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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-29 02:34 | 2011-06-24 | KIOR | N/A | Artis Partners 2X Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.98 | 290,636 | $4,353,727 | 4,429,723 | +7.0% |
| 2011-06-28 23:28 | 2011-06-28 | GTXI | N/A | HYDE JOSEPH R III | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.75 | 975,000 | $4,631,250 | 10,709,882 | +10.0% |
| 2011-06-29 00:10 | 2008-06-30 | CAAS | N/A | Wiselink Holdings Ltd | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $7.31 | 1,853,542 | $13,541,978 | 3,023,542 | +158.4% |
| 2011-06-28 03:30 | 2011-06-24 | BNHN-BNHNA | N/A | Coliseum Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.50 | 125,000 | $1,187,500 | 1,847,216 | +7.3% |
| 2011-06-28 02:43 | 2011-06-20 | CKXE | N/A | Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $5.43 | 125,111,241 | $679,904,528 | 174,103,890 | +255.4% |
| 2011-06-27 17:19 | 2011-06-24 | INVA | N/A | Aunger Paul | Director, Officer - Secretary | Other | BUY | $48,000.00 | 648,649 | $31,135,152,000 | 22,656,414 | +2.9% |
| 2011-06-24 23:29 | 2011-06-22 | BRKA | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | KEOUGH DONALD R /NY | Director | Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance | BUY | $113,334.00 | 22 | $2,493,348 | 92 | +31.4% |
| 2011-06-25 02:04 | 2011-06-21 | PCYC | N/A | DUGGAN ROBERT W | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman & CEO | Other | BUY | $8.85 | 678,000 | $6,000,300 | 12,081,244 | +5.9% |
| 2011-06-24 00:40 | 2011-06-21 | TXI | N/A | LONGLEAF PARTNERS FUNDS TRUST | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $39.82 | 224,088 | $8,923,744 | 5,368,000 | +4.4% |
| 2011-06-24 04:35 | 2011-06-22 | TXI | N/A | LONGLEAF PARTNERS FUNDS TRUST | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $39.91 | 73,974 | $2,952,302 | 5,305,000 | +1.4% |
| 2011-06-23 23:05 | 2011-06-21 | VTG | N/A | SU HSIN-CHI | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $1.78 | 979,300 | $1,742,860 | 99,979,300 | +1.0% |
| 2011-06-23 18:33 | 2011-06-22 | NAV | NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORP | CLARIOND EUGENIO | Director | Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies | BUY | $53.97 | 56,000 | $3,022,270 | 110,500 | +102.8% |
| 2011-06-24 03:15 | 2011-06-16 | VLCM | N/A | PPR S.A. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $24.50 | 39,711,161 | $972,923,445 | 100 | +100.0% |
| 2011-06-24 01:40 | 2011-06-23 | TIE | N/A | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman of the Board | Other | BUY | $17.02 | 112,200 | $1,909,734 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2011-06-22 20:22 | 2011-06-21 | TKDN | N/A | WUDY PETER E | Director, Officer, 10% owner - President/Secretary/Treasurer | Other | BUY | $10,909.00 | 60,000,000 | $654,540,000,000 | 60,000,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-06-23 01:16 | 2011-06-22 | VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | SIMMONS HAROLD C | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman of the Board | Industrial Inorganic Chemicals | BUY | $46.05 | 55,499 | $2,555,451 | 1,528,229 | +3.8% |
| 2011-06-21 00:09 | 2011-06-16 | TXI | N/A | LONGLEAF PARTNERS FUNDS TRUST | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $37.25 | 125,912 | $4,690,789 | 5,143,912 | +2.5% |
| 2011-06-20 13:53 | 2011-06-17 | P | N/A | McCARTHY BARRY | Director | Other | BUY | $13.04 | 88,085 | $1,148,628 | 11,485 | +100.0% |
| 2011-06-21 04:40 | 2011-06-16 | EQY | N/A | KATZMAN CHAIM | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman | Other | BUY | $17.99 | 76,521 | $1,376,322 | 51,569,432 | +0.1% |
| 2011-06-21 04:38 | 2011-06-16 | EQY | N/A | KATZMAN CHAIM | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman | Other | BUY | $17.83 | 212,711 | $3,792,424 | 51,492,911 | +0.4% |
| 2011-06-21 03:18 | 2011-06-16 | ADPT | N/A | SPH Group Holdings LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.98 | 1,196,600 | $3,569,218 | 39,060,672 | +3.2% |
| 2011-06-17 01:50 | 2011-06-14 | BNHN-BNHNA | N/A | Coliseum Capital Management, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.52 | 576,560 | $5,490,350 | 554,043 | +100.0% |
| 2011-06-16 23:39 | 2011-06-14 | ABH | N/A | FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $22.74 | 442,100 | $10,054,017 | 17,503,604 | +2.6% |
| 2011-06-17 01:05 | 2011-06-14 | GSJK | N/A | HERTEL GEOFFREY M | Director | Other | BUY | $20.00 | 50,000 | $1,000,000 | 50,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-06-16 21:29 | 2011-06-08 | OSG | N/A | RECANATI OUDI | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $26.00 | 50,000 | $1,300,000 | 736,433 | +7.3% |
