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Who in Congress Has Traded ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV)?

The ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF line shows up 3 times in the congressional disclosure record between 2022 and 2024, filed by 1 member: 2 purchases against 1 sale. On balance the chamber has been net buyers, and the purchases sit up 18.6% against the latest close.

3Trades
2Buys
1Sells
1Members
$76.67Latest close 2026-08-28
+18.6%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.

67% buys33% sells

How it splits by party

Democrats
2 buys · 1 sells
1 member · 3 trades
DateMemberTypeAmountEst. priceLatest closeReturn
2024-05-15Thomas R CarperSELL$1K–$15K$65.24$76.67 2026-08-28+3.0% rt
2023-12-18Thomas R CarperBUY$1K–$15K$64.66$76.67 2026-08-28+18.6%
2022-08-10Thomas R CarperBUY$1K–$15K$63.35$76.67 2026-08-28+21.0%

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 — ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) congressional trades

Which lawmakers have traded ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV)?

1 member of the U.S. House and Senate has disclosed ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF transactions under the STOCK Act — 2 purchases and 1 sale. The full member-by-member breakdown, with dates and dollar ranges, is in the table above.

Which lawmakers bought SMDV recently?

No member of Congress has disclosed a SMDV 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 SMDV trades performed?

Notional-weighted, lawmakers' disclosed SMDV buys are up 18.6% versus the latest close of $76.67. 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 ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF?

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 SMDV and how it performed.

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