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Who in Congress Has Traded Rio Tinto Plc (RIO)?

The Rio Tinto Plc line shows up 20 times in the congressional disclosure record between 2012 and 2026, filed by 10 members: 14 purchases against 6 sales. On balance the chamber has been net buyers, and the purchases sit up 16.3% against the latest close.

20Trades
14Buys
6Sells
10Members
$103.30Latest close 2026-08-28
+16.3%Congress buys vs latest close*

*Purchases only, weighted by the midpoint of each disclosed dollar band and marked to the latest close. Filings report a range, never a share count, so this follows the stock rather than anyone's position size.

70% buys30% sells

How it splits by party

Republicans
9 buys · 4 sells
6 members · 13 trades
Democrats
4 buys · 2 sells
3 members · 6 trades
DateMemberTypeAmountEst. priceLatest closeReturn
2026-03-30Alan ArmstrongBUY$15K–$50K$88.82$103.30 2026-08-28+16.3%
2025-07-03Gilbert CisnerosSELL$1K–$15K$59.02$103.30 2026-08-28-75.0% exit
2023-01-18Thomas R CarperSELL$1K–$15K$76.40$103.30 2026-08-28+20.9% rt
2022-06-17Virginia FoxxSELL$50K–$100K$64.54$103.30 2026-08-28-19.1% rt
2022-04-21Virginia FoxxBUY$15K–$50K$74.81$103.30 2026-08-28+38.1%
2022-04-20Virginia FoxxBUY$15K–$50K$78.58$103.30 2026-08-28+31.5%
2022-04-11Virginia FoxxBUY$15K–$50K$79.74$103.30 2026-08-28+29.6%
2022-03-29Robert J. WittmanBUY$1K–$15K$78.38$103.30 2026-08-28+31.8%
2022-03-01John RutherfordBUY$1K–$15K$80.03$103.30 2026-08-28+29.1%
2022-01-18Thomas R CarperBUY$1K–$15K$75.73$103.30 2026-08-28+36.4%
2020-11-16Thomas R CarperBUY$1K–$15K$63.17$103.30 2026-08-28+63.5%
2020-11-16Thomas R CarperBUY$1K–$15K$63.17$103.30 2026-08-28+63.5%
2020-04-15Greg GianforteBUY$50K–$100K$46.02$103.30 2026-08-28+124.5%
2019-10-11Greg GianforteBUY$100K–$250K$52.85$103.30 2026-08-28+95.5%
2019-04-15Greg GianforteBUY$100K–$250K$62.46$103.30 2026-08-28+65.4%
2015-06-06Kurt SchraderBUY$1K–$15K$43.63$103.30 2026-08-28+136.8%
2015-03-31Dan BenishekBUY$1K–$15K$41.40$103.30 2026-08-28+149.5%
2013-02-25SUSAN M COLLINSSELL$1K–$15K$53.02$103.30 2026-08-28-94.8% exit
2012-12-21SUSAN M COLLINSSELL$1K–$15K$56.78$103.30 2026-08-28-81.9% exit
2012-12-19SUSAN M COLLINSSELL$1K–$15K$57.14$103.30 2026-08-28-80.8% exit

Buys are marked to the latest close and treated as open. A sell tagged rt closes an earlier disclosed buy in the same name. exit shows how the stock moved after the member sold.

Frequently asked — Rio Tinto Plc (RIO) congressional trades

Which lawmakers have traded Rio Tinto Plc (RIO)?

10 members of the U.S. House and Senate have disclosed Rio Tinto Plc transactions under the STOCK Act — 14 purchases and 6 sales. The full member-by-member breakdown, with dates and dollar ranges, is in the table above.

Which lawmakers bought RIO recently?

No member of Congress has disclosed a RIO purchase in the last 90 days. STOCK Act filings lag the trade by up to 45 days, so newer buys may still be pending disclosure.

How have Congress's RIO trades performed?

Notional-weighted, lawmakers' disclosed RIO buys are up 16.3% versus the latest close of $103.30. Each trade's own return — and realized round-trips on matched sells — is in the Return column.

Is it legal for members of Congress to trade Rio Tinto Plc?

Yes. Under the 2012 STOCK Act, members of Congress may buy and sell individual stocks but must publicly disclose each transaction within 45 days. Bargo surfaces those filings so you can see who traded RIO and how it performed.

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