$CLOV

THORNTON JOSEPH CLAY sold $78K of CLOV

THORNTON JOSEPH CLAY (Interim CFO) sold 17,775 shares of CLOVER HEALTH INVESTMENTS, CORP. /DE (CLOV) at $4.39 on 2026-08-17 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · THORNTON JOSEPH CLAY
Published Aug 17, 2026, 9:58 PM UTC
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

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Why it matters

The newest fact is the specific sale details (shares, price, total value) and confirmation that it was executed under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan.

02

Market read

Traders may monitor insider activity for sentiment, but this filing alone does not provide new fundamental information.

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What to watch

The sale size ($78k) is small relative to a public company, and 10b5-1 plans are designed to reduce timing-based inference.

Relevance 2/10Novelty 3/10Timing: filed today, dated 2026-08-17

Background

The article is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction for Clover Health Investments Corp. (DE), reported by Interim CFO Thornton Joseph Clay.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

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Context

Clover Health insider Thornton Joseph Clay, Interim CFO, sold 17,775 shares at $4.3900 on a 10b5-1 plan filed today.

Expected impact

Likely minimal near-term impact; any reaction would be sentiment-driven rather than a new fundamental catalyst.

Evidence & confidence

The filing is a Form 4 insider transaction with explicit 10b5-1 pre-arrangement, and it does not disclose new operating, financial, or regulatory information.

Market effects

No clear sector read-through because the disclosure is a single-company insider sale without new guidance or events.

None indicated.

None indicated.

Counterpoint

Even with 10b5-1, repeated insider selling can still coincide with internal caution, so traders may treat it as a mild bearish sentiment input.

Key entities

  • Clover Health Investments Corp. (DE)

    Company whose insider transaction was filed on SEC Form 4.

  • Thornton Joseph Clay

    Interim CFO who sold shares via an open-market transaction 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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