Which Members of Congress Actually Beat the Market
33 of 71 members of Congress with at least 5 priced stock purchases beat the S&P 500 on average over the 90 days after each purchase, as of October 30, 2026. That is about half. The highest average belongs to John Fetterman (D-PA), whose 7 priced purchases finished 25.50 points ahead of the index on average. The top of the list is mostly short records: 9 of the ten highest averages come from members with fewer than 20 priced purchases. Among the 39 members with 20 or more, 18 beat the index, led by Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) at 6.12 points ahead of it across 62 purchases.
Key numbers
- 33 of the 71 members of Congress with at least 5 priced stock purchases beat the S&P 500 on average over the 90 days after each purchase, as of October 30, 2026.
- John Fetterman (D-PA) has the highest average of any member of Congress with at least 5 priced stock purchases: 25.50 points ahead of the S&P 500 over 90 days across 7 purchases, 43% of which beat the index, as of October 30, 2026.
- Among the 39 members of Congress with at least 20 priced stock purchases, 18 beat the S&P 500 on average over 90 days, and the highest average is Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) at 6.12 points ahead of the index across 62 purchases, as of October 30, 2026.
- The median member of Congress with at least 5 priced stock purchases finished 0.19 points behind the S&P 500 over 90 days, and 31 of the 71 finished within 2 points of the index in either direction, as of October 30, 2026.
- Rohit Khanna (D-CA), the member of Congress with the most priced stock purchases (7,497), finished 1.60 points behind the S&P 500 on average over 90 days, as of October 30, 2026.
- The lowest average among members of Congress with at least 5 priced stock purchases is John McGuire (R-VA), at 14.92 points behind the S&P 500 over 90 days across 12 purchases, as of October 30, 2026.
- These figures cover congressional stock purchases made between November 29, 2022 and July 30, 2026. Later purchases had not completed a 90-day window as of October 30, 2026.
For each disclosed purchase, we take the stock’s return over the next 90 days and subtract SPY’s return over the exact same window. The average of those differences is the member’s 90-day alpha. We only include members with at least 5 priced purchases that have a full 90-day window. This is a point-in-time measure of disclosed buys, not realized profit-and-loss or current holdings, and it is informational, not investment advice. See the full methodology. For every purchase counted together, see does Congress beat the stock market. For the same measure split by party, see do Democrats or Republicans trade stocks better.
| # | Member | Buys | Beat SPY | Avg alpha (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Fetterman Senate · PA · D | 7 | 43.0% | +25.5% |
| 2 | Mark Green House · TN · R | 10 | 80.0% | +15.5% |
| 3 | Kelly Louise Morrison House · MN · D | 10 | 90.0% | +15.2% |
| 4 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz House · FL · D | 10 | 70.0% | +12.4% |
| 5 | Morgan McGarvey House · KY · D | 9 | 67.0% | +12.3% |
| 6 | Keith Alan Self House · TX · R | 6 | 67.0% | +6.6% |
| 7 | Markwayne Mullin Senate · OK · R | 62 | 58.0% | +6.1% |
| 8 | Dwight Evans House · PA · D | 11 | 82.0% | +5.8% |
| 9 | Doug Lamborn House · CO · R | 14 | 79.0% | +5.1% |
| 10 | Pete Sessions House · TX · R | 16 | 56.0% | +5.0% |
| 11 | Gary C Peters Senate · MI · D | 6 | 67.0% | +4.6% |
| 12 | Lisa McClain House · MI · R | 49 | 39.0% | +4.6% |
| 13 | Julie Johnson House · TX · D | 72 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 14 | Tim Moore House · NC · R | 172 | 51.0% | +3.1% |
| 15 | David J. Taylor House · OH · R | 120 | 46.0% | +1.8% |
What the data shows
John Fetterman tops the list, with disclosed purchases that beat the S&P by an average of +25.5% over 90 days, beating the index on 43.0% of them. The other pattern is the middle of the list: 31 of the 71 measured members finished within 2 points of the index in either direction, and the median member finished 0.19 points behind it.
How much a member trades says little about where they land here. Rohit Khanna has the most priced purchases of anyone in Congress, 7,497, and finished 1.60 points behind the index on average. A short record can also sit high on an average of a few large moves: 9 of the ten highest averages rest on fewer than 20 purchases, which is why the table shows the count of purchases and the share that beat the index next to each average. For who trades the most, see the most active stock traders in Congress.
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Coldpine is a publisher of intelligence on public Congressional disclosures. Alpha is a point-in-time measure of disclosed purchases vs the S&P 500, not realized profit-and-loss, current holdings, or a prediction of future returns. This is informational only, not investment advice, and not a suggestion to buy, sell, or copy anyone’s trades.