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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-08-17 23:24 | 2011-08-15 | WIW | WESTERN ASSET INFLATION-LINKED OPPORTUNITIES & INCOME FUND | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.86 | 174,196 | $2,239,359 | 7,906,386 | +2.3% |
| 2011-08-17 19:01 | 2011-08-16 | KYCN | N/A | SIMMONS HAROLD C | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.43 | 1,551,022 | $14,626,137 | 10,647,401 | +17.1% |
| 2011-08-16 20:14 | 2011-08-15 | DGSE | Envela Corp | NTR METALS, LLC | 10% owner | Retail-Jewelry Stores | BUY | $6.00 | 200,000 | $1,200,000 | 3,611,500 | +5.9% |
| 2011-08-17 04:34 | 2011-08-12 | CLWR | N/A | STANTON JOHN W | Director | Other | BUY | $1.81 | 2,755,000 | $4,998,121 | 375,500 | +100.0% |
| 2011-08-16 23:57 | 2011-08-12 | CCO | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. | CC Media Holdings Inc | 10% owner | Services-Advertising | BUY | $10.78 | 173,721 | $1,871,965 | 173,721 | +100.0% |
| 2011-08-16 20:40 | 2011-08-12 | SLE | N/A | Bennink Jan | Director, Officer - Executive Chairman | Other | BUY | $17.28 | 58,400 | $1,009,432 | 390,335 | +17.6% |
| 2011-08-16 23:24 | 2011-08-12 | XRM | N/A | Wilson James Forbes | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.70 | 296,652 | $3,767,184 | 1,817,482 | +19.5% |
| 2011-08-16 23:19 | 2011-08-12 | XRM | N/A | CARL MARKS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.70 | 296,652 | $3,767,184 | 1,817,482 | +19.5% |
| 2011-08-16 23:18 | 2011-08-12 | XRM | N/A | BOAS ANDREW M | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.70 | 296,652 | $3,767,184 | 1,817,482 | +19.5% |
| 2011-08-16 23:22 | 2011-08-12 | XRM | N/A | RUOCCO ROBERT C | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.70 | 296,652 | $3,767,184 | 1,817,482 | +19.5% |
| 2011-08-17 00:12 | 2011-08-12 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $91.47 | 109,059 | $9,975,507 | 35,460,998 | +0.3% |
| 2011-08-16 23:17 | 2011-08-12 | ATPG | N/A | Adams Burt A | Director | Other | BUY | $10.74 | 139,500 | $1,498,230 | 195,026 | +251.2% |
| 2011-08-16 23:34 | 2011-08-12 | WIW | WESTERN ASSET INFLATION-LINKED OPPORTUNITIES & INCOME FUND | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.87 | 117,865 | $1,516,534 | 7,732,190 | +1.5% |
| 2011-08-17 01:01 | 2011-08-12 | AGO | ASSURED GUARANTY LTD | ROSS WILBUR L JR | Director | Surety Insurance | BUY | $11.35 | 119,600 | $1,357,879 | 16,135,996 | +0.7% |
| 2011-08-17 00:28 | 2011-08-12 | IRM | IRON MOUNTAIN INC | REESE C RICHARD | Director, Officer - CEO & Executive Chairman | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $31.09 | 257,300 | $7,999,457 | 257,300 | +100.0% |
| 2011-08-16 01:56 | 2011-08-11 | VRX | Bausch Health Companies Inc. | Pearson J. Michael | Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $38.62 | 155,642 | $6,010,770 | 5,570,503 | +2.9% |
| 2011-08-16 00:18 | 2011-08-11 | FDML | N/A | ICAHN CARL C | Director, 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $16.85 | 113,722 | $1,916,443 | 75,495,545 | +0.2% |
| 2011-08-16 00:28 | 2011-08-11 | MLI | MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC | LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORP | 10% owner | Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals | BUY | $40.62 | 584,851 | $23,759,162 | 7,779,917 | +8.1% |
| 2011-08-16 04:21 | 2011-08-11 | TDG | TransDigm Group INC | SMALL ROBERT J | Director | Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, NEC | BUY | $87.19 | 34,783 | $3,032,695 | 4,658,791 | +0.8% |
| 2011-08-15 21:04 | 2011-08-15 | MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | FRAZIER KENNETH C | Director, Officer - President & CEO | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $31.78 | 32,000 | $1,016,838 | 192,520 | +19.9% |
| 2011-08-16 01:46 | 2011-08-11 | CARB | N/A | CROSSLINK CAPITAL INC | Other | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 1,000,000 | $10,000,000 | 1,000,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-08-15 20:58 | 2010-06-01 | GEYI | N/A | Ganot Yuval | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $470,344.76 | 53,152,500 | $25,000,000,031,303 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2011-08-15 23:39 | 2011-08-08 | RLH | N/A | Columbia Pacific Opportunity Fund, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.47 | 173,267 | $1,120,587 | 5,004,396 | +3.6% |
| 2011-08-15 23:25 | 2011-08-11 | WIW | WESTERN ASSET INFLATION-LINKED OPPORTUNITIES & INCOME FUND | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.82 | 209,483 | $2,685,132 | 7,614,325 | +2.8% |
| 2011-08-16 04:08 | 2011-08-12 | EQY | N/A | KATZMAN CHAIM | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman | Other | BUY | $17.73 | 79,270 | $1,405,346 | 52,340,381 | +0.2% |
| 2011-08-16 04:07 | 2011-08-11 | EQY | N/A | KATZMAN CHAIM | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman | Other | BUY | $17.13 | 72,461 | $1,241,148 | 52,227,020 | +0.1% |
