SENEA Insider Trading

Seneca Foods Corporation (SENEA) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Packaged Foods industry, with a market capitalization near $1.25B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 7,010 people, carrying a beta of -0.07 to the broader market. Seneca Foods Corporation stands as a key provider of pre-packaged fruits and vegetables, distributing its products throughout the United States and globally. Led by Paul L. Palmby, public since 1998-06-03.

In the last 12 months, Seneca Foods Corporation insiders made 1 buy transaction and 1 sale transaction.

DateNameTypeSharesPriceValue
Sep 8, 2026Erstad Dean EverettS-Sale1,587$206.16$327.2K
Aug 27, 2026Wolcott Michael SP-Purchase15,222$0.25$3.8K
Aug 6, 2026Palmby Paul LaurenceA-Award2,500$0.00$0
Aug 6, 2026Wolcott Michael SA-Award1,000$0.00$0
Aug 6, 2026Nelson Timothy RobertA-Award1,000$0.00$0
Aug 6, 2026Erstad Dean EverettA-Award1,000$0.00$0
Aug 6, 2026Ide Gregory RA-Award500$0.00$0
Jun 18, 2026Palmby Paul LaurenceG-Gift914$0.00$0
Apr 1, 2026Wolcott Michael SG-Gift250$148.03$37.0K
Jan 29, 2026KAYSER KRAIG HG-Gift640$119.71$76.6K

SENEA Insider Activity by Quarter

Reported Form 4 and Form 5 lines under SENEA's own SEC company ID, by transaction date, back to Q4 2024. Purchases and sales are code P / S (open market or private) in the company's shares; other lines are purchases and sales of other securities (options, warrants, preferred), awards, exercises, tax withholding, gifts and other acquisitions and dispositions. Later filings and amendments can change the current quarter. Earlier quarters are not shown: the filings read reach back to Dec 21, 2005, and a quarter counts only when every filing for it was read.

QuarterPurchasesBoughtSalesSoldOther Lines
Q4 2026 (so far)0N/A0N/A0
Q3 20260N/A1$327.2K6
Q2 20260N/A0N/A1
Q1 20260N/A0N/A2
Q4 20250N/A0N/A3
Q3 20250N/A0N/A7
Q2 20250N/A0N/A0
Q1 20250N/A0N/A1
Q4 20240N/A0N/A2

SENEA Institutional Ownership (13F)

As of Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 2026), 222 institutions reported holding 4,041,189 SENEA shares, valued at $698.3M as reported, 60.4% of its market cap (market cap of Jun 26, 2026). That is +22 institutions from the quarter before. Among managers whose reports for both quarters are comparable, 43 opened a position, 18 closed one, 88 added and 55 trimmed.

Top Holders, Q2 2026

ManagerSharesValueChange
BlackRock, Inc.448,251$78.0M+15,641
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP423,872$73.7M+3,573
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC291,319$50.7M+63,209
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.203,539$30.8M-31,676
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC197,665$34.4M+113
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC187,688$32.6M+59,782
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC159,599$27.8M+5,232
STATE STREET CORP127,248$22.1M+5,034
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC87,317$15.2M-14,220
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC77,387$13.5M+19,917

By Quarter

QuarterInstitutionsSharesValue
Q2 20262224,041,189$698.3M
Q1 20262003,738,301$555.4M
Q4 20251773,646,221$403.4M
Q3 20251693,506,147$377.8M
Q2 20251583,180,042$322.1M
Q1 20251342,834,861$252.4M
Q4 20241202,809,067$216.7M
Q3 20241172,831,906$176.5M
Q2 2024992,787,833$160.0M

From the SEC's Form 13F data sets: investment managers with $100 million or more in Section 13(f) securities report their holdings each quarter, up to 45 days after it ends; a restated filing replaces the original, and values are as the managers reported them (a position whose price runs about 1,000 times below other managers', from a manager whose positions mostly do, is read as reported in thousands of dollars). The same shares can be reported by more than one manager, so totals can count some twice.

