These are the best Congress stock traders over the past year: members of Congress ranked by volume-weighted total return on their disclosed stock purchases. Return is measured from each trade’s disclosed price to the most recent close and weighted by trade size. Sales are excluded, because a sale reports its exit price, not the original cost basis, so it can’t be scored as a gain or loss here.
About the best Congress stock traders leaderboard
This leaderboard ranks members of the U.S. Congress by how well their disclosed stock purchases have actually performed. Under the 2012 STOCK Act, every member has to report their trades within 45 days, and this page turns those purchase disclosures into a single volume-weighted total return so you can see who is beating the market and who is lagging. Choose a time range, filter by party or chamber, and sort by return, number of trades, volume, or most recent activity. Open any member to see their full history and Q Score on the member leaderboard.
Frequently asked questions
How is congressional trade performance calculated?
Each member's disclosed stock purchases are scored from the trade's disclosed price to the most recent close, then combined into a single volume-weighted total return so larger positions count more. Sales are excluded because a sale reports its exit price, not the original cost basis, so it cannot be measured as a gain or loss. The result is a like-for-like leaderboard of how members' disclosed buys have actually performed.
Why are sales not included in the return?
A disclosed sale tells you the price a member sold at, but not what they originally paid, so there is no cost basis to measure a return from. Including sales would mix two different things together, so this leaderboard scores disclosed purchases only.
What does the time range do?
The range controls the window of purchases included in the ranking. Pick 1M, 3M, 6M, 1Y, 3Y, or All and the leaderboard recomputes each member's volume-weighted return over that window. Members with no priced purchases in the window show a dash instead of a return.
Which member of Congress has the best trading performance?
It depends on the time range you choose. Sort by Return with the default 1-year window to see who is leading right now, then open any member's profile for their full trade history and Q Score.
Is this investment advice?
No. This is historical disclosure data, filed on a delay under the STOCK Act, and returns are estimated from public filings and end-of-day prices. It describes past activity, not a recommendation to buy or sell anything.
Not investment advice. Congressional trading data is sourced from public STOCK Act disclosures, which are filed with a delay and may contain errors or be revised. Estimated prices and post-trade returns are derived algorithmically from public filings and end-of-day market data and describe historical activity, not a recommendation. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial advisor before making investment decisions.