Weekly recap
Insider trades and Congress trades, week of Aug 17–23, 2026
In the week of Aug 17–23, 2026, insiders filed 257 open-market purchases worth about $586M and 1,382 open-market sales; the largest purchase was $324M of Jefferies (JEF) by SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP; members of Congress disclosed 22 purchases and 9 sales; 10 purchases stood out against the company's record since 2006.
By filing date, Monday to Sunday. Every line links to its SEC, House or Senate record. Public filings, not investment advice.
Purchases that stand out against 20 years of filings
Zhiwang Hong bought ~$1.05M of Addentax Group (ATXG)
The first open-market purchase by any ATXG insider since Feb 2025
Traded Aug 18, 2026, filed Aug 19, 2026 · the filing
Benito Minicucci bought ~$1M of Alaska Air Group (ALK)
The largest open-market purchase by any ALK insider in filings since 2006
Traded Aug 20, 2026, filed Aug 21, 2026 · the filing
MVM Partners bought ~$1M of Mdxhealth (MDXH)
The first open-market purchase by any MDXH insider since Feb 2023
Traded Aug 13, 2026, filed Aug 17, 2026 · the filing
Lawrence Erik Kurzius bought ~$936K of Elanco (ELAN)
Lawrence Erik Kurzius's largest purchase of ELAN in their filings since 2018
Traded Aug 20, 2026, filed Aug 21, 2026 · the filing
Mauad Bruno Sousa bought ~$868K of Aura Minerals (AUGO)
No insider of AUGO had bought shares on the open market before, in filings since 2006
Traded Aug 17, 2026, filed Aug 19, 2026 · the filing
GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP bought ~$611K of Qvc Group (QVCG)
Traded 4 days before QVCG filed an 8-K: changed a top executive or board member (Aug 21, 2026)
Traded Aug 17, 2026, filed Aug 20, 2026 · the filing
Rajesh Kalathur bought ~$501K of BorgWarner (BWA)
The largest open-market purchase by any BWA insider in filings since 2006
Traded Aug 19, 2026, filed Aug 20, 2026 · the filing
Eric D. Mullins bought ~$500K of TechnipFMC (FTI)
The first open-market purchase by any FTI insider since Mar 2020
Traded Aug 14, 2026, filed Aug 18, 2026 · the filing
Anthony Cappell bought ~$468K of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (REFI)
Anthony Cappell's first purchase of REFI since Dec 2022
Traded Aug 17, 2026, filed Aug 19, 2026 · the filing
Earl C Shanks bought ~$422K of Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI)
The first open-market purchase by any GLPI insider since Mar 2024
Traded Aug 18, 2026, filed Aug 19, 2026 · the filing
Measured against every open-market trade the company's insiders filed since 2006. See all of them on the rare insider trades page.
Largest insider purchases
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP bought ~$324M of Jefferies (JEF)
Traded Jul 15, 2026, filed Aug 21, 2026 · the filing
Catalyst4 bought ~$50.1M of Maplight Therapeutics (MPLT)
Traded Aug 14, 2026, filed Aug 18, 2026 · the filing
CASCADE INVESTMENT bought ~$36.4M of Republic Services (RSG)
Traded Aug 18, 2026, filed Aug 20, 2026 · the filing
Jonathan L Levine bought ~$5.77M of Global Water Resources (GWRS)
Traded Aug 20, 2026, filed Aug 21, 2026 · the filing
Hung-wen Chen bought ~$4M of Apollomics (APLM)
Traded Aug 14, 2026, filed Aug 17, 2026 · the filing
Jack Jiajia Huang bought ~$3.19M of 51talk Online Education Group (COE)
Traded Apr 10, 2026, filed Aug 21, 2026 · the filing
Marcos Marcelo Mindlin bought ~$3.02M of Pampa Energy (PAM)
Traded Aug 19, 2026, filed Aug 20, 2026 · the filing
Tor Olav Troim bought ~$2.19M of Borr Drilling (BORR)
Traded Aug 14, 2026, filed Aug 17, 2026 · the filing
Wai Yue Seto bought ~$2.17M of Dreamland (TDIC)
Traded Jul 7, 2026, filed Aug 17, 2026 · the filing
Richard Scott Young bought ~$1.62M of I-80 Gold (IAUX)
Traded Aug 18, 2026, filed Aug 20, 2026 · the filing
Kok E Goh bought ~$1.44M of Cch Holdings (CCHH)
Traded Jul 24, 2026, filed Aug 19, 2026 · the filing
Andrew M. Cohn bought ~$1.23M of Global Water Resources (GWRS)
Traded Aug 20, 2026, filed Aug 21, 2026 · the filing
Largest insider sales
Uber Technologies sold ~$472M of Uber (UBER)
Traded Aug 17, 2026, filed Aug 19, 2026 · the filing
Michael K Wirth sold ~$61.5M of Chevron (CVX)
Michael K Wirth's largest sale of CVX in their filings since 2007
Traded Aug 14, 2026, filed Aug 18, 2026 · the filing
Ronda E Stryker sold ~$44.2M of Stryker Corporation (SYK)
Traded Aug 18, 2026, filed Aug 20, 2026 · the filing
Keith A. Meister sold ~$29.2M of Illumina, Inc. (ILMN)
Traded Aug 21, 2026, filed Aug 21, 2026 · the filing
Sean Lie sold ~$27.4M of Cerebras Systems (CBRS)
Traded Aug 20, 2026, filed Aug 22, 2026 · the filing
Daniel Dines sold ~$22.5M of UiPath (PATH)
Traded Aug 19, 2026, filed Aug 20, 2026 · the filing
Michael B. Jr. Petras sold ~$15.7M of Sotera Health (SHC)
Traded Aug 17, 2026, filed Aug 19, 2026 · the filing
Sumit Sadana sold ~$14M of Micron (MU)
Traded 6 days before MU filed an 8-K: changed a top executive or board member (Aug 24, 2026)
Traded Aug 18, 2026, filed Aug 20, 2026 · the filing
Thomas J. Nimbley sold ~$12.3M of PBF Energy (PBF)
