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Thomas MacArthur Republican · NJ-3

House of Representatives · former member · serving since 2015 · born October 16, 1960

Transactions 110 across 2 filings
Securities traded 68 0 active in 6 months
Disclosed range total $3,136,110 sum of filed minimums
Huddle pairings 0 none recorded

In plain language

Of 110 disclosed trades, 1 was flagged by the site's published rules0.9%.

That is a small share of a lot of trading — lower than coincidence alone would tend to produce. Someone who trades constantly will collect the occasional well-timed trade without anything unusual going on.

  • 1 · shutdown/lame duck

Across the whole database, congressional trading beats the market by close to nothing on average, and only slightly more trades look unusual than chance alone would produce. Most members, most of the time, are unremarkable. That is the backdrop for anything you read here. A flag is a prompt to look at the record, never a finding about a person.

Seat & district history

SeatCongressesServedChange
NJ-3 114th–115th 2015–2019 first seat

District numbers change when a state is redistricted, so a renumbering here is not necessarily a move — the boundaries were redrawn around the member. Term records come from the public congress-legislators dataset.

Committees

No current committee assignments on file (former member).

Earlier Congresses

CongressCommitteePositionObserved
115thHouse Committee on Financial Services Member 2017-01 → 2018-12
114thHouse Committee on Armed Services Member 2015-02 → 2016-12
114thHouse Committee on Natural Resources Member 2015-02 → 2016-12

The published roster covers only the sitting Congress, so earlier assignments are reconstructed from the dated version history of that same public dataset, sampled monthly back to 2012. Observed is the span across which we actually saw the seat held — it is evidence of tenure, not a precise start and end date, and a seat that changed hands between two monthly samples may be dated up to a month out. Committees with no history recorded are absent because no snapshot showed them, which is not evidence the member held no seat.

Currently trading — last 6 months

0 securities

No transactions disclosed in the last 6 months.

Previously traded

68 securities

Securities with disclosed transactions before this window and none since. A security leaving this list means no reported trading — not that a position was closed. Holdings themselves are not disclosed in these filings.

