CapitolRadar tracks every publicly disclosed VTI trade by US congress members and corporate insiders: 35 disclosed trades (28 buys, 7 sells) by 1 tracked traders, from 2022-09-08 to 2026-03-31. Updated daily from official filings.
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Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) — Financial Services · Asset Management - Global, market cap about $2,299.7B.
CapitolRadar analysis
35 trades, with buys accounting for 28
VTI has 35 tracked trades from September 8, 2022 through March 31, 2026: 28 buys and 7 sells. All of the activity is attributed to one distinct trader, Michael McCaul, making this a small and highly concentrated sample rather than a broad signal across multiple filers. McCaul accounts for all 28 tracked buys, with the latest dated March 31, 2026.
The overall balance is buy-heavy, with buys representing four-fifths of the tracked transactions. However, trade counts do not show how much capital was allocated. No transaction-size ranges are included in the supplied data; when disclosure amount ranges are available, they are estimates rather than exact transaction values.
Recent reported quarters contain only buys
2026 Q1 and 2025 Q1 each contain 3 trades, all buys. The two reported quarters in late 2024 were also entirely buy-side: 4 buys in Q4 and 5 buys in Q3. Another 4 buys were recorded in 2024 Q1.
Earlier activity was less uniform. 2023 Q3 contains 4 trades, of which 1 is identified as a buy. Both 2023 Q2 and 2023 Q1 contain a single trade, each a buy. The listed quarterly rows cover only part of the 35-trade history, so they should not be treated as a complete quarter-by-quarter reconstruction.
1 trader overlaps with six other tickers
The same buyer also purchased ATR, IVV, VOO, AJG, HURN and TER. Each overlap involves 1 buyer—the only distinct trader in the VTI sample—so these links describe one filer’s disclosed activity, not a recurring pattern shared by multiple buyers.
Disclosure timing is another limitation: reported trades can appear with a lag of up to 45 days. Dates therefore reflect disclosed transaction records, while public visibility may come materially later. Combined with the single-trader sample and range-based disclosure conventions, the data supports a narrow description of reported activity rather than precise exposure or broader sentiment.
Analysis written from the tracked record on 2026-09-02; it is refreshed whenever the underlying numbers change.
Activity by quarter
| Quarter | Disclosed trades | Buys | Sells |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Who is buying VTI?
| Trader | Disclosed buys | Last buy | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael McCaul | 28 | 2026-03-31 | — |
Disclosed trades in VTI
| Date | Who | Type | Amount | 30d vs SPY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | Michael McCaul | buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Michael McCaul | buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Michael McCaul | buy | $15,001 - $50,000 | — |
| 2025-03-31 | Michael McCaul | buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2025-03-28 | Michael McCaul | buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2025-03-28 | Michael McCaul | buy | $15,001 - $50,000 | — |
| 2024-12-26 | Michael McCaul | buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2024-12-24 | Michael McCaul | buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2024-12-24 | Michael McCaul | buy | $15,001 - $50,000 | — |
| 2024-10-01 | Michael McCaul | buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2024-09-30 | Michael McCaul | buy | $15,001 - $50,000 | — |
| 2024-09-30 | Michael McCaul | buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2024-07-02 | Michael McCaul | buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2024-07-01 | Michael McCaul | buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2024-07-01 | Michael McCaul | buy | $15,001 - $50,000 | — |
| 2024-03-28 | Michael McCaul | buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2024-03-26 | Michael McCaul | buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2024-03-25 | Michael McCaul | buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
| 2024-03-25 | Michael McCaul | buy | $15,001 - $50,000 | — |
| 2023-09-22 | Michael McCaul | buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | — |
These buyers also bought
Other stocks the tracked buyers of VTI disclosed buying in the last six months: IFNNY (1) · DHR (1) · TSM (1) · ALH (1) · SMNEY (1) · P (1).
About Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
This ETF's primary objective is to replicate the performance of the CRSP US Total Market Index. It holds a broadly diversified equity portfolio, encompassing companies of all market capitalizations—large, medium, and small—and balanced across both growth and value investment approaches. Management follows a passive strategy, often employing an index-sampling technique, and the portfolio typically holds minimal cash, maintaining full investment in its assets. The fund's modest operating costs help ensure its net performance closely aligns with the index by minimizing tracking error. A significa…
Frequently asked questions
Which politicians bought VTI most?
Michael McCaul leads with 28 disclosed buys.
How current is this page?
It re-renders from the tracked record on every view and new filings are ingested daily — but STOCK Act disclosures can lag the trade by up to 45 days, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
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CapitolRadar tracks publicly disclosed trades (STOCK Act filings and SEC Form 4). Disclosures can lag the trade by up to 45 days. Backtests measure past disclosed buys against the S&P 500 and do not predict future results. Everything on this page is impersonal information for your own research — not investment advice.