Congress WatchThomas MacArthur stock trades
Thomas MacArthur is a member of the U.S. House (Republican, NJ). Filings in this dataset run from 2015-03-05 to 2019-01-12 and list 4,123 stock transactions: 2,118 purchases and 2,005 sales. The median filing came 25 days after the trade; 275 of 4,196 were filed after the 45-day deadline.
Backtest copying Thomas MacArthur this year
4,123transactions
2,118purchases
2,005sales
25 dmedian delay to file
What copying Thomas MacArthur would have returned
$10,000 invested on 2015-03-05, buying and selling the same stocks 3 days after each filing became public, ended at $34,962 on 2026-11-09. The same money in the S&P 500 (SPY) ended at $38,147.
That headline is diluted by cash: on average only 96% of the money was invested, because the portfolio holds a few small positions. On the 2,937 days it did hold stocks, the copied holdings returned +9.6% a year against +12.3% for the S&P 500 over the same days: 2.7 percentage points behind the index.
+9.6%copied holdings, per year
+12.3%S&P 500, same days
96%avg share invested
223trades executed
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 of the whole copy portfolio, cash included. Green months gained, red months lost; darker means a bigger move. Grey months had no change.
1,649 copy orders were not placed (no price history, no cash left or the position limit was reached) and 1,504 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.
Activity by year
Transactions by the year the report was filed.
Trades by month
Disclosed stock and fund transactions by the month the report was filed; darker means more.
Most traded stocks
| Stock | Trades | Buys | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTC Intel Corporation - Common Stock | 50 | 36 | 14 |
| VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF | 47 | 45 | 2 |
| NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. Common Stock | 42 | 26 | 16 |
| IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value | 41 | 31 | 10 |
| IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | 39 | 28 | 11 |
| MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock | 36 | 24 | 12 |
| IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF | 35 | 25 | 10 |
| UNP Union Pacific Corporation Common Stock | 32 | 17 | 15 |
| VB Vanguard Small-Cap ETF - DNQ | 31 | 17 | 14 |
| SLB Schlumberger N.V. Common Stock | 30 | 19 | 11 |
| TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated - Common Stock | 29 | 19 | 10 |
| JWN Nordstrom, Inc. | 29 | 16 | 13 |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson Common Stock | 29 | 24 | 5 |
| IVZ Invesco Ltd Common Stock | 29 | 15 | 14 |
| VOE Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF - DNQ | 27 | 14 | 13 |
Disclosed transactions
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| Filed | Traded | Type | Asset | Amount | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-30 | Buy | IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-30 | Buy | IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-30 | Sale | DYNEgY INC NTS B/E 06.750% 110119 DTD050115 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-30 | Sale | CIT gRoUP INC B/E 05.250% 031518 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-30 | Buy | CBS oUTDooR AMERICAS 05.625% 021524 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-29 | Sale | AEXAY Atos origin SA Unsponsored ADR | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-29 | Sale | DYNEgY INC NTS B/E 06.750% 110119 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-28 | Sale | DYNEgY INC NTS B/E 06.750% 110119 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-27 | Buy | TRIBUNE MEDIA Co NTS B/E 05.875% 071522 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-27 | Sale | DIAMoNDBACK ENERgY INC 07.625% 100121 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-26 | Buy | VOE Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF - DNQ | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-26 | Buy | VB Vanguard Small-Cap ETF - DNQ | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-26 | Buy | TRIBUNE MEDIA Co NTS B/E 05.875% 071522 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-26 | Sale | CIT gRoUP INC B/E 05.250% 031518 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-23 | Sale | CIT gRoUP INC B/E 05.250% 031518 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-22 | Buy | SPRINgLEAF FIN CoRP NTS 08.250% 121520 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-22 | Sale | CIT gRoUP INC B/E 05.250% 031518 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-21 | Buy | CSC HLDgS INC NTS 06.750% 111521 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-20 | Buy | VOD Vodafone Group Public Limited Company (NASDAQ) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-20 | Buy | VIVHY Vivendi SA Unsponsored ADR | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-20 | Buy | SOMLY Secom Ltd ADR Japan (SOMLY) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-20 | Buy | SNN Smith & Nephew SNATS, Inc. Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-20 | Buy | SLB Schlumberger N.V. Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-20 | Buy | RHHBY Roche Holding AG | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-20 | Buy | RDSMY Royal DSM NV Sponsored ADR | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-20 | Buy | NGG National Grid plc | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-20 | Buy | MZDAY Mazda Motor Corp Unsponsored ADR | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-20 | Buy | MRAAY Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-20 | Buy | MITEY Mitsubishi Estate Ltd ADR (MITEY) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-20 | Buy | KKPNY Royal KPN N.V. Sponsored ADR (KKPNY) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-20 | Buy | ISNPY Intesa Sanpaolo Sponsored ADR (ISNPY) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-20 | Buy | ERIC Ericsson - ADR (ERIC) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-20 | Buy | EONGY E.oN SE Sponsored ADR | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-20 | Buy | ALPMY Astellas Pharma Inc ADR (ALPMY) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-20 | Buy | AEG AEgoN N.V. | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-20 | Buy | NATIoNSTAR MoRTgAgE LLC 06.500% 080118 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-20 | Buy | ENgIE SPoN ADR | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-19 | Buy | VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-19 | Buy | CBS oUTDooR AMERICAS 05.625% 021524 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-16 | Sale | CoMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS 07.125% 071520 | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-16 | Buy | MCD McDonald's Corporation Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-16 | Buy | CBS oUTDooR AMERICAS 05.625% 021524 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-15 | Buy | NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-15 | Sale | CELANESE US HoLDINgS LLC 05.875% 061521 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-14 | Sale | CELANESE US HoLDINgS LLC 05.875% 061521 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Sale | TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated - Common Stock | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Sale | MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Sale | JWN Nordstrom, Inc. | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Sale | IVZ Invesco Ltd Common Stock | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Sale | INTC Intel Corporation - Common Stock | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Buy | BBL BHP Billiton plc | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Buy | PX Praxair Inc. | $100,001 - $250,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Buy | WFT Weatherford International plc | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Sale | UNP Union Pacific Corporation Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Buy | PX Praxair Inc. | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Buy | PX Praxair Inc. | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Sale | NVS Novartis AG Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Sale | MMC Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Buy | JWN Nordstrom, Inc. | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Sale | JWN Nordstrom, Inc. | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Sale | JWN Nordstrom, Inc. | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Sale | IVZ Invesco Ltd Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Sale | INTC Intel Corporation - Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Buy | FCX Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Buy | FCX Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Buy | SPRINgLEAF FIN CoRP NTS 08.250% 121520 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-13 | Sale | CELANESE US HoLDINgS LLC 05.875% 061521 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-12 | Buy | WFT Weatherford International plc | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-12 | Buy | WFT Weatherford International plc | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-12 | Buy | WFT Weatherford International plc | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-12 | Buy | ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc. Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-12 | Buy | SPRINgLEAF FIN CoRP NTS 08.250% 121520 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-09 | Buy | XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-09 | Sale | CELANESE US HoLDINgS LLC 05.875% 061521 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-08 | Buy | MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-08 | Sale | gENERAL MoToRS FINL Co 03.250% 051518 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-07 | Buy | SPRINgLEAF FIN CoRP NTS 08.250% 121520 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-06 | Buy | ISTAR FINANCIAL INC NTS 05.000% 070119 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-02 | Buy | WGP Western gas Equity Partners, lP Common... | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-02 | Buy | IVZ Invesco Ltd Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-01 | Buy | WGP Western gas Equity Partners, lP Common... | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-01 | Sale | OKE ONEOK, Inc. Common Stock | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-01 | Sale | FUN Cedar Fair, L.P. Common Stock | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-01 | Buy | INTC Intel Corporation - Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-11-07 | 2016-09-01 | Sale | gENERAL MoToRS FINL Co 03.250% 051518 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-09-10 | 2016-08-31 | Sale | IFNNY Infineon Technologies AG | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-09-10 | 2016-08-31 | Sale | CELANESE US HoLDINgS LLC 05.875% 061521 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-09-10 | 2016-08-30 | Sale | IFNNY Infineon Technologies AG | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-09-10 | 2016-08-29 | Sale | IFNNY Infineon Technologies AG | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-09-10 | 2016-08-29 | Sale | WPPGY WPP plc - American Depositary Shares... | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-09-10 | 2016-08-26 | Sale | WPPGY WPP plc - American Depositary Shares... | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-09-10 | 2016-08-25 | Sale | NEW JERSEY ST EDU FAC AU RV SER A FSA... | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-09-10 | 2016-08-23 | Buy | VEREIT INCoRP NTS b/E 04.875% 060126 | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-09-10 | 2016-08-23 | Buy | SLB Schlumberger N.V. Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-09-10 | 2016-08-23 | Sale | gENERAL MoToRS FINL Co 03.250% 051518 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-09-10 | 2016-08-22 | Buy | LIFEPoINT HoSP INC NTS 05.875% 120123 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-09-10 | 2016-08-19 | Buy | CAMDEN Co NJ IMPT AUTH SR A RV bE/R/ 5 DUE 011540 | $100,001 - $250,000 | Source |
| 2016-09-10 | 2016-08-19 | Buy | JCI Johnson Controls International plc Ordinary Share | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-09-10 | 2016-08-19 | Sale | gENERAL MoToRS FINL Co 03.250% 051518 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-09-10 | 2016-08-19 | Sale | UNITED RENTALS NA INC 07.375% 051520 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
Other members from NJ
- Josh Gottheimer Democrat, 3,611 trades
- Tom Malinowski Democrat, 395 trades
- Mikie Sherrill Democrat, 300 trades
- Frank A. LoBiondo Republican, 75 trades
- Thomas H. Kean Jr Republican, 73 trades
- Thomas H. Kean Republican, 70 trades
- Thomas H. Kean Jr. Party unknown, 24 trades
- Cory A Booker Democrat, 19 trades
Members who trade the same stocks
- Alan Armstrong Republican, 162 stocks in common
- Gilbert Cisneros Democrat, 147 stocks in common
- Daniel Goldman Democrat, 146 stocks in common
- K. Michael Conaway Republican, 119 stocks in common
- Josh Gottheimer Democrat, 117 stocks in common
- Greg Gianforte Republican, 112 stocks in common
- Lisa McClain Republican, 104 stocks in common
- Lois Frankel Democrat, 103 stocks in common
Common questions
- Did Thomas MacArthur beat the market?
- Copying Thomas MacArthur's disclosed stock trades 3 days after each filing returned +9.6% a year on the days the money was invested, against +12.3% for the S&P 500 over the same days: 2.7 percentage points behind the index. This is a hypothetical backtest from 2015-03-05 to 2026-11-09, not investment advice.
- How many stock trades has Thomas MacArthur disclosed?
- Thomas MacArthur disclosed 4,123 stock transactions between 2015-03-05 and 2019-01-12: 2,118 purchases and 2,005 sales.
- Which stocks does Thomas MacArthur trade most?
- The most traded stocks in Thomas MacArthur's filings are INTC (50), VEA (47) and NEE (42), by number of transactions.
- How quickly does Thomas MacArthur report trades?
- The median filing came 25 days after the trade. 275 of 4,196 filings arrived after the 45-day deadline.