WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) Insider Activity
What the officers, directors and large holders did with their own shares. Only open-market purchases and sales count toward the totals — grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are compensation mechanics, not decisions, and they're listed separately below.
How much of that selling was preplanned? 100% planned / 0% discretionary
Largest single sale: $3.9M.
Where they traded
No open-market insider purchase on record.
Recent open-market activity
| Date | Insider | Role | Action | Shares | Price | Value | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yearout Karalyn | EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER | Sell 10b5-1 | 522 | $246.39 | $128.6K | 20,195 −2.5% of holding | |
| Yearout Karalyn | EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER | Sell 10b5-1 | 1,000 | $250.00 | $250.0K | 20,717 −4.6% of holding | |
| ALBER LAURA 5 fills | PRESIDENT & CEO | Sell 10b5-1 | 35,000 | $221.37 | $7.7M | 922,524 −3.7% of holding | |
| Yearout Karalyn | EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER | Sell 10b5-1 | 1,112 | $228.49 | $254.1K | 21,717 −4.9% of holding | |
| Yearout Karalyn | EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER | Sell 10b5-1 | 522 | $203.07 | $106.0K | 22,829 −2.2% of holding | |
| ALBER LAURA | PRESIDENT & CEO | Sell 10b5-1 | 15,000 | $200.00 | $3.0M | 923,524 −1.6% of holding | |
| ALBER LAURA 4 fills | PRESIDENT & CEO | Sell 10b5-1 | 20,000 | $172.61 | $3.5M | 951,222 −2.1% of holding | |
| ALBER LAURA | PRESIDENT & CEO | Sell 10b5-1 | 15,000 | $200.00 | $3.0M | 958,524 −1.5% of holding | |
| Yearout Karalyn 2 fills | EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER | Sell 10b5-1 | 2,267 | $192.49 | $436.4K | 24,868 −8.4% of holding | |
| Howie Jeffrey 7 fills | EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sell 10b5-1 | 1,419 | $188.45 | $267.4K | 35,217 −3.9% of holding | |
| Howie Jeffrey 5 fills | EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sell 10b5-1 | 32,684 | $180.64 | $5.9M | 65,073 −33.4% of holding |
Form 4s are due within two business days of a transaction, so this is close to real time — unlike the quarterly 13F data on the Institutional tab. A single large sale often reflects a prearranged 10b5-1 plan rather than a fresh view, so read a pattern of sales rather than any one of them.