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ACM Research, Inc. insiders sold $51.2M in the past 12 months. How much of their stake is that?

Insiders sold $51.2M in the past 12 months.100% was sold under disclosed trading plans. The largest seller, David Wang (Officer, Director), sold $29.0M. 98% of these sales were shares from exercising options.Share-of-stake figures for this company are being verified and will be added when that check is finished. Why

Updated Oct 13, 2026 from SEC filings · covers Oct 14, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026
$29.0M
largest seller, David Wang, past 12 months
100%
of sales were under disclosed trading plans, past 12 months
8 of 9
officers and directors sold shares, past 12 months
Is this normal? In line with the past 5 years. 8 insiders sold; the average is 7 a year. Year by year
Latest filing: Filed Sep 10 for a sale from Sep 8 to Sep 9. David Wang sold 140K shares ($10.6M) under a disclosed plan. Filing
SEC ownership filings: 24 filed in the 12 months to Oct 13, 2026; 253 on record since Nov 2, 2017 · See the evidence

What stands out

Routine activity: 100% of sales were under disclosed plans, and no insider sold more than 1% of vested holdings.

A share of stake is shown for 0 of the 8 officers and directors who sold. 9 are left out

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Left out: David Wang, Haiping Dun, Jian Wang, Tracy Liu, Sotheara Cheav, Lisa Feng, Mark McKechnie, Fuping Chen and Charles Pappis (share of stake is being verified).
Disclosed company stock is not an insider's whole wealth.

Who sold, and how much of their stake

Officers and directors, past 12 months. Their share of stake is being verified and is not shown yet; amounts and trading plans are below.

David Wang
Officer, Director
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$29.0MDisclosed plan
Mark McKechnie
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$9.8MDisclosed plan
Fuping Chen
Vice President, Sales-China of ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc., a subsidiary of the Issuer
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$4.0MDisclosed plan
Tracy Liu
Director
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$2.9MDisclosed plan
Lisa Feng
Chief Financial Officer of ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc., a subsidiary of the Issuer
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$2.4MDisclosed plan
All 8 sellers

Selling by month

Officers and directors, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026. Each sale is counted once: under a disclosed plan, else to cover taxes, else no plan disclosed.

Disclosed planOne dollar scale for every month; the tallest bar is labeled
OctNov 2025: $998K under a disclosed planNovDec 2025: $9.4M under a disclosed planDecJanFebMar 2026: $14.4M under a disclosed plan$14.4MMarApr 2026: $260K under a disclosed planAprMay 2026: $331K under a disclosed planMayJun 2026: $10.4M under a disclosed planJunJulAug 2026: $4.7M under a disclosed planAugSep 2026: $10.6M under a disclosed planSepOct

Recent activity

Past 30 days, Sep 14, 2026 to Oct 13, 2026

No officer or director trades were reported for the past 30 days. The most recent before that:

Sep 9, 2026David Wang sold 70K shares ($5.2M) under a disclosed trading plan. 70K shares came in from vesting or option exercises the same day, so the holding rose by 0 net.
WhoSharesPrice% of total stakeTotal stake afterTrade dateFiled
David Wang
Officer, Director
70,000$74.59n/an/aSep 9, 2026Sep 10, 2026

Common questions

Is the ACM Research, Inc. CEO selling stock?

No. Jian Wang reported no open-market sales in the past 12 months.

Why are ACM Research, Inc. insiders selling?

Filings rarely give a reason, and we don't guess at one. What they show is how the sales were made: 100% of sales by value ran under 10b5-1 trading plans disclosed in the filings. A trading plan schedules sales in advance.

Are any ACM Research, Inc. insiders buying?

No. Officers and directors reported no purchases in the past 12 months.

The evidence

Who sold8 officers and directors: amount, % of holdings, trading plan
Who soldAmount% of holdingsTrading plan
David Wang
Officer, Director
$29.0M
480K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
Mark McKechnie
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
$9.8M
185K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
Fuping Chen
Vice President, Sales-China of ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc., a subsidiary of the Issuer
$4.0M
120K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
Tracy Liu
Director
$2.9M
60K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
Lisa Feng
Chief Financial Officer of ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc., a subsidiary of the Issuer
$2.4M
60K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
Sotheara Cheav
Senior Vice President, Manufacturing of ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc., a subsidiary of the Issuer
$1.6M
19K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
Haiping Dun
Director
$954K
15K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
Charles Pappis
Director
$510K
10K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
Disclosed plan
The full ownership picture0 of 9 officers and directors confirmed

Vested shares across all share classes, held directly and through trusts, LLCs and family members, as reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5. Unvested awards and options are never counted as owned shares.

