Nvidia insiders dump over $100 million of NVDA stock since 2026 started

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) insiders have been steadily selling their NVDA stock since 2026 started and have, by press time, made five filings in which they revealed selling more than $100 million worth of equity.

Interestingly, a single senior officer with the company, Jay Puri, the executive vice president of Worldwide Field Operations, is responsible for approximately 70% of the sales executed so far. Out of the total of $106 million of NVDA stock sold, the EVP offloaded more than $73 million across two filings on January 9 and January 23.

The remaining $33 million was also sold by just two executives. Between January 13 and February 4, the executive vice president and chief financial officer, Colette Kress, dumped approximately 95,000 shares, raising just over $17 million.

Lastly, the first insider Nvidia stock sale of the year – executed on January 2 and revealed on January 6 – was done by the principal accounting officer, Donald Robertson, and amounted to $15.2 million or 80,000 shares.

Nvidia stock insider sales set to drop 50% compared to late 2025

Considering the current pace of selling, it would appear that the semiconductor giant’s executives have drastically reduced their trading. In the final two months of 2025, Nvidia insiders dumped more than $200 million worth of NVDA shares.

Considering that the first month and a half of 2026 saw just under $106 million worth of sales, it is possible that the chipmaker’s senior officers will have almost exactly halved their activities.

Nvidia stock loses momentum as NVDA heads to uncertain future

Nvidia stock’s recent performance has certainly made selling less appealing. For example, whole NVDA shares are up an impressive 46.07% in the last 12 months, the rally diminishes to only 5.22% when the timeframe is shortened to six months.

Furthermore, zooming in on 2026 alone shows that Nvidia stock has all but lost the positive momentum, as the semiconductor equity is 2.69% up to its press time price of $191.55.

Looking ahead, the blue-chip chipmaker’s future appears more uncertain than it has been in years. 

Rumors that it is essentially abandoning cutting-edge semiconductors for the consumer market in favor of artificial intelligence (AI) strongly signal Nvidia is increasing its exposure to the booming yet contentious industry.

Under the circumstances, NVDA stock’s next moves could dwarf even the 1,000%+ rally of recent years if the AI boom progresses as its advocates hope it will. 

On the flip side, should the boom turn to a bust as investors appear to be increasingly fearing, Nvidia will have placed a very expensive losing bet while simultaneously ceding its foundational consumer market to competitors like Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC).

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