Deer Aaron James purchased ~$67K in Columbia Banking System Inc stock
Columbia Banking System Inc (COLB) · Data via SEC EDGAR Form 4
Price Performance · 10 days before → 90 days after trade
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Trade Details · Public SEC Filing
Insider
Deer Aaron James
Role
—
Transaction
Open-Market Purchase
Approx. Value
~$67K
Trade Date
Jun 30, 2026
Company
Columbia Banking System Inc
Ticker
COLBSource
SEC EDGAR Form 4
Why This Trade Stands Out
Very Strong conviction signal
Scored in the top tier across multiple factors. Fewer than 5% of insider trades receive this rating.
~$67K purchase
A personal investment by a corporate insider. Even smaller trades can be meaningful when combined with other factors like timing and role.
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On June 30, 2026, Deer Aaron James — a corporate insider at Columbia Banking System Inc — filed a Form 4 with the SEC disclosing an open-market purchase of approximately ~$67K in Columbia Banking System Inc (COLB) stock.
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.
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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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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.
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