Insider trade

Officer sold ~$442K of AAPL shares in the open market

Traded Aug 18, 2026 · Filed Aug 20, 2026

AppleAAPL

~$442K
Reported value · 1,439 sh @ $307.49: 39K
Holds after · shares reported: +6.5%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 -0.5%, $310.03 → $330.32 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Sold under a plan set up in advance, so the timing wasn't a fresh decision

Sold under a plan set up in advance, so the timing wasn't a fresh decision
Sold 4% of their holdings
Routine for them: 16 sales in the past year

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Aug 18, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 20, 2026

Officer$100K–$500KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$442,478

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

19 days after results of Jul 30, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $310.03 on Aug 18, 2026, 38% above its 52-week low and 9% below its high, little changed over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $224.90 (Aug 21, 2025) to $340.08 (Jul 28, 2026), 74% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $310.66 on Jul 7, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 79 workers was filed in California on August 20, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 2 days after the trade; 2 more notices by the company within 60 days. Shown for timing only; the two filings are separate

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

Securities lawsuit open at the trade date

A securities lawsuit naming the company as a defendant was filed on Jul 25, 2025 in the U.S. District Court, N.D. California. A filing is an allegation, not a finding.

City of Coral Springs Police Officers Pension Plan v. Apple Inc., docket 5:25-cv-06252, via CourtListener (court records). Nature of suit 850, company named as first defendant