Insider Buying Report: July 2026

Every open-market insider purchase disclosed to the SEC in July 2026, with executive buying kept separate from fund and 10%-owner flows.

Data as of Aug 1 · Source: SEC EDGAR

Executive buying

$69.2M

officers + directors · 548 buys

10%-owner & institutional

$746.0M

funds, PE, IPO/financing

Companies bought

154

by executives

Executives buying

293

distinct individuals

July 2026 in one paragraph

In July 2026, 293 U.S. company officers and directors bought $69.2M of their own stock on the open market, across 154 companies. Separately, 10%-owners and institutions filed $746.0M, largely IPO and financing positions rather than open-market conviction.

As of Aug 1. Source: Tracefour, SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings.

Biggest executive buys · July 2026

  1. 1VFLEXPECK MICHAEL D$5.0M
  2. 2ZSTKHeinrich Michael$3.5M
  3. 3STFSZHANG PINGTING$2.6M
  4. 4BNRHan Yusheng$2.0M
  5. 5GLOOGreen Derek Todd$2.0M
  6. 6BBDBueno Julio Cesar$2.0M
  7. 7ACIMoriarty Thomas M$2.0M
  8. 8BNRHan Yusheng$1.9M
  9. 9VFLEXCHAD EISENBERG$1.5M
  10. 10FSBCPerry-Smith Robert Truxtun$1.4M

Most-bought by executives · July 2026

  1. 1VFLEXFIRST TRUST ALTERNATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FUND2 buyers$6.5M
  2. 2BNRBurning Rock Biotech Ltd1 buyer$6.2M
  3. 3WBXWallbox N.V.4 buyers$5.0M
  4. 4CLBKColumbia Financial, Inc.16 buyers$4.8M
  5. 5GGALGRUPO FINANCIERO GALICIA SA1 buyer$4.3M
  6. 6ZSTKZeroStack Corp.1 buyer$3.5M
  7. 7STFSStar Fashion Culture Holdings Ltd1 buyer$2.6M
  8. 8GLOOGloo Holdings, Inc.2 buyers$2.5M
  9. 9ACIAlbertsons Companies, Inc.2 buyers$2.4M
  10. 10IPXIPERIONX Ltd2 buyers$2.4M

Biggest 10%-owner & institutional buys · July 2026

Funds, PE and strategic holders. These are often IPO or private-placement positions, not open-market conviction.

  1. 1JEFSUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.$318.7M
  2. 2FINSMetLife Investment Management, LLC$40.0M
  3. 3SCTXAghazadeh Behzad$35.0M
  4. 4TYGPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC$30.0M
  5. 5TYGPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC$30.0M
  6. 6AVRL1 Capital Pty Ltd$28.8M
  7. 7LNBIXLincoln Financial Investments Corp$25.0M
  8. 8LIMEUber Technologies, Inc$20.0M
  9. 9STDNDecisive Point Group, LLC$19.1M
  10. 10SCTXORBIMED ADVISORS LLC$15.0M

How July 2026's buys have played out

Price change from each trade to the most recent close, for the month's largest executive buys and sells.

Executives bought

+3.2% median since

21 stocks · 57% now higher

Executives sold

-1.0% median since

18 stocks · 50% now higher

Gained since the buy
  • LILALiberty Latin America Ltd.
    Bought ~$7.00 (Jun 25)→ $8.10
    +15.7%
  • CAICaris Life Sciences, Inc.
    Bought ~$14.55 (May 15)→ $16.09
    +10.6%
  • EWSBEWSB Bancorp, Inc.
    Bought ~$9.50 (Jun 29)→ $10.50
    +10.5%
  • CMCCOMMERCIAL METALS Co
    Bought ~$62.64 (Jul 10)→ $68.09
    +8.7%
  • RHRH
    Bought ~$163.20 (Jun 29)→ $176.14
    +7.9%
Fell since the buy
  • CRDFCardiff Oncology, Inc.
    Bought ~$1.31 (Jul 14)→ $0.81
    -38.2%
  • CREXCREATIVE REALITIES, INC.
    Bought ~$4.13 (Jun 30)→ $3.14
    -24.0%
  • WBXWallbox N.V.
    Bought ~$3.82 (Jun 30)→ $3.18
    -16.8%
  • IPXIPERIONX Ltd
    Bought ~$24.67 (Jul 13)→ $21.54
    -12.7%
  • UUUUENERGY FUELS INC
    Bought ~$12.86 (Jul 7)→ $11.71
    -8.9%

Price change from the market close on the disclosed trade date to the most recent close. Stocks that split in between are excluded. Cohort figures are medians across the month's largest trades (small sample). Historical price movement only, not a prediction, signal, or recommendation.

Repeat buyers of July 2026

Executives who made two or more open-market buys of $100K+ during July 2026, ranked by the median price change since each buy. Every name links to their full filing history.

Strongest track records
Weakest track records

Median price change from each buy's trade-date close to the most recent close. Buys under 7 days old and stocks that split in between are excluded. A track record is past filings and price history, not a prediction of an insider's future trades or of stock performance.

Cite this report

U.S. company officers and directors bought $69.2M of their own companies' stock across 154 companies in July 2026, according to SEC Form 4 filings aggregated by Tracefour.

Method: open-market purchases (code P) by officers and directors, one row per economic trade, from public EDGAR filings. Source link for attribution: https://tracefour.com/insider-trading-statistics/2026-07

Questions & answers

How much stock did company insiders buy in July 2026?
In July 2026, U.S. company officers and directors bought $69.2M of their own companies' stock on the open market, across 154 companies. A further $746.0M was filed by 10%-owners and institutions, largely IPO and financing positions rather than open-market conviction buys.
What was the biggest insider buy in July 2026?
The largest open-market executive purchase disclosed in July 2026 was PECK MICHAEL D's $5.0M buy of VFLEX (FIRST TRUST ALTERNATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FUND), filed with the SEC on Form 4.
Which sectors did executives buy the most in July 2026?
The most executive buying in July 2026 by dollar value was in Finance & Insurance: $19.7M, about 29% of the month's executive purchases.
Does a stock go up after insiders buy it?
Not reliably. Insider buying is one public data point, not a forecast. Historically some stocks rise after insider purchases and others fall. Tracefour shows what was filed and how prices have moved since. It does not predict prices or give investment advice.
Data sourced from public SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings. Not investment advice.