Traded Aug 14, 2026, filed Aug 18, 2026 · the filing
Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold ~$12.2M of PBF Energy (PBF)
Traded Aug 13, 2026, filed Aug 18, 2026 · the filing
Congress trades disclosed
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (CA11) bought Bloom Energy (BE), $1M–$5MTraded Jul 24, 2026, disclosed Aug 21, 2026 · the report
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (CA11) bought Bloom Energy (BE), $1M–$5MTraded Jul 24, 2026, disclosed Aug 21, 2026 · the report
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (CA11) bought Bloom Energy (BE), $500K–$1MTraded Jul 28, 2026, disclosed Aug 21, 2026 · the report
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (CA11) bought Intel (INTC), $500K–$1MTraded Jul 24, 2026, disclosed Aug 21, 2026 · the report
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (CA11) bought Bloom Energy (BE), $500K–$1MTraded Jul 28, 2026, disclosed Aug 21, 2026 · the report
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (CA11) bought Intel (INTC), $250K–$500KTraded Jul 24, 2026, disclosed Aug 21, 2026 · the report
- Rep. Tim Moore (NC14) sold AT&T (T), $50K–$100KTraded Aug 14, 2026, disclosed Aug 20, 2026 · the report
- Rep. Richard W. Allen (GA12) sold Abbott Laboratories (ABT), $15K–$50KTraded Jul 14, 2026, disclosed Aug 18, 2026 · the report
- Rep. David J. Taylor (OH02) sold Microsoft (MSFT), $15K–$50KTraded Aug 11, 2026, disclosed Aug 20, 2026 · the report
- Rep. Thomas H. Kean (NJ07) bought EQT Corporation (EQT), $1K–$15KTraded Jul 7, 2026, disclosed Aug 18, 2026 · the report
Members report a value range, not an exact amount; the trade can be up to 45 days older than its report.
Executives who announced they are leaving
Paylocity (PCTY) · Aug 21, 2026
“On August 20, 2026, Craig Conway, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Paylocity Holding Corporation (the “Company”), notified the Board of his decision not to stand for re-election at the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders which is expected to be held on December 3, 2026.” 8-K
James River Group Holdings (JRVR) · Aug 21, 2026
“On August 20, 2026, Kirstin M. Gould advised James River Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) of her resignation as a director of the Company, effective immediately.” 8-K
BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ) · Aug 21, 2026
“On August 19, 2026, Paul Cichocki, Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer of BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company of his intent to retire from his current position with the Company, effective August 21, 2026.” 8-K
New Fortress Energy (NFE) · Aug 21, 2026
“On August 17, 2026, Christopher S. Guinta announced to New Fortress Energy Inc. (the “Company”) that he will resign from his role as Chief Financial Officer effective August 21, 2026.” 8-K
Synaptics (SYNA) · Aug 21, 2026
“On August 20, 2026, Ken Rizvi resigned from his position as the Chief Financial Officer of Synaptics Incorporated (the “Company”), effective immediately, to pursue a new opportunity.” 8-K
Dariohealth (DRIO) · Aug 21, 2026
“On August 20, 2026, the Company and Mr. Nelson entered into a separation agreement (the “Separation Agreement”), pursuant to which Mr. Nelson will cease to serve as the Company’s President and Chief Commercial Officer effective September 1, 2026, and his employment with the Company will terminate effective September 30, 2026 (the “Separation Date”).” 8-K
Nexgel (NXGL) · Aug 21, 2026
“Effective August 21, 2026 (the “ Separation Date ”), NexGel, Inc. (the “ Company ”) terminated Adam R. Levy’s employment as Chief Executive Officer without Cause (as defined in Mr. Levy’s Executive Employment Agreement, dated July 23, 2026), and Mr. Levy resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) and from all other officer, director, committee and fiduciary positions held by him with the Company…” 8-K
Waters Corporation (WAT) · Aug 21, 2026
“On August 17, 2026, Robert L. Carpio III notified Waters Corporation (the “Company”) of his decision to resign from his position as Senior Vice President, Waters Analytical Sciences Division to pursue other opportunities.” 8-K
The company's own words, from the opening sentence of its Form 8-K (Item 5.02).
5% stakes filed (Schedules 13D and 13G)
- Cascade Investment, L.L.C. filed an activist stake (13D) of 36.7% in Republic Services (RSG)Filed Aug 20, 2026 · SEC
- Advance/Newhouse Partnership filed an activist stake (13D) of 14.3% in Charter Communications (CHTR)Filed Aug 20, 2026 · SEC
- Liberty Broadband Corporation filed an activist stake (13D) in Charter Communications (CHTR)Filed Aug 21, 2026 · SEC
Largest federal contract awards
- General Dynamics (GD): $364MAug 20, 2026 · the award
- Palantir (PLTR): $86.3MAug 19, 2026 · the award
- Tutor Perini Corporation (TPC): $61.6MAug 20, 2026 · the award
- Palantir (PLTR): $45.8MAug 19, 2026 · the award
- Amentum (AMTM): $25.5MAug 18, 2026 · the award
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