Bill Gates filed a cluster of purchases in Republic Services worth over $260 million across late August and early September, disclosures filed September 1–3 show. Gates bought roughly 1.2 million shares in multiple tranches at prices around $220–225 each. Republic Services is the waste-management giant already long held by the Gates Foundation. The sustained buying across several days signals continued high conviction in the defensive, cash-generative sector.
On the sell side, NVIDIA independent director Mark Stevens filed sales totalling over $400 million between August 31 and September 2. Stevens dumped more than 1.8 million shares at prices around $220–226. No 10b5-1 plan flag was visible in the data, making this a notable discretionary disposal — coming just as NVIDIA faces fresh regulatory scrutiny around AI chip exports.
Elsewhere, argenx CEO Tim Van Hauwermeiren sold $21 million in stock on September 3, filed September 5, while Post Holdings Chairman Emeritus William Stiritz offloaded $31.7 million across two days.
On the buying side, Li Ning's controlling shareholder Viva China Holdings accumulated over $130 million in Li Ning shares across multiple Hong Kong Stock Exchange filings in early September, a rare show of confidence in the embattled Chinese sportswear brand.
Note: Vendor insider data coverage ends September 8, 2026. US SEC EDGAR first-party tables were unavailable via the query layer for this note.
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