What the executives and directors of Wells Fargo actually did with their own shares, decoded from three years of SEC Form 4 filings.
The tape: three years of insider trades
Every marker sits at the exact price reported on the Form 4. The line is the monthly median of all prices insiders reported, so the chart needs no market feed; the gray strip is routine flow (vestings, tax withholding, gifts) that headlines love to miscount as selling.
Where the shares went, last 12 months
Every Form 4 movement decomposed: what flowed in (grants, vested equity, purchases) and what flowed out (tax withholding, plan sales, discretionary sales, gifts). Counted in shares, because grants carry no price.
Skin in the game
Directly held shares as reported after each trade, indexed to 100 five years back. Direct holdings only: trust and family-entity positions are per-entity in the filings and do not sum honestly, so this chart refuses to guess. The steps are the trades.
Who holds what
| Insider | Role | Shares held | Buys 12 m | Sales 12 m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHARF CHARLES W Chairman and CEO | CEO | 1.5M | — | — |
| Santomassimo Michael P. Sr. EVP & CFO | CFO | 569.2K | — | — |
| Powell Scott SEVP & Chief Operating Officer | COO | 451.1K | — | — |
| Weiss Jonathan G. Sr. Executive Vice President | Officer | 372.2K | — | — |
| Flowers Derek A. Sr. EVP and Chief Risk Officer | Officer | 341.7K | — | — |
| Van Beurden Saul Sr. Executive Vice President | Officer | 306.6K | — | — |
| Sommers Barry Sr. Executive Vice President | Officer | 285.9K | — | — |
| Patterson Ellen R Sr. EVP and General Counsel | Officer | 266.8K | — | $5.2M |
| Williams Ather III Sr. Executive Vice President | Officer | 244.9K | — | — |
| Rivas Fernando Sr. Executive Vice President | Officer | 177.4K | — | — |
| Hranicky Kyle G Sr. Executive Vice President | Officer | 159.4K | — | — |
| Santos Kleber Sr. Executive Vice President | Officer | 140.8K | — | $2.2M |
| Ling Bei Sr. Executive Vice President | Officer | 140.4K | — | — |
| Fercho Kristy Sr. Executive Vice President | Officer | 104.9K | — | — |
Open-market trade log
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | Engle Bridget E. (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 30K | $87.10 | $2.6M |
| 2026-02-26 | Patterson Ellen R (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 60K | $87.40 | $5.2M |
| 2026-02-20 | Santos Kleber (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 25K | $87.72 | $2.2M |
| 2024-10-16 | Williams Ather III (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 60K | $63.70 | $3.8M |
| 2024-10-14 | Van Beurden Saul (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 35K | $61.99 | $2.2M |
| 2023-11-09 | DAVIS RICHARD K (Director) | Open-market buy | 3,500 | $41.22 | $144K |
| 2023-03-16 | Norwood Felicia F (Director) | Open-market buy | 77 | $18.85 | $1K |
| 2023-02-23 | Santos Kleber (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 34.7K | $46.27 | $1.6M |
| 2022-12-22 | Patterson Ellen R (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 2 | $40.64 | $81 |
| 2022-11-08 | Patterson Ellen R (Officer) | Open-market buy | 8 | $47.20 | $378 |
| 2022-10-18 | Norwood Felicia F (Director) | Open-market buy | 5 | $17.84 | $89 |
| 2022-10-18 | Norwood Felicia F (Director) | Open-market buy | 6 | $18.00 | $108 |
| 2022-08-01 | Norwood Felicia F (Director) | Open-market buy | 1 | $1276.63 | $1K |
| 2022-08-01 | Norwood Felicia F (Director) | Open-market buy | 9 | $18.93 | $170 |
| 2022-07-27 | Patterson Ellen R (Officer) | Open-market buy | 89 | $42.86 | $4K |
| 2022-05-03 | Santos Kleber (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 22.7K | $44.44 | $1M |
| 2020-11-19 | Van Beurden Saul (Officer) | Open-market buy | 60 | $26.18 | $2K |
| 2020-03-13 | NOSKI CHARLES H (Director) | Open-market buy | 20K | $29.53 | $591K |
| 2020-03-13 | SCHARF CHARLES W (CEO) | Open-market buy | 173K | $28.69 | $5M |
| 2020-02-28 | DALEY WILLIAM M (Officer) | Open-market buy | 5,500 | $40.99 | $225K |
| 2020-02-28 | DALEY WILLIAM M (Officer) | Open-market buy | 5,600 | $40.99 | $230K |
| 2019-05-13 | Pelos Petros G (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 28.3K | $46.51 | $1.3M |
| 2018-08-17 | Modjtabai Avid (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 100K | $58.71 | $5.9M |