TickerSecuritySectorTrades Buys / SellsTotal valueActive
IBKR Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. - Class… Capital Markets 4 4 / 0 $32,002 2018-12 → 2019-12
NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V. - Common Stock … Semiconductors 3 3 / 0 $48,502 2018-12 → 2018-12
PM Philip Morris International Inc Food & Beverage 2 0 / 2 $40,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
VB Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) 1 1 / 0 $8,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
VOE Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF (VoE) 1 1 / 0 $8,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF 2 2 / 0 $16,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF 1 0 / 1 $8,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
STI SunTrust banks, Inc. (STI) Technology Hardware 4 2 / 2 $32,002 2018-12 → 2018-12
SU Suncor Energy Inc. Common Stock (SU) Oil & Gas 6 3 / 3 $164,504 2018-12 → 2018-12
CVX Chevron Corporation Common Stock (CVX) Oil & Gas 4 1 / 3 $223,502 2018-12 → 2018-12
JPM JP Morgan Chase & Co. Common Stock (JPM) Banking 2 0 / 2 $40,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
XLE The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) 3 3 / 0 $440,002 2018-12 → 2018-12
XLF DR Select Sector Fund - Financial (XLF) 2 2 / 0 $65,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 2 2 / 0 $183,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF 3 2 / 1 $391,002 2018-12 → 2018-12
VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF 1 0 / 1 $175,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
VTV Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) 1 1 / 0 $375,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF 1 1 / 0 $8,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 2 1 / 1 $765,002 2018-12 → 2018-12
NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. Common Stock (NEE) Utilities 4 1 / 3 $99,002 2018-12 → 2018-12
TRGP Targa Resources, Inc. Common Stock (TRG… Utilities 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock (M… Software & IT Services 1 1 / 0 $8,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
WGP Western Gas Partners (Exchanged) Wester… 1 0 / 1 $75,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
WES Western Midstream Partners, LP Utilities 1 1 / 0 $8,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
WMB Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) Utilities 1 1 / 0 $75,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Common Stock (JNJ) Pharmaceuticals & Biotech 1 1 / 0 $8,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
TRYIY Toray Industries Inc ADR (TRYIY) 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
SLB Schlumberger N.V. Oil & Gas 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
SAP SAP SE ADS (SAP) Software & IT Services 1 0 / 1 $75,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
RDS.A Royal Dutch Shell PLC Royal Dutch Shell… 1 0 / 1 $8,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
RSG Republic Services, Inc. Common Stock (R… Utilities 2 0 / 2 $40,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
REPYY Repsol S.A. Sponsored AdR (REPYY) 1 0 / 1 $75,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
IDEXY Industria De Diseno Textil Inditex Sa U… 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
KUBTY Kubota Corporation (KUBTY) 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
ICAGY International Consolidated Airlines gro… 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
FANUY Fanuc Corporation Unsponsored ADR (FANU… 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
DANOY Danone Sponsored ADR (DANOY) 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
BTI British American Tobacco Industries, p.… Food & Beverage 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
BBL BHP group PlcSponsored ADR (BBL) 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
BASFY bASF SE American depositary Shares (bAS… 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
BIDU Baidu, Inc. - American Depositary Share… Software & IT Services 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
BAESY BAE SYSTEMS plc Sponsored ADR (BAESY) 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
MT Arcelor Mittal NY Registry Shares NEW (… 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities… 2 0 / 2 $65,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
SITE SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (SITE) Wholesale 2 1 / 1 $16,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Market… 2 2 / 0 $40,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
SLQD iShares 0-5 Year Investment grade Corpo… 2 2 / 0 $40,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
PGF Invesco Financial Preferred ETF (PgF) 1 1 / 0 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
FLIR FLIR Systems, Inc. (FLIR) 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
EXPD Expeditors International of Washington,… Other 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
ELAN Elanco Animal Health Incorporated Commo… Pharmaceuticals & Biotech 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
CPRT Copart, Inc. - Common Stock Retail & Consumer 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
AZPN Aspen Technology, Inc. - Common Stock (… 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
ANSS ANSYS, Inc. - Common Stock (ANSS) 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
MSCI MSCI Inc. Common Stock (MSCI) Business Services 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
NDSN Nordson Corporation - Common Stock Industrials 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
SMG The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Chemicals 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
SBNY Signature Bank - Common Stock 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
MDY S&P Midcap 400 SPDR 1 1 / 0 $375,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
TER Teradyne, Inc. - Common Stock Medical Devices 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
THO Thor Industries, Inc. (THO) 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
EMLC VanEck Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Cur… 2 0 / 2 $65,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
WRB W.R. Berkley Corporation Common Stock (… Insurance 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
WBC Wabco Holdings Inc. (WbC) 1 0 / 1 $15,001 2018-12 → 2018-12
WYNN Wynn Resorts, Limited - Common Stock (W… Consumer Services 1 0 / 1 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
EQM EQM Midstream Partners, LP 1 1 / 0 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
AMGP Antero Midstream gP LP Common Shares of… 1 1 / 0 $32,501 2018-12 → 2018-12
INTC Intel Corporation - Common Stock (INTC) Semiconductors 1 1 / 0 $8,001 2018-12 → 2018-12

The Spread by year

YearSpreadTrades pricedDisclosed value
2018 +1.1% 50 $2,050,026

Transaction timing versus the market over 90 trading days — not portfolio return, which these filings cannot support. See Methodology and the Scoreboard for the population baseline.

