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Brad Ashford stock trades

Brad Ashford is a member of the U.S. House (Democrat, NE). Filings in this dataset run from 2015-03-24 to 2016-12-20 and list 32 stock transactions: 9 purchases and 23 sales. The median filing came 14 days after the trade; 1 of 32 were filed after the 45-day deadline.

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32transactions
9purchases
23sales
14 dmedian delay to file

What copying Brad Ashford would have returned

$10,000 invested on 2015-03-24, buying and selling the same stocks 3 days after each filing became public, ended at $17,410 on 2026-11-09. The same money in the S&P 500 (SPY) ended at $38,243.

That headline is diluted by cash: on average only 34% of the money was invested, because the portfolio holds a few small positions. On the 2,923 days it did hold stocks, the copied holdings returned +13.0% a year against +12.5% for the S&P 500 over the same days: 0.6 percentage points ahead of the index.

+13.0%copied holdings, per year
+12.5%S&P 500, same days
34%avg share invested
10trades executed
Value of $10,000 copying Brad Ashford versus the S&P 5007,43015,99424,55733,12041,6832015-032021-012026-11Copy portfolioS&P 500 (SPY)Buy BRK.B, 2015-03-27Sell BRK.B, 2015-07-13Buy COST, 2015-07-13Buy UNP, 2015-07-13Buy BRK.B, 2015-08-06Sell BRK.B, 2015-08-07Sell COST, 2015-08-07Buy AMZN, 2015-09-08Buy MSB, 2016-12-08Buy CLF, 2016-12-23

Value of the whole copy portfolio including cash (teal) and of the same money in SPY (red), sampled across the period. Green dots are copied purchases and red dots copied sales (at most 300 are drawn).

Gain or loss by month

Monthly return copying Brad AshfordJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2026Jan 2026: -0.2%Feb 2026: -4.1%Mar 2026: -1.3%Apr 2026: +7.1%May 2026: +1.2%Jun 2026: -4.9%Jul 2026: +4.2%Aug 2026: -0.3%Sep 2026: -3.4%Oct 2026: +0.5%Nov 2026: +0.7%Dec 2026: no activity2025Jan 2025: +3.5%Feb 2025: -1.6%Mar 2025: -4.0%Apr 2025: -1.0%May 2025: +1.0%Jun 2025: +2.3%Jul 2025: +4.1%Aug 2025: +0.0%Sep 2025: -0.7%Oct 2025: +3.9%Nov 2025: -1.1%Dec 2025: +1.4%2024Jan 2024: +0.0%Feb 2024: +2.8%Mar 2024: +1.0%Apr 2024: -3.5%May 2024: +0.7%Jun 2024: +1.1%Jul 2024: +0.1%Aug 2024: -1.8%Sep 2024: +2.3%Oct 2024: +0.2%Nov 2024: +4.0%Dec 2024: -0.1%2023Jan 2023: +6.7%Feb 2023: -0.3%Mar 2023: -0.3%Apr 2023: -1.8%May 2023: -0.3%Jun 2023: +3.8%Jul 2023: +1.5%Aug 2023: -1.1%Sep 2023: -1.4%Oct 2023: +1.7%Nov 2023: +1.7%Dec 2023: +3.6%2022Jan 2022: -3.1%Feb 2022: +2.5%Mar 2022: +5.4%Apr 2022: -8.8%May 2022: -0.6%Jun 2022: -6.0%Jul 2022: +6.7%Aug 2022: -1.8%Sep 2022: -5.6%Oct 2022: -1.3%Nov 2022: +0.2%Dec 2022: -2.6%2021Jan 2021: -1.2%Feb 2021: -0.7%Mar 2021: +4.3%Apr 2021: +3.5%May 2021: -0.0%Jun 2021: +1.2%Jul 2021: +0.4%Aug 2021: -0.2%Sep 2021: -4.1%Oct 2021: +1.7%Nov 2021: -0.2%Dec 2021: +0.9%2020Jan 2020: -0.3%Feb 2020: -3.3%Mar 2020: -2.4%Apr 2020: +5.6%May 2020: +2.4%Jun 2020: +1.9%Jul 2020: +3.0%Aug 2020: +4.3%Sep 2020: -1.5%Oct 2020: -0.1%Nov 2020: +3.4%Dec 2020: +3.6%2019Jan 2019: +6.2%Feb 2019: +0.9%Mar 2019: +0.3%Apr 2019: +1.9%May 2019: -2.2%Jun 2019: +2.1%Jul 2019: -0.6%Aug 2019: -4.0%Sep 2019: -0.2%Oct 2019: +0.2%Nov 2019: +1.5%Dec 2019: +0.7%2018Jan 2018: +2.5%Feb 2018: +0.5%Mar 2018: -0.0%Apr 2018: +0.0%May 2018: +2.7%Jun 2018: +0.1%Jul 2018: +3.6%Aug 2018: +1.3%Sep 2018: +1.2%Oct 2018: -4.0%Nov 2018: +0.2%Dec 2018: -4.0%2017Jan 2017: +2.5%Feb 2017: +2.1%Mar 2017: -1.2%Apr 2017: +0.2%May 2017: -0.7%Jun 2017: +0.3%Jul 2017: +0.3%Aug 2017: +1.3%Sep 2017: +3.0%Oct 2017: +0.7%Nov 2017: +1.9%Dec 2017: +1.3%2016Jan 2016: -1.2%Feb 2016: +0.0%Mar 2016: +0.4%Apr 2016: +1.0%May 2016: +0.5%Jun 2016: +0.1%Jul 2016: +0.7%Aug 2016: +0.2%Sep 2016: +0.7%Oct 2016: -0.9%Nov 2016: +0.3%Dec 2016: -0.2%2015Jan 2015: no activityFeb 2015: no activityMar 2015: +0.0%Apr 2015: -0.1%May 2015: +0.1%Jun 2015: -0.2%Jul 2015: +0.1%Aug 2015: -0.6%Sep 2015: +0.2%Oct 2015: +1.2%Nov 2015: +0.1%Dec 2015: -0.2%

