Comparable stake leader
Benjamin P. Cowart
SEC ownership of Vertex Energy Inc.
Top holders, 13D/G large-stake signals, insider positions, and transaction flow tied to CIK 0000890447.
Disclosed value leader
Benjamin P. Cowart
Comparable rows
0/12
Latest evidence
10 Apr 2024
- Parsed ownership sources
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3/4/5
Source: Parsed SEC ownership filingsUse: Compare filing families carefully
- Largest SEC-reported holder
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Benjamin P. Cowart
Ranking: Comparable ownership first, then disclosed value
- Latest parsed ownership date
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10 Apr 2024
Freshness: Most recent filing date in this holder set
- Issuer CIK
- 0000890447
- Issuer location
- Houston, TX
Ownership snapshot
CIK-linked ownership evidence from parsed SEC filings.
1 signal
Issuer
Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile.
2 identity fields
Ownership snapshot
Top shareholders of Vertex Energy Inc. (13F + 13D/G + 3/4/5)
Grouped by holder across the latest SEC ownership disclosures. Start with comparable ownership when available, then verify the linked 13F, 13D/G, or 3/4/5 evidence.
Comparable stake leader
Benjamin P. Cowart
Disclosed value leader
Benjamin P. Cowart
Comparable rows
0/12
Latest evidence
10 Apr 2024
3/4/5
Highest disclosed value: $24,389,443
12 rows are not safely comparable across share classes.
Showing 1-8 of 12 holder rows.
Quick read
Benjamin P. Cowart has the largest disclosed position value at $24.39M.
0 of 12 rows have a safely comparable ownership percentage. Use this as a filing-backed starting point, then open the detailed table for source links, reporting role, position value, share count, and filing date.
Open SEC evidence
Opens Benjamin P. Cowart's linked filing trail.
Disclosed position value
Top 5
Benjamin P. Cowart
$24.39M
Chris Carlson
$4.03M
John Noel Strickland
$1.72M
Dan Borgen
$935.1K
James P. Gregory
$471.1K
Value bars compare disclosed positions; verify each figure against the linked filing evidence.
Detailed SEC evidence table Showing 1-8 of 12 holder rows
| Holder | Evidence | Ownership % | Position | 12M Net Δ | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin P. Cowart |
3/4/5
CEO and President, Director
|
—
mixed-class rows
|
$24,389,443
6,260,891 shares
mixed-class rows
|
— | 28 Dec 2023 |
| Chris Carlson |
3/4/5
CFO
|
—
class O/S missing
|
$4,028,374
1,026,076 shares
|
— | 06 Jul 2023 |
| John Noel Strickland |
3/4/5
Former COO
|
—
class O/S missing
|
$1,719,097
437,875 shares
|
— | 10 Jun 2022 |
| Dan Borgen |
3/4/5
Director
|
—
class O/S missing
|
$935,099
238,181 shares
|
— | 19 Jun 2023 |
| James P. Gregory |
3/4/5
Director
|
—
mixed-class rows
|
$471,120
165,000 shares
mixed-class rows
|
— | 22 Aug 2022 |
| Christopher Allen Stratton |
3/4/5
Director
|
—
class O/S missing
|
$347,078
88,405 shares
|
— | 10 Nov 2023 |
| Alvaro Ruiz |
3/4/5
Chief Strategy Officer
|
—
class O/S missing
|
$294,450
75,000 shares
|
— | 21 Jul 2023 |
| Timothy C. Harvey |
3/4/5
Director
|
—
class O/S missing
|
$101,424
25,834 shares
|
— | 19 Jun 2023 |
How to read this table
Rows are grouped by holder and ranked first by SEC-reported ownership % when it is safely comparable, then by disclosed holdings value. — indicates unavailable or non-comparable values; "mixed-class rows" means the latest filing spans non-comparable classes.
Forms 3/4/5 flow
Insider trading overview
Insider buy and sell flow is broadly balanced over the last 12 months. No Buy or Sell transactions have been reported since 13 Sep 2025.
Buys
$0
Insiders: 0
Sells
$0
Insiders: 0
Net
$0
Shares: 0
Window
Last 12 months
4 rolling buckets
Buy value
Sell value
Shares: 0
Shares: 0
| Window (months) | Buy shares | Sell shares | Buy value | Sell value | Net value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-3 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 3-6 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 6-9 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 9-12 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Reporting owners
Insider holders from Forms 3/4/5
Showing 1-15 of 15 reporting-owner rows connected to Vertex Energy Inc.. Open a relationship link for the CIK-to-CIK filing trail.
Rows
15
Largest Forms 3/4/5 holder
Benjamin P. Cowart
Net 12M change
$0
Latest report
05 Sep 2024
| Name | Relationship | Holdings Value | Past Year Net Change | Change % | Valuation | Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin P. Cowart | CEO and President, Director | $24,389,443 | Mixed | 28 Dec 2023 | ||
| Chris Carlson | Cfo | $4,028,374 | Mixed | 06 Jul 2023 | ||
| John Noel Strickland | Former COO | $1,719,097 | Mixed | 10 Jun 2022 | ||
| Dan Borgen | Director | $935,099 | Mixed | 19 Jun 2023 | ||
| James P. Gregory | Director | $471,120 | Mixed | 22 Aug 2022 | ||
| Christopher Allen Stratton | Director | $347,078 | Filing P/S | 10 Nov 2023 | ||
| Alvaro Ruiz | Chief Strategy Officer | $294,450 | Mixed | 21 Jul 2023 | ||
| Timothy C. Harvey | Director | $101,424 | Mixed | 19 Jun 2023 | ||
| Karen Kay Maston | Director | $86,847 | Mixed | 19 Jun 2023 | ||
| James G. Rhame | Chief Operating Officer | $57,508 | Mixed | 12 May 2023 | ||
| Odeh Khoury | Director | $20,629 | Filing P/S | 10 Apr 2024 | ||
| Douglas S. Haugh | Chief Commercial Officer | $5,889 | Mixed | 14 May 2023 | ||
| Joshua Darby Foster | Chief Commercial Officer | $0 | Mixed | 05 Sep 2024 | ||
| Jeffrey Scott Stein | Director | $0 | Mixed | 23 Aug 2024 | ||
| David L. Phillips | Director | Mixed | 02 Jun 2022 |
Recent insider transactions for Vertex Energy Inc.
Showing up to 300 recent insider transactions from the last 12 months.
| Insider | Symbol | Class | Transaction | % | SEC-reported value | SEC-reported price | Shares | Shares owned | Date | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No insider transactions were found in the last 12 months for this issuer. | ||||||||||
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.