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Christopher G. Hayes

VRCA
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER · VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC. · CIK 0001805359
FILING MIX · LIFETIME64%/36%
BUYS
14
SELLS
8
TOTAL VALUE
$573.7K
COMPANIES
1
ACTIVE SINCE
Feb 2020
HOLDINGS NOW
176,458
AVG SELL PX
$3.96
TRADE KIND
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Trades · vs SPY
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Performance · forward returns vs SPY
11 backtested trades · 8 horizons · 5 pending
Forward-return performance of every backtestable P/S trade by Christopher G. Hayes, measured at 8 horizons from 7 days to 2 years. Deduped per economic event so co-filings count once. Excess return = trade return minus SPY return over the same window.
HORIZONTRADESWIN RATEINSIDER RETURNSPY RETURNMEAN EXCESSMEDIAN EXCESST-STAT
7d11+72.73%+4.55%-0.28%+4.83%+6.96%
14d11+72.73%-2.29%-1.13%-1.15%+1.16%
30d11+81.82%-4.14%+2.44%-6.59%-10.85%
60d11+72.73%+2.51%+3.56%-1.06%-3.32%
90d11+63.64%-11.04%+4.08%-15.11%-12.11%
180d11+63.64%+11.59%+8.98%+2.61%-13.23%
1y11+81.82%-21.71%+18.79%-40.51%-92.91%
2y11(5 pending)+83.33%+9.99%+41.93%-31.94%-86.80%
How to read this: Insider Returnis the average raw return of the filer's trades over the horizon. SPY Return is what SPY did over those same windows — reference only, not a comparison. The headline alpha number is Mean Excess = Insider − SPY; green means the filer beat SPY, red means they trailed it. Win rate is the share of individual trades where the filer beat SPY. T-statvalues above 2 mean the alpha is unlikely to be chance given the sample size. "Pending" counts trades where the horizon hasn't elapsed yet; their stats are not included in the row average.
Holdings over time
VRCA · 176,458 shares · as of Mar 17, 2025
062,500125,000187,500250,00020212022202320242025SHARES HELD
Trading cadence · quarterly flow
BUY SELL
2020
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2020
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2021
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2022
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FLOW · 14 buys / 8 sellsCOVERAGE · 21 quarters
Form 4 filings · all activity
COMPANYTYPESHARESPRICEVALUEHELD AFTERTRADE DATEFILEDDETAILS
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
SALE
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
4,315$0.65$2.8K176,458Mar 17, 2025Mar 18, 2025View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
250,000250,000Mar 14, 2025Mar 18, 2025View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
50,00050,000Oct 9, 2024Oct 11, 2024View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
SALE
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
9,530$2.46$23.4K105,773Aug 27, 2024Aug 28, 2024View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
SALE
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
26,183$2.66$69.6K115,303Aug 26, 2024Aug 28, 2024View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
SALE
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
91$6.98$635141,486Jul 23, 2024Jul 23, 2024View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
SALE
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
21,649$7.06$152.8K141,577Jul 22, 2024Jul 23, 2024View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
40,000163,226Mar 15, 2024Mar 19, 2024View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
80,00080,000Mar 15, 2024Mar 19, 2024View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
SALE
Chief Legal Officer
11,558$2.97$34.3K123,226Nov 15, 2023Nov 16, 2023View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
SALE
Chief Legal Officer
22,141$2.93$64.9K134,784Nov 14, 2023Nov 16, 2023View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
150,000231,925Aug 24, 2023Feb 6, 2025View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
75,000156,925Aug 24, 2023Aug 28, 2023View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
SALE
Chief Legal Officer
33,789$4.83$163.2K81,925Jul 24, 2023Jul 25, 2023View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
100,000115,714Jul 21, 2023Jul 25, 2023View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
135,000135,000Mar 1, 2023Mar 3, 2023View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
PURCHASE
Chief Legal Officer
7,500$3.40$25.5K15,714Jul 11, 2022Jul 11, 2022View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
PURCHASE
Chief Legal Officer
5,714$2.10$12.0K8,214Jul 5, 2022Jul 5, 2022View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
75,00075,000Feb 24, 2022Feb 25, 2022View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
PURCHASE
Chief Legal Officer
2,500$9.79$24.5K2,500Jun 4, 2021Jun 7, 2021View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
65,00065,000Mar 1, 2021Mar 3, 2021View →
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
PURCHASEGRANT
Stock grant
55,00055,000Feb 27, 2020Mar 3, 2020View →
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About this filer
CIK 0001805359
ROLE
Chief Legal Officer
PRIMARY
VRCA
COMPANIES
1
ACTIVE SINCE
Feb 2020
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