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sellModerate cluster of 1310b5-1 plan

Brett P Monia sold $12M of IONS

Chief Executive Officer at IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 203,814 shares at an average of $60.32, traded Sep 3, 2025, filed Sep 4, 2025.

Warning score
50
Value
$12M
203,814 shares
Holdings after
180,009
-72% from before
From 52-week low
+137%
low $25.51, close $60.49
From 52-week high
0%
high $60.49, as of Sep 3, 2025

Score components

  • Role
    CEO
    +25
  • Trade size
    $12.3M at market
    +25
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 72% of holdings
    +20
  • Cluster
    13 insiders selling within 14 days
    +15
  • Exercise and sell
    Shares came from an option exercise in the same filing
    -15
  • 10b5-1 plan
    Pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan
    -20

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.

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.

IONSOct 9, 2026 · close 45.28
Since filing Sep 4, 2025: -23.7%SPY +21.6% · excess -45.3%

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 0000874015-25-000221, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Sep 3, 2025MOption exercise
Common Stock
+102,900$53.77$5.5M282,909Sep 4, 2025
Sep 3, 2025SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-16,615$59.12$982k266,294Sep 4, 2025
Sep 3, 2025MOption exercise
Common Stock
+42,030$37.58$1.6M308,324Sep 4, 2025
Sep 3, 2025SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-127,500$60.13$7.7M180,824Sep 4, 2025
Sep 3, 2025MOption exercise
Common Stock
+31,316$32.60$1.0M212,140Sep 4, 2025
Sep 3, 2025MOption exercise
Common Stock
+27,568$32.60$899k239,708Sep 4, 2025
Sep 3, 2025SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-59,699$61.06$3.6M180,009Sep 4, 2025
Sep 3, 2025MOption exercise
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)derivative
-31,316$0.00$067,741Sep 4, 2025
Sep 3, 2025MOption exercise
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)derivative
-27,568$0.00$040,173Sep 4, 2025
Sep 3, 2025MOption exercise
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)derivative
-42,030$0.00$076,643Sep 4, 2025
Sep 3, 2025MOption exercise
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)derivative
-102,900$0.00$00Sep 4, 2025

Related signals

Other insiders at IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
15Weak
IONSsell10b5-1
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Shannon L. Devers
EVP, Chief Human Resources Ofc
$1.4M
16,777 shares
-49%
20Weak
IONSsell10b5-1
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Brian Birchler
EVP, Corp and Development Ops
$609k
8,000 shares
-14%
30Weak
IONSsell 310b5-1
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Brian Birchler
EVP, Corp and Development Ops
$1.7M
23,900 shares
-35%
23Weak
IONSsell 310b5-1
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Shannon L. Devers
EVP, Chief Human Resources Ofc
$531k
7,263 shares
-33%
20Weak
IONSsell 310b5-1
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Joseph Baroldi
EVP, Chief Business Officer
$113k
1,625 shares
-5%
30Weak
IONSsell 310b5-1
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Joseph Baroldi
EVP, Chief Business Officer
$1.0M
15,000 shares
-32%
5Weak
IONSsell 1210b5-1
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Patrick R. O'Neil
EVP CLO & General Counsel
$110k
1,700 shares
-3%
26Weak
IONSsell 1210b5-1
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Joseph Baroldi
EVP, Chief Business Officer
$743k
11,950 shares
-27%
30Weak
IONSsell 1210b5-1
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Patrick R. O'Neil
EVP CLO & General Counsel
$1.4M
21,000 shares
-27%
25Weak
IONSsell 1310b5-1
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
C Frank Bennett
EVP, Chief Scientific Officer
$358k
6,000 shares
-7%

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.

Brett P Monia sold $12M of IONS | InsiderTell