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, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-07 00:01 | 2011-04-06 | TZYM | N/A | THOMAS MCNERNEY & PARTNERS LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.00 | 812,500 | $3,250,000 | 3,002,286 | +37.1% |
| 2011-04-07 00:14 | 2011-04-06 | TZYM | N/A | QUAKER BIO VENTURES LP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.00 | 375,000 | $1,500,000 | 2,564,791 | +17.1% |
| 2011-04-07 01:17 | 2011-04-04 | AMSC | American Superconductor Corporation | DOUGLAS KEVIN | 10% owner | Motors & Generators | BUY | $15.22 | 3,295,000 | $50,135,732 | 1,081,510 | +100.0% |
| 2011-04-07 00:47 | 2011-04-04 | APO | Apollo Global Management Inc. | SILVERMAN HENRY R | Director | Investment Advice | BUY | $19.00 | 263,157 | $4,999,983 | 263,157 | +100.0% |
| 2011-04-07 00:10 | 2011-04-06 | TZYM | N/A | H.I.G. Ventures - Tranzyme, LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.00 | 812,500 | $3,250,000 | 3,002,291 | +37.1% |
| 2011-04-05 23:55 | 2011-04-01 | N/A | N/A | Taback Adam | Director, Officer - President and Trustee | Other | BUY | $1,043.52 | 47,915 | $50,000,261 | 47,915 | +100.0% |
| 2011-04-06 00:54 | 2010-11-16 | JAXB | N/A | ROSE JOHN W | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.00 | 2,684,144 | $24,157,296 | 2,684,144 | +100.0% |
| 2011-04-06 00:53 | 2010-11-16 | JAXB | N/A | Sullivan John P | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $9.00 | 2,684,144 | $24,157,296 | 2,684,144 | +100.0% |
| 2011-04-05 00:32 | 2011-03-31 | GMR | N/A | Konomos George James | Director | Other | BUY | $200,000.00 | 100,000 | $20,000,000,000 | 120,925 | +477.9% |
| 2011-04-05 00:01 | 2011-03-31 | GMR | N/A | Bell Peter S | Other | Other | BUY | $30,000.00 | 15,000 | $450,000,000 | 133,298 | +12.7% |
| 2011-04-05 00:29 | 2011-03-31 | GMR | N/A | Gonzales Milton H JR | Other | Other | BUY | $25,000.00 | 12,500 | $312,500,000 | 104,953 | +13.5% |
| 2011-04-05 00:08 | 2011-03-31 | GBDC | GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, Inc. | Golub Lawrence E | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman | Other | BUY | $15.75 | 126,984 | $1,999,998 | 6,349 | +100.0% |
| 2011-04-05 00:02 | 2011-03-31 | GMR | N/A | Pribor Jeffrey | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | Other | BUY | $50,200.00 | 25,100 | $1,260,020,000 | 315,757 | +8.6% |
| 2011-04-05 00:09 | 2011-03-31 | GBDC | GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, Inc. | Golub David | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chief Executive Officer | Other | BUY | $15.75 | 126,984 | $1,999,998 | 6,349 | +100.0% |
| 2011-04-05 02:13 | 2011-04-01 | N-A | N/A | UBS AG LONDON BRANCH | Other | Other | BUY | $44,500,000.00 | 44,500 | $1,980,250,000,000 | 0 | +100.0% |
| 2011-04-05 00:03 | 2011-03-31 | GMR | N/A | GEORGIOPOULOS JOHN C | Officer - Exec VP, Treasurer & Secretary | Other | BUY | $30,000.00 | 15,000 | $450,000,000 | 283,928 | +5.6% |
| 2011-04-05 00:06 | 2011-03-31 | GMR | N/A | CRABTREE WILLIAM J | Director | Other | BUY | $10,000.00 | 5,000 | $50,000,000 | 41,033 | +13.9% |
| 2011-04-05 00:15 | 2011-03-31 | GMR | N/A | GEORGIOPOULOS PETER C | Director | Other | BUY | $1,791,664.00 | 895,832 | $1,605,029,944,448 | 6,503,241 | +16.0% |
| 2011-04-04 23:07 | 2011-03-31 | HYGS | N/A | CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $4.09 | 488,998 | $2,000,002 | 1,575,659 | +45.0% |
| 2011-04-02 02:49 | 2010-11-24 | BLK | N/A | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Director | Other | BUY | $166.21 | 7,426 | $1,234,294 | 586 | +100.0% |
| 2011-04-01 17:01 | 2011-04-01 | NA | Lake Area Corn Processors LLC | Scott Alan Mundt | Officer - Chief Executive Officer | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $9,300.00 | 10,000 | $93,000,000 | 20,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-04-01 16:58 | 2011-04-01 | NA | Lake Area Corn Processors LLC | Kasperson Rick Alan | Director | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $4,000.00 | 4,000 | $16,000,000 | 64,000 | +6.7% |
| 2011-04-01 16:56 | 2011-04-01 | NA | Lake Area Corn Processors LLC | BROWN TODD M | Director | Industrial Organic Chemicals | BUY | $14,958.18 | 22,000 | $329,080,000 | 250,000 | +9.6% |
| 2011-04-02 02:17 | 2011-03-30 | PNHV | N/A | Eardley Kip | Director, Officer, 10% owner - President/Secretary | Other | BUY | $5,900.00 | 200,000 | $1,180,000,000 | 15,319,481 | +1.3% |
| 2011-04-01 00:29 | 2011-03-29 | LM | N/A | PELTZ NELSON | Director | Other | BUY | $35.74 | 170,000 | $6,076,446 | 11,257,370 | +1.5% |
