Big Tech CEO Insider Trading During The First Half of 2021
When CEOs of major companies are selling their shares, investors can’t help but notice.
After all, these decisions have a direct effect on the personal wealth of these insiders, which can say plenty about their convictions with respect to the future direction of the companies they run.
Considering that Big Tech stocks are some of the most popular holdings in today’s portfolios, and are backed by a collective $5.3 trillion in institutional investment, how do the CEOs of these organizations rank by their insider selling?
| CEO | Stock | Shares Sold H1 2021 | Value of Shares ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Bezos | Amazon (AMZN) | 2.0 million | $6,600 |
| Mark Zuckerberg | Facebook (FB) | 7.1 million | $2,200 |
| Satya Nadella | Microsoft (MSFT) | 278,694 | $65 |
| Sundar Pichai | Google (GOOGL) | 27,000 | $62 |
| Tim Cook | Apple (AAPL) | 0 | $0 |
Breaking Down Insider Trading, by CEO
Let’s dive into the insider trading activity of each Big Tech CEO:
Jeff Bezos
During the first half of 2021, Jeff Bezos sold 2 million shares of Amazon worth $6.6 billion.
This activity was spread across 15 different transactions, representing an average of $440 million per transaction. Altogether, this ranks him first by CEO insider selling, by total dollar proceeds. Bezos’s time as CEO of Amazon came to an end shortly after the half way mark for the year.
Mark Zuckerberg
In second place is Mark Zuckerberg, who has been significantly busier selling than the rest.
In the first half of 2021, he unloaded (Read more...)