Monthly return of the whole copy portfolio, cash included. Green months gained, red months lost; darker means a bigger move. Grey months had no change.

20 copy orders were not placed (no price history, no cash left or the position limit was reached) and 0 disclosed lines could not be copied at all (no ticker, options, bonds). Hypothetical result computed 2026-11-09 with data through 2026-11-09; see the methodology. Not investment advice.

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Activity by year

Disclosed stock transactions per year, Brad Ashford010202015: 1820152016: 142016

Transactions by the year the report was filed.

Trades by month

Disclosed stock transactions per month, Brad AshfordJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2016Jan 2016: 2 tradesFeb 2016: 2 tradesMar 2016: no activityApr 2016: 3 tradesMay 2016: no activityJun 2016: 1 tradeJul 2016: no activityAug 2016: no activitySep 2016: no activityOct 2016: no activityNov 2016: no activityDec 2016: 6 trades2015Jan 2015: no activityFeb 2015: no activityMar 2015: 2 tradesApr 2015: 3 tradesMay 2015: 1 tradeJun 2015: no activityJul 2015: 3 tradesAug 2015: 4 tradesSep 2015: 3 tradesOct 2015: 2 tradesNov 2015: no activityDec 2015: no activity

Disclosed stock and fund transactions by the month the report was filed; darker means more.

By year: 2016 · 2015

Most traded stocks

StockTradesBuysSales
APA APA Corporation - Common Stock 707
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New Common Stock 624
UNP Union Pacific Corporation Common Stock 312
MMM 3M Company Common Stock 202
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock 211
PFE Pfizer, Inc. Common Stock 101
MSB Mesabi Trust Common Stock 110
MDT Medtronic plc. Ordinary Shares 101
MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc. - Class... 101
LII Lennox International, Inc. 101
IRLBF Bank Of Ireland The governor & Co of... 101
FB Facebook, Inc. 110
DRYS DryShips Inc. 110
DIS Walt Disney Company 101
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc 110

