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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-07-25 17:24 | 2011-07-22 | JPM | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | BURKE STEPHEN B | Director | National Commercial Banks | BUY | $42.18 | 25,000 | $1,054,418 | 86,741 | +40.5% |
| 2011-07-26 03:18 | 2011-07-25 | Z | N/A | HOAG JAY C | Director, 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $20.00 | 249,999 | $4,999,980 | 82,450 | +100.0% |
| 2011-07-26 04:09 | 2011-07-21 | NGSX | N/A | ARCH VENTURE FUND V LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.65 | 1,744,186 | $2,877,907 | 4,187,777 | +71.4% |
| 2011-07-23 04:31 | 2011-07-20 | KIOR | N/A | Artis Partners 2X Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.84 | 76,719 | $1,138,218 | 4,790,468 | +1.6% |
| 2011-07-21 22:32 | 2011-07-19 | TXI | N/A | LONGLEAF PARTNERS FUNDS TRUST | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $39.93 | 87,552 | $3,496,013 | 5,955,752 | +1.5% |
| 2011-07-22 02:00 | 2011-07-20 | FCAL | N/A | Kum Chong Guk | Director, Officer - President & CEO | Other | BUY | $3.75 | 300,000 | $1,125,000 | 375,346 | +398.2% |
| 2011-07-21 02:25 | 2011-07-18 | N/A | N/A | Adelman David J. | Director | Other | BUY | $9.00 | 111,111 | $1,000,000 | 111,111 | +100.0% |
| 2011-07-21 02:22 | 2011-07-18 | N/A | N/A | Forman Michael C. | Director, Officer - President and CEO | Other | BUY | $9.00 | 111,111 | $1,000,000 | 111,111 | +100.0% |
| 2011-07-20 23:20 | 2011-07-18 | KRA | N/A | GMT CAPITAL CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $38.30 | 27,500 | $1,053,250 | 3,568,155 | +0.8% |
| 2011-07-20 02:35 | 2011-07-15 | KIOR | N/A | Peterson Stuart L | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.84 | 283,890 | $4,211,678 | 15,342,567 | +1.9% |
| 2011-07-19 19:21 | 2008-09-25 | CFEC | N/A | ZHU YONGFU | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Pres/Sec/Treas/CEO/CFO | Other | BUY | $10,000.00 | 1,000,000 | $10,000,000,000 | 1,090,000 | +1,111.1% |
| 2011-07-20 02:33 | 2011-07-15 | KIOR | N/A | Artis Partners 2X Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.81 | 145,704 | $2,157,599 | 4,713,749 | +3.2% |
| 2011-07-19 00:34 | 2011-07-14 | TXI | N/A | LONGLEAF PARTNERS FUNDS TRUST | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $39.48 | 272,293 | $10,750,400 | 5,868,200 | +4.9% |
| 2011-07-18 18:44 | 2011-02-11 | CSFS | N/A | Coliseum Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $13.17 | 119,300 | $1,570,907 | 1,887,114 | +6.7% |
| 2011-07-18 20:22 | 2011-07-18 | CHMP | N/A | REYNOLDS MARSHALL T | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman/Chief Exec. Officer | Other | BUY | $2.40 | 1,311,615 | $3,147,876 | 1,826,615 | +254.7% |
| 2011-07-16 00:09 | 2011-07-12 | ESWW | N/A | BLACK LEON D | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.12 | 13,163,688 | $1,579,643 | 9,909,949 | +100.0% |
| 2011-07-14 21:05 | 2011-07-05 | ALFE | N/A | Oh Deukgyun | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $159,265.00 | 30,050,000 | $4,785,913,250,000 | 30,362,017 | +9,630.9% |
| 2011-07-14 20:54 | 2011-07-05 | ALFE | N/A | CNK Mining Corp | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $159,265.00 | 30,050,000 | $4,785,913,250,000 | 30,362,017 | +9,630.9% |
| 2011-07-13 23:11 | 2011-07-11 | BTH | N/A | GOERGEN ROBERT B | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman of the Board and CEO | Other | BUY | $52.29 | 400,000 | $20,916,000 | 2,450,475 | +19.5% |
| 2011-07-13 23:12 | 2011-07-11 | BTH | N/A | GOERGEN PAMELA M | Director | Other | BUY | $52.29 | 400,000 | $20,916,000 | 2,450,475 | +19.5% |
| 2011-07-13 01:13 | 2011-07-08 | TXI | N/A | LONGLEAF PARTNERS FUNDS TRUST | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $39.70 | 130,907 | $5,196,654 | 5,595,907 | +2.4% |
| 2011-07-13 00:47 | 2011-07-08 | KIOR | N/A | Peterson Stuart L | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.10 | 140,511 | $2,121,632 | 15,009,739 | +0.9% |
| 2011-07-13 00:44 | 2011-07-08 | KIOR | N/A | Artis Partners 2X Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.09 | 95,640 | $1,443,533 | 4,536,424 | +2.2% |
| 2011-07-11 19:59 | 2011-07-07 | ARDM | N/A | First Eagle Value in Biotechnology Master Fund, Ltd. | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $0.19 | 10,625,000 | $2,018,750 | 71,357,909 | +17.5% |
| 2011-07-07 18:50 | 2011-07-06 | ETE | Energy Transfer LP | WARREN KELCY L | Director | Natural Gas Transmission | BUY | $42.18 | 750,000 | $31,633,275 | 17,836,398 | +4.4% |
