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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-04 | 2016-05-04 | Buy | AGN Allergan plc | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-06-04 | 2016-05-03 | Sale | ERJ Embraer S.A. | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-06-04 | 2016-05-02 | Sale | ERJ Embraer S.A. | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-29 | Sale | ERJ Embraer S.A. | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-28 | Buy | MZDAY Mazda Motor Corp Unsponsored ADR | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-28 | Buy | MRAAY Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-28 | Sale | SPRINT CAPITAL CoRP 06.875% 111528 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-26 | Buy | MZDAY Mazda Motor Corp Unsponsored ADR | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-26 | Sale | HERTZ CoRP NTS 06.250% 101522 | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-26 | Buy | EL PASo PIPELINE PART oP 05.000% 100121 | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-26 | Buy | MRAAY Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-25 | Buy | MRAAY Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-25 | Sale | UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-25 | Buy | RADIAN gRoUP INC NTS B/E 5.500% 060119 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-22 | Buy | RADIAN gRoUP INC NTS B/E 5.500% 060119 | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-21 | Buy | KINDRED HEALTHCARE INC 08.750% 011523 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-20 | Buy | RICE ENERgY INC NTS B/E 06.250% 050122 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-20 | Sale | HERTZ CoRP NTS 06.250% 101522 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-19 | Sale | SVNDY Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd ADR (SVNDY) | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-19 | Sale | TD The Toronto-Dominion Bank | $100,001 - $250,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-19 | Sale | TD The Toronto-Dominion Bank | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-19 | Sale | TD The Toronto-Dominion Bank | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-19 | Buy | KINDRED HEALTHCARE INC 08.750% 011523 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-18 | Buy | FLEMINgToN RARITAN NJ FgIC B/E /R/ 5 DUE 061528 | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-18 | Buy | CHATHAMS NJ S/D FSA B/E . /R/ 4.25 071522 | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-18 | Sale | SVNDY Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd ADR (SVNDY) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-18 | Buy | RICE ENERgY INC NTS B/E 06.250% 050122 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-14 | Sale | SPRINT CAPITAL CoRP 06.875% 111528 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-13 | Sale | SPRINT CAPITAL CoRP 06.875% 111528 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-13 | Sale | LTD BRANDS INC NTS B/E 06.625% 040121 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-12 | Buy | PULTEgRoUP INC B/E 05.500% 030126 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-11 | Buy | PULTEgRoUP INC B/E 05.500% 030126 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-11 | Sale | LTD BRANDS INC NTS B/E 06.625% 040121 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-11 | Sale | KINETIC CoNCEPTS INC NTS 10.500% 110118 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-07 | Sale | KINETIC CoNCEPTS INC NTS 10.500% 110118 | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-07 | Sale | LTD BRANDS INC NTS B/E 06.625% 040121 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-06 | Buy | ISTAR INC NTS B/E 06.500% 070121 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-05 | Buy | PULTEgRoUP INC B/E 05.500% 030126 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-05 | Sale | MICRoN TECHNoLogY INC 05.875% 021522 | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Sale | VIG Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF | $250,001 - $500,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Sale | SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF | $250,001 - $500,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Sale | VIG Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Sale | VIG Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | VFC V.F. Corporation (NYSE) | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | UNP Union Pacific Corporation Common Stock | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated - Common Stock | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | SLB Schlumberger N.V. Common Stock | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Sale | SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | PEP Pepsico, Inc. | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | NVS Novartis AG Common Stock | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. Common Stock | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | MMC Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Common Stock | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | MDT Medtronic plc. Ordinary Shares | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | MCD McDonald's Corporation Common Stock | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | JCI Johnson Controls International plc Ordinary Share | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | INTC Intel Corporation - Common Stock | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | CL Colgate-Palmolive Company Common Stock | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Sale | SoUTHWESTERN ENERgY Co 04.950% 012325 | $15,001 - $50,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | CB Chubb Limited Common Stock | $100,001 - $250,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | VFC V.F. Corporation (NYSE) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | VFC V.F. Corporation (NYSE) | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | UNP Union Pacific Corporation Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | UNP Union Pacific Corporation Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated - Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | TXN Texas Instruments Incorporated - Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | TD The Toronto-Dominion Bank | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | SLB Schlumberger N.V. Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | SLB Schlumberger N.V. Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Sale | SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc. Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc. Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | PEP Pepsico, Inc. | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | PEP Pepsico, Inc. | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | NVS Novartis AG Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | NVS Novartis AG Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | MMC Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | MMC Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | MDT Medtronic plc. Ordinary Shares | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | MDT Medtronic plc. Ordinary Shares | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | MCD McDonald's Corporation Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | MCD McDonald's Corporation Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | JWN Nordstrom, Inc. | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | JWN Nordstrom, Inc. | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | JCI Johnson Controls International plc Ordinary Share | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | JCI Johnson Controls International plc Ordinary Share | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | IVZ Invesco Ltd Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | IVZ Invesco Ltd Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | INTC Intel Corporation - Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | INTC Intel Corporation - Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | HD Home Depot, Inc. | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | HD Home Depot, Inc. | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | CL Colgate-Palmolive Company Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | CL Colgate-Palmolive Company Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | CB Chubb Limited Common Stock | $1,001 - $15,000 | Source |
| 2016-05-09 | 2016-04-04 | Buy | CB Chubb Limited Common Stock | $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.