GLD Congressional Trades
24 trades by 9 members of Congress (Feb 2016 – Jun 2023)
Last updated February 06, 2026
Congress members who trade GLD
Recent GLD trades
| Date | Politician | Action | Amount | Alpha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-08 | Michael Garcia | SELL | $15K-$50K | — |
| 2022-03-07 | Thomas R. Carper | BUY | $1K-$15K | +79.31% |
| 2022-01-18 | Thomas R. Carper | BUY | $1K-$15K | +117.14% |
| 2021-07-26 | Thomas R. Carper | BUY | $1K-$15K | +113.80% |
| 2021-04-12 | Michael Garcia | BUY | $15K-$50K | +8.23% |
| 2021-02-22 | Alan S. Lowenthal | SELL | $1K-$15K | — |
| 2021-02-22 | Alan S. Lowenthal | SELL | $15K-$50K | — |
| 2020-11-20 | Thomas R. Carper | BUY | $1K-$15K | +64.52% |
| 2020-08-25 | Raúl M. Grijalva | SELL | $1K-$15K | — |
| 2020-08-18 | Pat Roberts | BUY | $15K-$50K | +37.80% |
| 2020-07-13 | Virginia Foxx | BUY | $15K-$50K | +49.17% |
| 2020-05-14 | Raúl M. Grijalva | BUY | $1K-$15K | -9.59% |
| 2020-04-08 | Alan S. Lowenthal | BUY | $1K-$15K | -31.63% |
| 2020-04-02 | Thomas R. Carper | BUY | $1K-$15K | +25.26% |
| 2019-09-13 | Alan S. Lowenthal | BUY | $1K-$15K | -7.59% |
| 2019-09-12 | Alan S. Lowenthal | BUY | $1K-$15K | +92.60% |
| 2019-09-04 | Alan S. Lowenthal | BUY | $1K-$15K | +75.26% |
| 2016-11-23 | E. Scott Rigell | SELL | $100K-$250K | — |
| 2016-10-04 | Lois Frankel | BUY | $1K-$15K | +54.35% |
| 2016-06-15 | Randy Neugebauer | SELL | $1K-$15K | — |
| 2016-05-02 | E. Scott Rigell | SELL | $50K-$100K | — |
| 2016-03-09 | E. Scott Rigell | BUY | $100K-$250K | +2.03% |
| 2016-03-09 | E. Scott Rigell | BUY | $50K-$100K | -1.25% |
| 2016-02-19 | E. Scott Rigell | SELL | $15K-$50K | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Congress members trade GLD?
9 members of Congress have traded GLD. Top traders include: Virginia Foxx, Raúl M. Grijalva, E. Scott Rigell, Alan S. Lowenthal, Randy Neugebauer. See the full list below.
Is Congress buying or selling GLD?
Congress has made 16 purchases and 8 sales of GLD. The buy/sell ratio is 2.0x.
Do Congress GLD trades beat the market?
Congressional trades in GLD have a 75% win rate against the S&P 500, with an average alpha of +41.8%.
How is alpha calculated?
Alpha measures how much a trade outperformed the S&P 500 over the same holding period. For each politician, we show their dollar-weighted alpha—larger positions count more. A politician with +404% alpha on NVDA means their NVDA trades, weighted by size, beat the market by 404 percentage points.
What does the win rate mean?
Win rate is the percentage of trades that beat the S&P 500. Note that win rate treats all trades equally—a $5K trade counts the same as a $5M trade. This is why some traders show high alpha but moderate win rates (big wins, small losses) or low alpha but high win rates (consistent small wins).