Introduction

This page provides a comprehensive analysis of the known insider trading history of Robert F X Sillerman. Insiders are officers, directors, or significant investors in a company. It is illegal for insiders to make trades in their companies based on specific, non-public information. This does not mean it is illegal for them to make any trades in their own companies. However, they must report all trades to the SEC via a Form 4. Despite these restrictions, academic research suggests that insiders - in general - tend to outperform the market in their own companies.

Average Trade Profitability

The average trade profitability is the average return of all the open market purchases made by the insider in the last three years. To calculate this, we examine every open-market, unplanned purchase made by the insider, excluding all trades that were marked as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. We then calculate the average performance of those trades over 3, 6, and 12 months, averaging each of those durations to generate a final performance metric for each trade. Finally, we average all of the performance metrics to calculate a performance metric for the insider. This list only includes insiders that have made at least three trades in the last two years.

If this insiders trade profitability is "N/A", then the insider either has not made any open-market purchases in the last three years, or the trades they’ve made are too recent to calculate a reliable performance metric.

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Companies with Reported Insider Positions

The SEC filings indicate Robert F X Sillerman has reported holdings or trades in the following companies:

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:FNCX / Function(x) Inc. Chairman & CEO, Director, 10% Owner 16
US:SFXE / SFX Entertainment, Inc. CEO & Chrmn of Bd of Directors, Director, 10% Owner 233,000
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by Robert F X Sillerman. Non-planned trade are trades that were not made as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. The stock performance is charted as cumulative percent change in share price. For example, if an insider trade was made on January 1, 2019, the chart will show the daily percent change of the security to the present day. If the share price were to go from $10 to $15 during this time, the cumulative percent change in share price would be 50%. A change in price from $10 to $20 would be 100%, and a change in price of $10 to $5 would be -50%.

Ultimately, we are trying to determine how closely the insider’s trades correlate to excess returns (positive or negative) in the share price in order to see if the insider is timing their trades to profit from insider information. Consider the situation where an insider was doing this. In this situation, we would expect either (a) positive returns after purchases, or (b) negative returns after sales. In the case of (a), the PURCHASE chart would show a series of upwardly sloping curves, indicating positive returns after each purchase transaction. In the case of (b), the SALE chart would show a series of downward sloping curves, indicating negative returns after each sale transaction.

However, this alone is not enough to draw conclusions. If, for example, the share price of the company was in a non-cyclical climb over many years, then we would expect all the post-purchase plots to be upwardly sloping. Likewise, non-cyclical declines over many years would result in downward sloping post-trade plots. Neither of these charts would suggest insider trading activity.

The strongest indicator would be a situation where the share price was extremely cyclical, and there were both positive signals in the PURCHASE chart and negative plots on the SALE chart. This situation would be highly suggestive of an insider that was timing trades to their financial advantage.

Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Robert F X Sillerman as disclosed to the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

