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Who in Congress Has Traded Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA)?

The Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF line shows up 23 times in the congressional disclosure record between 2017 and 2026, filed by 10 members: 15 purchases against 8 sales. On balance the chamber has been net buyers, and the purchases sit up 37.4% against the latest close.

23Trades
15Buys
8Sells
10Members
$73.06Latest close 2026-08-28
+37.4%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.

65% buys35% sells

How it splits by party

Republicans
10 buys · 7 sells
6 members · 17 trades
Democrats
5 buys · 0 sells
4 members · 5 trades

Whose VEA buys have done best

Members ranked by how their reported VEA purchases have moved since, over roughly the last three years, weighted by disclosed band midpoint and marked to the latest close.

1 Thomas R Carper
+43.5%
2 John Boozman
+36.6%
DateMemberTypeAmountEst. priceLatest closeReturn
2026-05-27John BoozmanSELL$1K–$15K$71.41$73.06 2026-08-28+11.3% rt
2026-05-27John BoozmanSELL$1K–$15K$71.41$73.06 2026-08-28-2.3% exit
2026-03-19John BoozmanBUY$1K–$15K$64.16$73.06 2026-08-28+13.9%
2025-11-21John BoozmanSELL$1K–$15K$59.77$73.06 2026-08-28-1.1% rt
2025-11-21John BoozmanSELL$1K–$15K$59.77$73.06 2026-08-28-22.2% exit
2025-11-06John BoozmanBUY$1K–$15K$60.42$73.06 2026-08-28+20.9%
2025-08-01John BoozmanSELL$1K–$15K$56.02$73.06 2026-08-28+10.7% rt
2024-09-09John BoozmanSELL$1K–$15K$50.91$73.06 2026-08-28+0.4% rt
2024-07-18John BoozmanBUY$1K–$15K$50.62$73.06 2026-08-28+44.3%
2024-06-04John BoozmanBUY$15K–$50K$50.70$73.06 2026-08-28+44.1%
2024-05-16Thomas R CarperBUY$1K–$15K$50.92$73.06 2026-08-28+43.5%
2023-06-23JOHN BOOZMANBUY$15K–$50K$45.18$73.06 2026-08-28+61.7%
2021-04-19Hakeem S. JeffriesBUY$1K–$15K$51.22$73.06 2026-08-28+42.6%
2020-10-16Joe CourtneyBUY$1K–$15K$41.56$73.06 2026-08-28+75.8%
2020-04-16David A Perdue , JrBUY$50K–$100K$34.02$73.06 2026-08-28+114.8%
2020-04-16David A Perdue , JrBUY$50K–$100K$34.02$73.06 2026-08-28+114.8%
2019-06-21David P. JoyceBUY$1K–$15K$41.49$73.06 2026-08-28+76.1%
2018-04-06Carlos CurbeloSELL$15K–$50K$44.00$73.06 2026-08-28-7.1% rt
2018-01-22Carlos CurbeloBUY$15K–$50K$47.35$73.06 2026-08-28+54.3%
2017-12-18Barbara J Honorable ComstockSELL$50K–$100K$44.94$73.06 2026-08-28-62.6% exit
2017-11-09John A. YarmuthBUY$15K–$50K$44.15$73.06 2026-08-28+65.5%
2017-08-17Thomas MacArthurBUY$100K–$250K$41.84$73.06 2026-08-28+74.6%
2017-08-15Hakeem S. JeffriesBUY$1K–$15K$42.06$73.06 2026-08-28+73.7%

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 — Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) congressional trades

Which lawmakers have traded Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA)?

10 members of the U.S. House and Senate have disclosed Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF transactions under the STOCK Act — 15 purchases and 8 sales. The full member-by-member breakdown, with dates and dollar ranges, is in the table above.

Which lawmakers bought VEA recently?

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

Notional-weighted, lawmakers' disclosed VEA buys are up 37.4% versus the latest close of $73.06. 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 Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets 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 VEA and how it performed.

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