NVDA Director Dumps $411M; Gates Buys Republic Services

An NVIDIA board member filed a massive stock sale this week. Director Mark Stevens disclosed the sale of roughly 1.85 million shares for a total of $411 million. The trades ran from August 31 to September 2. Filings were reported to regulators between September 2 and 3. The sales rank among the largest single-director disposals seen at a US mega-cap this year.

Meanwhile, Bill Gates was a buyer. The Microsoft co-founder filed this week that he purchased over 1.08 million shares in Republic Services, the waste management giant. Total cost: $241 million, spread across four days from August 28 to September 2. Gates already holds a major stake in Republic Services. These fresh filings confirm he is adding to the position at current prices, a clear vote of confidence in the stock.

On the sell side, an activist-linked holding company — Caladium Investment — filed the disposal of over 12 million shares in Ather Energy worth $204 million, filed September 1.

Separately, Li Ning founder Viva China Holdings filed purchases totalling over $130 million across three transactions in the Chinese sportswear brand, signalling continued confidence from the controlling shareholder.

This article reflects disclosed filings, not necessarily real-time positions.