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.
20 members of Congress have disclosed 50 trades in State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), a Financial Services company. The buy/sell breakdown shows 18 purchases versus 32 sales, indicating net selling pressure from lawmakers. All data is sourced from STOCK Act periodic transaction reports filed with Congress.
| Date | Politician | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-02 | Richard L. Hanna | buy | $100K – $250K |
| 2015-06-24 | PETER WELCH | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-05-28 | Daniel S Sullivan | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-05-04 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $50K – $100K |
| 2015-04-29 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $100K – $250K |
| 2015-03-31 | JAMES B. RENACCI | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-03-31 | JAMES B. RENACCI | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-03-25 | David A Perdue , Jr | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-03-07 | Chris Collins | buy | $100K – $250K |
| 2015-02-06 | PETER WELCH | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-01-30 | Patrick J Toomey | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-01-28 | Daniel S Sullivan | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2014-12-31 | KENNY MARCHANT | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2014-08-01 | Lou Barletta | buy | $12,851.00 |
| 2012-12-12 | Bradley S. Schneider | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-12-10 | RENEE L. ELLMERS | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2012-12-03 | Bradley S. Schneider | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-12-03 | Bradley S. Schneider | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2012-12-01 | DIANE BLACK | buy | $2,674.40 |
| 2012-12-01 | BRAD R. WENSTRUP | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-10-07 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2012-10-07 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-10-07 | MICHAEL T. MCCAUL | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-10-01 | JAMES B. RENACCI | buy | $1,824.00 |
| 2012-09-10 | Pete Olson | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2012-09-08 | Tammy Baldwin | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-09-03 | F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER | sell | — |
| 2012-08-03 | Bradley S. Schneider | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-08-03 | Bradley S. Schneider | sell | $100K – $250K |
| 2012-08-03 | Bradley S. Schneider | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2012-07-05 | Bradley S. Schneider | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-07-03 | Bradley S. Schneider | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-07-02 | Bradley S. Schneider | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2012-07-02 | JAMES B. RENACCI | sell | $100,711.75 |
| 2012-06-03 | DIANE BLACK | buy | $5M – $25M |
| 2012-06-03 | DIANE BLACK | sell | $5M – $25M |
| 2012-06-03 | Bradley S. Schneider | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-06-03 | DIANE BLACK | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-06-03 | DIANE BLACK | sell | $3,000,000.00 |
| 2012-06-01 | F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER | sell | $3,715.68 |
| 2012-05-03 | Bradley S. Schneider | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-02-06 | BETO O'ROURKE | sell | $50K – $100K |
| 2012-01-11 | JAMES B. RENACCI | sell | $8,383.68 |
| 2012-01-08 | F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER | buy | $175,286.00 |
| 2011-12-10 | LARRY BUCSHON | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2011-12-10 | Kurt Schrader | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2011-12-08 | Richard L. Hanna | buy | $250K – $500K |
| 2011-12-08 | JAMES B. RENACCI | buy | $14,899.35 |
| 2011-12-08 | JAMES B. RENACCI | buy | $14,785.34 |
| 2011-11-10 | JAMES B. RENACCI | sell | $15,388.89 |