# What Congress Is Buying: Q3 2026 Congressional Trading Report

> 581 congressional trades dated July 2 to September 22, 2026 have been disclosed so far: 206 purchases, 368 sales, 40 members. Big Tech was net sold, House Republicans sold far more than they bought, and buying was concentrated in a handful of industrial and consumer names.

- Source: https://tradercongress.com/blog/what-congress-is-buying-q3-2026
- Published: Sep 30, 2026
- Author: TraderCongress Analytics
- Tags: Quarterly Report, Congressional Trading, Stock Picks, Q3 2026
- Reading time: 9 min read

## The short answer

Through September 25, 2026, members of Congress had disclosed 581 stock trades dated between July 2 and September 22: 206 purchases, 368 sales and 7 exchanges, filed by 40 members. Selling outnumbered buying almost two to one. Microsoft, Apple, NVIDIA and Alphabet were each sold by four to six different members, House Republicans filed nearly four sales for every purchase, and the most-bought names were a mix of semiconductor, industrial and consumer stocks rather than the mega-caps that dominate the all-time rankings.

Because the [STOCK Act](https://tradercongress.com/blog/stock-act-guide) gives members up to 45 days to file, trades from late in the quarter are still arriving. This report will read differently by mid-November; the free plan on TraderCongress shows these filings on a 60-day delay, while Pro shows them as they are filed.

## Methodology

- **Source:** Periodic Transaction Reports filed with the House Clerk and the Secretary of the Senate, as collected and deduplicated in the TraderCongress database.
- **Window:** transaction dates from July 2 to September 22, 2026, filed on or before September 25, 2026.
- **Counting:** each reported transaction counts once. Amounts are the disclosed ranges, not exact figures. Trades of $1,000 or less and transactions in exempt widely held funds are not reported on PTRs and are therefore excluded.
- **Attribution:** trades by spouses, dependent children and joint accounts are attributed to the filing member, as the law requires.

## Headline numbers

| Metric | Q3 2026 (disclosed so far) |
| --- | --- |
| Trades disclosed | 581 |
| Purchases | 206 (35%) |
| Sales | 368 (63%) |
| Exchanges and other | 7 |
| Members who filed | 40 |
| House trades | 544 (94%) |
| Senate trades | 37 (6%) |
| Trades over $100,000 | 37 |
| Trades over $250,000 | 8 |

## Who was buying and who was selling

| Group | Trades | Purchases | Sales | Members |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| House Democrats | 295 | 140 | 153 | 14 |
| House Republicans | 249 | 52 | 192 | 19 |
| Senate Republicans | 26 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| Senate Democrats | 11 | 1 | 10 | 3 |

The party split is the most striking feature of the quarter. House Democrats were roughly balanced between buying and selling, while House Republicans filed 192 sales against only 52 purchases. Senators barely traded: 37 transactions from seven senators, most of them sales. As always, a handful of very active filers drive the House totals, so a few members' portfolio rebalancing can move these numbers.

## Trade sizes

| Disclosed range | Trades | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $1,001 – $15,000 | 422 | 73% |
| $15,001 – $50,000 | 107 | 18% |
| $50,001 – $100,000 | 15 | 3% |
| $100,001 – $250,000 | 29 | 5% |
| $250,001 – $500,000 | 2 | under 1% |
| $500,001 – $1,000,000 | 5 | under 1% |
| $1,000,001 – $5,000,000 | 1 | under 1% |

Nearly three quarters of the quarter's trades were in the smallest reporting band. Only eight trades exceeded $250,000. If you set congressional trade alerts, a $50,000 minimum would have surfaced just 52 filings in three months, which is the level at which an alert stays useful. See our [alerts guide](https://tradercongress.com/blog/congress-stock-trade-alerts) for the exact settings.

## Most-bought stocks by multiple members

Purchases made by more than one member are a stronger signal than a single member's accumulation, because they cannot be explained by one household's portfolio decisions.

| Ticker | Company | Purchases | Members buying |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MSFT | Microsoft | 4 | 3 |
| APH | Amphenol | 3 | 3 |
| ACN | Accenture | 3 | 3 |
| AMAT | Applied Materials | 3 | 3 |
| AVGO | Broadcom | 4 | 2 |
| PG | Procter & Gamble | 3 | 2 |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway | 3 | 2 |
| CRWD | CrowdStrike | 2 | 2 |

The list leans toward the picks-and-shovels side of the AI trade (Amphenol, Applied Materials, Broadcom) and toward defensives (Procter & Gamble, Berkshire Hathaway) rather than the consumer-facing mega-caps. Microsoft is the exception, and even there the buying was outweighed by selling, as the next section shows.

