U.S. corporate insider selling hits $77.6 billion in first half of 2026
Sales rose 20% from a year earlier to the second-fastest pace in more than 20 years, while insider buying remained subdued at $6.9 billion.
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The Yahoo Finance/Bloomberg article confirms every specific figure in the claim: $77.6B in insider selling for H1 2026, a 20% year-over-year increase, the second-fastest pace in over 20 years, and subdued insider buying of $6.9B. Futu News and oninvest.com independently corroborate the same figures, all tracing to a Bloomberg report. The numbers match exactly across multiple outlets.
Summary
U.S. corporate insiders sold $77.6 billion of shares in the first half of 2026, a 20% increase from a year earlier and the second-fastest pace recorded in more than 20 years, EPFR Global Market Intelligence said. Buying remained weak, with insiders purchasing $6.9 billion of stock compared with $6.7 billion a year earlier. EPFR analysts, including Winston Chua, said current valuations have not prompted executives to increase their holdings, suggesting elevated stock prices have done little to encourage insiders to buy more aggressively.
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