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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12-16 00:06 | 2011-12-13 | TXI | N/A | NNS Holding | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $29.06 | 85,200 | $2,475,895 | 6,038,859 | +1.4% |
| 2011-12-16 00:11 | 2011-12-13 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $87.96 | 171,800 | $15,110,703 | 37,627,826 | +0.5% |
| 2011-12-16 01:15 | 2011-12-13 | GEOY | N/A | FEINBERG STEPHEN | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $21.27 | 432,500 | $9,200,097 | 2,415,500 | +21.8% |
| 2011-12-16 00:40 | 2011-12-13 | FURX | N/A | ESHELMAN FREDRIC N | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $16.95 | 114,667 | $1,943,319 | 1,960,291 | +6.2% |
| 2011-12-15 04:43 | 2011-12-12 | WMGI | N/A | OEPW, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.83 | 325,000 | $4,820,238 | 5,455,549 | +6.3% |
| 2011-12-15 02:25 | 2011-12-12 | PXLW | PIXELWORKS, INC | Becker Drapkin Management, L.P. | Other | Semiconductors & Related Devices | BUY | $2.05 | 614,400 | $1,256,571 | 614,400 | +100.0% |
| 2011-12-13 18:29 | 2010-12-31 | GORV-OB | N/A | Northern Capital Resources Corp | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.05 | 32,448,000 | $1,622,400 | 54,888,767 | +144.6% |
| 2011-12-14 02:56 | 2011-12-09 | ADLR | N/A | CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.67 | 54,707,887 | $255,496,774 | 1,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-12-14 00:00 | 2011-12-09 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $27.46 | 500,000 | $13,728,250 | 65,154,169 | +0.8% |
| 2011-12-13 20:21 | 2011-12-09 | NS | N/A | GREEHEY WILLIAM E | Director | Other | BUY | $53.45 | 187,000 | $9,995,150 | 1,594,975 | +13.3% |
| 2011-12-12 19:34 | 2011-12-08 | TTP | N/A | MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.74 | 8,760,000 | $6,499,920 | 950,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-12-13 00:13 | 2011-12-08 | TXI | N/A | NNS Holding | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $27.87 | 125,998 | $3,511,211 | 5,953,659 | +2.2% |
| 2011-12-13 00:47 | 2011-12-08 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $94.54 | 47,300 | $4,471,889 | 37,456,026 | +0.1% |
| 2011-12-13 01:23 | 2011-12-08 | INCY | INCYTE CORP | Baker Brothers Life Sciences Capital (GP), LLC | Director, 10% owner | Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research | BUY | $13.37 | 403,521 | $5,394,592 | 11,887,544 | +3.5% |
| 2011-12-13 00:32 | 2011-12-08 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $26.89 | 2,100,000 | $56,465,430 | 64,654,169 | +3.4% |
| 2011-12-10 02:02 | 2009-03-13 | FFUS | FutureFuel Corp. | Revelation Special Situations Fund Ltd | 10% owner | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $4.53 | 526,533 | $2,383,773 | 5,579,472 | +10.4% |
| 2011-12-10 02:14 | 2011-12-07 | WMGI | N/A | OEPW, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.01 | 194,996 | $2,926,792 | 5,130,549 | +4.0% |
| 2011-12-10 04:27 | 2011-12-07 | ADLR | N/A | CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.25 | 5,487,112 | $23,320,226 | 41,578,022 | +15.2% |
| 2011-12-10 00:25 | 2011-12-07 | RSG | REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Refuse Systems | BUY | $27.21 | 1,400,000 | $38,095,820 | 62,554,169 | +2.3% |
| 2011-12-10 03:35 | 2011-10-31 | RAS | N/A | RIMA MANAGEMENT, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.78 | 713,823 | $3,412,716 | 2,023,640 | +54.5% |
| 2011-12-09 23:24 | 2011-12-08 | N-A | N/A | PAPPALARDO A NEIL | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman | Other | BUY | $420,000.00 | 10,000 | $4,200,000,000 | 9,433,013 | +0.1% |
| 2011-12-09 00:48 | 2011-12-06 | LOV | N/A | Osmium Partners, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.30 | 307,006 | $1,013,273 | 1,708,445 | +21.9% |
| 2011-12-09 02:09 | 2011-12-05 | BEXP | N/A | STATOIL ASA | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $36.50 | 11,706,141 | $427,274,147 | 115,650,406 | +11.3% |
| 2011-12-07 21:26 | 2011-12-05 | UBI | N/A | Wright Paul | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $22,389.57 | 28,000 | $626,907,960 | 28,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-12-08 00:12 | 2011-12-05 | CBPO | N/A | Warburg Pincus Private Equity X, L.P. | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.07 | 100,840 | $1,015,640 | 5,574,466 | +1.8% |
| 2011-12-08 00:34 | 2011-12-05 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $96.77 | 46,500 | $4,499,647 | 37,408,726 | +0.1% |