File Date Tran Date Form Ticker Security Code 10b5-1 Shares Remaining Shares Percent
Change
Share
Price
Tran
Value
Remaining
Value
2016-08-26 2016-08-22 4 FNCX Function(x) Inc.
Series C Preferred Stock
A - Award 3,608 16 -100.45
2016-08-26 2016-08-22 4 FNCX Function(x) Inc.
Series C Preferred Stock
A - Award 4,050 16 -100.40
2016-08-26 2016-08-22 4 FNCX Function(x) Inc.
Series C Preferred Stock
A - Award 153 16 -111.68 13.00 1,989 208
2016-08-26 2016-08-22 4 FNCX Function(x) Inc.
Series C Preferred Stock
A - Award 23,264 16 -100.07 12.00 279,168 192
2016-06-15 2016-06-03 4 FNCX DraftDay Fantasy Sports, Inc.
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock
M - Exercise -7,000 3,000 -70.00
2016-06-15 2016-06-03 4 FNCX DraftDay Fantasy Sports, Inc.
Common Stock
M - Exercise 22,580,645 30,811,268 274.35
2016-02-16 2016-02-09 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
J - Other -1,000,000 233,000 -81.10
2016-02-03 2016-02-01 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
J - Other -100,000 1,233,000 -7.50
2015-12-18 2015-12-18 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
J - Other -108,000 2,593,000 -4.00
2015-12-07 2015-12-03 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 8,750,000 8,750,000 0.47 4,112,500 4,112,500
2015-10-05 2015-10-02 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Put Option (Obligation to Buy Common Stock)
X - Other -1,152,605 1,152,605 -50.00
2015-10-05 2015-10-02 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
X - Other 1,152,605 31,112,868 3.85 5.25 6,051,176 163,342,557
2015-09-21 2015-09-17 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Series A Preferred Stock
J - Other 300 300
2015-08-04 2015-07-31 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Obligation to Buy Common Stock
J - Other 1,152,605 1,152,605
2015-08-04 2015-07-31 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
J - Other 1,152,605 2,189,950 111.11 4.34 5,002,306 9,504,383
2015-08-04 2015-07-31 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
J - Other 1,037,345 1,037,345
2015-08-04 2015-07-31 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
J - Other -1,037,345 29,960,263 -3.35
2015-06-19 2015-06-18 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 1,037,345 30,997,608 3.46 482.00 500,000,290 14,940,847,056
2015-06-19 2015-06-17 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Obligation to Buy Common Stock
P - Purchase 2,305,210 2,305,210
2015-05-05 2015-05-01 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Restricted Stock Unit
M - Exercise -31,018 124,072 -20.00
2015-05-05 2015-05-01 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Common Stock
M - Exercise 31,018 37,268 496.29
2015-03-27 2015-03-25 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
J - Other -360,000 2,701,000 -11.76
2015-03-19 2015-03-16 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock
A - Award 7,000 10,000 233.33 1,000.00 7,000,000 10,000,000
2015-03-19 2015-03-16 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Warrants (right to buy)
A - Award 350,000 350,000
2015-03-05 2015-03-04 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
J - Other -1,885,000 3,061,000 -38.11
2015-03-02 2015-02-26 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Restricted Stock Units
M - Exercise 6,821 6,821
2015-03-02 2015-02-26 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Common Stock
M - Exercise 6,821 6,821
2014-12-19 2014-12-17 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
J - Other -2,000,000 4,946,000 -28.79
2014-12-19 2014-12-17 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
J - Other -600,000 6,946,000 -7.95
2014-12-17 2014-12-15 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Warrants (right to buy)
A - Award 775,000 775,000
2014-12-04 2014-12-03 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 685,208 29,960,263 2.34 4.16 2,850,465 124,634,694
2014-12-04 2014-12-03 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 423,036 29,275,055 1.47 4.16 1,759,830 121,784,229
2014-12-04 2014-12-03 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase X 222,046 28,852,019 0.78 4.46 990,325 128,680,005
2014-12-02 2014-12-02 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase X 222,046 28,629,973 0.78 4.38 972,561 125,399,282
2014-12-02 2014-12-01 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase X 222,046 28,407,927 0.79 4.37 970,341 124,142,641
2014-12-01 2014-11-28 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase X 204,727 28,185,881 0.73 4.41 902,846 124,299,735
2014-12-01 2014-11-26 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase X 204,727 27,981,154 0.74 4.23 865,995 118,360,281
2014-11-25 2014-11-25 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase X 204,727 27,776,427 0.74 4.32 884,421 119,994,165
2014-11-24 2014-11-24 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
J - Other -601,511 7,546,000 -7.38