ETFs Holding SENEA

FundWeight of SENEAShares (as reported)Value (as reported)Source updated
AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF0.16%291,814$50.1MOct 8, 2026
VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF0.00%148,587$29.5MOct 7, 2026
DFSV U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio ETF Class Shares0.09%136,584$23.4MOct 8, 2026
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF0.03%119,304$20.5MOct 8, 2026
DFAT Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETF0.05%93,148$16.0MOct 8, 2026
VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF0.12%53,854$10.7MOct 7, 2026
VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF0.01%44,994$8.9MOct 7, 2026
CALF Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF0.18%36,771$6.3MOct 8, 2026
FNDA Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index ETF0.07%35,622$6.1MOct 7, 2026
VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF0.03%26,035$5.2MOct 7, 2026
SCHA Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF0.02%25,213$4.3MOct 8, 2026
DFAC Dimensional - US Core Equity 2 ETF0.00%23,947$4.1MOct 8, 2026
FDM First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund1.27%19,336$3.3MOct 8, 2026
FSMD Fidelity Small-Mid Multifactor ETF0.12%17,683$3.0MOct 8, 2026
IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF0.19%14,271$2.4MOct 8, 2026

From each fund's latest holdings file on record that shows SENEA's listed security itself. A file counts when its line count is consistent with the fund's reported holdings count (at most twice it plus 10, or at most 1,000 lines for a reported count of exactly 10, which the data source gives many funds as a cap), read with that file or inherited from the fund's last classified file (within 20% of its line count, read within 60 days). Funds whose line for the company could not be confirmed as SENEA's listed security, or that hold it through underlying funds (look-through), are not listed. Only long positions count: a fund is left out when any of its lines for SENEA reports a negative weight, share count or value, or none of them above zero (a short position, or figures that disagree). Shares, value and weight are as reported in each fund's file, dated by the data source's last update of that file (not the date of the positions); the weight is SENEA's share of that fund.

How to Read SENEA Insider Activity

Net insider activity is balanced over the trailing twelve months: 1 buys against 1 sales. Balanced activity typically reflects routine compensation-related vesting and tax-driven liquidity rather than directional information signals. The transaction table above includes the filer's reporting name, transaction type, share count, per-share price, and total dollar value where computable. For options traders, insider activity is one input to event-driven sizing alongside earnings calendar, analyst-rating cluster moves, and the implied-vol surface. Form 4 filings (the dominant Section 16 reporting form) must be submitted within two business days of the transaction; clusters of buys across multiple insiders within a short window are the strongest informational pattern. SEC EDGAR carries the underlying source filings for verification and additional historical depth.

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Frequently asked SENEA insider trading questions

How active are SENEA insiders right now?
Over the trailing twelve months, Seneca Foods Corporation (SENEA) insiders made 1 buy transaction and 1 sale transaction. Net insider activity over the trailing twelve months is balanced (1 buys, 1 sales). The transaction list above shows the most recent filings; each entry includes the insider's name, transaction type, share count, and per-share price.
What counts as an insider transaction?
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act requires officers, directors, and 10% beneficial-owner shareholders to disclose changes in their holdings via Form 3 (initial statement), Form 4 (subsequent transactions, filed within two business days), and Form 5 (annual catch-up). Insider transactions cover open-market purchases and sales, exercise of stock options, gifts, and grants. The "transaction type" field on each row distinguishes these subcategories.
Are SENEA insider buys a bullish signal?
Insider purchases (Type P, made on the open market or privately; the code covers both) carry more informational weight than insider sales: an insider must commit personal capital, and the SEC scrutinizes purchases under Rule 10b5-1 for material non-public information. Sales, by contrast, are often driven by liquidity, tax planning, or pre-scheduled 10b5-1 trading plans rather than negative information. Cluster buying (multiple insiders buying within a short window) is a stronger signal than isolated buys.
How do SENEA insider transactions affect options pricing?
Insider transaction data does not directly drive implied volatility, but Form 4 disclosures can move single-name IV if the size or timing is unusual (e.g. a large CEO buy ahead of an earnings window). Options markets price the marginal informational content; routine transactions under pre-scheduled plans are typically ignored. For event-driven options sizing, pair the insider transaction history with the upcoming earnings calendar.