Insiders & Ownership
Follow the money inside the company: individual and institutional holders, fund ownership, major-holder breakdowns and the full transaction record.
Insiders & Ownership API
The Insiders & Ownership API provides detailed information on institutional and fund ownership, individual insider holdings, and recent insider transactions for publicly traded companies. Data is sourced from SEC filings (Forms 3, 4, 5, 13F, and 13D/G) and provides transparency into who owns and trades company shares.
/insiders/:ticker/activityProvides a 6-month summary of insider buying and selling activity. Includes counts of buy/sell transactions, total shares bought and sold, and net activity. Useful for gauging insider sentiment.
Path Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ticker | string | Required | Stock ticker symbol |
Examples:
https://api.axionquant.com/insiders/AAPL/activityhttps://api.axionquant.com/insiders/MSFT/activityKey Response Fields
period
Time window of the summary (always "6m" for six months)
buyInfoCount, sellInfoCount
Number of buy and sell transactions
buyInfoShares, sellInfoShares
Total shares bought and sold
buyPercentInsiderShares, sellPercentInsiderShares
Percentage of total insider shares represented by buys/sells
netInfoCount
Net number of transactions (buys minus sells)
netInfoShares
Net shares acquired (positive = net buying)
netPercentInsiderShares
Net shares as a percentage of total insider holdings
totalInsiderShares
Total shares held by insiders
Net Share Purchase Activity (Apple)
Request
1from axion import Axion
2client = Axion(api_key='axn_123')
3
4activity = client.insiders.activity('AAPL')
5print(activity)Response
{
"period": "6m",
"buyInfoCount": 8,
"buyInfoShares": 582428,
"buyPercentInsiderShares": 0.002,
"sellInfoCount": 7,
"sellInfoShares": 352873,
"sellPercentInsiderShares": 0.001,
"netInfoCount": 15,
"netInfoShares": 229555,
"netPercentInsiderShares": 0.001,
"totalInsiderShares": 250754720
}