Congress Watch

VDC stock trades by members of Congress

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF: 2 members of Congress disclosed 16 transactions between 2014-05-15 and 2020-12-04, 9 purchases and 7 sales.

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Activity by year

Disclosed transactions in VDC per year05102014: 120142015: 120152019: 620192020: 82020

Transactions by the year the report was filed.

VDC price and Congress trades

Daily closing price (split-adjusted). Dots mark days members of Congress filed trades in VDC: green when more were purchases, red when more were sales. Use + and − (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) to zoom and drag to pan. Hover a month in the heatmap below to highlight it here, or click it to zoom to that month.

Congress buying and selling by month

Purchases and sales of VDC reported by members of the House and Senate.

VDC purchases and sales by members of Congress, by monthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2020Jan 2020: no activityFeb 2020: no activityMar 2020: 1 buy, 0 salesApr 2020: 0 buys, 2 salesMay 2020: no activityJun 2020: no activityJul 2020: 0 buys, 1 saleAug 2020: no activitySep 2020: no activityOct 2020: 0 buys, 3 salesNov 2020: no activityDec 2020: 0 buys, 1 sale2019Jan 2019: no activityFeb 2019: no activityMar 2019: no activityApr 2019: no activityMay 2019: no activityJun 2019: no activityJul 2019: no activityAug 2019: 3 buys, 0 salesSep 2019: 1 buy, 0 salesOct 2019: 1 buy, 0 salesNov 2019: 1 buy, 0 salesDec 2019: no activity2018Jan 2018: no activityFeb 2018: no activityMar 2018: no activityApr 2018: no activityMay 2018: no activityJun 2018: no activityJul 2018: no activityAug 2018: no activitySep 2018: no activityOct 2018: no activityNov 2018: no activityDec 2018: no activity2017Jan 2017: no activityFeb 2017: no activityMar 2017: no activityApr 2017: no activityMay 2017: no activityJun 2017: no activityJul 2017: no activityAug 2017: no activitySep 2017: no activityOct 2017: no activityNov 2017: no activityDec 2017: no activity2016Jan 2016: no activityFeb 2016: no activityMar 2016: no activityApr 2016: no activityMay 2016: no activityJun 2016: no activityJul 2016: no activityAug 2016: no activitySep 2016: no activityOct 2016: no activityNov 2016: no activityDec 2016: no activity2015Jan 2015: no activityFeb 2015: no activityMar 2015: no activityApr 2015: no activityMay 2015: no activityJun 2015: no activityJul 2015: no activityAug 2015: 1 buy, 0 salesSep 2015: no activityOct 2015: no activityNov 2015: no activityDec 2015: no activity2014Jan 2014: no activityFeb 2014: no activityMar 2014: no activityApr 2014: no activityMay 2014: 1 buy, 0 salesJun 2014: no activityJul 2014: no activityAug 2014: no activitySep 2014: no activityOct 2014: no activityNov 2014: no activityDec 2014: no activity

Green months had more purchases, red months more sales, teal an even split; darker means more trades. Months are by filing date. Senate filings after August 2026 and scanned House filings are not fully covered, so early years can look quieter than they were.

Who traded VDC

PoliticianTradesBuysSalesLast filing
K. Michael Conaway 14772020-12-04
Sheldon Whitehouse 2202015-08-12

Disclosed transactions

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FiledTradedPoliticianTypeAmountFiling
2020-12-042020-10-16 K. Michael Conaway Sale$15,001 - c $50,000 Source
2020-10-052020-09-21 K. Michael Conaway Sale$50,001 - g $100,000 Source
2020-10-052020-09-21 K. Michael Conaway Sale$15,001 - g $50,000 Source
2020-10-052020-09-21 K. Michael Conaway Sale$15,001 - f $50,000 Source
2020-07-102020-06-01 K. Michael Conaway Partial sale$15,001 - c $50,000 Source
2020-04-062020-03-11 K. Michael Conaway Sale$15,001 - d $50,000 Source
2020-04-062020-03-10 K. Michael Conaway Partial sale$15,001 - c $50,000 Source
2020-03-102020-02-10 K. Michael Conaway Buy$15,001 - c $50,000 Source
2019-11-122019-10-10 K. Michael Conaway Buy$1,001 - $15,000 f Source
2019-10-082019-09-26 K. Michael Conaway Buy$15,001 - c $50,000 Source
2019-09-172019-08-14 K. Michael Conaway Buy$50,001 - g $100,000 Source
2019-08-052019-07-24 K. Michael Conaway Buy$50,001 - g $100,000 Source
2019-08-052019-07-24 K. Michael Conaway Buy$50,001 - g $100,000 Source
2019-08-052019-07-24 K. Michael Conaway Buy$15,001 - e $50,000 Source
2015-08-122014-05-09 Sheldon Whitehouse Buy$1,001 - $15,000 Source
2014-05-152014-05-09 Sheldon Whitehouse Buy$1,001 - $15,000 Source

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Common questions

Are members of Congress buying or selling VDC?
2 members of Congress disclosed 16 transactions in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) between 2014-05-15 and 2020-12-04: 9 purchases and 7 sales.
How active was Congress in VDC recently?
In 2020 filings, 8 transactions in VDC were disclosed: 1 purchases and 7 sales.
Which members of Congress trade VDC?
The most active in VDC are K. Michael Conaway (14) and Sheldon Whitehouse (2), by number of disclosed transactions. 2 members in all have traded it.

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