Herald Y Chen sold $168M of APP
President & CFO at AppLovin Corp. 367,009 shares at an average of $456.43, traded Aug 12, 2025, filed Aug 14, 2025.
Score components
- +15RoleDirector
- +25Trade size$167.5M at market
- +20Share of holdings soldSold 63% of holdings
- +15Cluster6 insiders selling within 14 days
- -15Exercise and sellShares came from an option exercise in the same filing
What happened after comparable sells
Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.
This signal so far: 1m +34.3%, 3m +28.3%, 6m -15.3%.
Price around the trade, and since
From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Rows in this filing
Every transaction in Form 4 0001562180-25-005784, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2025 | CConversion Class A Common Stock | +200,000 | $0.00 | $0 | 381,929 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | MOption exercise Class A Common Stock | +200,000 | $5.05 | $1.0M | 581,929 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -3,075 | $459.43 | $1.4M | 578,854 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -11,820 | $460.22 | $5.4M | 567,034 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -14,159 | $461.12 | $6.5M | 552,875 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -11,758 | $462.29 | $5.4M | 541,117 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -22,452 | $463.32 | $10M | 518,665 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -24,771 | $464.28 | $12M | 493,894 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -33,875 | $465.40 | $16M | 460,019 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -44,978 | $466.28 | $21M | 415,041 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -24,298 | $467.19 | $11M | 390,743 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -6,462 | $468.18 | $3.0M | 384,281 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -2,252 | $469.08 | $1.1M | 382,029 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -100 | $470.20 | $47k | 381,929 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | MOption exercise Class A Common Stock | +200,000 | $5.05 | $1.0M | 581,929 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -2,300 | $439.57 | $1.0M | 579,629 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -3,120 | $440.70 | $1.4M | 576,509 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -6,839 | $441.61 | $3.0M | 569,670 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -7,310 | $442.68 | $3.2M | 562,360 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -11,291 | $443.56 | $5.0M | 551,069 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -11,743 | $444.58 | $5.2M | 539,326 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -23,779 | $445.71 | $11M | 515,547 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -32,065 | $446.57 | $14M | 483,482 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -30,466 | $447.42 | $14M | 453,016 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -8,226 | $448.70 | $3.7M | 444,790 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -10,135 | $449.57 | $4.6M | 434,655 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -9,865 | $450.58 | $4.4M | 424,790 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -4,370 | $451.44 | $2.0M | 420,420 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Class A Common Stock | -5,500 | $452.74 | $2.5M | 414,920 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | CConversion Class B Common Stockderivative | -200,000 | - | - | 517,467 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | MOption exercise Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative | -200,000 | $0.00 | $0 | 780,201 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | MOption exercise Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative | -200,000 | $0.00 | $0 | 580,201 | Aug 14, 2025 |
Related signals
Other insiders at AppLovin Corp and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20Weak | AppLovin Corp | Maynard G Webb Jr director | $1.6M 3,076 shares | -2% | |
| 35Weak | AppLovin Corp | Eduardo Vivas director | $83M 163,910 shares | -2% | |
| 65Notable | AppLovin Corp | Arash Adam Foroughi CEO | $15M 29,457 shares | -1% | |
| 65Notable | AppLovin Corp | Arash Adam Foroughi CEO | $25M 52,165 shares | -2% | |
| 65Notable | AppLovin Corp | Arash Adam Foroughi CEO | $11M 22,544 shares | -1% | |
| 55Moderate | AppLovin Corp | Victoria Valenzuela CALO & Corp. Secretary | $11M 20,000 shares | -8% | |
| 35Weak | AppLovin Corp | Maynard G Webb Jr director | $1.8M 3,076 shares | -2% | |
| 42Moderate | AppLovin Corp | Matthew Stumpf Chief Financial Officer (CFO) | $5.4M 9,052 shares | -5% | |
| 35Weak | AppLovin Corp | Vasily Shikin Chief Technology Officer | $34M 70,916 shares | -2% | |
| 55Moderate | AppLovin Corp | Vasily Shikin Chief Technology Officer | $7.7M 15,915 shares | -85% |
Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.