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WPC W. P. Carey (WPC) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Real Estate · Real estate investment trusts · CIK 0001025378
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
458
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about WPC

Insiders, 180 days
-$32.0K net sold
1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: sale, 2025-07-16

W. P. Carey insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, W. P. Carey Inc. insiders sold a net $32.0K of stock across 11 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Chief Accounting Officer
SELL
2026-05-07 SECtraded 2026-05-06
433
$32.0K
-12.0%
Context
  • 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (5 sales), the last on Aug 26, 2025.
  • The trade is 3.1% of the 13,882 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 458 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Accounting Officer Zander Brian H sold about $32.0K of WPC on May 6, 2026; 458 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Accounting Officer
SELL
2025-08-27 SECtraded 2025-08-26
500
$33.1K
+2.3%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Nov 20, 2024.
  • The trade is 4.8% of the 10,425 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 458 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Accounting Officer Zander Brian H sold about $33.1K of WPC on Aug 26, 2025, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 458 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Accounting Officer
SELL
2024-11-22 SECtraded 2024-11-20
440
$24.9K
+23.6%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Aug 8, 2024.
  • The trade is 6.1% of the 7,237 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 458 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Accounting Officer Zander Brian H sold about $24.9K of WPC on Nov 20, 2024; 458 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2024-11-15 SECtraded 2024-11-13
1,000
$55.6K
+26.5%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 4.5% of the 22,289 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 458 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Farrell Peter bought about $55.6K of WPC on Nov 13, 2024; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 458 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2024-11-05 SECtraded 2024-11-01
5,000
$276.4K
+28.3%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys), the last on Aug 16, 2024.
  • -2.8% median (-2.6% mean) 90-day return after 3 previous buys.
  • The trade is 10.9% of the 45,850 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 458 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director ALEXANDER MARK A bought about $276.4K of WPC on Nov 1, 2024, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 458 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
11 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$32.0K over 180 days
more than 54% of Real Estate
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
458 funds bought in last quarter
more than 95% of Real Estate
Revenue
+8.4% year over year
more than 65% of Real Estate
Margin
27.2% net margin
more than 68% of Real Estate
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
4.0% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 4.6 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 51% of Real Estate
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-0.8%12M
-5%+3%+10%+18%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-05-06 · Zander Brian H sold $32.0K
Insider sell
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Who owns WPC: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
33,172,035 sh
$2.4B
12,356,050 sh
$894.8M

Congress trades in WPC

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2025-07-16 · disclosed 28 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-07-10 · disclosed 34 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

WPC planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

WPC mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Colterpoint Net Lease Real Estate ETF
$4.0M position · as of 2026-05-31
8.1%
SRH REIT Covered Call ETF
$3.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
5.8%
Real Estate Securities Fund
$15.6M position · as of 2026-05-31
4.7%
NVIT Real Estate Fund
$9.7M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.4%
Real Estate Securities Trust
$15.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.3%
Pacer Industrial Real Estate ETF
$5.0M position · as of 2026-07-31
4.2%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Jason E. Fox
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$10.8M
$22.4M
$3.3M
+24%
+38%
2024
$10.2M
$3.7M
$3.8M
-0%
+34%
2023
$13.0M
$4.7M
$3.9M
+11%
+23%
2022
$9.4M
$16.6M
$3.2M
+23%
+8%
2021
$10.1M
$13.9M
$3.4M
+23%
+43%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $32.0K sold by insiders over 180 days, 458 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

WPC financials

Revenue growth
+8.4%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
27.2%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$1.8B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+36.3%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
Debt to equity
1.02x
long-term debt only, 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.14x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2026-06-30
Return on equity
+7.7%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+3.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on capital employed
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
P/E, trailing
19.28x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Enterprise value
$23.4B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-24 shares, plus long-term debt only, 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
PEG, trailing
0.62x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 31%: four quarters to 2018-12-31 against the four to 2017-12-31
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$1.7B$1.6B$1.7B$1.5B
Net income$466.4M$460.8M$708.3M$599.1M
Operating cash flow$1.3B$1.8B$1.1B$1.0B
Cash$155.3M$640.4M$633.9M$168.0M
Long-term debt$8.7B$8.0B$8.1B$7.9B
Dividends paid$790.0M$765.1M$916.5M$835.3M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

WPC Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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WPC ranks highest on institutional and government (95th percentile) and profitability (71st), and lowest on insider conviction (26th), among Real Estate peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
71
Inputs
  • Return on equity+7.7% · 69 pct, sector of 230
  • Return on assets+3.6% · 74 pct, sector of 255
  • Return on invested capitalfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
  • Return on capital employedfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Financial health
55
Inputs
  • Debt to equity1.02x · 48 pct, sector of 210
  • Cash flow to debt0.14x · 61 pct, sector of 215
Growth
65
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+8.4% · 65 pct, sector of 244
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
26
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$32K · 53 pct, sector of 156
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 158
Institutional and government
95
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter458 · 95 pct, sector of 171
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
68
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+4.0% · 57 pct, sector of 256
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+4.6% · 80 pct, sector of 212
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

WPC filings, in plain words

Are W. P. Carey insiders buying or selling WPC?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, W. P. Carey insiders were net sellers, a net $32.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 seller.

Have members of Congress traded WPC?

Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-27; the latest on record is a sale by Lisa McClain dated 2025-07-16.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, W. P. Carey insiders were net sellers of WPC, a net $32.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 seller. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in WPC, none in the last year; the latest on record is a sale by Lisa McClain dated 2025-07-16. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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