$PCVX

PICKERING GRANT sold $111K of PCVX (indirect holdings)

PICKERING GRANT (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) sold 2,000 indirectly-held shares of Vaxcyte, Inc. (PCVX) at an average of $55.65 ($55.52–$55.96, $0.11M total) across 4 trades on 2026-07-27 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · PICKERING GRANT
Published Jul 28, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC
Analysis
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

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Why it matters

This provides a concrete datapoint on insider selling activity (2,000 shares, ~$111.3K) but does not disclose any new company performance, guidance, regulatory, or deal information.

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Market read

Traders may briefly factor in insider selling optics, but the 10b5-1 designation and lack of fundamental updates suggest limited trading edge.

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What to watch

The sale is indirect and under a pre-arranged plan, which reduces interpretability; without context on total insider holdings and prior sale cadence, signal quality is limited.

Relevance 3/10Novelty 3/10Timing: Filed 2026-07-28 after 2026-07-27 insider sale execution.

Background

The article is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for Vaxcyte, Inc. (PCVX) by CEO Pickering Grant, indicating an open-market sale under a Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

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Context

SEC Form 4 shows CEO Pickering Grant sold 2,000 shares of Vaxcyte (PCVX) for about $111.3K on 2026-07-27 under a 10b5-1 plan.

Expected impact

Low near-term impact; any reaction is likely muted and short-lived unless follow-on filings show unusual selling patterns.

Evidence & confidence

The filing is a Form 4 insider transaction, explicitly marked as pre-arranged 10b5-1, and provides only sale details without new company fundamentals.

Market effects

Minimal; single-company insider liquidity event in biotech/healthcare with no sector-wide datapoint.

None indicated.

None indicated.

Counterpoint

Even with 10b5-1, repeated or larger-than-usual insider selling can coincide with management de-risking ahead of catalysts, so traders may watch for clustering of similar sales.

Key entities

  • Vaxcyte, Inc.

    Subject of the Form 4 insider transaction disclosure.

  • Pickering Grant

    CEO and director who executed the sale under a 10b5-1 plan.

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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