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title: "Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt Filed 57,681 Insider Transactions — Selling $5.5 Billion in GOOG Stock"
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published_at: 2026-03-01T17:36:49.152Z
updated_at: 2026-03-23T07:05:01.529Z
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# Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt Filed 57,681 Insider Transactions — Selling $5.5 Billion in GOOG Stock

> Eric Schmidt, Google's former CEO and chairman, holds the record for one of the highest Form 4 filing counts ever: 57,681 transactions totaling $5.5 billion in GOOG sales before stepping away in 2019.

Eric Schmidt, the former CEO and chairman of Google (GOOG), filed 57,681 insider transactions during his tenure — selling $5.5 billion in Alphabet stock. That transaction count is one of the highest in SEC Form 4 history, dwarfing most executives by an order of magnitude. Schmidt’s last filing came on February 25, 2019, when he converted and sold his final shares. The Numbers Metric Value Career Sell Value $5.54B Career Buy Value $698K Total Transactions 57,681 Last Transaction 2019-02-25 Shares Remaining 0 (direct) The Scale of Schmidt’s Filing Record To put 57,681 transactions in context: that’s roughly 16 Form 4 filings for every trading day over a 15-year period. Even Marc Benioff (28,887 transactions) and Mark Zuckerberg (14,741 transactions) — both prolific filers — have less than half Schmidt’s total. The sheer volume reflects Google’s dual-class share structure and Schmidt’s systematic approach to liquidating his position across both GOOG and GOOGL share classes. Final Transactions DateTypeSharesPriceEst. Value 2019-02-25Tax (F)2,723$1,116.56$3,040,393 2019-02-25Tax (F)2,588$1,110.37$2,873,638 2019-01-02Gift84,039N/AN/A 2019-01-02Gift84,039N/AN/A Schmidt’s final transactions were conversions and tax withholdings — the tail end of a massive unwinding that left him with zero direct shares. His 2019 departure from Alphabet’s board ended two decades of insider filings that began when he joined Google as CEO in 2001. What It Means Schmidt ran Google from 2001 to 2011 during its most transformative era — from pre-IPO to a $200+ billion market cap. His $5.5 billion in career sales represents one of the largest personal monetization events in tech history, exceeded among Google insiders only by Larry Page ($11.5B) and Sergey Brin ($25.3B). Since leaving Alphabet, Schmidt has redirected his wealth into defense tech (co-founding Istari Digital), AI ventures, and philanthropic efforts. With no remaining GOOG position, his insider filing era is definitively closed. What to Watch Schmidt’s post-Google ventures — particularly his investments in defense AI and autonomous systems How his 57,681-transaction record compares as other tech founders continue their own selling programs Alphabet’s remaining insider activity from current board members like John Hennessy

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Source: 13F Insight — https://13finsight.com/news/schmidt-goog-5-5-billion-career-insider-sales
Author: Alex Rivera — https://13finsight.com/authors/alex-rivera
Last updated: 2026-03-23T07:05:01.529Z