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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-08-11 01:47 | 2011-08-08 | KIOR | N/A | Peterson Stuart L | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.96 | 181,717 | $1,810,428 | 16,468,728 | +1.1% |
| 2011-08-11 00:45 | 2011-08-08 | MLI | MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC | LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORP | 10% owner | Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals | BUY | $37.06 | 988,969 | $36,646,246 | 7,195,066 | +15.9% |
| 2011-08-11 01:13 | 2011-08-09 | ETE | Energy Transfer LP | WARREN KELCY L | Director, 10% owner | Natural Gas Transmission | BUY | $36.95 | 88,200 | $3,259,025 | 17,924,598 | +0.5% |
| 2011-08-10 16:05 | 2011-08-08 | DDR | SITE Centers Corp. | AHERN TERRANCE R | Director | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $11.13 | 100,000 | $1,113,000 | 120,991 | +476.4% |
| 2011-08-10 23:44 | 2011-08-09 | KFT | Mondelez International, Inc. | Reynolds Fredric G | Director | Food and Kindred Products | BUY | $33.43 | 30,000 | $1,002,990 | 77,759 | +62.8% |
| 2011-08-11 04:13 | 2011-08-08 | CRI | CARTERS INC | Berkshire Partners LLC | 10% owner | Apparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar Matl | BUY | $29.33 | 1,159,298 | $34,007,079 | 77,440 | +100.0% |
| 2011-08-11 01:28 | 2011-08-08 | LGND | LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC | BVF PARTNERS L P/IL | 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $10.98 | 599,700 | $6,586,265 | 1,635,936 | +57.9% |
| 2011-08-10 23:28 | 2011-08-08 | WIW | WESTERN ASSET INFLATION-LINKED OPPORTUNITIES & INCOME FUND | CASCADE INVESTMENT LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.56 | 158,979 | $1,997,031 | 7,360,785 | +2.2% |
| 2011-08-11 01:13 | 2011-08-08 | XCO | N/A | WL ROSS & CO LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $12.88 | 800,000 | $10,301,040 | 6,605,613 | +13.8% |
| 2011-08-11 01:00 | 2011-08-10 | ETFC | N/A | Freiberg Steven J | Director, Officer - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Other | BUY | $10.89 | 93,000 | $1,012,770 | 235,892 | +65.1% |
| 2011-08-11 00:25 | 2011-08-09 | NSH | N/A | GREEHEY WILLIAM E | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $32.91 | 32,520 | $1,070,259 | 7,282,586 | +0.4% |
| 2011-08-09 20:43 | 2011-08-05 | SM | SM Energy Co | Copeland David W | Officer - Senior VP and General Counsel | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $76.81 | 15,000 | $1,152,200 | 26,093 | +135.2% |
| 2011-08-10 02:57 | 2011-08-08 | ARCC | Ares Capital Corporation | Rosenthal Bennett | Director | Other | BUY | $13.91 | 75,000 | $1,043,250 | 75,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-08-10 02:56 | 2011-08-05 | ARCC | Ares Capital Corporation | Arougheti Michael J | Director, Officer - President | Other | BUY | $14.15 | 100,000 | $1,414,610 | 253,679 | +65.1% |
| 2011-08-09 21:16 | 2011-08-08 | FSC | Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp | TANNENBAUM LEONARD M | Director, Officer - CEO | Other | BUY | $8.90 | 226,301 | $2,014,328 | 1,820,842 | +14.2% |
| 2011-08-09 23:38 | 2011-08-05 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $85.28 | 741,900 | $63,268,268 | 35,182,139 | +2.2% |
| 2011-08-09 19:21 | 2011-08-05 | NDAQ | NASDAQ, INC. | INVESTOR AB | 10% owner | Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services | BUY | $22.75 | 200,000 | $4,549,280 | 18,604,142 | +1.1% |
| 2011-08-09 23:56 | 2011-08-05 | ZIOP | Alaunos Therapeutics, Inc. | KIRK RANDAL J | Director, 10% owner | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $4.78 | 846,522 | $4,042,227 | 846,522 | +100.0% |
| 2011-08-10 01:16 | 2011-08-08 | CHK | EXPAND ENERGY Corp | SIMPSON LOUIS A | Director | Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas | BUY | $27.46 | 100,000 | $2,746,070 | 200,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-08-09 13:05 | 2011-08-08 | LEAP | N/A | RACHESKY MARK H MD | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.07 | 4,150,000 | $25,197,970 | 7,536,129 | +122.6% |
| 2011-08-10 04:53 | 2011-08-05 | FO | N/A | Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $53.13 | 3,648,512 | $193,852,375 | 20,818,545 | +21.2% |
| 2011-08-10 02:47 | 2011-08-05 | QDEL | N/A | SCHULER JACK W | Director | Other | BUY | $14.01 | 100,000 | $1,401,130 | 3,247,288 | +3.2% |
| 2011-08-09 21:21 | 2011-08-08 | CQB | N/A | AGUIRRE FERNANDO | Director, Officer - Chairman, President & CEO | Other | BUY | $8.75 | 133,000 | $1,163,750 | 715,267 | +22.8% |
