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Basic Materials Insider Trading Activity

Every SEC Form 4 insider transaction reported by Basic Materials companies — chemicals, metals, mining, and forestry — sourced directly from SEC EDGAR and updated as new filings are accepted.

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Quick Answer

Are Basic Materials insiders buying or selling?

Basic Materials insiders reported 3,330 open-market buys ($4.4B) and 6,282 sells ($18.9B) across 9,612 Form 4 filings from 249 companies — a net selling position of $14.5B.

Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4

Key Statistics (as of Sep 3, 2026)

Total Form 4 filings
9,612
SEC EDGAR
Companies
249
Insider buys (3,330)
$4.4B
Insider sells (6,282)
$18.9B

Sector sentiment

Net selling

Net insider flow of $14.5B in net selling across 2,235 insider filers.

Most active Basic Materials companies

#CompanyForm 4 filings
1NEMNEWMONT Corp /DE/377
2ECLECOLAB INC.179
3IFFINTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC179
4SMGSCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO164
5CMTCORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC161
6NGNOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC149
7NUENUCOR CORP141
8GEVOGevo, Inc.138
9EXPEAGLE MATERIALS INC131
10KALUKAISER ALUMINUM CORP129

Recent Basic Materials insider transactions

DateTickerInsiderTypeValue
Sep 3, 2026BIOFChris J KneppersDirectorSale$91.0K
Sep 3, 2026AUGOMauad Bruno SousaDirectorPurchase$81.1
Sep 3, 2026DYNRNICHOL GARETH10% OwnerPurchase$0
Sep 3, 2026AMRZJan Philipp JenischChairman & CEOPurchase$1.3M
Sep 3, 2026MTRNEmily M LiggettDirectorSale$235.2K
Sep 3, 2026SMIDAshley B SmithChief Executive OfficerPurchase$9.8K
Sep 3, 2026AUGOMauad Bruno SousaDirectorSale$10.4M
Sep 2, 2026IAUXJohn Arthur BegemanDirectorSale$33.4K
Sep 2, 2026ZNBHRT FINANCIAL LP10% OwnerSale$1.5K
Sep 2, 2026UAMYLloyd BardswichDir, EVP & Chief Mining EngPurchase$92.7K
Sep 1, 2026AUGOMauad Bruno SousaDirectorPurchase$8.1M
Sep 1, 2026UAMYJoseph A CarrabbaDirectorPurchase$100.5K
Sep 1, 2026KOPLeroy M BallCEOSale$183.8K
Sep 1, 2026AARenato BacchiEVP & Chief Commercial OfficerSale$35.7K
Sep 1, 2026TMQSouth32 Ltd10% OwnerSale$17.8M
Sep 1, 2026SCCOBonilla Luis Miguel PalominoDirectorSale$87.0K
Sep 1, 2026MTRNVinod M KhilnaniDirectorSale$470.3K
Aug 31, 2026UAMYBlaise A. AguirreDirectorPurchase$7.0K
Aug 31, 2026CBTSean D KeohanePresident and CEOSale$11.5M
Aug 31, 2026HWKNJeffrey P. OldenkampEXECUTIVE VP AND CFOPurchase$153.5K

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Basic Materials insider trading FAQ

Are Basic Materials insiders buying or selling?

Across 9,612 SEC Form 4 filings in the Basic Materials sector, insiders reported 3,330 open-market purchases totaling $4.4B and 6,282 sales totaling $18.9B. That is a net selling position of $14.5B.

Which Basic Materials companies have the most insider activity?

NEWMONT Corp /DE/ (NEM), ECOLAB INC. (ECL), INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC (IFF), SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG), CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC (CMT) lead the Basic Materials sector by Form 4 filing count.

How many companies file Form 4s in the Basic Materials sector?

249 Basic Materials companies have reported SEC Form 4 insider transactions on Trabud, from 2,235 distinct insider filers — officers, directors, 10%+ owners, and investment groups filing jointly.

Where does Trabud get Basic Materials insider trading data?

Directly from SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings. Every transaction on this page is a real filing accepted by the SEC, updated as new filings arrive.

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