Director Shepard buys 1,469 shares at $297.38 for $437.1K; holdings surge 137.4% to 2.5K shares
William R. Shepard, CME Group director, executed 2 separate purchases totaling 1,469 shares for $437,101.02 at a blended average price of $297.38 on 2026-03-26, boosting his post-transaction holdings from 1.1K shares to 2.5K shares (a +137.4% increase). This represents a material accumulation of position. His prior trades at CME show a pattern of well-timed buys: 4 of his last 5 purchases at this ticker posted positive 90-day returns, with his most recent CME buys on 2025-12-30 yielding +6.9% and +4.1% over 90 days. The current purchase occurred when CME is trading at -8.8% from its 52-week high ($326.46), having declined -6.9% in the last 30 days, suggesting accumulation during a pullback. The company's fundamentals remain solid: $1.5B quarterly revenue, $908.0M net income, +6.4% annual revenue growth, and a P/E of 4.82 with $19.8B market cap.