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How to read it
- Form 4
- The form a company insider (officer, director or owner of more than 10%) must file with the SEC within two business days of buying or selling the company's shares.
- 13F
- A quarterly list of U.S. stocks held by an investment manager with more than $100 million, filed within 45 days after each quarter ends.
- STOCK Act
- A 2012 law that requires members of Congress to report stock trades by themselves, a spouse or a dependent child within 45 days.
A real example
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.
Explain it like I'm 13
We read the long, boring forms that grown-ups file with the government and tell you what they say in normal words.
Data from public SEC filings and congressional reports. Information, not investment advice. Check every number against the filing linked on the page.
Jim Walton
Son of Walmart founder Sam Walton; part of the family that controls Walmart
- Full name
- James Carr Walton
- Born
- 1948, Newport, Arkansas
- Latest filing
- Dec 19, 2024
Who is Jim Walton?
Jim Walton is the youngest son of Sam Walton, who opened the first Walmart in 1962. He led the family’s Arvest Bank for many years and sat on Walmart’s board until 2016. The Walton family together owns a large share of Walmart, mostly through Walton Enterprises and family trusts.
Stock they own
| Stock | Shares | Price | Value | 52-week change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMT Walmart Inc. | 31,521,372 | $107.98 | $3.40B | +$151.9M (+4.7%) |
Shares are the amounts reported as owned after their latest Form 4 for each company, directly and through trusts or other entities. Value uses the latest weekly price we hold. The 52-week change is what the same number of shares gained or lost in value; it is not their profit, because founders' cost is not disclosed and options and other holdings are not included.
Their trades on the chart
Each purchase (▲) and sale (▼) on the stock's weekly price. Green worked out (a purchase that rose, or a sale before a fall), red went against them, and hollow markers are purchases still held.
- ▼ SaleSep 19, 2024+38.3%sold before a rise
- ▼ SaleSep 19, 2024+37.3%sold before a rise
- ▼ SaleSep 17, 2024+37.2%sold before a rise
- ▼ SaleSep 17, 2024+35.3%sold before a rise
Purchases and sales
| Date | Stock | Type | Shares | Price | Value | How it went |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 247,783 | $78.08 | $19.3M | +38.3% since |
| Sep 19, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 111,833 | $78.62 | $8.79M | +37.3% since |
| Sep 17, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 1,064,321 | $78.73 | $83.8M | +37.2% since |
| Sep 17, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 739,679 | $79.83 | $59.0M | +35.3% since |
| Sep 12, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 931,078 | $79.46 | $74.0M | +35.9% since |
| Sep 12, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 2,922 | $79.87 | $233K | +35.2% since |
| Sep 9, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 4,057,369 | $77.20 | $313.2M | +39.9% since |
| Sep 6, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 1,687,471 | $76.70 | $129.4M | +40.8% since |
| Sep 6, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 1,386 | $77.31 | $107K | +39.7% since |
| Sep 5, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 2,366,946 | $76.96 | $182.2M | +40.3% since |
| Sep 5, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 8,617 | $77.42 | $667K | +39.5% since |
| Sep 4, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 4,078,041 | $77.17 | $314.7M | +39.9% since |
| Sep 3, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 2,708,269 | $77.37 | $209.6M | +39.6% since |
| Sep 3, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 894 | $77.80 | $70K | +38.8% since |
| Jun 14, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 1,244,347 | $66.63 | $82.9M | +62.1% since |
| Jun 13, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 750,000 | $66.52 | $49.9M | +62.3% since |
| Jun 12, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 40,974 | $66.79 | $2.74M | +61.7% since |
| Jun 11, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 1,345,179 | $66.74 | $89.8M | +61.8% since |
| Jun 10, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 3,629,933 | $66.80 | $242.5M | +61.6% since |
| Jun 10, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 3,867 | $67.30 | $260K | +60.5% since |
| Jun 7, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 1,177,230 | $66.06 | $77.8M | +63.4% since |
| Jun 7, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 72,770 | $66.86 | $4.87M | +61.5% since |
| May 30, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 933,000 | $64.92 | $60.6M | +66.3% since |
| May 28, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 1,562,239 | $65.00 | $101.5M | +66.1% since |
| May 24, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 982,038 | $65.39 | $64.2M | +65.1% since |
| May 23, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 1,132,123 | $65.02 | $73.6M | +66.1% since |
| May 17, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 3,540,250 | $64.55 | $228.5M | +67.3% since |
| Mar 14, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 345,000 | $60.93 | $21.0M | +77.2% since |
| Mar 1, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 500,000 | $58.39 | $29.2M | n/a |
| Feb 29, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 1,570,000 | $58.74 | $92.2M | n/a |
| Feb 26, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 2,000 | $58.78 | $118K | n/a |
| Feb 23, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 4,380,717 | $175.72 | $769.8M | n/a |
