Trump was big on tech stocks in early 2026, filings show
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner for law enforcement leaders celebrating the start of National Police Week in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, Monday, May 11, 2026.
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President Donald Trump reported thousands of financial transactions totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, including major purchases and sales by tech giants Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon And Meta — New in the first three months of 2026 disclosure forms uncover.
Trump’s filings with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics show more than 3,700 transactions, with the total amount for each listed as a range rather than an exact figure.
The cumulative value of the transactions, which were made public on Thursday, ranges from $220 million to $750 million. Reuters.
The filings showed that Trump’s biggest purchases and sales were directed towards the technology sector.
Among three dozen transactions valued between $1 million and $5 million in the first quarter of 2026, Trump ServiceNownvidia, Adobemicrosoft, Seer, broadcom, Motorola’sAmazon, Texas Appliances And Dellapplications show.
Trump’s four biggest sales during that period were also tech-focused: Trump sold Microsoft, Amazon and Meta securities worth between $5 million and $25 million on Feb. 10, according to the documents. Dozens of other transactions took place on the same day.
The timing of some of the president’s transactions coincided with reports of companies whose shares he bought and sold, the news outlet said. NOTES It was reported on Thursday.
For example, a week after Trump bought between $1 million and $5 million of Nvidia stock on February 10, the company announced a major chip deal with Meta.
The president also officially purchased $500,000 to $1 million worth of Nvidia stock from the Commerce Department a week ago. approved NOTUS reported that some Nvidia chips were sold to China.
The filings did not say whether Trump managed any of these trades. Some operations are described as “undesirable” in the documentation, but this definition is unclear. OGE did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
White House spokesman Davis Ingle told CNBC that the president’s assets are held in a trust managed by his children.
“There is no conflict of interest,” Ingle said in his statement. “President Trump acts solely in the best interests of the American people, which is why they overwhelmingly re-elected him to this office despite years of lies and false accusations against him and his businesses by the fake news media.”
Presidents are not prohibited from holding or trading stocks while in office, but they are required to report their transactions.
Trump’s annual financial statement is expected to appear later this year.
The latest filings required Trump to disclose only securities transactions over $1,000. The forms also noted that applicants do not need to close certain financial assets, such as mutual funds or other investment funds, U.S. Treasury securities and property.