## Concentrated buying by a single member

Several tickers racked up more purchases than anything on the list above, but from one filer each. These usually reflect one household adding to a position over several weeks, often through a spouse's or joint account, and should be read as a single decision rather than a consensus.

| Ticker | Company | Purchases | Members buying |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LTH | Life Time Group Holdings | 13 | 1 |
| FWONK | Liberty Media Formula One (Series C) | 9 | 1 |
| CHRW | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | 8 | 1 |
| HUBB | Hubbell | 5 | 1 |
| BWXT | BWX Technologies | 4 | 1 |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials | 4 | 1 |
| ESE | ESCO Technologies | 3 | 1 |

## Most-sold stocks

| Ticker | Company | Sales | Members selling |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HD | Home Depot | 9 | 4 |
| MSFT | Microsoft | 7 | 6 |
| AAPL | Apple | 6 | 6 |
| NVDA | NVIDIA | 5 | 5 |
| GOOGL | Alphabet | 5 | 4 |
| STE | STERIS | 7 | 3 |
| CPAY | Corpay | 9 | 1 |
| SCI | Service Corporation International | 8 | 1 |
| VIK | Viking Holdings | 7 | 1 |
| MIDD | Middleby | 6 | 1 |

Big Tech was the quarter's clearest theme, and it was a selling theme. Microsoft drew four purchases from three members but seven sales from six; Apple was sold by six different members and did not make the most-bought list; NVIDIA and Alphabet were each sold by four or five members. Home Depot was the most widely sold name of the quarter by member count. Whether this is profit-taking after a strong run or a view on valuations, the filings do not say; the disclosures show what was sold, not why.

## Four takeaways for investors

1. **Congress was a net seller of Big Tech in Q3.** Multi-member selling in MSFT, AAPL, NVDA and GOOGL is the broadest pattern in the data.
2. **Buying was concentrated in AI infrastructure and industrials.** Amphenol, Applied Materials, Broadcom, Hubbell, BWX Technologies and Martin Marietta all drew purchases.
3. **Party mattered more than chamber.** House Republicans were heavy net sellers; House Democrats were balanced; senators mostly sat out.
4. **Small trades dominate, so size filters matter.** Only 37 trades topped $100,000. Alerts and screens set at that level cut through the noise.

## Caveats

The 45-day filing window means the final Q3 tally will be larger than what is reported here, and late filers can change the rankings. Disclosed ranges hide the exact size of each trade. A purchase by a member of Congress is not a recommendation, and past patterns do not predict future returns; read our [disclaimer](https://tradercongress.com/disclaimer) and our data-backed look at [whether copying Congress works](https://tradercongress.com/blog/does-copying-congress-trades-work) before acting on any of this.

For the previous edition, see [What Congress Is Buying (March 2026)](https://tradercongress.com/blog/what-congress-is-buying-march-2026). To see every filing behind these tables as it arrives, with the ability to filter by ticker, member, party and size, [start free on TraderCongress](https://tradercongress.com/signup) or compare plans on the [pricing page](https://tradercongress.com/pricing).

## Frequently asked questions

### What stocks did Congress buy the most in Q3 2026?

Among purchases made by more than one member of Congress between July 2 and September 22, 2026 (filed through September 25), the most-bought stocks were Microsoft (4 purchases by 3 members), Amphenol, Accenture and Applied Materials (3 purchases by 3 members each), followed by Broadcom, Procter & Gamble, Berkshire Hathaway and CrowdStrike. Life Time Group, Liberty Media Formula One and C.H. Robinson drew more purchases but from a single member each.

### Which stocks did Congress sell the most in Q3 2026?

Home Depot was sold by four members (9 sales), Microsoft by six members (7 sales), Apple by six members (6 sales), NVIDIA by five members and Alphabet by four members. Multi-member selling of Big Tech was the broadest pattern in the quarter's disclosures.

### How many congressional stock trades were disclosed in Q3 2026?

As of September 25, 2026, 581 trades dated between July 2 and September 22 had been disclosed: 206 purchases, 368 sales and 7 exchanges, filed by 40 members. House Democrats filed 295 trades, House Republicans 249, Senate Republicans 26 and Senate Democrats 11. About 73% of trades fell in the $1,001–$15,000 range.

### Why will the Q3 2026 congressional trading numbers change?

The STOCK Act gives members up to 45 days to file a Periodic Transaction Report, so trades made in late September can legally be reported as late as mid-November, and late filers push the tally higher still. TraderCongress updates its database hourly, and Pro subscribers see each filing as it arrives.

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