Insider txns (12m)
48
Stock / equity
AFG AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC
- Company
- AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC
- Security
- Equity
- Size, estimated from filings
- Large cap ($10B – $200B)
- Insiders on record
- 15
- Members of Congress
- 1
- Latest trade on record
- September 16, 2026
AFG (AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC) has 48 disclosed insider transactions from 15 insiders in the last 12 months (0 open-market buys, 17 sales, about $17.7M at reported prices) and 2 congressional trades from 1 member of Congress. The most recent disclosure was filed September 18, 2026.
Open-market buys / sales
0 / 17
Congress trades (12m)
2
Distinct filers (12m)
16
Share price
Price and chart by TradingView for AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC. US share prices here are delayed, not real-time. The trade records on this page come from government filings, not from this chart.
AFG in charts
Who is trading this stock
Which people account for the buying and selling over the last 12 months?
BoughtSold
8 people account for the disclosed buying and selling in AFG over the last 12 months; the most active is LINDNER CARL H III with $13M.
Prices insiders traded at
What price did insiders buy and sell at? Each marker is one open-market trade at the share price reported on its Form 4.
▲ Bought▼ SoldAverage reported price that day
Insiders reported 9 open-market trades in AFG since Nov 7, 2025, at prices from $134 to $145; the most recent was a sale at $144 on Sep 14, 2026. These are the prices on the filings, not adjusted for stock splits, and not a market price series.
Insider holdings over time
Is an insider building or unwinding a position? Shares held directly after each filing.
Lindner Stephen Craig JrThompson David Lawrence Jr
Lindner Stephen Craig Jr reported 329,163 shares held after the latest filing, against 52,351 at the first on record.
Lobbying spend by quarter
How much has AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC reported spending on federal lobbying?
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC reported $240K in lobbying over the last eight quarters, from filings matched by exact company name.
Insiders trading AFG
Everyone who filed a Form 4 for this ticker, by number of rows on record. "Bought" and "sold" count open-market purchases (code P) and sales only; awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are in the row count but not in those two columns.
| Insider | Role | Rows | Bought | Sold | Value bought | Value sold | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindner Stephen Craig Jr | Director | 11 | 0 | 1 | — | $99K | February 26, 2026 |
| Thompson David Lawrence Jr | President of Subsidiary | 6 | 0 | 2 | — | $1.7M | September 16, 2026 |
| LINDNER CARL H III | Co-CEO | 6 | 0 | 3 | — | $13.5M | August 26, 2026 |
| Hertzman Brian S. | SVP, CFO | 5 | 0 | 4 | — | $706K | September 2, 2026 |
| Gillis Michelle A | Senior Vice President | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | $407K | June 24, 2026 |
| Weiss Mark A | Sr. VP & General Counsel | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | $493K | August 6, 2026 |
| LINDNER S CRAIG | Co-CEO | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | $428K | February 26, 2026 |
| VON LEHMAN JOHN I | Director | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | $184K | September 14, 2026 |
| BERDING JOHN B | President | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | $266K | February 26, 2026 |
| JOSEPH GREGORY G | Director | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | June 1, 2026 |
| Martin Mary Beth | Director | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | June 1, 2026 |
| Murray Amy Y | Director | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | June 1, 2026 |
| Newport Roger K | Director | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | June 1, 2026 |
| Nwankwo Evans N | Director | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | June 1, 2026 |
| VERITY WILLIAM W | Director | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | June 1, 2026 |
What kind of transactions these are 5 Form 4 codes
| Code | Meaning | Rows | Shares | Value at reported prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Grant or award | 15 | 57,810 | — |
| G | Gift | 14 | 45,975 | — |
| S | Open-market sale | 9 | 112,099 | $16.0M |
| F | Shares withheld for tax | 8 | 13,134 | $1.7M |
| J | Other acquisition or disposal | 2 | 150,277 | — |
What each code means: Form 4 transaction codes.