| 2011-03-31 21:07 | 2011-03-30 | GEYI | N/A | Ganot Yuval | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $500,000.00 | 50,000,000 | $25,000,000,000,000 | 150,000,000 | +50.0% |
| 2011-04-01 00:50 | 2011-03-29 | AUXL | N/A | Baker Brothers Life Sciences Capital (GP), LLC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $21.98 | 332,000 | $7,298,057 | 6,105,365 | +5.8% |
| 2011-03-31 21:14 | 2011-03-17 | SAH | SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC | Rusnak Paul P. | 10% owner | Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations | BUY | $13.14 | 76,340 | $1,003,108 | 4,023,140 | +1.9% |
| 2011-03-31 18:31 | 2011-02-28 | N-A | N/A | Medical Information Technology, Inc. Profit Sharing Trust | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $226,541.52 | 6,840 | $1,549,544,000 | 4,591,232 | +0.1% |
| 2011-03-30 23:05 | 2011-03-28 | PSUN | N/A | GREEK INVESTMENTS INC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $3.40 | 1,222,852 | $4,153,539 | 18,796,294 | +7.0% |
| 2011-03-31 02:00 | 2011-03-28 | AMNL | N/A | TAFT DAVID A | Director | Other | BUY | $0.80 | 2,500,000 | $2,000,000 | 19,434,124 | +14.8% |
| 2011-03-31 02:00 | 2011-03-28 | AMNL | N/A | IBS CAPITAL LLC | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $0.80 | 2,500,000 | $2,000,000 | 19,434,124 | +14.8% |
| 2011-03-29 22:15 | 2011-03-24 | N/A | N/A | Passalaqua Joseph Charles | Director, Officer, 10% owner - President | Other | BUY | $8,000.00 | 4,500,000 | $36,000,000,000 | 25,006,930 | +21.9% |
| 2011-03-29 23:52 | 2011-03-29 | FCH | N/A | SMITH RICHARD ALLEN | Director, Officer - President and CEO | Other | BUY | $6.00 | 185,354 | $1,112,124 | 1,412,352 | +15.1% |
| 2011-03-29 23:15 | 2011-03-28 | CAST | N/A | SHERWOOD NED L | Director | Other | BUY | $6.51 | 208,000 | $1,353,706 | 3,253,324 | +6.8% |
| 2011-03-29 18:27 | 2011-03-28 | KMI | KINDER MORGAN, INC. | KINDER RICHARD D | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman & CEO | Natural Gas Transmission | BUY | $29.80 | 100,000 | $2,980,000 | 100,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-03-29 00:37 | 2011-03-25 | CAST | N/A | SHERWOOD NED L | Director | Other | BUY | $6.50 | 198,000 | $1,286,624 | 3,045,324 | +7.0% |
| 2011-03-25 23:48 | 2011-03-16 | FSIN | N/A | HAP Trading, LLC | Other | Other | BUY | $9.31 | 149,589 | $1,392,075 | 542,464 | +38.1% |
| 2011-03-25 23:16 | 2011-03-24 | CAST | N/A | SHERWOOD NED L | Director | Other | BUY | $6.50 | 358,561 | $2,331,077 | 2,847,324 | +14.4% |
| 2011-03-25 17:27 | 2011-03-22 | FSIN | N/A | GMT CAPITAL CORP | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $8.76 | 116,776 | $1,023,191 | 4,233,713 | +2.8% |
| 2011-03-26 01:48 | 2010-11-09 | PNHV | N/A | Eardley Kip | Director, Officer, 10% owner - President/Secretary | Other | BUY | $20,950.79 | 9,668,748 | $202,567,930,182 | 15,119,481 | +177.4% |
| 2011-03-24 23:07 | 2011-03-24 | MMU | WESTERN ASSET MANAGED MUNICIPALS FUND INC. | CITIGROUP INC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $23,260.75 | 57 | $1,325,863 | 8,092 | +0.7% |
| 2011-03-24 23:18 | 2011-03-23 | CAST | N/A | SHERWOOD NED L | Director | Other | BUY | $6.13 | 220,420 | $1,351,682 | 2,488,763 | +9.7% |
| 2011-03-25 01:04 | 2011-03-22 | AMSC | American Superconductor Corporation | DOUGLAS KEVIN | 10% owner | Motors & Generators | BUY | $23.38 | 222,000 | $5,189,694 | 752,010 | +41.9% |
| 2011-03-24 16:50 | 2011-03-01 | ELS | EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES INC | ZELL SAMUEL | Director, Officer, 10% owner - Chairman of the Board | Real Estate Investment Trusts | BUY | $24.75 | 112,000 | $2,772,000 | 112,000 | +100.0% |
| 2011-03-24 23:11 | 2011-03-22 | SNBC | N/A | ROSS WILBUR L JR | Director, 10% owner | Other | BUY | $2.85 | 6,186,114 | $17,630,425 | 18,655,114 | +49.6% |
| 2011-03-23 23:21 | 2011-03-22 | KSM | N/A | CITIGROUP INC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $23,260.75 | 140 | $3,256,505 | 1,938 | +7.8% |
| 2011-03-23 23:21 | 2011-03-23 | CXE | MFS HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL TRUST | CITIGROUP INC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $23,260.74 | 43 | $1,000,212 | 1,236 | +3.6% |
| 2011-03-23 23:20 | 2011-03-21 | MMU | WESTERN ASSET MANAGED MUNICIPALS FUND INC. | CITIGROUP INC | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $23,260.75 | 215 | $5,001,061 | 8,035 | +2.7% |
| 2011-03-23 23:05 | 2011-03-21 | CAST | N/A | Fir Tree, L.L.C. | 10% owner | Other | BUY | $6.14 | 220,767 | $1,355,509 | 6,252,323 | +3.7% |
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.