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Insider trades reported on SEC Form 4: when the people who run a company buy or sell its shares with their own money.
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.
- Buy (P) and Sell (S)
- Open-market purchases and sales. Gifts, option exercises and automatic tax withholding are left out because they say little about what the insider thinks.
- Value
- Shares times price, as reported on the filing.
- 10b5-1
- A trade made under a plan set up in advance. Planned sales are common and usually say less than an unplanned purchase.
- Late filing
- A Form 4 filed more than two business days after the trade.
- Vs. S&P 500
- How the stock did after the trade minus how the overall market did in the same weeks.
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
If the coach of a team bets his own allowance that his team will win, that tells you something. A Form 4 is the note a company boss must hand in whenever he buys or sells his own company's shares, so everyone can see it.
Data from public SEC filings and congressional reports. Information, not investment advice. Check every number against the filing linked on the page.
WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC): Insider Trades and Fund Holdings
In the past 12 months, WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP insiders reported 1 open-market purchase worth $4K and 16 sales worth $13.4M; 11 of the sales were reported as made under a 10b5-1 trading plan.
Timeline: news and trades
Company filings (8-K), insider trades, notices of planned sales (Form 144), Congress trades and fund moves in the past year, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2026Insider saleCFO Scott B. Flaherty sold $445,941
- Sep 14, 2026Insider saleCFO Scott B. Flaherty sold $1 million
- Sep 14, 2026Planned saleScott Flaherty (officer) filed notice to sell about $1.7 million around Sep 11, 2026
- Sep 11, 2026Insider saleCFO Scott B. Flaherty sold $167,360
- Sep 1, 2026Insider saleCEO Austin Chandler Willis sold $808,565 under a 10b5-1 plan (7 days after: completed an acquisition or sale of assets)
- Sep 1, 2026Planned saleAustin Willis (ceo) filed notice to sell about $807,900 around Sep 1, 2026
- Aug 31, 2026Insider saleExecutive Chair Charles F. Willis IV sold $21,180 (6 days after: completed an acquisition or sale of assets)
- Aug 26, 2026Insider saleExecutive Chair Charles F. Willis IV sold $859,777 under a 10b5-1 plan (1 days after: completed an acquisition or sale of assets)
- Aug 25, 2026NewsCompany reported: Completed an acquisition or sale of assets
- Aug 25, 2026Insider saleExecutive Chair Charles F. Willis IV sold $621,444 under a 10b5-1 plan (0 days after: completed an acquisition or sale of assets)
- Aug 24, 2026Insider saleExecutive Chair Charles F. Willis IV sold $920,431 under a 10b5-1 plan
- Aug 21, 2026Insider saleExecutive Chair Charles F. Willis IV sold $735,339 under a 10b5-1 plan
- Aug 20, 2026Insider saleExecutive Chair Charles F. Willis IV sold $879,908 under a 10b5-1 plan
- Aug 19, 2026Insider saleExecutive Chair Charles F. Willis IV sold $1.1 million under a 10b5-1 plan
- Aug 18, 2026Insider saleExecutive Chair Charles F. Willis IV sold $1.6 million under a 10b5-1 plan
- Aug 17, 2026Insider saleExecutive Chair Charles F. Willis IV sold $1.8 million under a 10b5-1 plan
- Aug 17, 2026Planned saleCharles F Willis IV (officer, director) filed notice to sell about $34.8 million around Aug 17, 2026
- Aug 14, 2026Insider saleSVP Clifton Dameron sold $200,894
- Aug 3, 2026Insider saleCEO Austin Chandler Willis sold $1.1 million under a 10b5-1 plan
- Jul 31, 2026Insider buyCFO Scott B. Flaherty bought $4,302
- Jul 1, 2026Insider saleCEO Austin Chandler Willis sold $1.2 million under a 10b5-1 plan
- Jun 30, 2026FundRenaissance Technologies cut 0% in Q2 2026 (13F filed Aug 13, 2026)
Recent insider trades
Open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S) from Form 4. Grants, option exercises and gifts are not shown. Latest filing: Sep 15, 2026.
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | Scott B. FlahertyCFO | ▼ SELL | $1.02M |
| Sep 15 | Scott B. FlahertyCFO | ▼ SELL | $446K |
| Sep 15 | Scott B. FlahertyCFO | ▼ SELL | $167K |
| Sep 3 | Austin Chandler WillisCEO | ▼ SELL10b5-1 | $809K |
| Sep 2 | Charles F. Willis IVExecutive Chair | ▼ SELL | $21K |
| Aug 27 | Charles F. Willis IVExecutive Chair | ▼ SELL10b5-1 | $860K |
| Aug 27 | Charles F. Willis IVExecutive Chair | ▼ SELL10b5-1 | $621K |
| Aug 24 | Charles F. Willis IVExecutive Chair | ▼ SELL10b5-1 | $920K |
| Aug 24 | Charles F. Willis IVExecutive Chair | ▼ SELL10b5-1 | $880K |
| Aug 24 | Charles F. Willis IVExecutive Chair | ▼ SELL10b5-1 | $735K |
Insiders who traded in the past year
| Insider | Role | Buys | Bought | Sells | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott B. Flaherty | CFO | 1 | $4K | 3 | $1.63M |
| Austin Chandler Willis | CEO | 0 | $0 | 3 | $3.07M |
| Charles F. Willis IV | Executive Chair | 0 | $0 | 9 | $8.52M |
| Clifton Dameron | SVP | 0 | $0 | 1 | $201K |
Buybacks and executive pay
WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP spent $3.8 million buying back its own shares in 2025.
From the company's XBRL data filed with the SEC. "Actually paid" is the SEC's pay-versus-performance measure, which counts changes in the value of stock awards. "Value of $100 invested" is the company's cumulative shareholder return as reported, usually measured from five years earlier. See all buybacks and CEO pay across companies.
19 Scott B. Flaherty (CFO), 2026-07-31. What the score means
A All 17 insider trades reported on time. How it is graded
Tracked funds that report WLFC
From each fund's latest 13F. Holdings are as of quarter end and are filed up to 45 days later.
| Fund | Shares | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Technologies | 197,697 | $45.2M | ▼ −0.1% |
Reading these numbers
Insiders sell for many reasons: taxes, diversification, a house. Purchases with their own money are rarer and are usually read as more informative. A Form 4 is due within two business days of the trade. How to read a Form 4 →