2014-11-24 2014-11-24 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase X 204,727 27,571,700 0.75 4.27 874,184 117,731,159
2014-11-21 2014-11-21 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase X 181,991 27,366,973 0.67 4.16 757,083 113,846,608
2014-11-20 2014-11-20 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase X 181,991 27,184,982 0.67 4.08 742,523 110,914,727
2014-11-19 2014-11-19 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase X 181,991 27,002,991 0.68 3.80 691,566 102,611,366
2014-10-28 2014-10-24 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Warrants (right to buy)
A - Award 225,000 225,000
2014-10-28 2014-10-24 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Common Stock
G - Gift 8,230,622 8,230,622
2014-10-08 2014-10-08 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 500,000 26,821,000 1.90 5.00 2,500,000 134,105,000
2014-10-08 2014-10-07 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
P - Purchase 75,000 26,321,000 0.29 4.28 321,000 112,653,880
2014-10-01 2014-09-29 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Restricted Stock Units
A - Award 155,090 155,090
2014-08-20 2014-08-18 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
J - Other -500,000 17,517,511 -2.78
2014-06-13 2014-06-11 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
J - Other -108,000 18,017,511 -0.60
2014-05-14 2014-05-12 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
J - Other -500,000 18,125,511 -2.68
2014-05-14 2014-05-12 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
J - Other -498,489 18,625,511 -2.61
2014-05-02 2014-04-30 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Series B Preferred Stock
D - Sale to Issuer -1,281 0 -100.00
2014-05-02 2014-04-30 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Series A Preferred Stock
D - Sale to Issuer -2,784 0 -100.00
2014-05-02 2014-04-30 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 16 652,699 0.00
2014-05-02 2014-04-30 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 581,052 652,699 810.99
2013-10-15 2013-10-15 4 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
A - Award 233,000 18,209,000 1.30
2013-10-08 3 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
17,976,000
2013-10-08 3 SFXE SFX Entertainment, INC
Common Stock
19,124,000
2013-09-18 2013-09-16 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Series B Preferred Stock
A - Award 1,281 1,281
2013-09-18 2013-09-16 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Series A Preferred Stock
A - Award 2,784 2,784
2013-09-18 2013-09-16 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Warrants (right to buy)
D - Sale to Issuer -545,455 0 -100.00
2013-09-18 2013-09-16 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Common Stock
D - Sale to Issuer -545,455 5,730,455 -8.69
2013-04-08 2013-04-04 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Options (right to buy)
A - Award 2,500,000 2,500,000 1.00 2,500,000 2,500,000
2013-03-13 2013-03-11 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Warrants (right to buy)
A - Award 10,000,000 10,000,000
2013-03-13 2013-03-11 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Notes convertible into common shares
A - Award 16,625,397 16,625,397
2013-03-13 2013-03-11 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 8,312,699 8,312,699
2013-02-14 2013-02-12 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Common Stock
A - Award 5,000,000 5,000,000
2012-10-02 2012-09-28 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Common Stock
P - Purchase -2,700,000 48,967,000 -5.23 1.19 -3,213,000 58,270,730
2012-10-02 2012-09-28 4 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Common Stock
P - Purchase 2,700,000 5,730,455 89.10 1.19 3,213,000 6,819,241
2012-07-31 3 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Common Stock
3,030,455
2012-07-31 3 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Common Stock
2,700,000
2012-07-31 3 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Common Stock
2,700,000
2012-07-31 3 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Common Stock
46,267,000
2012-07-31 3 VGGL Viggle Inc.
Restricted Stock Unit
2,000,000
P
Open market or private purchase of non-derivative or derivative security
S
Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security
A
Grant, award, or other acquisition of securities from the company (such as an option)
C
Conversion of derivative
D
Sale or transfer of securities back to the company
F
Payment of exercise price or tax liability using portion of securities received from the company
G
Gift of securities by or to the insider
K
Equity swaps and similar hedging transactions
M
Exercise or conversion of derivative security received from the company (such as an option)
V
A transaction voluntarily reported on Form 4
J
Other (accompanied by a footnote describing the transaction)