Using Executive Share Changes as an Equity Selection Filter

Summary

The document describes a proposed equity screen that starts with executive share-change announcements and then ranks eligible stocks using multiple factors. At each rebalance, the investor would look for relevant announcements published between the current and previous rebalance dates. It identifies a reason code for executive share changes and distinguishes the announcement date from the date the change took place.

The central unresolved issue is how to determine whether the executive bought or sold shares. The question proposes comparing the stock’s circulating A-share amount on the change date with the prior day, but asks whether that field reflects executive transactions or whether another field records direction. The page provides no answer, validation, or performance evidence, so the proposed comparison should not be treated as a confirmed method.

Key ideas

• The proposed screen filters stocks based on executive share-change announcements within a rebalance interval.
• The selection process would apply a multi-factor ranking after the event filter.
• The document distinguishes announcement date from transaction change date.
• It questions whether daily circulating-share totals can reliably indicate executive buying or selling.
• No field recommendation or strategy results are supplied.

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