$ILMN

Meister Keith A. sold $361K of ILMN (indirect holdings)

Meister Keith A. sold 2,225 indirectly-held shares of ILLUMINA, INC. (ILMN) at $162.44 ($0.36M total) on 2026-05-29.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · Meister Keith A.
Published Jun 1, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC
Analysis
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Primary signal
$ILMN
Bearish
low confidence
Mentioned
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Relevance
6/10
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

$ILMNBearishLow
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Why it matters

The market may interpret insider selling as caution, but without a linked corporate event the trading signal is typically weak.

02

Market read

Provides incremental sentiment data (insider reduced exposure) but no new operational or financial catalyst.

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What to watch

Check whether other insiders/funds filed around the same period and whether there were concurrent news items affecting Illumina’s guidance or demand.

Relevance 6/10Novelty 5/10Timing: SEC Form 4 filed June 1; sale executed May 29

Background

This is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure (director, open-market sale).

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$ILMNBearishLow confidence
Context

Illumina director Keith A. Meister sold 2,225 shares in an open-market transaction disclosed via SEC Form 4 on May 29.

Expected impact

Likely small, short-lived drift or no sustained move; monitor for follow-on insider activity or concurrent fundamentals.

Evidence & confidence

The filing is an ownership-change disclosure without accompanying guidance, contract, or operational catalyst; insider sales are often non-informational and the plan status is not clearly tied to a 10b5-1 structure.

Market effects

Minimal; this is company-specific insider activity with no sector-wide catalyst stated.

None indicated.

None indicated.

Counterpoint

A single director open-market sale can be routine (tax/portfolio rebalancing) and may not reflect a change in Illumina fundamentals.

Key entities

  • Illumina, Inc.

    Subject of the Form 4 insider transaction; director sold shares on May 29, disclosed June 1.

  • Keith A. Meister

    Director who executed the sale of 2,225 shares at $162.44/share.

Full insider trading history

This story covers one filing. See everything behind it: every insider buy and sell on record, 10b5-1 plans, late filings, and which officers and directors are trading.

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