US Congress stock trades: which members beat the S&P 500?

Updated Aug 28, 2026

Which members of US Congress buy stocks, what do they invest in, and who actually beats the S&P 500? Put simply: which ones have the best returns in the market. Source: official PTR filings (2019-2026); click a member for detail.

In short — as a group, Congress does NOT beat the S&P 500: across 3584 buys, only 42% beat the index over 12 months (median -4.6 %). But like analysts, performance varies hugely by member — the ranking below surfaces the 8 who consistently beat the market (Pelosi, Gottheimer…) and those who don't.

ℹ️ How to read this ranking (method & figures)

Of 196 House members who disclosed transactions (2019-2026), we analyzed 12,497 moves — including 5,816 stock buys (the rest = sells, options, funds). We only rank the 52 members with ≥12 buys of listed stocks and at least 12 months of hindsight — the minimum to judge consistency, like for our analysts. Others trade too little, via funds/ETFs (no specific ticker), or too recently.
The distribution is very uneven: a very active member (Josh Gottheimer, ~600 buys) weighs heavily, while most make only a handful. We measure each buy from its disclosure date (the only actionable point) vs the S&P 500 over 12 months. Transparency data (official PTRs), not advice; small samples are less reliable.

# ↕	Member i ↕	Buys i ↕	Beats S&P i ▼	Median 12m outperf. i ↕	Top holdings i
1	Suzan DelBene 🔔 get alerts	18	83 %	+13.7 %	MSFT
2	John Curtis 🔔 get alerts	32	62 %	+3.0 %	C, CSX, ANTM, STZ, FISV
3	Donna Shalala 🔔 get alerts	34	59 %	+12.8 %	AVY, KUBTY, PLNT, BKU, EXEL
4	Cindy Axne 🔔 get alerts	35	57 %	+8.9 %	V, MA, AMZN, JNJ, MKL
5	Josh Gottheimer 🔔 get alerts	393	56 %	+2.4 %	MSFT, TSLA, AAPL, LLY, CRM
6	Pete Sessions 🔔 get alerts	31	55 %	+0.7 %	NVDA, MSFT, LOW, AMZN, QQQ
7	Nancy Pelosi 🔔 get alerts	15	53 %	+5.8 %	AAPL, DIS, NVDA, MSFT, PANW
8	Donald Beyer 🔔 get alerts	109	50 %	+0.8 %	NEE, EL, AAPL, NKE, NVS
9	Gilbert Cisneros 🔔 get alerts	191	48 %	-0.8 %	TSLA, PTC, SRPT, KMX, PLNT
10	Kevin Hern 🔔 get alerts	219	48 %	-0.8 %	HD, OKE, WMB, XOM, NEE
11	Greg Stanton 🔔 get alerts	62	48 %	-2.7 %	MMM, ABT, ABBV, ADBE, AMD
12	Robert Wittman 🔔 get alerts	32	47 %	-0.5 %	TJX, WMT, MA, AMZN, XOM
13	John Yarmuth 🔔 get alerts	13	46 %	-0.4 %	C, VZ, WM, XOM, CB
14	Patrick Fallon 🔔 get alerts	13	46 %	-6.0 %	TWTR, MSFT, BA, CVX, FB
15	Ed Perlmutter 🔔 get alerts	13	46 %	-15.7 %	MSFT, AMZN, F, CHPT, NEM
16	Lois Frankel 🔔 get alerts	152	45 %	-2.7 %	DD, D, PLD, AXP, PGR
17	Marjorie Greene 🔔 get alerts	29	45 %	-3.0 %	NSRGY, DUK, TSLA, HD, AMD
18	Greg Gianforte 🔔 get alerts	50	44 %	-5.4 %	NVEE, IFNNY, PRSP, VSAT, WCC
19	Bruce Westerman 🔔 get alerts	16	44 %	-8.0 %	BP, CAT, SAP, ADDYY, ADBE
20	John James 🔔 get alerts	21	43 %	-0.7 %	ABBV, AMD, ALLE, AAPL, APTV
21	William Keating 🔔 get alerts	30	43 %	-3.7 %	ARMK, BAX, BA, JPM, MSFT
22	Kathy Manning 🔔 get alerts	197	43 %	-4.7 %	MSFT, PG, MTCH, JNJ, PFE
23	Susie Lee 🔔 get alerts	228	43 %	-10.0 %	BLL, PLNT, WRK, FLT, DPZ
24	Richard Allen 🔔 get alerts	64	42 %	-3.9 %	DIS, DOV, NEE, CB, DE
