Congress Watch

VYM stock trades by members of Congress

Vanguard High dividend Yield ETF - dNQ: 3 members of Congress disclosed 10 transactions between 2016-02-01 and 2022-12-13, 9 purchases and 1 sales.

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Activity by year

Disclosed transactions in VYM per year05102016: 920162022: 12022

Transactions by the year the report was filed.

VYM price and Congress trades

Daily closing price (split-adjusted). Dots mark days members of Congress filed trades in VYM: 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 VYM reported by members of the House and Senate.

VYM purchases and sales by members of Congress, by monthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2022Jan 2022: no activityFeb 2022: no activityMar 2022: no activityApr 2022: no activityMay 2022: no activityJun 2022: no activityJul 2022: no activityAug 2022: no activitySep 2022: no activityOct 2022: no activityNov 2022: no activityDec 2022: 1 buy, 0 sales2021Jan 2021: no activityFeb 2021: no activityMar 2021: no activityApr 2021: no activityMay 2021: no activityJun 2021: no activityJul 2021: no activityAug 2021: no activitySep 2021: no activityOct 2021: no activityNov 2021: no activityDec 2021: no activity2020Jan 2020: no activityFeb 2020: no activityMar 2020: no activityApr 2020: no activityMay 2020: no activityJun 2020: no activityJul 2020: no activityAug 2020: no activitySep 2020: no activityOct 2020: no activityNov 2020: no activityDec 2020: no activity2019Jan 2019: no activityFeb 2019: no activityMar 2019: no activityApr 2019: no activityMay 2019: no activityJun 2019: no activityJul 2019: no activityAug 2019: no activitySep 2019: no activityOct 2019: no activityNov 2019: no activityDec 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: 1 buy, 1 saleMar 2016: no activityApr 2016: 3 buys, 0 salesMay 2016: no activityJun 2016: no activityJul 2016: 2 buys, 0 salesAug 2016: no activitySep 2016: 2 buys, 0 salesOct 2016: no activityNov 2016: no activityDec 2016: 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 VYM

PoliticianTradesBuysSalesLast filing
Lou Barletta 5412016-04-15
James French Hill 4402016-09-06
Carol Devine Miller 1102022-12-13

Disclosed transactions

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FiledTradedPoliticianTypeAmountFiling
2022-12-132022-11-02 Carol Devine Miller Buy$15,001 - $50,000 Source
2016-09-062016-08-30 James French Hill Buy$15,001 - $50,000 Source
2016-09-062016-07-29 James French Hill Buy$15,001 - $50,000 Source
2016-07-122016-06-30 James French Hill Buy$15,001 - $50,000 Source
2016-07-122016-05-31 James French Hill Buy$15,001 - $50,000 Source
2016-04-152015-12-28 Lou Barletta Buy$15,001 - $50,000 Source
2016-04-152015-12-18 Lou Barletta Buy$1,001 - $15,000 Source
2016-04-152015-12-18 Lou Barletta Buy$1,001 - $15,000 Source
2016-02-222016-02-18 Lou Barletta Sale$1,001 - $15,000 Source
2016-02-012016-01-29 Lou Barletta Buy$1,001 - $15,000 Source

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Common questions

Are members of Congress buying or selling VYM?
3 members of Congress disclosed 10 transactions in Vanguard High dividend Yield ETF - dNQ (VYM) between 2016-02-01 and 2022-12-13: 9 purchases and 1 sales.
How active was Congress in VYM recently?
In 2022 filings, 1 transaction in VYM were disclosed: 1 purchases and 0 sales.
Which members of Congress trade VYM?
The most active in VYM are Lou Barletta (5), James French Hill (4) and Carol Devine Miller (1), by number of disclosed transactions. 3 members in all have traded it.

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