Matrix Capital Management Company, LP purchased ~$35M in Aura Biosciences, Inc. stock
Aura Biosciences, Inc. (AURA) · Data via SEC EDGAR Form 4
Price Performance · 10 days before → 90 days after trade
▲ = insider buy date
90-day return
+6.0%vs SPY -2.3%
Trade Details · Public SEC Filing
Insider
Matrix Capital Management Company, LP
Role
—
Transaction
Open-Market Purchase
Approx. Value
~$35M
Trade Date
Nov 2, 2021
Company
Aura Biosciences, Inc.
Ticker
AURASource
SEC EDGAR Form 4
Why This Trade Stands Out
Strong conviction signal
Scored above average across multiple factors. Roughly 15% of insider trades qualify as Strong.
~$35M purchase
Trades over $1M are rare. When insiders put this much of their own money on the line, they tend to have high conviction in their company's direction.
2 insiders traded in the same window
When multiple insiders independently buy within 30 days, it's called a cluster. Studies show clustered insider purchases outperform solo trades significantly, because several people with inside knowledge are reaching the same conclusion.
+6.0% in 90 days (S&P 500: -2.3%)
This trade beat the S&P 500 by 8.3 percentage points over 90 days. We track performance on every insider trade so you can see who consistently outperforms.
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Matrix Capital Management Company, LP wasn't the only one buying.
2 insiders at Aura Biosciences, Inc. traded within the same 30-day window.
See who else bought · FreeOn November 2, 2021, Matrix Capital Management Company, LP — a corporate insider at Aura Biosciences, Inc. — filed a Form 4 with the SEC disclosing an open-market purchase of approximately ~$35M in Aura Biosciences, Inc. (AURA) stock.
This transaction was part of a cluster — 2 insiders at Aura Biosciences, Inc. made open-market purchases within the same 30-day window. Cluster activity from multiple independent insiders is one of the most studied patterns in insider trading research.
Under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, corporate insiders must report all open-market stock transactions to the SEC within two business days. These filings — known as Form 4s — are publicly available on the SEC's EDGAR database. VeritySignals filters and scores the full Form 4 stream to surface high-conviction signals like this one.
In the 90 days following this trade, AURA returned +6.0% versus -2.3% for the S&P 500 over the same period.
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All data sourced from publicly available SEC Form 4 filings via EDGAR · Not financial advice · Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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How to Read Insider Trades
What is this?
When company executives buy or sell their own stock, they must report it to the SEC within 2 days. These public filings reveal what the people who know the company best are doing with their own money.
Why does it matter?
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