All transactions

DateTickerAssetActionAmount (as filed)OwnerFiling
2019-12-21 IBKR Interactive Brokers group, Inc. (IBKR) buy $1,001 – $15,000 joint
2019-01-02 NEW JERSEY ST TPK AUTH T SR sell $15,001+ joint
2018-12-31 PM Philip Morris International Inc (PM) sell $1,001 – $15,000 joint
2018-12-31 NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) buy $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-28 VB Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) buy $1,001 – $15,000 joint
2018-12-28 VOE Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF (VoE) buy $1,001 – $15,000 joint
2018-12-28 VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) buy $1,001 – $15,000 joint
2018-12-28 VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) buy $1,001 – $15,000 self
2018-12-27 RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) sell $1,001 – $15,000 child
2018-12-26 STI SunTrust Banks, Inc. (STI) sell $1,001 – $15,000 child
2018-12-26 STI SunTrust Banks, Inc. (STI) sell $1,001 – $15,000 child
2018-12-26 SU Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) sell $100,001+ joint
2018-12-26 SU Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) sell $1,001 – $15,000 child
2018-12-26 SU Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) sell $1,001 – $15,000 child
2018-12-26 XLF SPDR Select Sector Fund - Financial (XLF) buy $15,001 – $50,000 child
2018-12-26 XLF SPDR Select Sector Fund - Financial (XLF) buy $15,001 – $50,000 child
2018-12-26 XLE SPDR Select Sector Fund - Energy Select Sector (XLE) buy $15,001 – $50,000 child
2018-12-26 XLE SPDR Select Sector Fund - Energy Select Sector (XLE) buy $15,001 – $50,000 child
2018-12-26 XLE SPDR Select Sector Fund - Energy Select Sector (XLE) buy $250,001 – $500,000 joint
2018-12-26 JPM JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) sell $1,001 – $15,000 child
2018-12-26 JPM JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) sell $15,001 – $50,000 child
2018-12-26 CVX Chevron Corporation (CVX) sell $1,001 – $15,000 child
2018-12-26 CVX Chevron Corporation (CVX) sell $15,001 – $50,000 child
2018-12-26 CVX Chevron Corporation (CVX) sell $100,001 – $250,000 joint
2018-12-24 VTV Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) buy $250,001 – $500,000 joint
2018-12-24 VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWo) sell $100,001 – $250,000 joint
2018-12-24 IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) sell $250,001 – $500,000 joint
2018-12-24 IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMg) buy $100,001 – $250,000 joint
2018-12-24 IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMg) buy $1,001 – $15,000 self
2018-12-21 IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) buy $1,001 – $15,000 self
2018-12-21 IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) buy $1,001 – $15,000 joint
2018-12-21 IWF iShares Russell 1000 growth ETF (IWF) buy $1,001 – $15,000 joint
2018-12-20 IBKR Interactive Brokers group, Inc. (IBKR) buy $1,001 – $15,000 joint
2018-12-19 IBKR Interactive Brokers group, Inc. (IBKR) buy $1,001 – $15,000 joint
2018-12-18 EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) sell $15,001+ joint
2018-12-18 IBKR Interactive Brokers group, Inc. (IBKR) buy $1,001 – $15,000 joint
2018-12-17 NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) buy $1,001 – $15,000 joint
2018-12-17 NEW JERSEY TRANS TRUST SR A BE/R/ 5.25 121523 sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-13 WMB Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB) buy $50,001 – $100,000 joint
2018-12-13 WES Western gas Partners, LP Limited Partner Interests (WES) buy $1,001 – $15,000 joint
2018-12-13 WGP Western gas Equity Partners, LP Common Units Representing Limited Partner Interests (WgP) sell $50,001 – $100,000 joint
2018-12-13 TRGP Targa Resources, Inc. (TRgP) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-13 NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) buy $1,001 – $15,000 joint
2018-12-13 MSFT Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) buy $1,001 – $15,000 joint
2018-12-12 NXPI NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI) buy $1,001 – $15,000 joint
2018-12-12 KANE CooK&DUPAgE CoS BE/R/ 5 DUE 010129 buy $100,001 – $250,000 joint
2018-12-11 JNJ Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) buy $1,001 – $15,000 joint
2018-12-10 TRYIY Toray Industries Inc ADR (TRYIY) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-10 STI SunTrust Banks, Inc. (STI) buy $1,001 – $15,000 child
2018-12-10 STI SunTrust Banks, Inc. (STI) buy $1,001 – $15,000 child
2018-12-10 SU Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) buy $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-10 SU Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) buy $1,001 – $15,000 child
2018-12-10 SU Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) buy $1,001 – $15,000 child
2018-12-10 SLB Schlumberger N.V. (SLB) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-10 SAP SAP SE ADS (SAP) sell $50,001 – $100,000 joint
2018-12-10 RDS.A Royal Dutch Shell PLC Royal Dutch Shell American Depositary Shares (RDS.A) sell $1,001 – $15,000 joint
