Congressional purchases returned 10.95% vs 19.73% for the S&P 500 over the same one-year windows. Passive S&P 500 indexing is a superior alternative to copying congressional stock disclosures. Long SPY benefits from the market's outperformance over politically-informed stock picking. Historical sample only; congressional trades may have non-financial motives; disclosure timing may change.
Congressional purchases returned 10.95% vs 19.73% for the S&P 500 over the same one-year windows. Passive S&P 500 indexing is a superior alternative to copying congressional stock disclosures. Long SPY benefits from the market's outperformance over politically-informed stock picking. Historical sample only; congressional trades may have non-financial motives; disclosure timing may change.