| 2011-12-08 01:57 | 2011-12-05 | INCY | INCYTE CORP | Baker Brothers Life Sciences Capital (GP), LLC | Director, 10% owner | Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research | BUY | $13.75 | 1,555,134 | $21,376,405 | 11,484,023 | +15.7% |
| 2011-12-07 02:06 | 2011-12-02 | N-A | Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. | MSSB TPG Specialty Lending Onshore Feeder Fund | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $988.45 | 18,517 | $18,303,129 | 31,056 | +147.7% |
| 2011-12-07 03:45 | 2011-12-02 | WMGI | N/A | OEPW, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.19 | 144,826 | $2,199,226 | 4,935,553 | +3.0% |
| 2011-12-07 02:09 | 2011-12-02 | PCYC | N/A | Baker Brothers Life Sciences Capital (GP), LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.42 | 88,197 | $1,359,618 | 7,603,655 | +1.2% |
| 2011-12-07 00:35 | 2011-12-02 | FAC | N/A | FORD GERALD J | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.05 | 1,038,500 | $1,090,425 | 2,268,218 | +84.5% |
| 2011-12-06 01:29 | 2011-12-01 | VRX | Bausch Health Companies Inc. | Schiller Howard Bradley | Officer - EVP and CFO | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $46.12 | 32,500 | $1,498,936 | 32,500 | +100.0% |
| 2011-12-06 02:18 | 2011-12-01 | GHDX | N/A | Baker Biotech Capital (GP), LLC | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $27.66 | 45,977 | $1,271,935 | 1,306,281 | +3.6% |
| 2011-12-06 02:16 | 2011-12-02 | GHDX | N/A | Baker Brothers Life Sciences Capital (GP), LLC | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $28.12 | 117,751 | $3,311,311 | 6,901,703 | +1.7% |
| 2011-12-06 01:22 | 2011-12-01 | MLNK | N/A | HANDY & HARMAN LTD. | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $4.52 | 498,000 | $2,250,960 | 4,612,643 | +12.1% |
| 2011-12-06 00:53 | 2011-12-01 | FURX | N/A | ESHELMAN FREDRIC N | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $17.62 | 163,342 | $2,877,580 | 1,845,624 | +9.7% |
| 2011-12-06 00:46 | 2011-12-01 | AGO | ASSURED GUARANTY LTD | ROSS WILBUR L JR | Director, 10% owner | Surety Insurance | BUY | $11.18 | 2,464,184 | $27,548,099 | 19,835,370 | +14.2% |
| 2011-12-03 00:54 | 2011-11-22 | PGRX | N/A | Reiman Scott J. | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.25 | 2,588,235 | $10,999,999 | 2,588,235 | +100.0% |
| 2011-12-03 02:11 | 2011-11-30 | TXI | N/A | NNS Holding | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $28.60 | 269,535 | $7,707,488 | 5,815,372 | +4.9% |
| 2011-12-02 21:33 | 2011-11-30 | DLKM | N/A | MENGI REGINALD | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman | Other | BUY | $0.40 | 15,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 15,000,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-12-03 00:42 | 2011-11-30 | PANL | UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP \PA\ | DISCOVERY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC / CT | 10% owner | Electronic Components & Accessories | BUY | $36.85 | 100,000 | $3,685,000 | 5,639,626 | +1.8% |
| 2011-12-02 02:36 | 2011-11-29 | WMGI | N/A | OEPW, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.60 | 142,700 | $2,084,048 | 4,790,727 | +3.1% |
| 2011-12-02 00:17 | 2011-11-29 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $92.74 | 32,300 | $2,995,544 | 37,362,226 | +0.1% |
| 2011-12-02 00:31 | 2011-11-29 | INCY | INCYTE CORP | Baker Brothers Life Sciences Capital (GP), LLC | Director, 10% owner | Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research | BUY | $13.13 | 2,406,179 | $31,588,318 | 9,928,889 | +32.0% |
| 2011-12-01 01:45 | 2011-11-28 | ASG | Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. | DST SYSTEMS INC | Other | Other | BUY | $4.32 | 242,732 | $1,049,039 | 2,180,158 | +12.5% |
| 2011-12-01 05:57 | 2011-11-11 | SAGA | N/A | Blue Sky Energy & Power, Inc. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $113,967.76 | 1,653,333 | $188,426,664,000 | 29,718,958 | +5.9% |
| 2011-12-01 03:08 | 2011-11-29 | AAPL | Apple Inc. | IGER ROBERT A | Director | Electronic Computers | BUY | $374.90 | 2,670 | $1,000,973 | 2,670 | +100.0% |
| 2011-11-30 23:17 | 2011-11-28 | FUR | N/A | ASHNER MICHAEL L | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman/CEO | Other | BUY | $25.00 | 100,000 | $2,500,000 | 60,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-12-01 02:19 | 2011-11-28 | PCYC | N/A | Baker Brothers Life Sciences Capital (GP), LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.97 | 377,280 | $5,271,469 | 7,515,458 | +5.3% |
| 2011-12-01 04:12 | 2011-11-28 | CMLS | CUMULUS MEDIA INC | CRESTVIEW RADIO INVESTORS, LLC | Director, 10% owner | Radio Broadcasting Stations | BUY | $2.96 | 478,825 | $1,415,790 | 59,055,083 | +0.8% |
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.