| 2011-08-12 23:13 | 2011-08-10 | LGND | LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC | KNOTT DAVID M | Director | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $10.89 | 145,000 | $1,579,007 | 347,734 | +71.5% |
| 2011-08-13 01:26 | 2011-08-10 | KIOR | N/A | Peterson Stuart L | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.57 | 432,927 | $4,577,337 | 16,901,655 | +2.6% |
| 2011-08-12 23:25 | 2011-08-10 | BK | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Arledge Curtis | Officer - Vice Chairman | State Commercial Banks | BUY | $19.60 | 52,000 | $1,019,200 | 601,468 | +9.5% |
| 2011-08-13 00:28 | 2011-08-10 | LGF | STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/ | ICAHN CARL C | 10% owner, Other | Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production | BUY | $6.80 | 702,877 | $4,776,471 | 45,475,328 | +1.6% |
| 2011-08-12 23:16 | 2011-08-11 | ANR | N/A | Quillen Michael J | Director | Other | BUY | $30.43 | 70,000 | $2,130,114 | 35,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-08-13 01:31 | 2011-08-10 | KIOR | N/A | Artis Partners 2X Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.57 | 225,775 | $2,385,448 | 5,469,123 | +4.3% |
| 2011-08-13 00:24 | 2011-08-10 | CATY | CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP | TANG ANTHONY M | Director, Officer - EVP | State Commercial Banks | BUY | $10.89 | 1,000,000 | $10,889,200 | 1,262,533 | +380.9% |
| 2011-08-13 01:12 | 2011-08-10 | JPM | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | CROWN JAMES S | Director | National Commercial Banks | BUY | $35.02 | 194,109 | $6,798,474 | 5,813 | +100.0% |
| 2011-08-12 23:08 | 2011-08-10 | VPHM | N/A | Baker Brothers Life Sciences Capital (GP), LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $16.58 | 244,049 | $4,047,040 | 7,979,055 | +3.2% |
| 2011-08-12 13:05 | 2011-08-11 | LEAP | N/A | RACHESKY MARK H MD | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $7.14 | 166,000 | $1,185,804 | 8,202,129 | +2.1% |
| 2011-08-12 23:30 | 2011-08-10 | GET | Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | TRT Holdings Inc | 10% owner | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $25.88 | 3,764,699 | $97,437,563 | 10,643,129 | +54.7% |
| 2011-08-11 21:21 | 2011-08-09 | CTAS | CINTAS CORP | Summer Hill Partners, LLLP | 10% owner | Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments | BUY | $27.46 | 650,000 | $17,846,530 | 17,386,387 | +3.9% |
| 2011-08-11 21:20 | 2011-08-09 | CTAS | CINTAS CORP | FARMER SCOTT D | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments | BUY | $27.46 | 650,000 | $17,846,530 | 17,386,387 | +3.9% |
| 2011-08-11 23:44 | 2011-08-10 | SDBT | N/A | Friedman Mark D | Officer - Chief Mkting and Bus Dev Offcr | Other | BUY | $11,902.80 | 4,578 | $54,491,018 | 16,166 | +39.5% |
| 2011-08-12 00:00 | 2011-08-10 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $87.93 | 169,800 | $14,930,446 | 35,351,939 | +0.5% |
| 2011-08-11 21:51 | 2011-08-09 | NDAQ | NASDAQ, INC. | INVESTOR AB | 10% owner | Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services | BUY | $21.37 | 350,000 | $7,479,150 | 18,954,142 | +1.9% |
| 2011-08-11 23:52 | 2011-08-09 | HALO | HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC. | KIRK RANDAL J | Director, 10% owner | Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances) | BUY | $5.95 | 1,000,000 | $5,945,400 | 1,000,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-08-12 00:49 | 2011-08-09 | TPC | TUTOR PERINI CORP | KLEIN MICHAEL R | Director | General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs | BUY | $12.39 | 150,000 | $1,858,500 | 395,237 | +61.2% |
| 2011-08-11 13:05 | 2011-08-10 | LEAP | N/A | RACHESKY MARK H MD | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.46 | 500,000 | $3,228,750 | 8,036,129 | +6.6% |
| 2011-08-12 04:00 | 2011-08-09 | GET | Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | TRT Holdings Inc | 10% owner | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $23.05 | 508,400 | $11,720,908 | 6,878,430 | +8.0% |
| 2011-08-12 02:00 | 2011-08-09 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | Glencore AG | 10% owner | Primary Production of Aluminum | BUY | $9.31 | 503,343 | $4,688,590 | 36,924,460 | +1.4% |
| 2011-08-11 21:25 | 2011-08-10 | SNBC | N/A | ROSS WILBUR L JR | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.85 | 622,073 | $1,772,908 | 21,279,241 | +3.0% |
| 2011-08-10 18:04 | 2011-08-09 | MTGE | N/A | AMERICAN CAPITAL, LTD | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20.00 | 2,000,000 | $40,000,000 | 2,000,100 | +2,000,000.0% |
| 2011-08-11 00:20 | 2011-08-08 | FDML | N/A | ICAHN CARL C | Director, 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $15.24 | 139,899 | $2,132,466 | 75,381,823 | +0.2% |
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.