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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-11 01:32 | 2012-10-09 | JNS | N/A | DAI ICHI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.18 | 601,598 | $5,520,323 | 15,959,450 | +3.9% |
| 2012-10-09 17:50 | 2012-10-05 | JNS | N/A | DAI ICHI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.34 | 758,282 | $7,079,397 | 15,357,852 | +5.2% |
| 2012-10-10 01:12 | 2012-10-05 | JMI | N/A | BELL MARC H | Director | Other | BUY | $20.00 | 125,000 | $2,500,000 | 125,000 | +100.0% |
| 2012-10-10 01:11 | 2012-10-05 | JMI | N/A | STATON DANIEL C | Director - Chairman of the Board | Other | BUY | $20.00 | 125,000 | $2,500,000 | 125,000 | +100.0% |
| 2012-10-09 22:18 | 2012-10-05 | N/A | GENESIS ENERGY LP | ROBERTSON CORBIN J III | Director | Pipe Lines (No Natural Gas) | BUY | $30.00 | 100,000 | $3,000,000 | 1,412,071 | +7.6% |
| 2012-10-09 21:18 | 2012-10-05 | GEL | GENESIS ENERGY LP | Davison James E | Director | Pipe Lines (No Natural Gas) | BUY | $30.00 | 540,547 | $16,216,410 | 3,550,803 | +18.0% |
| 2012-10-09 21:00 | 2012-10-05 | GEL | GENESIS ENERGY LP | Davison James E Jr | Director | Pipe Lines (No Natural Gas) | BUY | $30.00 | 733,019 | $21,990,570 | 3,970,901 | +22.6% |
| 2012-10-09 21:08 | 2012-10-05 | GEL | GENESIS ENERGY LP | SIMS GRANT E | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Pipe Lines (No Natural Gas) | BUY | $30.00 | 216,334 | $6,490,020 | 2,883,942 | +8.1% |
| 2012-10-06 04:30 | 2012-10-03 | WPP | N/A | Starboard Value LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.73 | 250,000 | $2,182,475 | 1,320,513 | +23.4% |
| 2012-10-05 01:36 | 2012-10-03 | JNS | N/A | DAI ICHI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.35 | 497,900 | $4,655,465 | 14,599,570 | +3.5% |
| 2012-10-03 22:39 | 2012-09-28 | RFP | N/A | FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.44 | 518,000 | $6,959,744 | 18,978,789 | +2.8% |
| 2012-10-04 01:02 | 2012-10-01 | TPX | SOMNIGROUP INTERNATIONAL INC. | Chieftain Capital Management, Inc. | 10% owner | Household Furniture | BUY | $30.80 | 528,410 | $16,272,544 | 1,979,160 | +36.4% |
| 2012-10-03 19:45 | 2012-10-01 | JNS | N/A | DAI ICHI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.43 | 1,535,407 | $14,471,211 | 14,101,670 | +12.2% |
| 2012-10-02 23:13 | 2012-09-28 | VGGL | N/A | SILLERMAN ROBERT F X | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Exec Chair and Chief Exec Off | Other | BUY | $1.19 | 5,400,000 | $6,426,000 | 48,967,000 | +12.4% |
| 2012-10-03 01:36 | 2012-09-28 | CAZA | BOLLINGER INNOVATIONS, INC. | Rakishev Kenges | Director, 10% owner | Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies | BUY | $10.04 | 1,480,751 | $14,866,740 | 2,320,751 | +176.3% |
| 2012-10-01 23:39 | 2012-09-27 | NATR | NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC | MESDAG WILLEM | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $16.29 | 251,900 | $4,103,778 | 1,417,066 | +21.6% |
| 2012-10-02 00:46 | 2012-09-27 | MCF | N/A | JUNEAU JOHN B | Director, Officer - President and Acting CEO | Other | BUY | $49.53 | 46,014 | $2,278,843 | 55,000 | +512.1% |
| 2012-10-02 00:02 | 2012-09-28 | NUT | N/A | EBRAHIMI FARHAD FRED | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.75 | 625,938 | $2,347,268 | 3,513,480 | +21.7% |
| 2012-10-01 14:04 | 2012-09-26 | DVA | DAVITA INC. | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% owner | Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, NEC | BUY | $102.03 | 282,403 | $28,814,679 | 10,197,569 | +2.8% |
| 2012-09-29 01:49 | 2012-09-26 | DGTC | N/A | SPH Group Holdings LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.50 | 164,625 | $2,057,813 | 2,229,518 | +8.0% |
| 2012-09-28 23:25 | 2012-09-27 | HMPR | N/A | TCG Financial Services, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.70 | 16,007,143 | $11,205,000 | 42,398,583 | +60.7% |
| 2012-09-29 00:31 | 2012-09-27 | HMPR | N/A | CapGen Capital Group VI LP | Director, 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $0.70 | 11,272,875 | $7,891,013 | 51,024,981 | +28.4% |
| 2012-09-29 01:06 | 2010-11-16 | JAXB | N/A | CapGen Capital Group IV LP | Director, 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $10.84 | 2,689,144 | $29,157,313 | 5,000 | +100.0% |
| 2012-09-29 02:25 | 2012-09-27 | JNS | N/A | DAI ICHI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.33 | 2,748,666 | $25,646,428 | 12,566,263 | +28.0% |
| 2012-09-29 01:43 | 2012-09-28 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $27.40 | 493,810 | $13,528,863 | 78,043,643 | +0.6% |