2018-12-10 RSG Republic Services, Inc. (RSg) sell $1,001 – $15,000 child
2018-12-10 RSG Republic Services, Inc. (RSg) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-10 REPYY Repsol S.A. Sponsored ADR (REPYY) sell $50,001 – $100,000 joint
2018-12-10 PM Philip Morris International Inc (PM) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-10 NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) sell $1,001 – $15,000 child
2018-12-10 NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) sell $1,001 – $15,000 child
2018-12-10 NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) sell $50,001 – $100,000 joint
2018-12-10 KUBTY Kubota Corporation (KUBTY) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-10 EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) buy $500,001 – $1,000,000 joint
2018-12-10 ICAGY International Consolidated Airlines group SA Sponsored American Depository Receipt (ICAgY) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-10 IDEXY Industria De Diseno Textil Inditex Sa Unsponsored ADR (IDEXY) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-10 FANUY Fanuc Corporation Unsponsored ADR (FANUY) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-10 ENgIE SPoN ADR sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-10 Deutsche Post Ag Sponsored ADR sell $15,001+ joint
2018-12-10 DANOY Danone Sponsored ADR (DANoY) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-10 CVX Chevron Corporation (CVX) buy $1,001 – $15,000 joint
2018-12-10 BTI British American Tobacco Industries, p.l.c. Common Stock ADR (BTI) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-10 BBL BHP group PlcSponsored ADR (BBL) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-10 BASFY BASF SE American Depositary Shares (BASFY) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-10 BIDU Baidu, Inc. - American Depositary Shares, each representing one tenth Class A ordinary share (BIDU) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-10 BAESY BAE SYSTEMS plc Sponsored ADR (BAESY) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-10 MT Arcelor Mittal NY Registry Shares NEW (MT) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-07 WYNN Wynn Resorts, Limited (WYNN) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-07 WBC Wabco Holdings Inc. (WBC) sell $15,001+ joint
2018-12-07 WRB W.R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-07 EMLC VanEck Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (EMLC) sell $15,001 – $50,000 child
2018-12-07 EMLC VanEck Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (EMLC) sell $15,001 – $50,000 child
2018-12-07 THO Thor Industries, Inc. (THo) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-07 TER Teradyne, Inc. (TER) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-07 MDY SPDR MidCap Trust Series I (MDY) buy $250,001 – $500,000 joint
2018-12-07 SITE Siteone Landscape Supply, Inc. (SITE) sell $1,001 – $15,000 joint
2018-12-07 SBNY Signature Bank (SBNY) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-07 SMG Scotts Miracle-gro Company (SMg) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-07 NDSN Nordson Corporation (NDSN) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-07 MSCI MSCI Inc (MSCI) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-07 PFF iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (PFF) sell $15,001 – $50,000 child
2018-12-07 PFF iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (PFF) sell $15,001 – $50,000 child
2018-12-07 EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) buy $1,001 – $15,000 child
2018-12-07 EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) buy $15,001 – $50,000 child
2018-12-07 SLQD iShares 0-5 Year Investment grade Corporate Bond ETF (SLQD) buy $15,001 – $50,000 child
2018-12-07 SLQD iShares 0-5 Year Investment grade Corporate Bond ETF (SLQD) buy $1,001 – $15,000 child
2018-12-07 Invesco Financial Preferred ETF buy $1,001 – $15,000 child
2018-12-07 PGF Invesco Financial Preferred ETF (PgF) buy $15,001 – $50,000 child
2018-12-07 FLIR FLIR Systems, Inc. (FLIR) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-07 EXPD Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (EXPD) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-07 ELAN Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (ELAN) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-07 CPRT Copart, Inc. (CPRT) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-07 AZPN Aspen Technology, Inc. (AZPN) sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-07 ANSS ANSYS, Inc. (ANSS) cdefg sell $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-04 EQM EQM Midstream Partners, LP Common Units representing Limited Partner Interests (EQM) buy $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-04 Dominion Energy Midstream sell $50,001+ joint
2018-12-04 AMGP Antero Midstream gP LP Common Shares of Beneficial Interests cgfed (AMgP) gfedc buy $15,001 – $50,000 joint
2018-12-03 SITE Siteone Landscape Supply, Inc. (SITE) buy $1,001 – $15,000 joint
2018-12-03 INTC Intel Corporation (INTC) buy $1,001 – $15,000 joint