James Chao - Net Worth and Insider Trading
James Chao Net Worth
The estimated net worth of James Chao is at least $10.9 Billion dollars as of 2024-12-25. James Chao is the Chairman, 10% Owner of Westlake Corp and owns about 92,062,046 shares of Westlake Corp (WLK) stock worth over $10.6 Billion. James Chao is also the Chairman, 10% Owner of Westlake Chemical Partners LP and owns about 15,556,480 shares of Westlake Chemical Partners LP (WLKP) stock worth over $360 Million. Details can be seen in James Chao's Latest Holdings Summary section.
Disclaimer: The insider information is derived from SEC filings. The estimated net worth is based on the final shares held after open market or private purchases and sales of common stock with a transaction code of "P" or "S" on Form 4, assuming that James Chao has not made any transactions after 2022-05-31 and currently still holds the listed stock(s). Please note that this estimate may not reflect the actual net worth.
Transaction Summary of James Chao
James Chao Insider Ownership Reports
Based on ownership reports from SEC filings, as the reporting owner, James Chao owns 2 companies in total, including Westlake Corp (WLK) , and Westlake Chemical Partners LP (WLKP) .
Click here to see the complete history of James Chao’s form 4 insider trades.
Insider Ownership Summary of James Chao
| Ticker | Comapny | Transaction Date | Type of Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| WLK | Westlake Corp | 2018-05-24 | director |
| WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | 2022-05-31 | director & 10 percent owner |
James Chao Latest Holdings Summary
James Chao currently owns a total of 2 stocks. Among these stocks, James Chao owns 92,062,046 shares of Westlake Corp (WLK) as of May 24, 2018, with a value of $10.6 Billion and a weighting of 96.71%. James Chao also owns 15,556,480 shares of Westlake Chemical Partners LP (WLKP) as of May 31, 2022, with a value of $360 Million and a weighting of 3.29%.
Latest Holdings of James Chao
| Ticker | Comapny | Latest Transaction Date | Shares Owned | Current Price ($) | Current Value ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WLK | Westlake Corp | 2018-05-24 | 92,062,046 | 114.95 | 10,582,532,188 |
| WLKP | Westlake Chemical Partners LP | 2022-05-31 | 15,556,480 | 23.14 | 359,976,947 |
Holding Weightings of James Chao
James Chao Form 4 Trading Tracker
According to the SEC Form 4 filings, James Chao has made a total of 0 transactions in Westlake Corp (WLK) over the past 5 years. The most-recent trade in Westlake Corp is the sale of 33,305 shares on May 24, 2018, which brought James Chao around $4 Million.
According to the SEC Form 4 filings, James Chao has made a total of 1 transactions in Westlake Chemical Partners LP (WLKP) over the past 5 years, including 0 buys and 1 sells. The most-recent trade in Westlake Chemical Partners LP is the sale of 31,092 shares on May 31, 2022, which brought James Chao around $836,686.
Insider Trading History of James Chao
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James Chao Trading Performance
GuruFocus tracks the stock performance after each of James Chao's buying transactions within different timeframes. To be detailed, the average return of stocks after 3 months bought by James Chao is 52.27%. GuruFocus also compares James Chao's trading performance to market benchmark return within the same time period. The performance of stocks bought by James Chao within 3 months outperforms 4 times out of 5 transactions in total compared to the return of S&P 500 within the same period.
You can select different timeframes to see how James Chao's insider trading performs compared to the benchmark.
Performance of James Chao
Average Return
Outperforming Transactions
| 1 Month | 3 Months | 6 Months | 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return(%) | 18.38 | | | | | |
| Relative Return to S&P 500(%) | 15.84 | | | | | |
James Chao Ownership Network
James Chao Owned Company Details
What does Westlake Corp do?
Who are the key executives at Westlake Corp?
James Chao is the director of Westlake Corp. Other key executives at Westlake Corp include director & 10 percent owner David Tsung-hung Chao , Sr. Vice President & Vinyls Robert F. Buesinger , and Vice President/Treasurer Mark Steven Bender .
Westlake Corp (WLK) Insider Trades Summary
Over the past 18 months, James Chao made no insider transaction in Westlake Corp (WLK). Other recent insider transactions involving Westlake Corp (WLK) include a net sale of 11,715 shares made by Robert F. Buesinger , a net sale of 14,608 shares made by Mark Steven Bender , and a net sale of 4,500 shares made by David Tsung-hung Chao .
In summary, during the past 3 months, insiders sold 3,500 shares of Westlake Corp (WLK) in total and bought 0 shares, with a net sale of 3,500 shares. During the past 18 months, 30,823 shares of Westlake Corp (WLK) were sold and 0 shares were bought by its insiders, resulting in a net sale of 30,823 shares.
Westlake Corp (WLK)'s detailed insider trading history can be found in Insider Trading Tracker table.
Westlake Corp Insider Transactions
James Chao Mailing Address
Above is the net worth, insider trading, and ownership report for James Chao. You might contact James Chao via mailing address: 2801 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 600, Houston Tx 77056.
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