SemiLEDs Corporation
US ˙ NasdaqCM ˙ US8166452040

Introduction

This page provides a comprehensive analysis of the known insider trading history of Anh Chuong Tran. 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 Anh Chuong Tran has reported holdings or trades in the following companies:

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:LEDS / SemiLEDs Corporation 10% Owner 1,133,779
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by Anh Chuong Tran. 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 Purchases LEDS / SemiLEDs Corporation - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in LEDS / SemiLEDs Corporation. This analysis helps to understand if the insider consistently generates abnormal returns, and is worth following. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market purchases that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Max
Price at
Max
Max
Profit ($)
Max Return (%)
There are no known unplanned open-market trades for this insider and security combination

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

LEDS / SemiLEDs Corporation Insider Trades
Insider Sales LEDS / SemiLEDs Corporation - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in LEDS / SemiLEDs Corporation. A consistent pattern of loss avoidance may suggest that future sale transactions may predict declines in price. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market sales that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Min
Price at
Min
Max Loss
Avoided ($)
Max Loss
Avoided (%)
2013-01-16 LEDS Tran Anh Chuong 33,846 0.6806 3,385 6.8060 23,036 2 6.449 -1,212 -5.26
2013-01-15 LEDS Tran Anh Chuong 13,100 0.7191 1,310 7.1910 9,420
2013-01-14 LEDS Tran Anh Chuong 100,000 0.7319 10,000 7.3190 73,190
2013-01-11 LEDS Tran Anh Chuong 53,680 0.7820 5,368 7.8200 41,978
2013-01-10 LEDS Tran Anh Chuong 34,300 0.7652 3,430 7.6520 26,246
2013-01-09 LEDS Tran Anh Chuong 100,000 0.7700 10,000 7.7000 77,000
2012-12-31 LEDS Tran Anh Chuong 75,299 0.7711 7,530 7.7110 58,063
2012-12-27 LEDS Tran Anh Chuong 24,701 0.9029 2,470 9.0290 22,303
2012-12-26 LEDS Tran Anh Chuong 50,000 0.9283 5,000 9.2830 46,415
2012-12-19 LEDS Tran Anh Chuong 30,000 0.9764 3,000 9.7640 29,292
2012-12-18 LEDS Tran Anh Chuong 20,000 1.0108 2,000 10.1080 20,216

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

LEDS / SemiLEDs Corporation Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Anh Chuong Tran 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
2013-01-17 2013-01-16 4 LEDS SemiLEDs Corp
Common Stock
S - Sale -33,846 1,133,779 -2.90 0.68 -23,036 771,650
2013-01-17 2013-01-15 4 LEDS SemiLEDs Corp
Common Stock
S - Sale -13,100 1,167,625 -1.11 0.72 -9,420 839,639
2013-01-15 2013-01-14 4 LEDS SemiLEDs Corp
Common Stock
S - Sale -100,000 1,180,725 -7.81 0.73 -73,190 864,173
2013-01-15 2013-01-11 4 LEDS SemiLEDs Corp
Common Stock
S - Sale -53,680 1,280,725 -4.02 0.78 -41,978 1,001,527
2013-01-11 2013-01-10 4 LEDS SemiLEDs Corp
Common Stock
S - Sale -34,300 1,334,405 -2.51 0.77 -26,246 1,021,087
2013-01-11 2013-01-09 4 LEDS SemiLEDs Corp
Common Stock
S - Sale -100,000 1,368,705 -6.81 0.77 -77,000 1,053,903
2013-01-02 2012-12-31 4 LEDS SemiLEDs Corp
Common Stock
S - Sale -75,299 1,468,705 -4.88 0.77 -58,063 1,132,518
2012-12-28 2012-12-27 4 LEDS SemiLEDs Corp
Common Stock
S - Sale -24,701 1,544,004 -1.57 0.90 -22,303 1,394,081
2012-12-28 2012-12-26 4 LEDS SemiLEDs Corp
Common Stock
S - Sale -50,000 1,568,705 -3.09 0.93 -46,415 1,456,229
2012-12-20 2012-12-19 4 LEDS SemiLEDs Corp
Common Stock
S - Sale -30,000 1,618,705 -1.82 0.98 -29,292 1,580,504
2012-12-20 2012-12-18 4 LEDS SemiLEDs Corp
Common Stock
S - Sale -20,000 1,648,705 -1.20 1.01 -20,216 1,666,511
2012-10-26 2012-10-16 4 LEDS SemiLEDs Corp
Common Stock
D - Sale to Issuer -116,000 1,668,705 -6.50
2012-02-22 2012-02-20 4 LEDS SemiLEDs Corp
Common Stock
A - Award 116,000 1,784,705 6.95
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)