Kirban Michael purchased ~$969K in The Vita Coco Company, Inc. stock
The Vita Coco Company, Inc. (COCO) · See Remarks · Data via SEC EDGAR Form 4
Price Performance · 10 days before → 90 days after trade
▲ = insider buy date
90-day return
-16.5%vs SPY -9.3%
Trade Details · Public SEC Filing
Insider
Kirban Michael
Role
See Remarks
Transaction
Open-Market Purchase
Approx. Value
~$969K
Trade Date
Dec 10, 2021
Company
The Vita Coco Company, Inc.
Ticker
COCOSource
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.
~$969K purchase
A significant position. Insiders who invest $500K+ of their own money typically have strong views on their company's near-term outlook.
See Remarks
Corporate insiders must file trades with the SEC within 2 business days. Their unique access to non-public information makes these filings valuable data points.
3 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.
-16.5% in 90 days (S&P 500: -9.3%)
This trade underperformed the S&P 500 by 7.2 percentage points. Not every insider trade wins. We track all of them so you can focus on the insiders with the best records.
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Kirban Michael wasn't the only one buying.
3 insiders at The Vita Coco Company, Inc. traded within the same 30-day window.
See who else bought · FreeOn December 10, 2021, Kirban Michael — See Remarks of The Vita Coco Company, Inc. — filed a Form 4 with the SEC disclosing an open-market purchase of approximately ~$969K in The Vita Coco Company, Inc. (COCO) stock.
This transaction was part of a cluster — 3 insiders at The Vita Coco Company, 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, COCO returned -16.5% versus -9.3% 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
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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.
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