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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-23 23:08 | 2012-07-19 | NSPH | N/A | SLEZAK MARK | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.40 | 1,000,000 | $2,400,000 | 5,006,136 | +25.0% |
| 2012-07-20 22:00 | 2012-07-18 | BWC | BWX Technologies, Inc. | MASON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 10% owner | Engines & Turbines | BUY | $25.14 | 100,000 | $2,514,000 | 14,694,754 | +0.7% |
| 2012-07-20 23:17 | 2012-07-19 | JPM | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | DIMON JAMES | Director, Officer - Chairman & CEO | National Commercial Banks | BUY | $34.22 | 500,000 | $17,107,550 | 971,459 | +106.1% |
| 2012-07-21 02:46 | 2012-07-18 | WPRT | WESTPORT FUEL SYSTEMS INC. | DOUGLAS KEVIN | 10% owner, Other | Engines & Turbines | BUY | $36.92 | 300,000 | $11,076,750 | 1,002,546 | +42.7% |
| 2012-07-20 00:14 | 2012-06-18 | HMNC | N/A | Grosberg Stephen Michael | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2,756.25 | 80,000 | $220,500,000 | 10,842,001 | +0.7% |
| 2012-07-20 00:13 | 2012-05-28 | HMNC | N/A | Grosberg Stephen Michael | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6,727.94 | 680,000 | $4,575,000,016 | 10,772,001 | +6.7% |
| 2012-07-20 03:33 | 2012-07-17 | IMAX | IMAX CORP | DOUGLAS KEVIN | 10% owner, Other | Photographic Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $25.71 | 100,000 | $2,571,000 | 833,645 | +13.6% |
| 2012-07-19 23:09 | 2012-07-17 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $79.96 | 18,500 | $1,479,312 | 39,072,401 | +0.0% |
| 2012-07-18 23:57 | 2012-07-16 | PBYI | PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. | ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP LLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $11.21 | 153,000 | $1,715,130 | 3,967,119 | +4.0% |
| 2012-07-17 18:04 | 2012-07-16 | PGCG | N/A | Wong Weng Kung | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $2.00 | 752,000 | $1,504,000 | 48,653,085 | +1.6% |
| 2012-07-17 22:18 | 2012-07-16 | N-A | N/A | MARCHAND CHRISTINE A | Officer - CFO & Treasurer | Other | BUY | $13,950.00 | 4,500 | $62,775,000 | 12,167 | +58.7% |
| 2012-07-17 22:08 | 2012-07-16 | N-A | N/A | KUHLERS CHAD E | Officer - Chief Operating Officer | Other | BUY | $13,950.00 | 4,500 | $62,775,000 | 12,166 | +58.7% |
| 2012-07-17 21:51 | 2012-07-16 | N-A | N/A | Strong Curtis Duane | Officer - Commodity Manager | Other | BUY | $3,100.00 | 1,000 | $3,100,000 | 2,500 | +66.7% |
| 2012-07-18 00:17 | 2012-07-17 | FOLD | AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. | GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $6.30 | 2,949,581 | $18,582,360 | 9,815,825 | +43.0% |
| 2012-07-17 23:08 | 2012-07-13 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $84.80 | 29,486 | $2,500,540 | 39,053,901 | +0.1% |
| 2012-07-17 00:31 | 2012-07-12 | NAV | NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORP | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner | Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies | BUY | $22.98 | 226,774 | $5,210,609 | 9,265,588 | +2.5% |
| 2012-07-17 01:52 | 2011-11-09 | HEP | N/A | HollyFrontier Corp | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $50.65 | 4,837,515 | $244,996,431 | 12,055,012 | +67.0% |
| 2012-07-17 02:29 | 2012-07-12 | IMAX | IMAX CORP | DOUGLAS KEVIN | 10% owner, Other | Photographic Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $23.43 | 183,600 | $4,302,023 | 823,645 | +28.7% |
| 2012-07-14 01:35 | 2012-07-11 | VPRT | CIMPRESS plc | SMITH THOMAS W | 10% owner, Other | Commercial Printing | BUY | $30.90 | 145,361 | $4,491,161 | 110,766 | +100.0% |
| 2012-07-14 01:47 | 2012-07-13 | GEVA | N/A | BAKER FELIX | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $41.20 | 886,000 | $36,503,200 | 156,821 | +100.0% |
| 2012-07-14 01:59 | 2012-07-13 | GEVA | N/A | BAKER JULIAN | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $41.20 | 886,000 | $36,503,200 | 156,821 | +100.0% |
| 2012-07-13 23:19 | 2012-07-12 | GEVA | N/A | TISCH THOMAS J | Director | Other | BUY | $41.20 | 73,000 | $3,007,600 | 352,521 | +26.1% |
| 2012-07-12 14:59 | 2012-07-11 | NAV | NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORP | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner | Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies | BUY | $22.90 | 870,911 | $19,940,988 | 9,038,814 | +10.7% |
| 2012-07-13 04:53 | 2012-07-06 | AIVN | N/A | WAGENTI JACK | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CFO | Other | BUY | $1,250.19 | 5,000 | $6,250,950 | 1,709,296 | +0.3% |
| 2012-07-13 01:50 | 2012-07-10 | WPRT | WESTPORT FUEL SYSTEMS INC. | DOUGLAS KEVIN | 10% owner, Other | Engines & Turbines | BUY | $35.06 | 200,000 | $7,012,000 | 972,546 | +25.9% |