| 2011-08-08 17:31 | 2011-08-02 | MACE | N/A | Amato Denis J | Director | Other | BUY | $0.20 | 16,022,000 | $3,204,400 | 15,205,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-08-09 01:08 | 2011-08-04 | MLI | MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC | LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORP | 10% owner | Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals | BUY | $38.31 | 932,000 | $35,701,658 | 6,206,097 | +17.7% |
| 2011-08-08 23:53 | 2011-08-04 | LM | N/A | PELTZ NELSON | Director | Other | BUY | $28.06 | 790,000 | $22,169,217 | 14,702,269 | +5.7% |
| 2011-08-08 23:53 | 2011-08-01 | LM | N/A | PELTZ NELSON | Director | Other | BUY | $28.86 | 2,651,000 | $76,506,004 | 13,912,269 | +23.5% |
| 2011-08-09 01:26 | 2011-08-08 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Huntsman Jon M | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Executive Chairman | Chemicals & Allied Products | BUY | $11.48 | 200,000 | $2,295,800 | 379,762 | +111.3% |
| 2011-08-09 00:21 | 2011-08-08 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | Huntsman Peter R | Director, Officer - President, CEO | Chemicals & Allied Products | BUY | $11.37 | 100,000 | $1,137,270 | 1,706,177 | +6.2% |
| 2011-08-08 17:58 | 2011-08-05 | APH | Amphenol Corporation | LOEFFLER MARTIN H | Director | Electronic Connectors | BUY | $43.31 | 115,300 | $4,993,908 | 153,900 | +298.7% |
| 2011-08-08 20:54 | 2011-05-26 | UBI | N/A | DENVER ANDREW | Director | Other | BUY | $1,858.76 | 5,000 | $9,293,808 | 736,950 | +0.7% |
| 2011-08-08 15:53 | 2011-08-04 | MD | Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. | FERNANDEZ MICHAEL | Director | Services-Hospitals | BUY | $65.53 | 50,000 | $3,276,460 | 64,091 | +354.8% |
| 2011-08-08 19:54 | 2011-08-08 | WMS | N/A | GAMACHE BRIAN R | Director, Officer - Chairman & CEO | Other | BUY | $18.12 | 55,200 | $1,000,224 | 228,802 | +31.8% |
| 2011-08-08 23:41 | 2011-08-05 | FO | N/A | MACKAY A D DAVID | Director | Other | BUY | $54.13 | 20,000 | $1,082,570 | 31,492 | +174.0% |
| 2011-08-08 21:07 | 2011-08-04 | KRA | N/A | GMT CAPITAL CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $22.85 | 77,500 | $1,770,875 | 3,723,255 | +2.1% |
| 2011-08-08 21:33 | 2011-08-05 | CHTR | CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/ | Winfrey Christopher L | Officer - EVP/Chief Financial Officer | Cable & Other Pay Television Services | BUY | $46.02 | 25,000 | $1,150,470 | 135,000 | +22.7% |
| 2011-08-09 03:29 | 2011-08-04 | EQY | N/A | KATZMAN CHAIM | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman | Other | BUY | $17.40 | 215,168 | $3,743,342 | 51,784,600 | +0.4% |
| 2011-08-09 00:21 | 2011-08-04 | TGI | N/A | SILVESTRI JOSEPH | Director | Other | BUY | $49.86 | 21,300 | $1,061,933 | 121,100 | +21.3% |
| 2011-08-09 03:08 | 2011-08-08 | TIE | N/A | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman of the Board | Other | BUY | $13.65 | 600,000 | $8,189,520 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2011-08-05 15:41 | 2011-08-04 | MS | MORGAN STANLEY | Taubman Paul J | Officer - Co-President-Inst'l Securities | Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies | BUY | $20.38 | 50,000 | $1,019,235 | 1,138,562 | +4.6% |
| 2011-08-06 01:15 | 2011-08-03 | KIOR | N/A | Peterson Stuart L | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.21 | 396,208 | $5,235,413 | 16,287,011 | +2.5% |
| 2011-08-06 00:30 | 2011-08-03 | HEWA | N/A | NEW ATLANTIC VENTURE FUND III L P | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.50 | 2,557,677 | $8,951,870 | 2,029,649 | +100.0% |
| 2011-08-06 01:11 | 2011-08-03 | KIOR | N/A | Artis Partners 2X Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.38 | 196,029 | $2,622,123 | 5,203,602 | +3.9% |
| 2011-08-05 23:38 | 2011-08-04 | KSU | N/A | HAVERTY MICHAEL R | Director, Officer - Executive Chairman | Other | BUY | $56.94 | 28,000 | $1,594,295 | 554,129 | +5.3% |
| 2011-08-05 23:37 | 2011-08-05 | SIX | N/A | REID-ANDERSON JAMES | Officer - Chairman, President & CEO | Other | BUY | $31.78 | 78,645 | $2,499,189 | 226,745 | +53.1% |
| 2011-08-06 03:56 | 2011-08-05 | SIX | N/A | REID-ANDERSON JAMES | Officer - Chairman, President & CEO | Other | BUY | $31.78 | 78,645 | $2,499,189 | 374,845 | +26.6% |
| 2011-08-06 04:16 | 2011-08-03 | XCO | N/A | WL ROSS & CO LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.76 | 4,153,204 | $61,301,706 | 5,805,613 | +251.3% |
| 2011-08-05 23:35 | 2011-08-03 | HNH | N/A | SPH Group Holdings LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.00 | 113,000 | $1,581,774 | 6,589,531 | +1.7% |
| 2011-08-05 00:08 | 2011-08-02 | RT | N/A | Drapkin Matthew A | Director | Other | BUY | $8.76 | 148,000 | $1,295,829 | 1,031,900 | +16.7% |
| 2011-08-05 00:14 | 2011-08-02 | HZNP | N/A | Birner Hubert | Director | Other | BUY | $9.00 | 156,162 | $1,405,458 | 704,691 | +28.5% |
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.