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Albert Chao sold $3.1M of WLK

Executive Chairman at WESTLAKE CORP. 38,873 shares at an average of $80.28, traded Aug 11, 2026, filed Aug 11, 2026.

Warning score
30
Value
$3.1M
38,873 shares
Holdings after
642,880
-6% from before
From 52-week low
+46%
low $54.89, close $80.28
From 52-week high
-34%
high $121.80, as of Aug 11, 2026

Score components

  • Role
    Chair
    +20
  • Trade size
    $3.1M at market
    +25
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 5.7% of holdings
    0
  • Cluster
    No other insider selling within 14 days
    0
  • Exercise and sell
    Shares came from an option exercise in the same filing
    -15

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.

WLKOct 12, 2026 · close 61.85
Since filing Aug 11, 2026: -23.0%SPY +1.2% · excess -24.2%

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 0001193125-26-345140, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Aug 11, 2026MOption exercise
Common Stock
+38,873$61.87$2.4M681,753Aug 11, 2026
Aug 11, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-7,489$79.70$597k674,264Aug 11, 2026
Aug 11, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock
-31,384$80.42$2.5M642,880Aug 11, 2026
Aug 11, 2026MOption exercise
Employee Option (right to buy)derivative
-38,873$0.00$038,873Aug 11, 2026

Related signals

Other insiders at WESTLAKE CORP and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
45Moderate
WLKsell 2
WESTLAKE CORP
Robert F. Buesinger
EVP, PEM Segment Head
$461k
4,000 shares
-10%
65Notable
WLKsell 2
WESTLAKE CORP
Mark Steven Bender
EVP & CFO
$1.8M
16,413 shares
-37%
42Moderate
WLKsell
WESTLAKE CORP
Mark Steven Bender
EVP & CFO
$1.8M
17,409 shares
-28%
30Weak
WLKsell
WESTLAKE CORP
Albert Chao
Executive Chairman
$3.0M
40,836 shares
-6%
31Weak
WLKbuy
WESTLAKE CORP
Robert F. Buesinger
EVP, PEM Segment Head
$7,751
83 shares
-
35Weak
WLKsell
WESTLAKE CORP
Robert F. Buesinger
EVP, PEM Segment Head
$6,034
83 shares
-100%
33Weak
WLKsell
WESTLAKE CORP
David Tsung-Hung Chao
director
$226k
1,750 shares
-18%
33Weak
WLKsell
WESTLAKE CORP
David Tsung-Hung Chao
director
$228k
1,750 shares
-16%
47Moderate
WLKsell 2
WESTLAKE CORP
Robert F. Buesinger
EVP, HIP, IT & Digital
$555k
3,500 shares
-17%
57Moderate
WLKsell 2
WESTLAKE CORP
Mark Steven Bender
EVP & CFO
$753k
4,950 shares
-11%

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.

Albert Chao sold $3.1M of WLK | InsiderTell