Chen Tim Chao-Ming purchased ~$256K in NerdWallet, Inc. stock
NerdWallet, Inc. (NRDS) · Chief Executive Officer · Data via SEC EDGAR Form 4
Price Performance · 10 days before → 90 days after trade
▲ = insider buy date
90-day return
+56.4%vs SPY +3.4%
Trade Details · Public SEC Filing
Insider
Chen Tim Chao-Ming
Role
Chief Executive Officer
Transaction
Open-Market Purchase
Approx. Value
~$256K
Trade Date
Sep 11, 2023
Company
NerdWallet, Inc.
Ticker
NRDSSource
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.
~$256K purchase
A meaningful investment of personal capital. The average insider purchase is around $150K, putting this in the typical range for serious positions.
Chief Executive Officer
CEOs have the deepest knowledge of company operations. Academic research shows CEO purchases outperform other insider trades by a wide margin.
+56.4% in 90 days (S&P 500: +3.4%)
This trade beat the S&P 500 by 53.0 percentage points over 90 days. We track performance on every insider trade so you can see who consistently outperforms.
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On September 11, 2023, Chen Tim Chao-Ming — Chief Executive Officer of NerdWallet, Inc. — filed a Form 4 with the SEC disclosing an open-market purchase of approximately ~$256K in NerdWallet, Inc. (NRDS) 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.
In the 90 days following this trade, NRDS returned +56.4% versus +3.4% 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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What is this?
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