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Insider · CIK 0001017608

GARCIA ERNEST C. II

Reports to the SEC for 5 companies · TEMPE, AZ

Transactions

50

Companies

5

Filings

2

CIK

0001017608

Summary

Ernest C. Garcia II

Updated

Ernest C. Garcia II is an American auto-industry executive and investor who serves as a director and significant shareholder of Carvana Co. He is the owner and chairman of DriveTime, a large used-car retailer and finance company. SEC filings list a Dallas, Texas mailing address and numerous Form 4 disclosures related to his Carvana holdings.[1]

Career Background

  • Owner and chairman of DriveTime, a national used-car retailer and finance business (formerly Ugly Duckling).[2]
  • Longtime principal investor in Carvana, including founding-family ownership links and significant equity through personal and affiliated entities.[3]
  • Has a documented history in the used-car finance and retail sector spanning several decades; biographical summaries cite a University of Arizona education.[3]

Current Positions

  • Director and reported significant (10% class-level) owner of Carvana Co. (CVNA), as reflected in Section 16 filings.[1]
  • Owner and chairman of DriveTime Automotive Group, the private used-car retailer and finance company.[2]

SEC Filing Context

  • Files numerous Form 4 disclosures as a reporting person for Carvana; filings show transfers and holdings reported through entities he controls.[4]
  • Media and market reporting have noted substantial insider dispositions reported in SEC filings and related regulatory documents.[5]

Forms 4 and 5

Insider transactions

50 trades
DateCompanyValue
2026-05-01CVNACARVANA CO. · Covered Call Option (Obligation to Sell)S Sale−$136M
2026-05-01CVNACARVANA CO. · Covered Call Option (Obligation to Sell)S Sale−$136M
2026-04-17CVNACARVANA CO. · Covered Call Option (Obligation to Sell)E Expiration—
2025-08-13CVNACARVANA CO.C Conversion—
2025-08-13CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$469K
2025-08-13CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$1.61M
2025-08-13CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$2.27M
2025-08-13CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$3.57M
2025-08-13CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$3.71M
2025-08-13CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$2.91M
2025-08-13CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$18.1M
2025-08-13CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$526K
2025-08-13CVNACARVANA CO.J Other—
2025-08-13CVNACARVANA CO. · Class A UnitsC Conversion—
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO.C Conversion—
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$33.5K
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$537K
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$1.02M
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$1.95M
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$2.35M
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$3.29M
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$1.94M
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$2.26M
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$1.18M
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$590K
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$101K
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$191K
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$175K
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$2.25M
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$2.3M
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$2.24M
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$5.9M
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$408K
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO.J Other—
2025-08-12CVNACARVANA CO. · Class A UnitsC Conversion—
2025-08-11CVNACARVANA CO.C Conversion—
2025-08-11CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$272K
2025-08-11CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$692K
2025-08-11CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$793K
2025-08-11CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$2.03M
2025-08-11CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$3.42M
2025-08-11CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$6.96M
2025-08-11CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$1.73M
2025-08-11CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$807K
2025-08-11CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$418K
2025-08-11CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$105K
2025-08-11CVNACARVANA CO.J Other—
2025-08-11CVNACARVANA CO. · Class A UnitsC Conversion—
2025-08-08CVNACARVANA CO.C Conversion—
2025-08-08CVNACARVANA CO.S Sale−$895K

Recent filings

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