11 Sectors Ranked by Insider Buying (2026)
Which sector has the most insider buying right now?
As of Nov 6, 2026, Cluenex ranks 11 sectors by open market insider buying in the last 30 days. The median of this list is $4.2M. The top three are Consumer Cyclical ($76.7M), Industrials ($35.1M) and Consumer Defensive ($18.5M).
| Rank | Sector | Companies with buys | Companies with sells | Bought |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Cyclical | 4 | 40 | $76.7M |
| 2 | Industrials | 10 | 49 | $35.1M |
| 3 | Consumer Defensive | 3 | 14 | $18.5M |
| 4 | Energy | 4 | 4 | $16.9M |
| 5 | Technology | 6 | 70 | $14.7M |
| 6 | Financial Services | 6 | 50 | $4.2M |
| 7 | Communication Services | 1 | 13 | $3.0M |
| 8 | Healthcare | 2 | 37 | $2.0M |
| 9 | Basic Materials | 2 | 11 | $289.1K |
| 10 | Real Estate | 2 | 8 | $107.8K |
| 11 | Utilities | 0 | 9 | $0 |
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How we count
- Source: SEC Form 4 filings, parsed by Cluenex directly from EDGAR, for the roughly 1,000 largest US-listed companies that Cluenex covers.
- Counted: non-derivative open market purchases (code P) and sales (code S) with a reported value, by executive officers and directors. Grants, option exercises, gifts, tax withholding and 10% owners that are not officers or directors (for example investment funds) are excluded.
- Filings whose reported price is more than ten times away from the stock's market price are treated as data entry errors and left out.
- Amendments (Form 4/A) that restate a trade already counted are removed. Pre-planned sales are those the filer marked as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan.
- The current month is excluded from the monthly history until it is complete.
Full data, history and downloads: Insider buying and selling in US stocks.
Statistics describe the past and are not a forecast or a recommendation.