PSUS insider buys $196 million, and the week's other big purchases
The week's notable insider trades and Congress reports, from SEC filings.
By Sepehr Parsa · Founder and editor, WallStPalThe week in one paragraph
Selling outweighed buying, as it does most weeks: insiders reported 302 purchases worth $383.9 million and 653 sales worth $3.32 billion, 48% of the sales under pre-arranged 10b5-1 plans. The largest purchase was at PSUS, where William A. Ackman bought $196 million. 3 companies had several insiders buying.
Biggest insider buys
PSUS chief executive William A. Ackman bought 4,000,000 shares for $196 million, opening a new position.
PSUS chief executive William A. Ackman bought 897,171 shares for $44.9 million, opening a new position.
PSUS chief investment officer Ryan Israel bought 500,000 shares for $25 million, opening a new position.
PSUS president Ben Hakim bought 350,000 shares for $17.5 million, opening a new position.
PSUS director Nicholas Anthony Botta bought 250,000 shares for $12.5 million, opening a new position.
Several insiders buying
PSUS: 7 insiders bought a combined $311 million in the 30 days to this week.
LW: 4 insiders bought a combined $16.6 million in the 30 days to this week.
AVLN: 2 insiders bought a combined $15 million in the 30 days to this week.
Largest sales
CAR: Pentwater Capital Management LP sold $1.02 billion.
CAR: Pentwater Capital Management LP sold $509.4 million.
SXT: Winder Pte. Ltd. sold $233.4 million.
Congress trades reported this week
Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11): sell of FULT, $100K–$250K, traded 2026-04-17.
Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11): sell of FULT, $100K–$250K, traded 2026-04-17.
Rep. Tim Moore (R-NC-14): sell of LGIH, $100K–$250K, traded 2026-03-26.
Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11): sell of FULT, $50K–$100K, traded 2026-04-23.
Rep. Tim Moore (R-NC-14): sell of HOG, $50K–$100K, traded 2026-04-07.
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Sources
- Form 4: William A. Ackman, PSUS · filed 2026-05-01
- Form 4: William A. Ackman, PSUS · filed 2026-05-01
- Form 4: Ryan Israel, PSUS · filed 2026-05-01
- Form 4: Ben Hakim, PSUS · filed 2026-05-01
- Form 4: Nicholas Anthony Botta, PSUS · filed 2026-05-01
- Form 4: Pentwater Capital Management LP, CAR · filed 2026-04-28
- Form 4: Pentwater Capital Management LP, CAR · filed 2026-04-28
- Form 4: Winder Pte. Ltd., SXT · filed 2026-05-01
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- STOCK Act
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In January 2016, when bank stocks were falling, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon bought 500,000 JPMorgan shares with his own money, worth about $26 million. His Form 4 made the purchase public within days, and investors read it as a strong sign of confidence.
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