By CapitalSnitch Research Desk · updated Oct 11, 2026 · data from SEC filings and official Congress disclosures
VALE insiders were on both sides of the trade this year. Buys came to roughly $390,000 (five buyers), sales to $4,014 (one seller).
Arap Sobrinho Sami (Officer) made the biggest buy, worth around $209,000.
Zooming out by quarter: 2 quarters in a row of net buying by insiders. Insiders bought in 2 of the last 7 full quarters. 539 investment managers listed VALE in their latest 13F filings (Q2 2026); funds were split between buying and selling. VALE also shows up in congressional disclosures: 4 reported trades from two lawmakers in two years.
Are insiders buying or selling VALE stock?
In the last 12 months Vale S.A. insiders made open-market purchases worth about $390,000 and sales worth about $4,014. Data comes from SEC Form 4 filings, updated every 30 minutes on CapitalSnitch.
When was the last insider trade in VALE?
The most recent open-market insider trade in VALE was filed on 2026-08-10.
How many institutions own VALE?
539 investment managers reported holding VALE in SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.
Has any member of Congress traded VALE?
Yes. Members of Congress reported 4 trades in VALE over the past two years. The full list is free on CapitalSnitch.
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Public-record data for research and education, not investment advice. Insider sales are often pre-planned (10b5-1).
Congress data: Data derived from public disclosures filed under the Ethics in Government Act and the STOCK Act, republished free for public transparency and news reporting. Disclosures may lag the trade by 45 days or more and show amounts only as ranges. This data may not be used for credit rating, loan underwriting, solicitation of money (political, charitable or other), direct-mail or commercial targeting (5 U.S.C. 13107).