| 2011-06-16 21:36 | 2011-06-09 | OSG | N/A | RECANATI OUDI | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $25.00 | 43,103 | $1,077,575 | 779,536 | +5.9% |
| 2011-06-16 23:02 | 2011-06-14 | ICO | N/A | ARCH COAL INC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $14.60 | 152,903,314 | $2,232,388,384 | 10 | +100.0% |
| 2011-06-15 23:53 | 2011-06-13 | DFG | N/A | ROSENKRANZ ROBERT | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman & CEO | Other | BUY | $27.14 | 50,000 | $1,356,755 | 250,000 | +25.0% |
| 2011-06-15 16:05 | 2011-06-14 | BZC | N/A | TINICUM CAPITAL PARTNERS II, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.62 | 791,706 | $6,824,506 | 3,303,373 | +31.5% |
| 2011-06-16 01:01 | 2011-06-13 | SGMS | Light & Wonder, Inc. | PERELMAN RONALD O | Director, 10% owner | Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design | BUY | $9.04 | 1,000,000 | $9,035,700 | 31,700,737 | +3.3% |
| 2011-06-14 01:45 | 2011-06-09 | TDG | TransDigm Group INC | SMALL ROBERT J | Director | Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, NEC | BUY | $79.92 | 37,200 | $2,973,057 | 4,624,008 | +0.8% |
| 2011-06-14 00:39 | 2011-06-09 | CRI | CARTERS INC | Berkshire Partners LLC | 10% owner | Apparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar Matl | BUY | $29.69 | 69,014 | $2,048,929 | 144,296 | +91.7% |
| 2011-06-10 19:08 | 2011-06-08 | TSLA | Tesla, Inc. | Kohler Herbert | Director | Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies | BUY | $28.76 | 637,475 | $18,333,781 | 8,113,215 | +8.5% |
| 2011-06-10 23:46 | 2011-06-09 | OSG | N/A | RECANATI OUDI | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $25.00 | 43,103 | $1,077,575 | 729,536 | +6.3% |
| 2011-06-09 20:33 | 2011-06-08 | TSLA | Tesla, Inc. | Musk Elon | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies | BUY | $28.76 | 1,416,000 | $40,724,160 | 27,131,565 | +5.5% |
| 2011-06-09 23:38 | 2011-06-08 | OSG | N/A | RECANATI OUDI | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $25.35 | 66,521 | $1,686,274 | 686,433 | +10.7% |
| 2011-06-10 00:34 | 2011-06-07 | GHDX | N/A | Baker Brothers Life Sciences Capital (GP), LLC | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $26.20 | 203,652 | $5,334,685 | 6,059,449 | +3.5% |
| 2011-06-08 22:04 | 2011-05-23 | N/A | N/A | FAC PROPERTYS LLC | Director | Other | BUY | $35,000.00 | 35,000 | $1,225,000,000 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2011-06-08 23:45 | 2011-06-06 | VMW | N/A | EMC CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $93.48 | 95,860 | $8,960,523 | 33,697,276 | +0.3% |
| 2011-06-09 01:33 | 2011-06-06 | CRI | CARTERS INC | Berkshire Partners LLC | 10% owner | Apparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar Matl | BUY | $29.65 | 92,070 | $2,730,060 | 27,300 | +100.0% |
| 2011-06-08 01:27 | 2011-06-06 | BRNC | N/A | CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $11.00 | 92,350,958 | $1,015,860,538 | 1,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-06-08 01:49 | 2011-06-03 | FO | N/A | Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $62.93 | 501,397 | $31,552,261 | 17,170,033 | +3.0% |
| 2011-06-08 00:27 | 2011-05-26 | RIGL | RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC | Flynn James E | 10% owner, Other | Pharmaceutical Preparations | BUY | $8.00 | 650,000 | $5,200,000 | 3,204,167 | +25.4% |
| 2011-06-08 02:24 | 2011-06-03 | ADPT | N/A | SPH Group Holdings LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.95 | 474,100 | $1,399,591 | 37,707,072 | +1.3% |
| 2011-06-06 19:48 | 2011-02-02 | PLMT | N/A | WYCOFF W KIRK | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.60 | 728,052 | $1,892,935 | 9,674,429 | +8.1% |
| 2011-06-07 00:38 | 2011-06-02 | LVB | N/A | Samick Musical Instruments Co, Ltd. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $20,639,024.00 | 368,554 | $7,606,594,851,296 | 3,768,554 | +10.8% |
| 2011-06-06 20:04 | 2011-02-02 | PLMT | N/A | PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS GP, LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.60 | 728,052 | $1,892,935 | 9,674,429 | +8.1% |
| 2011-06-06 20:02 | 2011-02-02 | PLMT | N/A | PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS GP, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.60 | 728,052 | $1,892,935 | 9,674,429 | +8.1% |
| 2011-06-06 20:00 | 2011-02-02 | PLMT | N/A | PATRIOT FINANCIAL PARTNERS LP | Director, 10% owner, Other | Other | BUY | $2.60 | 620,808 | $1,614,101 | 8,249,362 | +8.1% |
| 2011-06-07 01:56 | 2011-06-02 | CPWM | N/A | MESDAG WILLEM | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.91 | 309,950 | $2,760,136 | 1,542,150 | +25.2% |
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.