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Insider Buy Cluster Buy September 7, 2023

Karaivanov Dimitar purchased ~$144K in Community Bank System, Inc. stock

Community Bank System, Inc. (CBU)  ·  EVP, Chief Operating Officer  ·  Data via SEC EDGAR Form 4

Verity Signals Research Published Updated

= insider buy date

90-day return

+7.3%

vs SPY +2.6%

CBU price after insider trade by Karaivanov Dimitar

Insider

Karaivanov Dimitar

Role

EVP, Chief Operating Officer

Transaction

Open-Market Purchase

Approx. Value

~$144K

Trade Date

Sep 7, 2023

Company

Community Bank System, Inc.

Ticker

CBU

Source

SEC EDGAR Form 4

Strong conviction signal

Scored above average across multiple factors. Roughly 15% of insider trades qualify as Strong.

~$144K purchase

A meaningful investment of personal capital. The average insider purchase is around $150K, putting this in the typical range for serious positions.

EVP, Chief Operating Officer

Senior executives have visibility into their division's pipeline and company health. Their trades carry weight because they understand the business from the inside.

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.

+7.3% in 90 days (S&P 500: +2.6%)

This trade beat the S&P 500 by 4.7 percentage points over 90 days. We track performance on every insider trade so you can see who consistently outperforms.

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Karaivanov Dimitar wasn't the only one buying.

2 insiders at Community Bank System, Inc. traded within the same 30-day window.

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On September 7, 2023, Karaivanov Dimitar — EVP, Chief Operating Officer of Community Bank System, Inc. — filed a Form 4 with the SEC disclosing an open-market purchase of approximately ~$144K in Community Bank System, Inc. (CBU) stock.

This transaction was part of a cluster — 2 insiders at Community Bank System, 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, CBU returned +7.3% versus +2.6% 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.

Signal strength Strong
Trade size ~$144K
Insider role EVP, Chief Operating Officer
Cluster 2 insiders
90-day return +7.3%
vs S&P 500 +4.7%

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?

Insiders can sell for many reasons (taxes, diversification, expenses), but they generally only buy for one: they think the stock is going up. That's why insider purchases are more predictive than sales.

What makes a trade "strong"?

We score trades on 15+ factors: the insider's role (CEO > director), trade size relative to their salary, whether other insiders also bought (clusters), and historical accuracy of the insider.

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