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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.
Larry Ellison
Co-founder, chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle
- Full name
- Lawrence Joseph Ellison
- Born
- 1944, New York City
- Latest filing
- Oct 19, 2026
Who is Larry Ellison?
Ellison co-founded the company that became Oracle in 1977 and built it into one of the largest database and business-software makers. He was CEO until 2014 and has since been chairman and chief technology officer. He owns most of the Hawaiian island of Lanai and is a major investor in sailing and tennis.
Stock they own
| Stock | Shares | Price | Value | 52-week change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORCL ORACLE CORP | 1,158,232,353 | $137.10 | $158.8B | −$169.5B (−51.6%) |
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.
- ▼ SaleJul 16, 2024−3.8%sold before a fall
- ▼ SaleJul 16, 2024−4.2%sold before a fall
- ▼ SaleJul 15, 2024−3.9%sold before a fall
- ▼ SaleJul 15, 2024−4.4%sold before a fall
Purchases and sales
| Date | Stock | Type | Shares | Price | Value | How it went |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2024 | ORCL | ▼ SELL | 1,037,873 | $142.53 | $147.9M | −3.8% since |
| Jul 16, 2024 | ORCL | ▼ SELL | 87,127 | $143.17 | $12.5M | −4.2% since |
| Jul 15, 2024 | ORCL | ▼ SELL | 579,765 | $142.64 | $82.7M | −3.9% since |
| Jul 15, 2024 | ORCL | ▼ SELL | 81,871 | $143.45 | $11.7M | −4.4% since |
| Jul 15, 2024 | ORCL | ▼ SELL | 237,491 | $144.61 | $34.3M | −5.2% since |
| Jul 15, 2024 | ORCL | ▼ SELL | 191,252 | $145.34 | $27.8M | −5.7% since |
| Jul 15, 2024 | ORCL | ▼ SELL | 34,621 | $146.30 | $5.06M | −6.3% since |
"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2025 | ORCL | Exercised options | 1,500,000 | 1,153,232,353 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | ORCL | Exercised options | 5,000,000 | 1,158,232,353 |
| Jul 9, 2025 | ORCL | Exercised options | 2,500,000 | 1,148,232,353 |
| Jul 9, 2025 | ORCL | Exercised options | 2,500,000 | 1,150,732,353 |
| Jul 9, 2025 | ORCL | Exercised options | 1,000,000 | 1,151,732,353 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | ORCL | Exercised options | 1,125,000 | 1,146,857,353 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | ORCL | Exercised options | 1,125,000 | 1,146,857,353 |
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.