InsiderHeld Oct 13, 2025SoldHeld Oct 13, 2026Still held
David Wang
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for David Wang are complete.
Officer, Director
n/a−480Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for David Wang

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for David Wang are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options heldStrike priceExpiresIntrinsic value (estimate)
480,000$0.50May 1, 2025$37.0M
130,000$1.00Dec 27, 2026$10.0M
545,400$7.36Mar 19, 2030$38.3M
1,636,197$7.36Mar 19, 2030$115M

Estimate: options held × ($77.59 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Sep 9, 2026), not a market close.

Haiping Dun
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. See the filing Sales and other transactions for Haiping Dun are complete.
Director
n/a−15Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Haiping Dun

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Haiping Dun are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

−755Kgifted (net of own trusts)

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options heldStrike priceExpiresIntrinsic value (estimate)
20,000$18.89Aug 11, 2034$1.2M
20,000$24.93Aug 11, 2035$1.1M
45,000$5.60Apr 22, 2029$3.2M
6,400$81.26Aug 11, 2036$0

Estimate: options held × ($77.59 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Sep 9, 2026), not a market close.

Jian Wang
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Jian Wang are complete.
Chief Executive Officer and President of ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc., a subsidiary of the Issuer
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Jian Wang

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Jian Wang are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Tracy Liu
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Tracy Liu are complete.
Director
n/a−60Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Tracy Liu

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Tracy Liu are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options heldStrike priceExpiresIntrinsic value (estimate)
19,500$5.60Apr 22, 2029$1.4M
20,000$18.89Aug 11, 2034$1.2M
20,000$24.93Aug 11, 2035$1.1M
6,400$81.26Aug 11, 2036$0

Estimate: options held × ($77.59 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Sep 9, 2026), not a market close.

Sotheara Cheav
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Sotheara Cheav are complete.
Senior Vice President, Manufacturing of ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc., a subsidiary of the Issuer
n/a−19Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Sotheara Cheav

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Sotheara Cheav are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options heldStrike priceExpiresIntrinsic value (estimate)
37,500$13.89Aug 9, 2033$2.4M

Estimate: options held × ($77.59 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Sep 9, 2026), not a market close.

Lisa Feng
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Lisa Feng are complete.
Chief Financial Officer of ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc., a subsidiary of the Issuer
n/a−60Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Lisa Feng

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Lisa Feng are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Mark McKechnie
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Mark McKechnie are complete.
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
n/a−185Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Mark McKechnie

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Mark McKechnie are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options heldStrike priceExpiresIntrinsic value (estimate)
215,000$13.89Aug 9, 2033$13.7M
31,250$19.49Aug 11, 2032$1.8M

Estimate: options held × ($77.59 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Sep 9, 2026), not a market close.

Fuping Chen
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Fuping Chen are complete.
Vice President, Sales-China of ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc., a subsidiary of the Issuer
n/a−120Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Fuping Chen

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Fuping Chen are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options heldStrike priceExpiresIntrinsic value (estimate)
21,165$1.77Jan 24, 2028$1.6M
30,000$28.42Jul 27, 2030$1.5M

Estimate: options held × ($77.59 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Sep 9, 2026), not a market close.

Charles Pappis
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Charles Pappis are complete.
Director
n/a−10Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Charles Pappis

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Charles Pappis are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)

Stock options (not counted as shares):

Options heldStrike priceExpiresIntrinsic value (estimate)
20,000$24.93Aug 11, 2035$1.1M
6,400$81.26Aug 11, 2036$0

Estimate: options held × ($77.59 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Sep 9, 2026), not a market close.

Holdings and share of stake for ACM Research, Inc. are being verified, so no balances, unit counts or percentages are shown. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status, titles and dates come straight from individual filings.

What explains the selling$51.2M of sales by plan status, purpose, seller and month

Officer and director open-market sales: $51.2M across 948,752 shares. Plan status and stated purpose are separate questions, and a sale can have both.

