Total Stock Market ETF Vanguard (VTI): Congress and insider trades

Who in Congress and inside the company traded VTI, when each filing appeared, and what buying after each one would have earned against the S&P 500.

Key Facts

  • Total Stock Market ETF Vanguard (VTI) is a listed stock on AMEX.
  • 3 members of Congress filed 30 buys and 19 sells of VTI, the latest published 2026-07-13 (13 July 2026).
  • Across 10 scored buys, Congress averaged -0.2% against the S&P 500 (SPY) over the 90 days after disclosure, with 40% of them ahead of the index. That result is not distinguishable from luck.
  • Data as of 2026-09-29 (29 September 2026).
Congress buys 30 3 members
Congress sells 19
Insider buys 0 $0
Insider sells 0 $0
Congress buys vs S&P, 90d -0.2% 10 scored buys
Insider buys vs S&P, 90d n/a 0 scored buys

Congress trades in VTI

as of 2026-07-13
  1. Michael McCaul45 trades
  2. John Boozman3 trades
  3. Joe Courtney1 trade
Congress trades in VTI, newest first.
FiledMemberTypeSizeDays to file90 day vs S&P
13 Jul 2026 Michael McCaul (R-TX) sell 15K–50K 29 n/a
13 Jul 2026 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 15K–50K 12 n/a
13 Jul 2026 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 1K–15K 8 n/a
13 Jul 2026 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 1K–15K 12 n/a
13 Jul 2026 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 1K–15K 8 n/a
13 Jul 2026 Michael McCaul (R-TX) sell 1K–15K 29 n/a
11 Jun 2026 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 15K–50K 27 -0.3%
11 Jun 2026 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 500K–1M 27 -0.3%
10 Apr 2026 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 1K–15K 12 0.0%
10 Apr 2026 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 1K–15K 8 0.0%
10 Apr 2026 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 15K–50K 12 0.0%
19 Oct 2023 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 1K–15K 18 +0.4%
19 Oct 2023 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 1K–15K 18 +0.4%
25 Sep 2023 Michael McCaul (R-TX) sell 1K–15K 50 n/a
25 Sep 2023 Michael McCaul (R-TX) sell 1K–15K 50 n/a
18 Aug 2023 Michael McCaul (R-TX) sell 1K–15K 20 n/a
18 Aug 2023 Michael McCaul (R-TX) sell 15K–50K 20 n/a
18 Aug 2023 Michael McCaul (R-TX) sell 250K–500K 20 n/a
18 Aug 2023 Michael McCaul (R-TX) sell 500K–1M 20 n/a
18 Aug 2023 Michael McCaul (R-TX) sell 1K–15K 20 n/a
20 Jul 2023 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 1K–15K 23 -0.7%
20 Jul 2023 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 1K–15K 23 -0.7%
13 Jul 2023 John Boozman (R-AR) sell 1K–15K 19 n/a
24 Apr 2023 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 1K–15K 26 +0.4%
24 Apr 2023 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 1K–15K 26 +0.4%
21 Jan 2023 Michael McCaul (R-TX) sell 1K–15K 22 n/a
21 Jan 2023 Michael McCaul (R-TX) sell 100K–250K 23 n/a
21 Jan 2023 Michael McCaul (R-TX) sell 1K–15K 28 n/a
21 Jan 2023 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 1K–15K 28 -1.0%
21 Jan 2023 Michael McCaul (R-TX) sell 1K–15K 22 n/a
21 Jan 2023 Michael McCaul (R-TX) sell 500K–1M 23 n/a
14 Oct 2022 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 500K–1M 15 0.0%
14 Oct 2022 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 500K–1M 35 0.0%
14 Oct 2022 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 500K–1M 35 0.0%
14 Oct 2022 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 1K–15K 35 0.0%
14 Oct 2022 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 500K–1M 34 0.0%
14 Oct 2022 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 1K–15K 34 0.0%
14 Oct 2022 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 500K–1M 34 0.0%
14 Oct 2022 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 500K–1M 15 0.0%
14 Oct 2022 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 100K–250K 35 0.0%
14 Oct 2022 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 50K–100K 15 0.0%
14 Oct 2022 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 100K–250K 34 0.0%
20 Jul 2022 John Boozman (R-AR) buy 1K–15K 36 0.0%
27 May 2021 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 50K–100K 26 -0.7%
26 Jan 2021 Michael McCaul (R-TX) sell 1K–15K 46 n/a
26 Jan 2021 Michael McCaul (R-TX) sell 100K–250K 46 n/a
26 Jan 2021 Michael McCaul (R-TX) buy 1K–15K 53 -0.3%
11 Nov 2020 John Boozman (R-AR) sell 15K–50K 20 n/a
7 Nov 2020 Joe Courtney (D-CT) sell 1K–15K 28 n/a

Frequently asked questions

Who has bought VTI?

30 Congress buys by 3 members and 0 insider buys are on file. The tables on this page list every one.

Did buying VTI after a disclosure beat the market?

Across 10 scored buys, Congress averaged -0.2% against the S&P 500 (SPY) over the 90 days after disclosure, with 40% of them ahead of the index. That result is not distinguishable from luck. A single stock is a small sample.

Sources: Congressional trades: STOCK Act disclosures, collected from CapitolTrades. Insider trades: SEC Form 4 filings, collected from Finviz. Prices: Yahoo Finance daily adjusted closes. Data as of 2026-09-29 (29 September 2026). About these sources.

Not investment advice. Past disclosed trades do not predict future returns. Disclosures are published late, so the trades shown are ones you could only have copied after the fact. Talk to a licensed adviser before you invest.