Most Active Congress Stock Traders: Who Files the Most, and Who Performs Best

By Congress Pings Research

Not every member of Congress trades stocks the same way. Some file constantly. Some file rarely but post standout returns. Some sit on committees that put them close to the sectors they trade in. Knowing who falls into which category — and getting the filing the moment it posts, not after it has already circulated — is the difference between researching a signal and reading old news.

This guide covers the House members Congress Pings tracks most closely for trading frequency and disclosed performance, based on Periodic Transaction Reports filed with the House.

The rankings below cover the measures people search for most — the biggest filers by volume, the best disclosed returns, and the most active traders overall — as of 2026.

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Ro Khanna (CA-17) — Most Active by Filing Volume

Ro Khanna is one of the most active traders in the House by filing volume. Quiver Quantitative, as reported by Money in February 2026, put his 2025 total at more than 4,000 disclosed transactions — the most of any member that year; in one Periodic Transaction Report alone he disclosed 541 transactions, every one held by his spouse or a dependent child and many run through family trusts. He represents California's 17th District (Silicon Valley), sits in the Congressional AI Caucus, and serves on the House Armed Services and Oversight and Government Reform committees and the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. See the full Ro Khanna stock trades alert guide for more on his filing pattern.

High filing frequency means a high volume of individual disclosures to watch. A member who files this often is also a member whose filings are easy to miss if you are checking manually instead of getting alerted automatically.

Nancy Pelosi (CA-11) — Strong Disclosed 2025 Return

Pelosi trades less often than Khanna but posted one of the strongest disclosed 2025 results in the House: year-end congressional-trading trackers put her 2025 return around +20.1%, across roughly 200 disclosed trades on record. Her positions are concentrated in large-cap technology and options activity, including NVDA and GOOGL calls — the kind of filings that circulate fastest once they become public. See the full Nancy Pelosi stock trades alert guide for more on her filing pattern.

Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) — Dual-Committee Exposure

Gottheimer serves on both the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Financial Services Committee. His disclosed trades are held jointly with his spouse inside Morgan Stanley managed accounts, and he files frequently across a broad range of large-cap positions. That committee combination — intelligence and financial services — is part of why his filings draw close attention. See our dedicated guide to Josh Gottheimer stock trades and how to get alerted when he files.

Warren Davidson (OH-08) — Best Disclosed Return, Lower Frequency

Davidson trades far less often than Khanna or Gottheimer but posted one of the strongest disclosed returns in Congress for 2025: third-party trackers put his 2025 return around +78.8%, driven largely by General Electric and its GE Vernova power-and-industrials spinoff. He is a useful example of why filing frequency and performance are not the same signal — a quiet filer can still be worth watching closely.

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Most Active vs. Best-Performing: A Side-by-Side Comparison

“Best” depends on the measure. Ro Khanna leads on filing volume; on disclosed 2025 return, Warren Davidson and Nancy Pelosi lead the third-party rankings; Josh Gottheimer is another high-frequency filer. No member leads on every measure.

Figures reflect disclosed Periodic Transaction Report data tracked by Congress Pings and are calculated from disclosed trade values only — not live portfolio performance. Reporting periods differ by member (2025 vs. 2024) based on the most recently verified disclosure data available for each.

Frequency Is Not the Whole Story

A high filing count tells you a member trades often. It does not tell you whether those trades performed well, and a strong return on one disclosed trade does not mean every filing from that member will perform the same way. The four members above illustrate different patterns: high frequency (Khanna), a strong 2025 return (Pelosi), dual-committee exposure (Gottheimer), and a strong return with low frequency (Davidson). None of these patterns is inherently better — they are different signals worth different kinds of attention.

Common Cause reported that, at the time of its December 2025 article, members of Congress had made 13,324 trades totaling $635.57 million that year. That volume is why manual tracking does not scale — there are too many members, filing too often, for anyone to check by hand. For more on how the disclosure process itself works, see our congress stock trades tracker guide. Trading volume at this scale is also part of why H.R. 7008, the congressional trading ban now before the Senate, exists in the first place.

You Are Not Just Tracking These Four

Congress Pings monitors all 435 voting House members, not only the highest-frequency or best-performing traders. The names above draw the most attention, but some of the most useful disclosures come from members who rarely make headlines. When any of them files, you get the alert — automatically, the moment it posts, with no dashboard to check. See how Congress Pings compares to other congressional alert tools.

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FAQ

Who trades stocks the most in Congress?
Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) is consistently among the most active traders in the House by filing volume. Quiver Quantitative, as reported by Money in February 2026, put his 2025 total at more than 4,000 disclosed transactions — the most of any member that year.

Which member of Congress has the best stock trading returns?
Returns vary by year and by individual trade. Year-end congressional-trading trackers credited standout 2025 results to several members, including Warren Davidson (around +78.8%) and Nancy Pelosi (around +20.1%). These are compiled figures based on disclosed trade values, not live portfolio performance verified by Congress Pings.

Does trading frequency mean a member is a better investor?
No. Frequency and performance are different things. A member who files often, like Ro Khanna, is not automatically outperforming a member who trades less often but posts strong returns, like Warren Davidson. Both are worth watching for different reasons.

Does Congress Pings only track the most active traders?
No. Congress Pings monitors all 435 voting House members and sends an alert for every qualifying disclosure, not only filings from the highest-volume or best-performing traders.

Who are the top congressional stock traders in 2026?
By filing volume, Rep. Ro Khanna is consistently at or near the top of the House. By disclosed 2025 return, the standout names are Warren Davidson and Nancy Pelosi. Josh Gottheimer is another frequent filer this guide covers in detail. Congress Pings alerts you when any of them — or any other House member — files.

Which members of Congress make the most profitable trades?
Profitability claims should be read carefully — they come from third-party trackers calculating returns on disclosed trade values, not audited portfolios. With that caveat, the members most often cited for strong 2025 disclosed returns are Warren Davidson (around +78.8%) and Nancy Pelosi (around +20.1%). A single strong trade does not mean every future filing from that member will perform the same way, which is why Congress Pings sends you every filing, not only the ones that worked out.