Thursday, August 20, 2026: insiders filed 72 open-market purchases and 329 sales

The S&P 500 (SPY) closed at 762.60, -0.84% on the day.

• Insiders of US-listed companies filed 72 open-market purchases (about $94.2M) at 27 companies and 329 open-market sales (about $332M) at 70 companies; see every filing of the day.
• The largest open-market purchase filed: CASCADE INVESTMENT, L.L.C. (10% owner) at Republic Services (RSG), about $36.4M (SEC Form 4).
• The largest open-market sale filed: Ronda E Stryker (Director) at Stryker Corporation (SYK), about $44.2M (SEC Form 4).
• 7 stock-trade reports from members of Congress were disclosed, 1 of them more than 45 days after the trade; the largest range: Rep. Tim Moore (NC14) disclosed a sale of T, reported range $50,001 - $100,000 (official disclosure).
• 128 fund and investor stake filings were recorded, led by Advance/Newhouse Partnership disclosed a 14.3% stake in CHTR and may seek to influence the company (SEC filing).
• 6 federal contract awards of $10M or more were announced, the largest: Department of Defense awarded General Dynamics: $364M obligated to date (USAspending record).