Western Midstream Partners WES Insider Ownership

Updated Nov 4, 2026

Across the past 12 months, open-market trades by Western Midstream Partners insiders totaled $300,144 in purchases (6.39K shares) and $248,976 in sales (5.88K shares).

• Behind Western Midstream Partners' open-market trades in the past 12 months were 2 insiders buying and one insider selling.
• Among Western Midstream Partners' insiders, Frederick A. Forthuber (Director) was the largest open-market buyer over the past 12 months, purchasing $249,907 of stock (5.14K shares), most recently on August 12, 2026.
• On the selling side, Christopher B. Dial (SVP, GC and Secretary) was the top open-market seller of Western Midstream Partners over the past 12 months, with $248,976 sold (5.88K shares) and the latest sale on February 12, 2026.
• In transactions other than open-market trades, Western Midstream Partners insiders acquired 239.67K shares through option exercises and conversions and gave up 118.95K shares to cover taxes or exercise prices over the past 12 months.
• Per Business Quant data, Western Midstream Partners insiders hold 151.39Mn shares in total based on their latest Form 4 filings, up 0.02% from 151.35Mn shares at the end of Q2 2026 and down 9.35% from 167Mn shares at the end of Q3 2025.
• Of the 151.39Mn shares held by Western Midstream Partners insiders, 1.01Mn shares (0.67%) are held directly and 150.37Mn shares (99.33%) indirectly, through trusts, partnerships, family members and other entities.
• Per Business Quant, 13 insiders of WES hold shares, counting officers, directors and 10% owners who have filed a Form 4 in the past two years.
• Western Midstream Partners' three largest insider shareholders, based on their latest Form 4 filings, are Occidental Petroleum Corp (10% owner, 150.37Mn shares), Christopher B. Dial (SVP, GC and Secretary, 225.01K shares) and Robert W. Bourne (SVP & Chief Commercial Officer, 149.72K shares).
• Occidental Petroleum Corp holds 99.33% of the combined insider position in Western Midstream Partners.
• Institutions accounted for 41.42% of WES's outstanding shares in Q2 2026, insiders about 36.64% per their latest Form 4 filings, and other investors, including the public, about 21.94%.
• Over the trailing 12 months, 11 insiders reported transactions in WES stock across 16 Form 4 filings.
• The insider holdings and trades above for Western Midstream Partners reflect Form 4 filings through October 29, 2026.