LYCA insider buys $35.2 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 219 purchases worth $227.4 million and 458 sales worth $848.1 million, 52% of the sales under pre-arranged 10b5-1 plans. The largest purchase was at LYCA, where Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners III, L.P. bought $35.2 million. 3 companies had several insiders buying.
Biggest insider buys
LYCA 10% owner Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners III, L.P. bought 1,952,705 shares for $35.2 million, adding 40% to their holding.
MSM director Mitchell Jacobson bought 250,000 shares for $29 million, adding 11% to their holding.
RAPP director James Healy bought 969,480 shares for $20.4 million, opening a new position.
CRBG 10% owner Nippon Life Insurance Co bought 595,609 shares for $20.2 million.
GPI 10% owner Conifer Management, LLC bought 45,000 shares for $10.8 million.
Several insiders buying
MSM: 2 insiders bought a combined $29 million in the 30 days to this week.
BPRE: 3 insiders bought a combined $27.7 million in the 30 days to this week.
RAPP: 7 insiders bought a combined $22 million in the 30 days to this week.
Largest sales
DVA: Berkshire Hathaway Inc sold $69 million.
HLT: Kevin J. Jacobs sold $53.8 million.
TALO: Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold $45.8 million.
Congress trades reported this week
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX-17): sell of AAPL, $250K–$500K, traded 2026-10-02 (spouse).
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX-17): sell of COST, $250K–$500K, traded 2026-10-02 (spouse).
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX-17): sell of MSFT, $250K–$500K, traded 2026-10-02 (spouse).
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX-17): sell of COST, $100K–$250K, traded 2026-10-13.
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX-17): sell of GOOG, $100K–$250K, traded 2026-10-02 (spouse).
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Sources
- Form 4: Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners III, L.P., LYCA · filed 2026-10-27
- Form 4: Mitchell Jacobson, MSM · filed 2026-10-27
- Form 4: James Healy, RAPP · filed 2026-10-30
- Form 4: Nippon Life Insurance Co, CRBG · filed 2026-10-27
- Form 4: Conifer Management, LLC, GPI · filed 2026-10-26
- Form 4: Berkshire Hathaway Inc, DVA · filed 2026-10-29
- Form 4: Kevin J. Jacobs, HLT · filed 2026-10-30
- Form 4: Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V., TALO · filed 2026-10-27
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- Form 4
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