What was the largest insider purchase in 2015?

Radin Arthur J at Koru Medical Systems, reported on Oct 13, 2015 an open-market purchase of 40,000 shares worth $672M.

Which companies had the most insider buying in 2015?

By total value of open-market purchases, Koru Medical Systems ($1.02B), Graftech International ($706M), Phillips 66 ($517M) led the list.

What counts as an insider purchase here?

An open-market purchase (transaction code P) reported on SEC Form 4 by an officer, director or holder of more than 10% of a company's shares. Grants, option exercises and gifts are not counted.

Insider buying in 2015

In 2015, insiders of US-listed companies reported 15,421 open-market purchases worth $9.19B, made by 3,759 different people at 1,345 companies. They also reported 43,723 open-market sales worth $105B: 2.8 sales for every purchase. The median purchase was $12K and the largest $672M. That is up 15% in the number of purchases and up 6% in their value against 2014.

Purchases: 15,421; 2014: 13,358
Value bought: $9.19B; 2014: $8.69B
Different buyers: 3,759; at 1,345 companies
Median purchase: $12K; largest $672M

Purchases and sales by month, 2015

Open-market transaction lines reported on Form 4.

Purchases

Sales

The largest insider purchases of 2015

Company	Insider	Date	Shares	Value

Companies with the most insider buying in 2015

Company	Purchases	Buyers	Value
Koru Medical Systems	6	2	$1.02B
Graftech International	2	1	$706M
Phillips 66	20	3	$517M
Macerich	9	2	$503M
Gap Inc.	4	4	$431M
Cheniere Energy	15	5	$351M
Ardelyx	16	12	$236M
Aramark	3	3	$220M
Restaurant Brands International	13	5	$212M
Coty	38	7	$209M

Koru Medical Systems	Radin Arthur JDirector	Oct 13, 2015	40,000	$672M
Graftech International	BCP IV GrafTech Holdings L.P.10% owner	Aug 14, 2015	116,266,327	$587M
Koru Medical Systems	Radin Arthur JDirector	Jul 30, 2015	30,000	$314M
Aramark	BARR DAVIDDirector	Feb 23, 2015	7,364,810	$220M
Restaurant Brands International	Van Damme AlexandreDirector	Dec 9, 2015	5,200,000	$178M
Herc	ICAHN PARTNERS MASTER FUND LP10% owner	Dec 7, 2015	11,786,678	$168M
Gap Inc.	FISHER JOHN J10% owner	Aug 28, 2015	5,029,850	$166M
Gap Inc.	FISHER WILLIAM SYDNEYDirector, 10% owner	Aug 28, 2015	4,929,504	$163M
Graftech International	BCP IV GrafTech Holdings L.P.10% owner	Aug 17, 2015	23,602,391	$119M
Chord Energy	WEINBERG ELI J10% owner	Mar 4, 2015	8,000,000	$102M

Role	Purchases	Share	Value
Director	5,516	36%	$3.99B
CEO	3,141	20%	$422M
Other officer	3,099	20%	$240M
10% owner	2,782	18%	$4.43B
CFO	619	4%	$31.6M
Other	264	2%	$74.6M

Insider buying in 2015

Purchases and sales by month, 2015

The largest insider purchases of 2015

Companies with the most insider buying in 2015

Who bought in 2015

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