One of the largest exchange-traded funds in the world, this fund is designed to track the performance of the S&P 500, providing exposure to 500 large-cap U.S. companies across all major sectors. Managed by State Street Global Advisors, it trades on exchanges like a stock and is widely used by institutional and retail investors as a benchmark for the U.S. equity market. Its size and liquidity make it a common vehicle for portfolio allocation, hedging, and short-term market positioning.
10 members of Congress have disclosed 33 trades in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), a Financial Services company. The buy/sell breakdown shows 19 purchases versus 14 sales, indicating net buying interest from lawmakers. All data is sourced from STOCK Act periodic transaction reports filed with Congress.
| Date | Politician | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-10 | David P. Roe | buy | $53,697.24 |
| 2008-01-04 | ROBERT C. "BOBBY" SCOTT | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2008-01-04 | ROBERT C. "BOBBY" SCOTT | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2007-10-08 | ROBERT C. "BOBBY" SCOTT | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2007-09-12 | Justin Amash | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2007-08-11 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $772,173.04 |
| 2007-08-11 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $772,173.04 |
| 2007-08-10 | Richard L. Hanna | buy | $250K – $500K |
| 2007-06-10 | Richard L. Hanna | sell | $250K – $500K |
| 2007-06-10 | Richard L. Hanna | buy | $250K – $500K |
| 2006-05-12 | Bradley S. Schneider | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2006-04-08 | Lamar Smith | sell | $293.23 |
| 2006-04-08 | Lamar Smith | sell | $292.32 |
| 2006-01-12 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $50K – $100K |
| 2005-06-11 | William R. Keating | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2004-04-08 | ROBERT C. "BOBBY" SCOTT | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2004-01-10 | Lou Barletta | buy | $9,984.00 |
| 2004-01-08 | ROBERT C. "BOBBY" SCOTT | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2003-02-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2002-09-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2002-06-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2002-05-08 | ROBERT C. "BOBBY" SCOTT | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2002-03-12 | Richard L. Hanna | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2002-03-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2002-03-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $50K – $100K |
| 2002-03-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2002-02-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2001-12-10 | Vern Buchanan | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2001-11-10 | Vern Buchanan | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2001-08-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2001-05-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2001-05-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2001-02-09 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |