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# Ryan Cohen Buys $17.1 Million In GameStop Stock, Pushing His Direct Stake Past $1 Billion
- URL: https://www.bullished.co/ryan-cohen-buys-17-1-million-in-gamestop-stock-pushing-his-direct-stake-past-1-billion-f34b94df/
- Published: 2026-10-02T21:15:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-03T20:38:30.000Z
- Description: The GameStop chairman's Friday open-market purchase of 700,000 shares brings his five-filing buying total to roughly $89.5 million.
- Author: Matteo Parrino
- Tags: Insider Trades, GME, Industry: Consumer Discretionary

Ryan Cohen, who serves as President, CEO, and Chairman of GameStop, added [700,000 shares](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001767470/000092189526002719/xslF345X06/form413177018%5F10022026.xml?ref=bullished.co) of GME on Friday in an open-market purchase at a weighted-average price of $24.41 per share, a $17.1 million transaction that pushed his direct stake past 41.6 million shares and over the $1 billion mark.

## What The Filing Says

The Form 4 filed Friday with the SEC shows Cohen bought the shares across multiple transactions at prices ranging from $24.36 to $24.44 per share. No pre-scheduled trading plan under SEC Rule 10b5-1 — the kind that would indicate automatic, calendar-driven buying rather than a discretionary decision — was indicated on the filing.

Following the purchase, Cohen directly holds 41,648,522 shares of GameStop, valued at roughly $1.03 billion based on Friday's regular-session close of $24.70 per share. Friday's buy represents about 2% of his post-transaction direct stake.

## A Pattern Of Accelerating Purchases

Friday's transaction is the latest in a string of open-market buys that have grown larger and more frequent. According to a [Yahoo Finance report published September 30](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/gamestop-shares-rise-ceo-ryan-171933698.html?ref=bullished.co), Cohen purchased 450,000 shares on the prior Tuesday for roughly $10.6 million, and earlier in the same month acquired about 1.15 million shares at an average price near $22.94 per share for approximately $26.4 million.

Across five Form 4 filings in the same sample period, Cohen has acquired a total of 4,100,680 shares for roughly $89.5 million. Friday's 700,000-share purchase is the largest single transaction in that run by share count.

GameStop shares edged up about 0.02% in Friday after-hours trading — a light-volume session that followed the regular close at $24.70, up 2.45% on the day — according to market data.

## What To Watch

The next signal to track is whether Cohen continues adding to his position in subsequent Form 4 filings, which must be submitted to the SEC within two business days of any transaction. GameStop's next earnings report will also provide a fundamental backdrop against which to read the stock's recent price appreciation and Cohen's sustained personal buying.

Cohen's direct stake now stands at 41,648,522 shares — a position built almost entirely through open-market purchases across five filings totaling roughly $89.5 million.

### Sources

- [Form 4 — Ryan Cohen (GME)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001767470/000092189526002719/xslF345X06/form413177018%5F10022026.xml?ref=bullished.co) — SEC EDGAR
- [GameStop shares rise as CEO Ryan Cohen buys $10.6 million in stock](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/gamestop-shares-rise-ceo-ryan-171933698.html?ref=bullished.co) — finance.yahoo.com