By plan status
SellerShares soldProceedsUnder a disclosed planShare of totalSales dates
David Wang
Officer, Director
480K$29.0M100%57%Dec 3, 2025 to Sep 9, 2026
Mark McKechnie
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
185K$9.8M100%19%Dec 4, 2025 to Aug 20, 2026
Fuping Chen
Vice President, Sales-China of ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc., a subsidiary of the Issuer
120K$4.0M100%8%Dec 2, 2025 to Dec 3, 2025
Tracy Liu
Director
60K$2.9M100%6%Mar 10, 2026 to Mar 11, 2026
Lisa Feng
Chief Financial Officer of ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc., a subsidiary of the Issuer
60K$2.4M100%5%Nov 12, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026
Sotheara Cheav
Senior Vice President, Manufacturing of ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc., a subsidiary of the Issuer
19K$1.6M100%3%Jun 4, 2026 to Jun 5, 2026
Haiping Dun
Director
15K$954K100%2%Mar 9, 2026 to Aug 18, 2026
Charles Pappis
Director
10K$510K100%1.0%Mar 5, 2026 to Apr 17, 2026

Sales by month

MonthSale proceedsDisclosed planTo cover taxesNo plan disclosed
Oct 2025$0$0$0$0
Nov 2025$998K$998K$0$0
Dec 2025$9.4M$9.4M$0$0
Jan 2026$0$0$0$0
Feb 2026$0$0$0$0
Mar 2026$14.4M$14.4M$0$0
Apr 2026$260K$260K$0$0
May 2026$331K$331K$0$0
Jun 2026$10.4M$10.4M$0$0
Jul 2026$0$0$0$0
Aug 2026$4.7M$4.7M$0$0
Sep 2026$10.6M$10.6M$0$0
Oct 2026$0$0$0$0
Is this normal? Selling year by year5 earlier years to compare with

In line with the past 5 years. 8 insiders sold; the average is 7 a year.

12 months endingShares soldInsiders who soldProceeds
Oct 13, 2026
Latest 12 months
949K8$51.2M
Oct 13, 2025
1 year earlier
1.02M8$26.3M
Oct 13, 2024
2 years earlier
1.72M8$38.3M
Oct 14, 2023
3 years earlier
548K6$8.0M
Oct 14, 2022
4 years earlier
242K3$3.5M
Oct 14, 2021
5 years earlier
2.63M8$75.4M

Open-market sales (Form 4 code S) by people who were officers or directors, in split-adjusted shares. Earlier years include people who have since left. A sale that an outside holder also reports (a family trust, a fund) is counted with outside holders in every year. Shares, not dollars, are compared, so a change in the stock price doesn't look like a change in selling. Years the filings don't fully cover are shown but left out of the average.

Known gaps and uncertainty9 officers and directors not confirmed

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Balances, unit counts and every share-of-stake figure for ACM Research, Inc. are held back until that check is finished. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status, titles and dates come straight from individual filings and are complete.

External context: we only cite outside events when a documented connection exists. None is shown for this period.

Sources and methodology253 filings on record, 24 filed in the 12-month period, and how we read them

All 253 Forms 3, 4 and 5 on record for ACM Research, Inc. (SEC CIK 1680062), filed from Nov 2, 2017 to Sep 10, 2026; 24 of them were filed in the 12 months this page covers, retrieved from SEC EDGAR on Oct 13, 2026. Prices are the ones reported in each filing, often weighted averages.

Probable 3-for-1 stock split on or before Aug 16, 2022 (first filing that shows post-split balances). Splits aren't reported as transactions; 11 holding lines changed by exactly this ratio, so earlier share counts are restated.

Holdings. Each holding line (a share class plus an owner, such as a trust or LLC) carries its last reported balance forward. Entities first reported during the period start at zero, so transfers between an insider's own trusts don't count as selling. Lines not reported for three years or more are listed separately and left out of totals.

Sales. A sale counts as under a 10b5-1 plan if its footnote cites one or the filing's Rule 10b5-1 box is checked, and as tax-related if its footnote cites tax obligations or sell-to-cover. Shares withheld by the company for taxes are listed separately. Sales with neither attribute are labeled "no plan disclosed".

Full methodology

Former or inactive filers (7)No filing in 18 months; last reported balances, not in any total
NameLast filedLast reported balance
Chenming HuMar 19, 2025100,002 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 17, 2025
Xiao XingOct 8, 202412,654,040 shares, last reported balance as of Oct 8, 2024
Shanghai Science & Technology Venture Capital (Group) Co., Ltd.Oct 8, 202412,494,476 shares, last reported balance as of Oct 8, 2024
Yinan XiangAug 24, 20213,438,510 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 24, 2021
Fufa ChenMay 17, 2018388,749 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 31, 2018
Zhengfan YangJan 26, 20182,500,002 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 8, 2018
Min XuNov 2, 2017No balance on record

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