| 2018-08-13 | Hardison Hope A. (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 25K | $58.01 | $1.5M |
| 2018-05-24 | Pelos Petros G (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 25.6K | $54.76 | $1.4M |
| 2018-02-12 | SARGENT RONALD (Director) | Open-market buy | 9,000 | $55.98 | $504K |
| 2017-12-04 | Loughlin Michael J (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 17.5K | $57.80 | $1M |
| 2017-11-30 | LEVY RICHARD (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 97K | $56.47 | $5.5M |
| 2017-11-30 | Shrewsberry John R. (CFO) | Discretionary sale | 70K | $56.90 | $4M |
| 2017-11-17 | Codel Franklin R (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 5,393 | $54.19 | $292K |
| 2017-06-12 | Pelos Petros G (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 24.7K | $54.07 | $1.3M |
| 2017-06-09 | CARROLL DAVID M (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 27.6K | $53.28 | $1.5M |
| 2017-06-08 | Mack Mary T (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 39K | $52.58 | $2M |
| 2017-06-07 | Hardison Hope A. (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 20K | $52.07 | $1M |
| 2017-06-01 | Loughlin Michael J (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 20K | $52.16 | $1M |
| 2017-05-05 | SARGENT RONALD (Director) | Open-market buy | 9,050 | $55.15 | $499K |
| 2017-04-28 | Modjtabai Avid (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 100K | $54.21 | $5.4M |
| 2017-04-17 | SANGER STEPHEN W (Director) | Open-market buy | 58.3K | $51.65 | $3M |
| 2017-04-17 | SLOAN TIMOTHY J (CEO) | Open-market buy | 39K | $51.65 | $2M |
| 2017-04-12 | BUFFETT WARREN E (10% owner) | Discretionary sale | 2.3M | $53.38 | $124.4M |
| 2017-04-11 | BUFFETT WARREN E (10% owner) | Discretionary sale | 3.5M | $53.76 | $188M |
| 2017-04-10 | BUFFETT WARREN E (10% owner) | Discretionary sale | 1.3M | $54.71 | $71.4M |
| 2017-03-03 | CARROLL DAVID M (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 117.7K | $59.02 | $6.9M |
| 2016-08-08 | SLOAN TIMOTHY J (COO) | Discretionary sale | 20.5K | $48.92 | $1M |
| 2016-05-03 | Quigley James H. (Director) | Open-market buy | 2,000 | $49.97 | $100K |
| 2016-04-27 | STROTHER JAMES M (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 40K | $50.77 | $2M |
| 2016-04-27 | Modjtabai Avid (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 55K | $50.77 | $2.8M |
| 2016-04-22 | CARROLL DAVID M (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 62.3K | $50.28 | $3.1M |
| 2016-03-11 | PENA FEDERICO F (Director) | Open-market buy | 85 | $49.50 | $4K |
| 2016-03-11 | Dean Lloyd H (Director) | Discretionary sale | 2,210 | $49.93 | $110K |
| 2016-03-10 | SLOAN TIMOTHY J (COO) | Discretionary sale | 10K | $48.16 | $482K |
| 2015-12-11 | STUMPF JOHN G (CEO) | Discretionary sale | 30K | $53.72 | $1.6M |
| 2015-12-09 | Loughlin Michael J (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 20K | $54.48 | $1.1M |
| 2015-10-22 | SLOAN TIMOTHY J (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 24K | $54.28 | $1.3M |
| 2015-07-23 | STROTHER JAMES M (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 31K | $58.28 | $1.8M |
| 2015-06-02 | Loughlin Michael J (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 20K | $55.98 | $1.1M |
| 2015-05-15 | SLOAN TIMOTHY J (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 50K | $56.00 | $2.8M |
| 2015-05-08 | Rhein Kevin A (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 17.5K | $55.27 | $967K |
| 2015-05-04 | HEID MICHAEL J (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 18K | $55.55 | $1000K |
| 2015-04-30 | HEID MICHAEL J (Officer) | Discretionary sale | 19K | $55.06 | $1M |
“Since trade” compares with the latest insider-implied price, not a market quote; this site carries no market data by design.
Filing hygiene
How to read this
A Form 4 transaction code decides everything. P is an open-market purchase and S an open-market sale; those two are the only codes where an insider chose to trade. A is a grant, M an option exercise or vesting, F shares withheld to cover tax, G a gift. Most “insiders dumped billions” headlines are code F and M mechanics.
Sales flagged 10b5-1 run on a plan the insider adopted in advance; since 2023 every Form 4 carries that flag. Buys have historically predicted returns, sales mostly have not, and this page states filings, not advice.