[Form 4] NVIDIA CORP Insider Trading Activity
NVIDIA CFO Colette Kress reported multiple transactions in NVDA common stock. On 09/17/2025, 43,100 shares were withheld to satisfy taxes related to vested restricted stock units at an average price of $174.88, leaving 2,913,902 shares beneficially owned. On 09/19/2025 the reporting person effected planned sales under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted March 4, 2025, disposing of a total of 50,500 shares across several sale tranches at weighted-average prices from $175.315 to $178.055, leaving 2,883,402 shares directly owned and additional indirect holdings through trusts and entities disclosed in the form. The filing was signed by an attorney-in-fact on behalf of Ms. Kress.
- Use of a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan (adopted 03/04/2025) indicates pre-planned, compliant sales
- Large retained ownership after transactions: approximately 2.88 million shares directly owned plus additional indirect holdings
- Tax withholding for RSU vesting (43,100 shares) shows ordinary compensation-related disposition rather than unexpected divestiture
- Total dispositions of reported shares equal 93,600 shares (43,100 withheld for taxes plus 50,500 sold on 09/19/2025), which is a meaningful absolute sale volume
- Weighted-average sale prices ranged from approximately $175.32 to $178.06, locking in proceeds at those levels which may be below or above future market moves (market risk noted)
Insights
TL;DR Insider sales were executed under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan; large residual ownership remains.
The reported transactions combine tax-related withholding of 43,100 shares upon RSU vesting and systematic sales of 50,500 shares under a 10b5-1 plan on 09/19/2025 at weighted-average prices in the $175–$178 range. While the disposals are sizable in absolute terms (~93,600 shares total), the reporting person retains multi-million share ownership (directly ~2.88 million shares plus indirect interests), so these actions are consistent with routine compensation liquidity and pre-planned trading rather than ad-hoc divestiture. For investors, materiality is limited given continued large insider stake.
TL;DR Transactions appear compliant and documented; use of 10b5-1 plan reduces governance concerns.
The filing discloses that the 09/19/2025 sales were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 03/04/2025 and that shares were withheld to cover taxes on vested RSUs. The form lists direct and indirect ownership (trusts, LLC, immediate family, GRATs), showing transparent beneficial ownership structure. The presence of an executed 10b5-1 plan and attorney-in-fact signature supports procedural compliance; there is no disclosure here of any corrective amendments or unusual exceptions.