| 2012-09-28 23:30 | 2012-09-26 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $27.34 | 1,200,773 | $32,823,490 | 77,549,833 | +1.6% |
| 2012-09-28 22:23 | 2012-07-30 | N-A | N/A | Medical Information Technology, Inc. Profit Sharing Trust | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $125,251.72 | 9,080 | $1,137,285,600 | 4,745,817 | +0.2% |
| 2012-09-28 02:19 | 2012-09-26 | LEI | CAMBER ENERGY, INC. | Young Capital Management, LLC | Other | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $2.25 | 530,000 | $1,192,500 | 2,757,053 | +23.8% |
| 2012-09-28 02:14 | 2012-09-26 | LEI | CAMBER ENERGY, INC. | Meson Capital Partners LLC | 10% owner, Other | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $2.25 | 530,000 | $1,192,500 | 2,757,053 | +23.8% |
| 2012-09-27 23:22 | 2012-09-25 | HZNP | N/A | BIRD JEFFREY W | Director | Other | BUY | $3.49 | 575,356 | $2,007,992 | 99,912 | +100.0% |
| 2012-09-27 23:45 | 2012-09-27 | HMPR | N/A | ACMO-HR, L.L.C. | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.70 | 16,007,143 | $11,205,000 | 42,398,583 | +60.7% |
| 2012-09-27 23:15 | 2012-09-25 | JAX | N/A | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.50 | 1,905,686 | $27,632,447 | 6,703,418 | +39.7% |
| 2012-09-27 04:02 | 2012-09-26 | AGCO | AGCO Corporation | SRINIVASAN MALLIKA | Director | Farm Machinery & Equipment | BUY | $45.57 | 113,688 | $5,180,762 | 332,333 | +52.0% |
| 2012-09-26 23:39 | 2012-09-25 | SUSP | Sunoco LP | Susser Sam L | Director, Officer - CEO and Chairman of the Board | Petroleum Refining | BUY | $20.50 | 351,220 | $7,200,010 | 351,220 | +100.0% |
| 2012-09-27 01:54 | 2012-09-24 | ISRL | N/A | Naphtha Holding, LTD | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $97.17 | 30,000 | $2,915,001 | 1,791,816 | +1.7% |
| 2012-09-27 00:15 | 2012-09-24 | EGL | N/A | ABRAMS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $18.06 | 100,877 | $1,821,435 | 2,112,320 | +5.0% |
| 2012-09-27 02:31 | 2012-09-25 | JNS | N/A | DAI ICHI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.14 | 1,209,429 | $11,050,069 | 9,817,597 | +14.0% |
| 2012-09-26 04:45 | 2012-09-21 | WPP | N/A | Starboard Value LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.51 | 742,327 | $7,062,796 | 1,257,624 | +144.1% |
| 2012-09-25 19:07 | 2012-09-21 | JAX | N/A | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.50 | 346,105 | $5,018,523 | 4,797,732 | +7.8% |
| 2012-09-24 19:38 | 2012-09-18 | MERC | N/A | KELLOGG PETER R | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.26 | 322,000 | $2,016,396 | 590,404 | +120.0% |
| 2012-09-24 19:18 | 2012-09-24 | PGCG | N/A | Wong Weng Kung | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $2.40 | 2,260,000 | $5,424,000 | 52,951,085 | +4.5% |
| 2012-09-25 01:34 | 2012-07-24 | HMNC | N/A | Grosberg Stephen Michael | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $48,000.00 | 300,000 | $14,400,000,000 | 11,192,001 | +2.8% |
| 2012-09-24 22:03 | 2012-09-17 | ASRV | AMERISERV FINANCIAL INC /PA/ | YOUNG GREGOR T IV | Officer - President & CEO of Trust Co. | National Commercial Banks | BUY | $29,260.00 | 171 | $4,999,905 | 75,419 | +0.2% |
| 2012-09-25 00:12 | 2012-09-19 | N-A | N/A | MACKENZIE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.17 | 227,636 | $2,087,422 | 373,819 | +155.7% |
| 2012-09-25 02:02 | 2012-09-21 | JNS | N/A | DAI ICHI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.28 | 1,145,147 | $10,631,659 | 8,608,168 | +15.3% |
| 2012-09-22 03:45 | 2012-09-19 | NATR | NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC | MESDAG WILLEM | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $15.93 | 202,007 | $3,218,113 | 1,165,166 | +21.0% |
| 2012-09-22 02:35 | 2012-09-19 | LEI | CAMBER ENERGY, INC. | Young Capital Management, LLC | Other | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $2.13 | 577,744 | $1,232,039 | 2,047,744 | +39.3% |
| 2012-09-22 02:32 | 2012-09-19 | LEI | CAMBER ENERGY, INC. | Meson Capital Partners LLC | 10% owner, Other | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $2.12 | 752,744 | $1,599,430 | 1,010,655 | +291.9% |
| 2012-09-21 02:47 | 2012-09-19 | JNS | N/A | DAI ICHI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.22 | 1,055,052 | $9,725,575 | 7,463,021 | +16.5% |
| 2012-09-20 23:06 | 2012-09-19 | GWR | N/A | FULLER MORTIMER B III | Director | Other | BUY | $61.84 | 233,996 | $14,469,447 | 16,853 | +100.0% |
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.