The State of Insider
Trading 2025

While retail investors guess, Capitol Hill knows. This report exposes the trades of Congress's most active members, revealing how legislative power often translates into portfolio performance.

01.Aggregate Performance

The S&P 500 put up a respectable 18.09% this year, but on Capitol Hill, that's just the baseline. While a few stragglers like Tina Smith and Michael Collins dragged down the averages, the real story is in the adjusted numbers. Strip out the outliers, and it's clear: Congress isn't just beating the market; they're leaving it in the dust. The House adjusted to 19.8% and the Senate to 16.9%. Democrats achieved 18.5%, while Republicans reached 19.6%.

Chart 1.1By Chamber vs S&P 500

Chart 1.2By Party vs S&P 500

It's a bipartisan beatdown of Wall Street. Adjusted for outliers, Republicans averaged a 19.6% return, while Democrats followed close behind with 18.5%. Both parties cleared the S&P 500. The House overall averaged 18.3%, proving that in DC, you don't just write the laws, you trade on them.

02.Individual Performance

Some members of Congress seem to have a crystal ball (or maybe just better committee assignments). Here's who turned their legislative calendar into a trading signal for the 2025 fiscal year.

Chart 2.1Selected Members vs S&P 500

Dan Meuser (R-PA) didn't just beat the market; he crushed it with a stunning 25.9% return. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was right on his heels at 25.4%, proving she hasn't lost her touch. And not to be outdone, Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) clocked in at 24.2%. It's a masterclass in portfolio management—or something like it.

03.The Usual Suspects

We tracked the monthly portfolio performance of two of Congress's most followed traders throughout 2025. While their strategies differ, their ability to outperform the market remains a constant theme.

Chart 3.1Pelosi vs. Greene vs. S&P 500

S&P 500
Nancy Pelosi
Marjorie Taylor Greene

Everyone knows Nancy Pelosi is the queen of congressional trading. Her portfolio is practically an ETF at this point. But there's a new challenger for the crown. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been quietly (well, maybe not quietly) crushing the market too. While retail traders were busy buying the top, these two were showing us exactly where the smart money (and maybe the informed money) was flowing.

04.Market Movers & Wealth

High volume trading and high net worth individuals dominate the congressional landscape. These lists highlight the most active traders and the wealthiest members of Congress.

Table 4.1Most Active Traders

PoliticianTradesVolume
Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna
House
4547$73.2M
Michael T. McCaul
Michael T. McCaul
House
1076$65.3M
Josh Gottheimer
Josh Gottheimer
House
405$44.1M
Jefferson Shreve
Jefferson Shreve
House
556$29.3M
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
House
11$26.9M

Table 4.2Highest Net Worth

PoliticianStateNet Worth
James C. Justice
James C. Justice
Senate
WV$664.3M
Jefferson Shreve
Jefferson Shreve
House
IN$596.6M
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
Senate
FL$509.3M
Darrell Issa
Darrell Issa
House
CA$285.2M
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
House
CA$280.8M

It turns out being a public servant is the best side hustle in America. While most people struggle to save for retirement, some members of Congress are trading stocks like they're running a hedge fund from the cloakroom. Whether it's Ro Khanna executing thousands of trades (he says he and his wife are just managing family education trusts) or Rick Scott sitting on a mountain of wealth, the data makes one thing clear: in the halls of power, the rich tend to get richer.

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