Members of Congress trading AFG
Members whose periodic transaction reports name this ticker. Amounts are the sums of the ranges as filed.
| Member | Seat | Trades | Bought | Sold | Range as filed | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Letlow | Representative (LA, District 5), Republican | 2 | 1 | 1 | $2,002–$30K | February 24, 2025 |
Insider transactions
| Filer | Side | Trade date | Disclosed | Lag | Shares | Price | Value | Flags | Source | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson David Lawrence Jr | Other J | September 16, 2026 | September 18, 2026 | 2d | 119,914 | — | — | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| Thompson David Lawrence Jr | Other J | September 16, 2026 | September 18, 2026 | 2d | 30,363 | — | — | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| VON LEHMAN JOHN I | Sell S | September 14, 2026 | September 14, 2026 | 0d | 1,279 | $144 | $184K | Form 4 ↗ | ||
| Hertzman Brian S. | Sell S | September 2, 2026 | September 2, 2026 | 0d | 950 | $143 | $136K | Form 4 ↗ | ||
| LINDNER CARL H III | Sell S | August 26, 2026 | August 26, 2026 | 0d | 81,373 | $144 | $11.7M | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| LINDNER CARL H III | Sell S | August 24, 2026 | August 26, 2026 | 2d | 8,627 | $145 | $1.2M | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| Weiss Mark A | Sell S | August 6, 2026 | August 7, 2026 | 1d | 2,813 | $145 | $407K | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| Gillis Michelle A | Sell S | June 24, 2026 | June 25, 2026 | 1d | 2,247 | $139 | $312K | Form 4 ↗ | ||
| Thompson David Lawrence Jr | Sell S | June 23, 2026 | June 24, 2026 | 1d | 11,370 | $135 | $1.5M | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| Nwankwo Evans N | Other A | June 1, 2026 | June 2, 2026 | 1d | 1,299 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ | ||
| Newport Roger K | Other A | June 1, 2026 | June 2, 2026 | 1d | 1,299 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ | ||
| Murray Amy Y | Other A | June 1, 2026 | June 2, 2026 | 1d | 1,299 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ | ||
| Martin Mary Beth | Other A | June 1, 2026 | June 2, 2026 | 1d | 1,299 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ | ||
| VERITY WILLIAM W | Other A | June 1, 2026 | June 2, 2026 | 1d | 1,299 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ | ||
| JOSEPH GREGORY G | Other A | June 1, 2026 | June 2, 2026 | 1d | 1,299 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ | ||
| VON LEHMAN JOHN I | Other A | June 1, 2026 | June 2, 2026 | 1d | 1,299 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ | ||
| LINDNER CARL H III | Other A | February 26, 2026 | March 2, 2026 | 4d | 11,294 | — | — | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| Gillis Michelle A | Other A | February 26, 2026 | March 2, 2026 | 4d | 3,012 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ | ||
| Hertzman Brian S. | Sell S | February 27, 2026 | March 2, 2026 | 3d | 1,663 | $134 | $222K | Form 4 ↗ | ||
| Hertzman Brian S. | Other A | February 26, 2026 | March 2, 2026 | 4d | 3,163 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ | ||
| Thompson David Lawrence Jr | Other A | February 26, 2026 | March 2, 2026 | 4d | 4,706 | — | — | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| Weiss Mark A | Other A | February 26, 2026 | March 2, 2026 | 4d | 3,012 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ | ||
| LINDNER S CRAIG | Other A | February 26, 2026 | March 2, 2026 | 4d | 11,294 | — | — | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| Lindner Stephen Craig Jr | Other A | February 26, 2026 | March 2, 2026 | 4d | 3,389 | — | — | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| BERDING JOHN B | Other A | February 26, 2026 | March 2, 2026 | 4d | 8,847 | — | — | Form 4 ↗ | ||
| LINDNER CARL H III | Sell F | February 23, 2026 | February 24, 2026 | 1d | 3,810 | $130 | $495K | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| LINDNER S CRAIG | Sell F | February 23, 2026 | February 24, 2026 | 1d | 3,300 | $130 | $428K | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| Lindner Stephen Craig Jr | Sell F | February 23, 2026 | February 24, 2026 | 1d | 761 | $130 | $99K | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| Thompson David Lawrence Jr | Sell F | February 23, 2026 | February 24, 2026 | 1d | 1,098 | $130 | $143K | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| BERDING JOHN B | Sell F | February 23, 2026 | February 24, 2026 | 1d | 2,050 | $130 | $266K | Form 4 ↗ | ||
