,000 | +100.0% |
| 2012-11-02 23:06 | 2012-10-31 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $85.71 | 58,300 | $4,996,619 | 39,658,712 | +0.1% |
| 2012-11-02 23:24 | 2012-11-01 | N/A | N/A | KKR Fund Holdings L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 2,500,000 | $25,000,000 | 2,510,000 | +25,000.0% |
| 2012-11-03 01:37 | 2012-10-31 | DVA | DAVITA INC. | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% owner | Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, NEC | BUY | $112.20 | 254,750 | $28,583,052 | 11,059,731 | +2.4% |
| 2012-11-03 00:20 | 2012-10-31 | CBRL | CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC | BIGLARI, SARDAR | 10% owner, Other | Retail-Eating Places | BUY | $63.39 | 58,541 | $3,711,072 | 3,793,493 | +1.6% |
| 2012-11-02 21:24 | 2012-10-31 | JNS | N/A | DAI ICHI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.52 | 936,118 | $7,978,346 | 18,233,664 | +5.4% |
| 2012-11-02 04:20 | 2012-11-01 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $45.58 | 30,530 | $1,391,634 | 758,097 | +4.2% |
| 2012-11-01 22:21 | 2012-10-29 | JAX | N/A | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.50 | 706,873 | $10,249,659 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2012-11-01 23:22 | 2012-10-31 | BLK | N/A | GROSFELD JAMES | Director | Other | BUY | $189.10 | 42,400 | $8,017,959 | 100,000 | +73.6% |
| 2012-11-01 04:04 | 2012-10-30 | LGP | CrossAmerica Partners LP | Wiss Robert L. | Director | Wholesale-Petroleum & Petroleum Products (No Bulk Stations) | BUY | $20.00 | 50,000 | $1,000,000 | 50,000 | +100.0% |
| 2012-11-01 04:20 | 2012-10-31 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $45.57 | 275,447 | $12,552,120 | 727,567 | +60.9% |
| 2012-11-01 00:16 | 2012-10-26 | N-A | N/A | SPH Manager, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $11.29 | 424,242 | $4,791,262 | 4,342,596 | +10.8% |
| 2012-11-01 04:02 | 2012-10-30 | LGP | CrossAmerica Partners LP | MILLER JAMES H | Director | Wholesale-Petroleum & Petroleum Products (No Bulk Stations) | BUY | $20.00 | 80,000 | $1,600,000 | 80,000 | +100.0% |
| 2012-10-31 22:50 | 2012-10-29 | SYN | Theriva Biologics, Inc. | KIRK RANDAL J | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $1.60 | 3,125,000 | $5,000,000 | 3,125,000 | +100.0% |
| 2012-11-01 00:02 | 2012-10-29 | XOMA | XOMA Royalty Corp | BAKER JULIAN | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $3.00 | 4,722,666 | $14,167,998 | 463,839 | +100.0% |
| 2012-10-30 01:49 | 2012-10-25 | KMI | KINDER MORGAN, INC. | SAROFIM FAYEZ | Director | Natural Gas Transmission | BUY | $34.76 | 600,000 | $20,853,360 | 21,989,655 | +2.8% |
| 2012-10-26 23:42 | 2012-10-25 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $84.97 | 44,325 | $3,766,371 | 39,600,412 | +0.1% |
| 2012-10-26 20:49 | 2012-10-24 | MRCC | MONROE CAPITAL Corp | KOENIG THEODORE L | Director, Officer - CEO, President, and Chairman | Other | BUY | $15.00 | 66,667 | $1,000,005 | 66,767 | +66,667.0% |
| 2012-10-27 01:03 | 2012-10-24 | DVA | DAVITA INC. | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% owner | Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, NEC | BUY | $111.14 | 257,941 | $28,668,001 | 10,804,981 | +2.4% |
| 2012-10-27 03:05 | 2012-10-24 | CBRL | CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC | BIGLARI, SARDAR | 10% owner, Other | Retail-Eating Places | BUY | $63.40 | 31,800 | $2,016,158 | 3,734,952 | +0.9% |
| 2012-10-26 23:31 | 2012-10-25 | BLK | N/A | GROSFELD JAMES | Director | Other | BUY | $187.18 | 41,900 | $7,842,679 | 75,000 | +126.6% |
| 2012-10-26 01:59 | 2012-10-23 | TUES | N/A | Becker Steven R | Director | Other | BUY | $5.30 | 540,075 | $2,864,504 | 2,919,707 | +22.7% |
| 2012-10-26 00:17 | 2012-10-25 | NAV | NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORP | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner | Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies | BUY | $18.75 | 1,594,667 | $29,900,006 | 11,845,167 | +15.6% |
| 2012-10-26 04:45 | 2012-10-24 | NAV | NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORP | RACHESKY MARK H MD | Director, 10% owner | Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies | BUY | $18.75 | 1,598,000 | $29,962,500 | 10,844,670 | +17.3% |
| 2012-10-25 23:08 | 2012-10-23 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $83.32 | 154,476 | $12,870,168 | 39,556,087 | +0.4% |
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.