| Feb 23, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 379,952 | $176.71 | $67.1M | n/a |
| Feb 23, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 134,440 | $177.44 | $23.9M | n/a |
| Feb 22, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 588,482 | $174.01 | $102.4M | n/a |
| Feb 22, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 842,633 | $175.01 | $147.5M | n/a |
| Feb 22, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 558,907 | $173.40 | $96.9M | n/a |
| Feb 21, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 976,981 | $173.51 | $169.5M | n/a |
| Feb 21, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 861,153 | $174.11 | $149.9M | n/a |
| Feb 21, 2024 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 100,591 | $175.02 | $17.6M | n/a |
| Dec 29, 2023 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 2,406,081 | $157.72 | $379.5M | n/a |
| Dec 28, 2023 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 539,437 | $157.78 | $85.1M | n/a |
| Dec 19, 2023 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 342,956 | $155.03 | $53.2M | n/a |
| Dec 18, 2023 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 159,823 | $155.00 | $24.8M | n/a |
| Dec 6, 2023 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 221 | $155.80 | $34K | n/a |
| Nov 29, 2023 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 420,000 | $156.04 | $65.5M | n/a |
| Nov 27, 2023 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 157,392 | $156.70 | $24.7M | n/a |
| Nov 27, 2023 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 189,208 | $157.09 | $29.7M | n/a |
| Nov 24, 2023 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 289,027 | $155.30 | $44.9M | n/a |
| Nov 24, 2023 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 200,304 | $155.88 | $31.2M | n/a |
| Nov 22, 2023 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 261,263 | $154.77 | $40.4M | n/a |
| Nov 22, 2023 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 2,200 | $155.69 | $343K | n/a |
| Nov 21, 2023 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 269,024 | $155.63 | $41.9M | n/a |
| Nov 21, 2023 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 616,146 | $156.35 | $96.3M | n/a |
| Nov 20, 2023 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 90,436 | $155.90 | $14.1M | n/a |
| Nov 17, 2023 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 265,717 | $155.45 | $41.3M | n/a |
| Nov 17, 2023 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 157,776 | $156.54 | $24.7M | n/a |
| Nov 17, 2023 | WMT | ▼ SELL | 9,507 | $157.24 | $1.49M | n/a |
"How it went": for a purchase, the change from the price paid to the price at their next sale of the same stock ("at sale") or to the latest price ("still held"). For a sale, the stock's change since; a fall means the sale came before a drop. Uses the prices in the filings and our latest weekly price.
Gifts, option exercises and other changes
| Date | Stock | What happened | Shares | Owned after |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2024 | WMT | Other | 3,002,673,393 | 0 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | WMT | Other | 603,989,702 | 0 |
| Sep 18, 2024 | WMT | Other | 1,630,000 | 604,349,318 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | WMT | Other | 993,000 | 607,783,318 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | WMT | Other | 2,067,000 | 608,776,318 |
| Sep 11, 2024 | WMT | Other | 211,000 | 611,777,318 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | WMT | Other | 1,912,000 | 616,045,687 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | WMT | Gift | 406,000 | 31,521,372 |
| Sep 4, 2024 | WMT | Other | 4,401,000 | 626,100,148 |
| Sep 4, 2024 | WMT | Other | 406,000 | 31,927,372 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | WMT | Other | 308,000 | 633,210,311 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | WMT | Other | 234,000 | 641,782,611 |
| May 24, 2024 | WMT | Other | 1,878,000 | 645,493,888 |
| Mar 12, 2024 | WMT | Other | 335,000 | 652,389,261 |
| Mar 6, 2024 | WMT | Other | 343,000 | 652,724,261 |
| Mar 1, 2024 | WMT | Other | 1,258,000 | 653,567,261 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | WMT | Other | 25,000 | 230,568,461 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | WMT | Other | 4,000 | 230,936,417 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | WMT | Other | 80,000 | 231,100,240 |
| Dec 12, 2023 | WMT | Gift | 197,000 | 10,507,124 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | WMT | Other | 199,500 | 231,180,240 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | WMT | Other | 197,000 | 10,704,124 |
| Dec 6, 2023 | WMT | Other | 135,000 | 231,379,961 |
| Nov 29, 2023 | WMT | Other | 60,000 | 231,934,961 |
| Nov 20, 2023 | WMT | Other | 938,000 | 233,979,525 |
Examples
Founders often sell stock on a schedule set months in advance (a 10b5-1 plan) to pay taxes or diversify, so a sale is not always a sign of doubt. A large open-market purchase with their own money is rarer and usually says more. In January 2016, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon bought 500,000 JPMorgan shares, about $26 million, and the purchase was widely read as confidence in the bank.
Explain it like I'm 13
Imagine the founder of your favorite game company owns a giant pile of its shares. Each time they sell some, give some away, or buy more, they must tell the government within two business days. This page adds up those notes so you can see how big the pile is and what they have been doing with it.
From public SEC filings. Information, not investment advice. Values are estimates at the latest weekly price.