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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-07 00:27 | 2012-09-04 | MATR | N/A | SHEEHAN ANDREW T | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.40 | 185,962 | $1,004,846 | 2,218,043 | +9.2% |
| 2012-09-07 00:27 | 2012-09-04 | MATR | N/A | GAITHER JAMES C | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.40 | 187,202 | $1,011,546 | 37,474 | +100.0% |
| 2012-09-07 00:27 | 2012-09-04 | MATR | N/A | COXE TENCH | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.40 | 210,454 | $1,137,188 | 26,947 | +100.0% |
| 2012-09-07 00:27 | 2012-09-04 | MATR | N/A | BIRD JEFFREY W | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.40 | 194,640 | $1,051,737 | 12,327 | +100.0% |
| 2012-09-07 00:27 | 2012-09-04 | MATR | N/A | BAKER G LEONARD JR | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.40 | 192,580 | $1,040,606 | 2,218,043 | +9.5% |
| 2012-09-07 00:27 | 2012-09-04 | MATR | N/A | ANDERSON DAVID L | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.40 | 187,286 | $1,012,000 | 1,597 | +100.0% |
| 2012-09-05 23:34 | 2012-08-31 | BFABFB | BROWN FORMAN CORP | STUBBS DACE BROWN | Director | Beverages | BUY | $63.41 | 19,884 | $1,260,888 | 481,952 | +4.3% |
| 2012-09-06 04:40 | 2012-09-04 | SHLD | N/A | LAMPERT EDWARD S | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $52.75 | 2,399,824 | $126,590,716 | 23,469,942 | +11.4% |
| 2012-09-05 00:32 | 2012-08-30 | FRX | N/A | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $34.64 | 86,848 | $3,008,007 | 30,285,788 | +0.3% |
| 2012-09-05 01:15 | 2012-08-30 | RGS | REGIS CORP | Smith Gregory Howard | 10% owner | Services-Personal Services | BUY | $18.03 | 551,883 | $9,952,327 | 2,035,517 | +37.2% |
| 2012-09-05 00:52 | 2012-08-30 | RGS | REGIS CORP | Beltzman Daniel Gordon | Director, 10% owner | Services-Personal Services | BUY | $18.03 | 551,883 | $9,952,327 | 2,035,517 | +37.2% |
| 2012-09-05 00:21 | 2012-08-30 | RGS | REGIS CORP | Birch Run Capital, LLC | 10% owner | Services-Personal Services | BUY | $18.03 | 551,883 | $9,952,327 | 2,035,517 | +37.2% |
| 2012-09-04 23:31 | 2012-08-27 | EVER | N/A | Singh Alok | Director | Other | BUY | $12.07 | 967,076 | $11,667,772 | 8,737,104 | +12.4% |
| 2012-09-05 01:38 | 2012-08-30 | SREV | N/A | Reynolds Barry D. | Director | Other | BUY | $9.26 | 349,704 | $3,236,720 | 97,139 | +100.0% |
| 2012-09-04 23:11 | 2012-08-30 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $88.88 | 44,993 | $3,998,978 | 39,117,394 | +0.1% |
| 2012-09-04 23:03 | 2012-08-31 | CERN | N/A | DANFORTH JOHN C | Director | Other | BUY | $73.52 | 14,000 | $1,029,280 | 27,788 | +101.5% |
| 2012-09-01 02:06 | 2012-08-29 | SIRI | SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC. | Liberty Media Corp | 10% owner | Radio Broadcasting Stations | BUY | $2.52 | 24,871,581 | $62,773,383 | 522,199,453 | +5.0% |
| 2012-09-01 00:16 | 2012-08-30 | FDML | N/A | ICAHN CARL C | Director, 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $9.41 | 239,149 | $2,250,392 | 76,697,804 | +0.3% |
| 2012-08-31 23:55 | 2012-08-31 | HMNC | N/A | Grosberg Stephen Michael | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $7,000.00 | 50,000 | $350,000,000 | 10,892,001 | +0.5% |
| 2012-08-31 23:37 | 2012-08-30 | N-A | N/A | PAPPALARDO A NEIL | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman | Other | BUY | $15,400.00 | 350 | $5,390,000 | 9,458,363 | +0.0% |
| 2012-08-31 00:48 | 2012-08-30 | AXS | AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD | NICHOLS JOHN DRAKE | Officer - CEO, AXIS Re | Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | BUY | $33.60 | 30,000 | $1,008,141 | 80,000 | +60.0% |
| 2012-08-31 00:40 | 2012-08-28 | ZIP | N/A | CASE STEPHEN M | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $7.75 | 255,311 | $1,978,660 | 1,000,000 | +34.3% |
| 2012-08-30 00:32 | 2012-08-27 | FRX | N/A | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $34.65 | 331,406 | $11,483,185 | 30,198,940 | +1.1% |
| 2012-08-30 02:06 | 2012-08-27 | SREV | N/A | Reynolds Barry D. | Director | Other | BUY | $9.02 | 356,496 | $3,214,025 | 81,728 | +100.0% |
| 2012-08-29 23:51 | 2012-08-27 | PANL | UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP \PA\ | DISCOVERY GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND, LTD | 10% owner | Electronic Components & Accessories | BUY | $40.18 | 139,400 | $5,601,538 | 4,814,946 | +3.0% |
| 2012-08-29 01:29 | 2012-08-24 | SIRI | SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC. | Liberty Media Corp | 10% owner | Radio Broadcasting Stations | BUY | $2.53 | 40,460,803 | $102,199,942 | 497,327,872 | +8.9% |
