Who Trades the Most Stocks in Congress? The 2026 Disclosure Data
Every disclosed trade by a member of Congress or a senior executive-branch official is public. Aggregating the last twelve months of filings and using the midpoint of each disclosed range, here is who moved the most money.
| Filer | Disclosed trades | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|
| Donald J Trump | 3,972 | ~$531.7M |
| John Phelan | 92 | ~$58.1M |
| Jared Isaacman | 2 | ~$30.0M |
| Scott H. Peters | 83 | ~$23.4M |
| Jefferson Shreve | 2 | ~$18.0M |
| David H McCormick | 69 | ~$14.2M |
Days from trade to disclosure. The legal limit is 45
Our analysis found the late filing is concentrated in the executive branch, not Congress. House Democrats disclosed 97% of equity trades inside the window. The story everyone tells is the wrong way round.
Source: SteadyShares analysis of disclosed political equity trades, Jan 2025 to Jul 2026
Read this carefully
Three caveats that most coverage of this data ignores:
1. Ranges, not amounts. Filings report bands such as "$100,001 to $250,000". Every figure above is the midpoint of the filed band. The true totals could be materially higher or lower.
2. Volume is not skill. A high trade count often reflects a managed account or a trust, not a person picking stocks at a screen.
3. Executive-branch filers are in here too, not just members of Congress, and their disclosure rules differ.
What is actually useful
The interesting question is not who trades most, it is what several of them bought in the same window. Microsoft leads that list with 21 disclosed buys by 5 different members over the last year.
[Browse every disclosed trade](/app/capitol) as it is filed, free, on SteadyShares.
Disclosure data reflects filed reports, which can be late or amended. Educational information, not financial advice.
The bottom line
Ranked by the value of disclosed trades over the last twelve months, using the midpoints of the filed ranges. The gap between first and second place is enormous.
Our own analysis of the disclosure data, including who actually files late, is at the 45-day rule. The method and its limits are printed on the page.
This is educational information, not financial advice.
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