| Gillis Michelle A | Sell F | February 23, 2026 | February 24, 2026 | 1d | 730 | $130 | $95K | Form 4 ↗ | ||
| Weiss Mark A | Sell F | February 23, 2026 | February 24, 2026 | 1d | 658 | $130 | $85K | Form 4 ↗ | ||
| Hertzman Brian S. | Sell F | February 22, 2026 | February 24, 2026 | 2d | 727 | $130 | $94K | Form 4 ↗ | ||
| Lindner Stephen Craig Jr | Other G | January 28, 2026 | January 29, 2026 | 1d | 147 | — | — | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| Lindner Stephen Craig Jr | Other G | January 28, 2026 | January 29, 2026 | 1d | 441 | — | — | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| Lindner Stephen Craig Jr | Other G | January 28, 2026 | January 29, 2026 | 1d | 276 | — | — | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| Gillis Michelle A | Other G | December 29, 2025 | December 30, 2025 | 1d | 542 | — | — | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| LINDNER CARL H III | Other G | December 16, 2025 | December 22, 2025 | 6d | 403 | — | — | lateindirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| Lindner Stephen Craig Jr | Other G | December 18, 2025 | December 22, 2025 | 4d | 44 | — | — | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| Thompson David Lawrence Jr | Other G | December 18, 2025 | December 22, 2025 | 4d | 828 | — | — | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| LINDNER S CRAIG | Other G | December 15, 2025 | December 16, 2025 | 1d | 3,342 | — | — | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| Lindner Stephen Craig Jr | Other G | December 15, 2025 | December 16, 2025 | 1d | 276 | — | — | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| Lindner Stephen Craig Jr | Other G | December 15, 2025 | December 16, 2025 | 1d | 828 | — | — | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| Lindner Stephen Craig Jr | Other G | December 15, 2025 | December 16, 2025 | 1d | 276 | — | — | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| LINDNER CARL H III | Other G | December 9, 2025 | December 11, 2025 | 2d | 37,424 | — | — | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| Lindner Stephen Craig Jr | Other G | December 3, 2025 | December 5, 2025 | 2d | 574 | — | — | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| Lindner Stephen Craig Jr | Other G | December 3, 2025 | December 5, 2025 | 2d | 574 | — | — | indirect | Form 4 ↗ | |
| Hertzman Brian S. | Sell S | November 7, 2025 | November 10, 2025 | 3d | 1,777 | $143 | $253K | Form 4 ↗ |
Congressional trades
| Filer | Side | Trade date | Disclosed | Lag | Shares | Price | Value | Flags | Source | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Letlow | Sell | February 24, 2025 | January 13, 2026 | 323d | — | — | $1,001–$15K | late | House PTR ↗ | |
| Julia Letlow | Buy | November 19, 2024 | January 13, 2026 | 420d | — | — | $1,001–$15K | late | House PTR ↗ |
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Guides for this page
- What is SEC Form 4? Who files: officers, directors and owners of more than 10% of a class of the company's shares.
- Form 4 transaction codes P = purchase. S = sale. These are the two market trades.
- Insider buying vs insider selling Selling outweighs buying by a wide margin in normal times.
- How to read a congressional trade report Owner tells you whose asset it was: the member, the spouse, a dependent child, or held jointly.
- Why congressional trade amounts are ranges There are ten ranges; the lowest is $1,001–$15,000 and the highest is over $50,000,000.
Sources and method
| Source | Filings | Rows | First filed | Newest filed | Read the originals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Clerk, periodic transaction reports | 1 | 2 | January 13, 2026 | January 13, 2026 | House Clerk search |
| SEC EDGAR, Form 4 | 40 | 48 | November 10, 2025 | September 18, 2026 | Form 4 list on EDGAR |
Site built October 27, 2026. Every row in the tables above links to its own filing. To quote a figure, use the Cite button at the top of the page; see how to cite and reuse.
Insider rows are Form 4 filings for this issuer from SEC EDGAR; congressional rows are periodic transaction reports parsed from the House Clerk and the Senate eFD. Values use the reported price for Form 4 and the disclosed range for Congress. See methodology and corrections.
Not investment advice. Disclosures are shown as filed and may lag the trade or be amended. No recommendation is made or implied.