| 2011-07-07 20:36 | 2011-07-05 | KKD | N/A | MOHAMED ABDULMOHSIN AL KHARAFI & SONS W L L | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.70 | 243,181 | $2,359,366 | 8,821,619 | +2.8% |
| 2011-07-08 02:51 | 2011-07-05 | DGTC-OB | N/A | SPH Group Holdings LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $10.00 | 193,305 | $1,933,050 | 1,977,023 | +10.8% |
| 2011-07-07 01:01 | 2011-07-06 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman of the Board | Industrial Inorganic Chemicals | BUY | $52.37 | 51,100 | $2,676,107 | 1,603,891 | +3.3% |
| 2011-07-06 03:17 | 2011-06-30 | KIOR | N/A | Peterson Stuart L | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $15.05 | 115,828 | $1,742,771 | 14,859,343 | +0.8% |
| 2011-07-06 00:38 | 2011-07-05 | AWAY | N/A | Marshall Christopher P | Director, 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $27.00 | 177,556 | $4,794,012 | 2,808,498 | +6.7% |
| 2011-07-05 22:25 | 2011-06-30 | N/A | N/A | Rothman Robert | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman | Other | BUY | $1,000.00 | 1,476 | $1,476,000 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2011-07-05 22:02 | 2011-07-01 | CLSC | N/A | Stern Chaim Z | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $85,000.00 | 850,000 | $72,250,000,000 | 50,435,909 | +1.7% |
| 2011-07-05 18:25 | 2011-07-01 | IVD | N/A | ERBA Diagnostics Mannheim GmbH | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.75 | 20,000,000 | $15,000,000 | 40,026,313 | +99.9% |
| 2011-07-06 00:39 | 2011-07-05 | AWAY | N/A | TCV VI L P | 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $27.00 | 72,444 | $1,955,988 | 73,891 | +5,006.5% |
| 2011-07-01 13:04 | 2011-07-01 | N-A | N/A | Nolte Raymond | Director, Officer - President and Director | Other | BUY | $100,000.00 | 86 | $8,591,200 | 223 | +62.6% |
| 2011-07-01 19:02 | 2011-07-01 | NA | Lake Area Corn Processors LLC | Wolles Dave Anthony | Director | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $9,500.00 | 10,000 | $95,000,000 | 10,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-07-01 19:13 | 2011-07-01 | NA | Lake Area Corn Processors LLC | Kasperson Rick Alan | Director | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $6,120.00 | 6,000 | $36,720,000 | 70,000 | +9.4% |
| 2011-06-30 21:29 | 2011-06-29 | NLN | N/A | LI NANCY | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $0.46 | 4,035,356 | $1,849,000 | 4,035,356 | +100.0% |
| 2011-07-01 00:02 | 2011-06-29 | KW | Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. | FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN | 10% owner | Real Estate | BUY | $10.70 | 400,000 | $4,280,000 | 400,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-06-30 20:00 | 2011-06-29 | NLN | N/A | WANG CHARLES B | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.46 | 4,035,356 | $1,849,000 | 4,035,356 | +100.0% |
| 2011-06-30 19:42 | 2011-06-29 | NLN | N/A | KRONFELD DAVID | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.46 | 10,912,265 | $5,000,000 | 6,219,991 | +100.0% |
| 2011-07-01 02:21 | 2011-06-30 | HYGS | N/A | CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.09 | 611,247 | $2,500,000 | 2,186,906 | +38.8% |
| 2011-06-30 23:00 | 2011-05-13 | N-A | N/A | Medical Information Technology, Inc. Profit Sharing Trust | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $31,962.00 | 3,530 | $112,825,850 | 4,594,762 | +0.1% |
| 2011-06-29 23:34 | 2011-06-27 | AMNL | N/A | TAFT DAVID A | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.60 | 1,250,000 | $2,000,000 | 21,235,699 | +6.3% |
| 2011-06-30 02:08 | 2011-06-27 | KIOR | N/A | Peterson Stuart L | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.94 | 313,323 | $4,679,698 | 14,743,515 | +2.2% |
| 2011-06-29 23:34 | 2011-06-27 | AMNL | N/A | IBS CAPITAL LLC | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.60 | 1,250,000 | $2,000,000 | 21,235,699 | +6.3% |
| 2011-06-30 02:06 | 2011-06-28 | KIOR | N/A | Artis Partners 2X Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.91 | 197,508 | $2,945,081 | 4,483,346 | +4.6% |
| 2011-06-29 00:17 | 2011-06-24 | TXI | N/A | LONGLEAF PARTNERS FUNDS TRUST | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $39.94 | 160,000 | $6,390,928 | 5,465,000 | +3.0% |
| 2011-06-29 02:37 | 2011-06-24 | KIOR | N/A | Peterson Stuart L | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.98 | 313,608 | $4,697,848 | 14,430,192 | +2.2% |
| 2011-06-28 23:06 | 2011-06-27 | ESSX | N/A | KNOTT DAVID M | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.70 | 244,000 | $1,634,800 | 116,900 | +100.0% |
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.