25	Michael Guest 🔔 get alerts	31	42 %	-6.5 %	T, XOM, TSLA, UBER, ABBV
26	Zoe Lofgren 🔔 get alerts	51	41 %	-3.2 %	CSCO, HCA, ALLY, AMAT, CTAS
27	Michael Burgess 🔔 get alerts	25	40 %	-1.9 %	MSFT, DIS, AMZN, AAP, BX
28	Joe Courtney 🔔 get alerts	15	40 %	-9.6 %	C, AMZN, ANTM, CVX, CSCO
29	Jefferson Shreve 🔔 get alerts	35	40 %	-12.2 %	HD, CBOE, ADBE, AMGN, GE
30	Blake Moore 🔔 get alerts	28	39 %	-3.7 %	AAPL, AXP, JNJ, MSFT, AMZN
31	Dwight Evans 🔔 get alerts	18	39 %	-4.3 %	T, DEO, INTC, XOM, NEO
32	Dean Phillips 🔔 get alerts	67	39 %	-8.2 %	KHC, WFC, FB, DXC, CNP
33	Earl Blumenauer 🔔 get alerts	34	38 %	-4.5 %	PFE, BROS, FRC, FE, INTC
34	Virginia Foxx 🔔 get alerts	84	38 %	-9.1 %	T, MO, VGR, HTGC, GOGL
35	Thomas Suozzi 🔔 get alerts	152	38 %	-9.2 %	AAPL, NVDA, CTRL, IP, URI
36	David McKinley 🔔 get alerts	34	38 %	-10.1 %	WM, TJX, ANTM, SYY, MA
37	Bob Gibbs 🔔 get alerts	16	38 %	-12.5 %	AAPL, T, ABBV, STM, UNP
38	Marjorie Greene 🔔 get alerts	76	37 %	-5.1 %	AMGN, V, CAT, GS, AMD
39	Alan Lowenthal 🔔 get alerts	85	35 %	-4.6 %	VSLR, BKI, SH, PSQ, ECL
40	Julie Johnson 🔔 get alerts	17	35 %	-17.2 %	MMM, PGR, BA, GS, CI
41	Marie Newman 🔔 get alerts	51	35 %	-22.5 %	CHWY, MET, FDX, PTON, MSFT
42	Dan Newhouse 🔔 get alerts	39	33 %	-5.5 %	ADBE, BLK, DE, EL, HON
43	Rob Bresnahan 🔔 get alerts	26	31 %	-6.6 %	TSLA, INTU, ABBV, BIIB, PFE
44	K. Conaway 🔔 get alerts	20	30 %	-8.1 %	VPU, SPY, AAPL, SDY, JNJ
45	Jonathan Jackson 🔔 get alerts	19	26 %	-13.5 %	TMUS, C, BP, LIN, PANW
46	Jared Moskowitz 🔔 get alerts	44	25 %	-15.0 %	TMUS, SO, PEP, ROP, LIN
47	Carol Miller 🔔 get alerts	24	25 %	-15.3 %	PFE, ABT, CSCO, D, JNJ
48	James Langevin 🔔 get alerts	28	25 %	-20.3 %	FB, GNRC, QQQ, PYPL, ABNB
49	Daniel Goldman 🔔 get alerts	130	25 %	-22.0 %	TSLA, MTB, ZTS, KO, MMM
50	Lloyd Doggett 🔔 get alerts	48	21 %	-10.5 %	HD, KO, PG, PPG, JNJ
51	Christopher Jacobs 🔔 get alerts	52	21 %	-24.6 %	TELL, SAVA, CVX, XOM, UEC
52	Tom Malinowski 🔔 get alerts	55	18 %	-36.4 %	YEXT, PCRX, CDNA, ANIK, EQIX

⚠️ Members with ≥12 price-matched buys (52 total). Return vs S&P 500 over 12 months, measured from the trade's DISCLOSURE date (public info). US House only. Transparency data (official PTRs), not advice nor a guarantee — small samples are less reliable.

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Frequently asked questions

Do members of Congress beat the S&P 500?

As a group, no: across 3584 buys (2019-2026), only 42% beat the S&P 500 over 12 months (median -4.6 %). But performance varies hugely by member — some beat the market consistently, others miss it systematically.

Does Nancy Pelosi buy stocks? What does she invest in?

Yes, she buys regularly (disclosed trades, often tech options). She's one of the most reliable members in our data: her picks beat the S&P 500 ~62% of the time. But as a group Congress doesn't beat the market — it depends who you follow, hence this ranking.

How do you measure this?

For each disclosed buy (official House PTRs), we measure the stock's return vs the S&P 500 over 12 months, starting from the DISCLOSURE date (the only point the info is public). We then rank each member by win rate. Transparency data, not advice.