Disclosed transactions

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FiledTradedTypeAssetAmountFiling
2016-12-202016-12-06Buy DRYS DryShips Inc. $1,001 - $15,000 Source
2016-12-202016-12-02Buy CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc $1,001 - $15,000 Source
2016-12-202016-11-28Sale APA APA Corporation - Common Stock $1,001 - $15,000 Source
2016-12-052016-11-28Sale PFE Pfizer, Inc. Common Stock $1,001 - $15,000 Source
2016-12-052016-11-28Sale MDT Medtronic plc. Ordinary Shares $1,001 - $15,000 Source
2016-12-052016-11-22Buy MSB Mesabi Trust Common Stock $1,001 - $15,000 Source
2016-06-272016-05-27Sale IRLBF Bank Of Ireland The governor & Co of the... $1,001 - $15,000 Source
2016-04-122016-03-29Sale MMM 3M Company Common Stock $15,001 - $50,000 Source
2016-04-122016-03-29Sale APA APA Corporation - Common Stock $15,001 - $50,000 Source
2016-04-122016-03-28Sale APA APA Corporation - Common Stock $1,001 - $15,000 Source
2016-02-012016-01-15Sale BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New Common Stock $15,001 - $50,000 Source
2016-02-012016-01-15Sale APA APA Corporation - Common Stock $1,001 - $15,000 Source
2016-01-152016-01-04Sale DIS Walt Disney Company $15,001 - $50,000 Source
2016-01-152015-12-28Sale MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A... $1,001 - $15,000 Source
2015-10-272015-10-13Sale MMM 3M Company Common Stock $15,001 - $50,000 Source
2015-10-272015-10-13Sale APA APA Corporation - Common Stock $15,001 - $50,000 Source
2015-09-022015-09-01Buy AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. - Common Stock $15,001 - $50,000 Source
2015-09-022015-09-01Sale BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New Common Stock $1,001 - $15,000 Source
2015-09-022015-09-01Sale AAPL Apple Inc. - Common Stock $1,001 - $15,000 Source
2015-08-042015-07-21Buy FB Facebook, Inc. $15,001 - $50,000 Source
2015-08-042015-07-21Sale BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New Common Stock $15,001 - $50,000 Source
2015-08-042015-07-21Sale COST Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock $1,001 - $15,000 Source
2015-08-032015-02-27Buy BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New Common Stock $15,001 - $50,000 Source
2015-07-082015-07-02Buy UNP Union Pacific Corporation Common Stock $15,001 - $50,000 Source
2015-07-082015-07-02Sale BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New Common Stock $15,001 - $50,000 Source
2015-07-082015-07-02Buy COST Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock $1,001 - $15,000 Source
2015-05-292015-05-05Sale UNP Union Pacific Corporation Common Stock $15,001 - $50,000 Source
2015-04-302015-04-14Sale APA APA Corporation - Common Stock $1,001 - $15,000 Source
2015-04-302015-04-13Sale LII Lennox International, Inc. $15,001 - $50,000 Source
2015-04-302015-04-12Sale APA APA Corporation - Common Stock $15,001 - $50,000 Source
2015-03-242015-03-12Sale UNP Union Pacific Corporation Common Stock $15,001 - $50,000 Source
2015-03-242015-02-27Buy BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New Common Stock $25,000,001 - $50,000,000 Source

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Common questions

Did Brad Ashford beat the market?
Copying Brad Ashford's disclosed stock trades 3 days after each filing returned +13.0% a year on the days the money was invested, against +12.5% for the S&P 500 over the same days: 0.6 percentage points ahead of the index. This is a hypothetical backtest from 2015-03-24 to 2026-11-09, not investment advice.
How many stock trades has Brad Ashford disclosed?
Brad Ashford disclosed 32 stock transactions between 2015-03-24 and 2016-12-20: 9 purchases and 23 sales.
Which stocks does Brad Ashford trade most?
The most traded stocks in Brad Ashford's filings are APA (7), BRK.B (6) and UNP (3), by number of transactions.
How quickly does Brad Ashford report trades?
The median filing came 14 days after the trade. 1 of 32 filings arrived after the 45-day deadline.

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