| 2012-08-28 00:26 | 2012-08-22 | CTO | CTO Realty Growth, Inc. | WINTERGREEN FUND, INC. | 10% owner | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $29.58 | 455,310 | $13,468,070 | 1,232,334 | +58.6% |
| 2012-08-28 00:48 | 2012-08-24 | BNCN | N/A | Aquiline BNC Holdings LLC | Director | Other | BUY | $923.17 | 12,790 | $11,807,344 | 12,790 | +100.0% |
| 2012-08-27 23:43 | 2012-08-23 | SONS | N/A | Empire Capital Management, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.81 | 587,579 | $1,065,163 | 36,037,579 | +1.7% |
| 2012-08-25 00:14 | 2012-08-22 | FRX | N/A | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $34.57 | 1,343,837 | $46,453,220 | 29,867,534 | +4.7% |
| 2012-08-25 02:36 | 2012-08-22 | MCP | N/A | Bhappu Ross R. | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 2,500,000 | $25,000,000 | 16,343,863 | +18.1% |
| 2012-08-25 01:13 | 2012-08-23 | N/A | N/A | Regan Kenneth P | Officer, 10% owner, Other - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $12.88 | 100,000 | $1,288,000 | 130,060 | +332.7% |
| 2012-08-23 13:09 | 2012-08-13 | DOLE | N/A | MURDOCK DAVID H | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman | Other | BUY | $12.50 | 907,285 | $11,341,063 | 44,889,330 | +2.1% |
| 2012-08-24 00:00 | 2012-08-21 | ZZ | N/A | H PARTNERS MANAGEMENT, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.60 | 1,800,000 | $2,880,000 | 17,280,935 | +11.6% |
| 2012-08-24 01:23 | 2012-08-21 | ZIP | N/A | CASE STEPHEN M | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $7.95 | 361,989 | $2,878,102 | 744,689 | +94.6% |
| 2012-08-22 23:18 | 2011-07-28 | NMP | N/A | CITIGROUP INC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $100,000.00 | 539 | $53,900,000 | 539 | +100.0% |
| 2012-08-22 23:17 | 2011-07-28 | NAZ | NUVEEN ARIZONA QUALITY MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND | CITIGROUP INC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $100,000.00 | 280 | $28,000,000 | 280 | +100.0% |
| 2012-08-22 23:26 | 2012-08-22 | MCP | N/A | Molibdenos Y Metales S.A. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 4,500,000 | $45,000,000 | 17,000,000 | +36.0% |
| 2012-08-22 23:18 | 2011-07-28 | NEA | Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund | CITIGROUP INC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $100,000.00 | 676 | $67,600,000 | 676 | +100.0% |
| 2012-08-22 23:16 | 2011-07-28 | NAD | Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund | CITIGROUP INC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $100,000.00 | 1,204 | $120,400,000 | 1,204 | +100.0% |
| 2012-08-22 00:26 | 2012-08-17 | FRX | N/A | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $34.18 | 1,962,011 | $67,057,612 | 28,523,697 | +7.4% |
| 2012-08-21 23:29 | 2012-08-20 | STRI | N/A | RED MOUNTAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.51 | 924,000 | $3,247,768 | 6,204,132 | +17.5% |
| 2012-08-20 23:39 | 2012-08-17 | TROX | Tronox Holdings plc | Casey Thomas | Director, Officer - Chairman, CEO | Industrial Inorganic Chemicals | BUY | $25.33 | 40,000 | $1,013,024 | 472,265 | +9.3% |
| 2012-08-20 13:01 | 2012-08-16 | DOLE | N/A | MURDOCK DAVID H | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman | Other | BUY | $12.43 | 1,000,000 | $12,430,000 | 44,982,045 | +2.3% |
| 2012-08-21 04:55 | 2012-08-16 | WPP | N/A | Starboard Value LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.52 | 350,000 | $2,981,020 | 949,516 | +58.4% |
| 2012-08-17 23:47 | 2012-08-15 | SIRI | SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC. | Liberty Media Corp | 10% owner | Radio Broadcasting Stations | BUY | $2.53 | 4,348,369 | $10,980,067 | 456,867,069 | +1.0% |
| 2012-08-18 00:59 | 2012-08-15 | STRI | N/A | RED MOUNTAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.39 | 338,121 | $1,147,414 | 5,280,132 | +6.8% |
| 2012-08-16 21:22 | 2012-08-14 | RNGE | RING ENERGY, INC. | McCabe Stanley Myron | Director | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $4.50 | 285,000 | $1,282,500 | 1,646,502 | +20.9% |
| 2012-08-17 04:11 | 2012-08-14 | PRSC | Modivcare Inc. | Coliseum Capital Management, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Transportation Services | BUY | $11.31 | 246,242 | $2,785,416 | 1,874,688 | +15.1% |
| 2012-08-17 02:10 | 2012-08-14 | IMAX | IMAX CORP | DOUGLAS KEVIN | 10% owner, Other | Photographic Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $20.94 | 300,000 | $6,280,800 | 903,645 | +49.7% |
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.