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US President Discloses Over 3600 Stock Trades Valued Up to $750 Million in Q1 2026
A federal ethics filing shows the president executed between 3,600 and 3,700 stock trades in the first quarter of 2026 with a total value between $220 million and $750 million. The disclosures indicate gains of 20 percent or more on nearly all positions, including more than 100 percent returns on several technology and communications stocks.
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A newly released ethics filing has revealed that the US president made over 3,600 stock trades during the first quarter of 2026. The cumulative value of those trades ranged from at least $220 million to as much as $750 million, according to Euronews.
Federal ethics disclosures require only broad valuation bands rather than exact figures. US presidents are not barred from trading financial markets but are required to disclose personal trades. The filing does not specify whether the president directed the trades.
The president's personal assets and business empire are run and managed by his sons. The disclosures show the president is 20 percent or more in profit on almost all of the holdings, assuming positions have remained relatively unchanged since the end of March.
The president recorded gains of more than 100 percent on AMD, Intel, Iridium Communications, Bloom Energy, Intuitive Machines, Marvell Technology, Penguin Solutions, SanDisk, Seagate, Vishay Intertechnology and other stocks.
The dates of the transactions indicate the president purchased during the market decline in March that followed the start of the Iran war. The filing has drawn ethics scrutiny even though no charges have been made and no proven acts of insider trading have been outlined.
The report has added to a push in Congress for trading restrictions. The legislation would ban members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks and other covered investments. A companion Senate version was introduced in January 2026 by Republican Senator Ashley Moody and Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.