| 2012-07-12 23:50 | 2012-07-10 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $82.40 | 181,978 | $14,995,260 | 39,024,415 | +0.5% |
| 2012-07-11 17:02 | 2012-07-10 | HTBI | HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. | Stonestreet Dana L. | Director, Officer - President and COO | Savings Institution, Federally Chartered | BUY | $10.00 | 177,090 | $1,770,900 | 30,000 | +100.0% |
| 2012-07-11 17:02 | 2012-07-10 | HTBI | HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. | Broadwell F. Edward Jr. | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Savings Institution, Federally Chartered | BUY | $10.00 | 179,500 | $1,795,000 | 400 | +100.0% |
| 2012-07-11 18:31 | 2012-07-10 | HTBI | HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. | Stonestreet Dana L. | Director, Officer - President and COO | Savings Institution, Federally Chartered | BUY | $10.00 | 121,800 | $1,218,000 | 30,000 | +100.0% |
| 2012-07-11 18:20 | 2012-07-10 | HTBI | HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. | Broadwell F. Edward Jr. | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Savings Institution, Federally Chartered | BUY | $10.00 | 151,000 | $1,510,000 | 400 | +100.0% |
| 2012-07-12 02:14 | 2012-07-09 | IMAX | IMAX CORP | DOUGLAS KEVIN | 10% owner, Other | Photographic Equipment & Supplies | BUY | $22.98 | 326,400 | $7,499,530 | 805,285 | +68.2% |
| 2012-07-11 02:23 | 2012-07-06 | PAY | N/A | Bergeron Douglas | Director, Officer - CEO | Other | BUY | $32.50 | 155,000 | $5,037,702 | 187,276 | +480.2% |
| 2012-07-11 04:05 | 2012-07-06 | PAY | N/A | Bergeron Douglas | Director, Officer - CEO | Other | BUY | $32.50 | 155,000 | $5,037,702 | 190,276 | +439.4% |
| 2012-07-11 00:01 | 2012-07-05 | DYNIQ | N/A | Litespeed Management, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.53 | 3,501,854 | $1,870,340 | 32,009,145 | +12.3% |
| 2012-07-11 02:38 | 2012-07-09 | NAV | NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORP | RACHESKY MARK H MD | 10% owner | Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies | BUY | $23.57 | 914,163 | $21,542,434 | 9,371,864 | +10.8% |
| 2012-07-09 21:51 | 2012-06-26 | AXK | N/A | ABEJA VENTURES, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.03 | 14,000,000 | $14,420,000 | 14,000,000 | +100.0% |
| 2012-07-09 21:49 | 2012-06-26 | AXK | N/A | Mehren Lawrence | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CEO | Other | BUY | $1.03 | 14,000,000 | $14,420,000 | 14,000,000 | +100.0% |
| 2012-07-10 02:12 | 2012-07-05 | WPRT | WESTPORT FUEL SYSTEMS INC. | DOUGLAS KEVIN | 10% owner, Other | Engines & Turbines | BUY | $36.91 | 100,000 | $3,691,230 | 952,546 | +11.7% |
| 2012-07-10 00:40 | 2012-07-06 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $83.81 | 119,283 | $9,997,562 | 38,842,437 | +0.3% |
| 2012-07-07 00:29 | 2012-07-03 | TSRO | N/A | ORONSKY ARNOLD L | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.50 | 444,444 | $5,999,994 | 3,071,701 | +16.9% |
| 2012-07-07 00:29 | 2012-07-03 | TSRO | N/A | SEIDENBERG BETH C | Director | Other | BUY | $13.50 | 222,222 | $2,999,997 | 171,028 | +100.0% |
| 2012-07-06 03:17 | 2012-07-03 | TSRO | N/A | InterWest Management Partners X, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.50 | 444,444 | $5,999,994 | 3,071,701 | +16.9% |
| 2012-07-05 21:46 | 2012-06-19 | CPAH | N/A | Covington Capital Corp. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.37 | 2,157,691 | $5,121,064 | 2,157,691 | +100.0% |
| 2012-07-06 03:18 | 2012-07-03 | TSRO | N/A | INTERWEST PARTNERS X LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.50 | 444,444 | $5,999,994 | 3,071,701 | +16.9% |
| 2012-07-03 19:32 | 2012-07-03 | TSRO | N/A | Viswanathan Ravi | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.50 | 1,111,111 | $14,999,999 | 11,499,255 | +10.7% |
| 2012-07-03 19:33 | 2012-07-03 | TSRO | N/A | NEW ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATES 13 LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.50 | 1,111,111 | $14,999,999 | 11,499,255 | +10.7% |
| 2012-07-03 16:39 | 2012-06-29 | SGY | N/A | Powell Donald E | Director | Other | BUY | $103.00 | 75,000 | $7,725,000 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2012-07-03 19:32 | 2012-07-03 | TSRO | N/A | Weller Harry R | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.50 | 1,111,111 | $14,999,999 | 11,499,255 | +10.7% |
| 2012-07-03 19:29 | 2012-07-03 | TSRO | N/A | DRANT RYAN D | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.50 | 1,111,111 | $14,999,999 | 11,499,255 | +10.7% |
| 2012-07-03 19:29 | 2012-07-03 | TSRO | N/A | BASKETT FOREST | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.50 | 1,111,111 | $14,999,999 | 11,499,255 | +10.7% |
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.