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US · SEC FORM 4
Zai Lab Ltd
ZLAB · Nasdaq · CIK 0001704292 · Healthcare · Biotechnology
INSIDER SIGNAL
1 qualifying P purchase group
in the current 180-day scoring window
44 Form 4 transaction lines observed in the same window
14 sales · 29 option, withholding, award, gift or other lines
WHY NO ACTIVE SIGNAL?
Score anatomy
No score is calculated because there is no qualifying purchase in the active window. Unavailable inputs are not treated as zero or as a bearish signal.
Why is there no score?
- No qualifying open-market purchase supplies cluster, size, role, recency or conviction inputs.
- Sales and other Form 4 activity remain visible as context and do not create a negative score.
Sales and other Form 4 activity are shown separately and do not create a negative buy signal. Absence of buying is not scored as bearish.
Insider activity timeline
Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.
Showing the six most active owners; 5 additional owner(s) remain in Form 4 evidence.
Purchase breadth & concentration
Roles in the peak window: Director. Concentration uses priced qualifying P lines only and does not change the saved score.
SIGNAL HISTORY
Scores are archived only when the company qualifies for a published US buy-signal snapshot. Last qualifying purchase: 2026-07-01 · GAYNOR RICHARD.
Recent Form 4 activity
P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.
Market context
Market context has not been captured for this ticker yet. The daily market-context job processes the US universe in rotating batches.
Short interest
Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.
- Shares short
- 7,149,727
- Previous report
- 8,156,879
- Avg daily volume
- 791,166
- Days to cover
- 9.0
FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.
Historical equity purchases
Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.
| Transaction date | Reporting owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | GAYNOR RICHARD | Purchase (P) | American Depositary Shares | 1,736 | USD 19.05 | USD 33,071 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-17 | GAYNOR RICHARD | Purchase (P) | American Depositary Shares | 1,731 | USD 18.91 | USD 32,733 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-09-10 | Smiley Joshua L | Purchase (P) | American Depositary Shares | 10,000 | USD 28.91 | USD 289,100 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2024-05-13 | Smiley Joshua L | Purchase (P) | American Depositary Shares | 3,000 | USD 21.40 | USD 64,200 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2024-03-01 | Smiley Joshua L | Purchase (P) | American Depositary Shares | 3,000 | USD 20.83 | USD 62,490 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2023-12-14 | Smiley Joshua L | Purchase (P) | American Depositary Shares | 4,000 | USD 29.90 | USD 119,600 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2023-11-16 | Smiley Joshua L | Purchase (P) | American Depositary Shares | 5,000 | USD 26.93 | USD 134,650 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2021-12-08 | WIRTH PETER | Purchase (P) | American Depositary Shares | 4,000 | USD 71.36 | USD 285,440 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2021-12-08 | WIRTH PETER | Purchase (P) | Ordinary Shares | 4,000 | USD 71.36 | USD 285,440 | SEC filing ↗ |
Form 4 evidence
100 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 587 in local history.
| Date | Owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Chen Yajing | Option exercise / conversion (M) | American Depositary Shares | 920 | USD — | USD — | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-10-01 | Chen Yajing | Tax withholding (F) | American Depositary Shares | 315 | USD 25.50 | USD 8,032 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-19 | Chen Yajing | Sale (S) | American Depositary Shares | 260 | USD 27.00 | USD 7,020 | SEC filing ↗ |
Show recent Form 4 evidence (30 grouped rows)
| Date | Owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Chen Yajing | Option exercise / conversion (M) | American Depositary Shares | 920 | USD — | USD — | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-10-01 | Chen Yajing | Tax withholding (F) | American Depositary Shares | 315 | USD 25.50 | USD 8,032 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-19 | Chen Yajing | Sale (S) | American Depositary Shares | 260 | USD 27.00 | USD 7,020 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-14 | Chen Yajing | Option exercise / conversion (M) | American Depositary Shares | 1,250 | USD — | USD — | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-14 | Chen Yajing | Tax withholding (F) | American Depositary Shares | 427 | USD 25.90 | USD 11,059 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-12 | Lis William | Sale (S) | American Depositary Shares | 8,506 | USD 25.00 | USD 212,650 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-08-11 | Chen Yajing | Sale (S) | American Depositary Shares | 619 | USD 25.00 | USD 15,475 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-07-02 | Du Ying | Option exercise / conversion (M) | American Depositary Shares | 11,048 | USD — | USD — | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-07-02 | Du Ying | Tax withholding (F) | American Depositary Shares | 4,348 | USD 19.12 | USD 83,134 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-07-01 | GAYNOR RICHARD | Purchase (P) | American Depositary Shares | 1,736 | USD 19.05 | USD 33,071 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-07-01 | Du Ying | Option exercise / conversion (M) | American Depositary Shares | 18,000 | USD — | USD — | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-07-01 | Du Ying | Tax withholding (F) | American Depositary Shares | 7,083 | USD 19.15 | USD 135,639 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-30 | Du Ying | Sale (S) | American Depositary Shares | 7,026 | USD 18.53 | USD 130,192 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-29 | Du Ying | Option exercise / conversion (M) | American Depositary Shares | 17,970 | USD — | USD — | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-26 | Edmondson Frazor Titus III | Sale (S) | American Depositary Shares | 4,103 | USD 17.46 | USD 71,638 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-26 | Du Ying | Sale (S) | American Depositary Shares | 24,543 | USD 17.46 | USD 428,521 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-26 | Chen Yajing | Sale (S) | American Depositary Shares | 2,264 | USD 17.46 | USD 39,529 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-25 | Edmondson Frazor Titus III | Option exercise / conversion (M) | American Depositary Shares | 14,600 | USD — | USD — | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-25 | Du Ying | Option exercise / conversion (M) | American Depositary Shares | 58,800 | USD — | USD — | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-25 | Chen Yajing | Option exercise / conversion (M) | American Depositary Shares | 6,250 | USD — | USD — | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-22 | Lis William | Sale (S) | American Depositary Shares | 7,040 | USD 18.09 | USD 127,354 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-17 | WIRTH PETER | Award / grant (A) | American Depositary Shares | 22,371 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-17 | Vounatsos Michel | Award / grant (A) | American Depositary Shares | 22,371 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-17 | Morrison Scott W | Award / grant (A) | American Depositary Shares | 22,371 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-17 | MOULDER LEON O JR | Award / grant (A) | American Depositary Shares | 22,371 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-17 | Lis William | Award / grant (A) | American Depositary Shares | 22,371 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-17 | Leung Nisa | Award / grant (A) | American Depositary Shares | 22,371 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-17 | GAYNOR RICHARD | Award / grant (A) | American Depositary Shares | 22,371 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-17 | DIEKMAN JOHN D | Award / grant (A) | American Depositary Shares | 22,371 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-27 | Du Ying | Gift (G) | American Depositary Shares | 87,843 | USD 0.00 | USD 0 | SEC filing ↗ |
Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.
Snapshot & identity
| Snapshot date | 2026-10-18 |
|---|---|
| Ranking version | US-v1.2 |
| Data quality | PASS ELIGIBLE · — |
| Ticker | ZLAB |
| CIK | 0001704292 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Industry | Biotechnology Yahoo Finance |
| SEC SIC | 2834 Pharmaceutical Preparations |
| Exchange | Nasdaq |
Data coverage
| Local Form 4 history | 587 transaction lines from 2021-01-05 to 2026-10-01 9 P purchase lines · 316 S sale lines · 262 other lines |
|---|---|
| SEC company submissions | Open SEC filings ↗ |
Local ledger as of 2026-10-18. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.