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POLITICIANS · COPY-TRADE BACKTEST
If You Copied Josh Gottheimer
Representative · Democrat · NJ
Every position below enters at the close on the disclosure date — the first day this was public — never the underlying trade date. A politician can trade weeks before the STOCK Act filing makes it known; you couldn’t have copied the trade any sooner than that, so neither does this backtest.
See the disclosed trades this is built fromCopying 40 disclosed buys since Feb 26, equal-weighted, held to 2026-09-06
+10.1%
Copy-trade return · 40 positions
+6.6%
S&P 500, same windows
+3.5%
Vs. index
Positions
| Ticker | Disclosed | Entry | Last | Return | Index, same window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILD | Feb 26 | Feb 26 @ $143.77 | Sep 4 @ $151.00 | +5.0% | +11.7% |
| ICE | Feb 26 | Feb 26 @ $162.89 | Sep 4 @ $161.26 | −1.0% | +11.7% |
| CMI | Mar 16 | Mar 16 @ $545.03 | Sep 4 @ $560.75 | +2.9% | +15.2% |
| XOM | Mar 16 | Mar 16 @ $157.23 | Sep 4 @ $159.47 | +1.4% | +15.2% |
| XOM | Mar 16 | Mar 16 @ $157.23 | Sep 4 @ $159.47 | +1.4% | +15.2% |
| FSS | Mar 16 | Mar 16 @ $106.93 | Sep 4 @ $119.28 | +11.5% | +15.2% |
| GEV | Mar 16 | Mar 16 @ $827.37 | Sep 4 @ $941.95 | +13.8% | +15.2% |
| IFNNY | Mar 16 | Mar 16 @ $45.66 | Sep 4 @ $66.23 | +45.1% | +15.2% |
| MRK | Mar 16 | Mar 16 @ $115.43 | Sep 4 @ $150.33 | +30.2% | +15.2% |
| MNST | Mar 16 | Mar 16 @ $38.53 | Sep 4 @ $43.82 | +13.7% | +15.2% |
| UNH | Mar 16 | Mar 16 @ $285.49 | Sep 4 @ $397.14 | +39.1% | +15.2% |
| APD | Apr 8 | Apr 8 @ $296.61 | Sep 4 @ $301.27 | +1.6% | +13.8% |
| SE | Apr 8 | Apr 8 @ $85.31 | Sep 4 @ $112.09 | +31.4% | +13.8% |
| NOW | Apr 8 | Apr 8 @ $97.47 | Sep 4 @ $141.26 | +44.9% | +13.8% |
| AMD | May 19 | May 19 @ $414.05 | Sep 4 @ $477.57 | +15.3% | +5.0% |
| AMD | May 19 | May 19 @ $414.05 | Sep 4 @ $477.57 | +15.3% | +5.0% |
| CBZ | May 19 | May 19 @ $30.91 | Sep 4 @ $54.85 | +77.5% | +5.0% |
| FWRG | May 19 | May 19 @ $10.89 | Sep 4 @ $12.05 | +10.7% | +5.0% |
| FCX | May 19 | May 19 @ $58.70 | Sep 4 @ $72.73 | +23.9% | +5.0% |
| GS | May 19 | May 19 @ $928.74 | Sep 4 @ $1038.61 | +11.8% | +5.0% |
| IFNNY | May 19 | May 19 @ $75.16 | Sep 4 @ $66.23 | −11.9% | +5.0% |
| INTA | May 19 | May 19 @ $20.50 | Sep 4 @ $41.71 | +103.5% | +5.0% |
| NTES | May 19 | May 19 @ $114.49 | Sep 4 @ $119.29 | +4.2% | +5.0% |
| AMD | Jun 3 | Jun 3 @ $542.52 | Sep 4 @ $477.57 | −12.0% | +2.2% |
| ADI | Jun 3 | Jun 3 @ $437.67 | Sep 4 @ $362.25 | −17.2% | +2.2% |
| FN | Jun 3 | Jun 3 @ $725.00 | Sep 4 @ $407.40 | −43.8% | +2.2% |
| LITE | Jun 3 | Jun 3 @ $938.00 | Sep 4 @ $881.26 | −6.0% | +2.2% |
| MU | Jun 3 | Jun 3 @ $1079.57 | Sep 4 @ $1016.59 | −5.8% | +2.2% |
| MSFT | Jun 3 | Jun 3 @ $427.34 | Sep 4 @ $499.70 | +16.9% | +2.2% |
| PANW | Jun 3 | Jun 3 @ $280.43 | Sep 4 @ $333.26 | +18.8% | +2.2% |
| SNDK | Jun 3 | Jun 3 @ $1831.50 | Sep 4 @ $1740.00 | −5.0% | +2.2% |
| TWLO | Jun 3 | Jun 3 @ $227.26 | Sep 4 @ $232.98 | +2.5% | +2.2% |
| GOOGM | Aug 10 | Aug 10 @ $50.64 | Sep 4 @ $48.22 | −4.8% | −0.4% |
| GOOGN | Aug 10 | Aug 10 @ $50.35 | Sep 4 @ $47.94 | −4.8% | −0.4% |
| GOOGN | Aug 10 | Aug 10 @ $50.35 | Sep 4 @ $47.94 | −4.8% | −0.4% |
| CRWD | Aug 10 | Aug 10 @ $225.16 | Sep 4 @ $213.10 | −5.4% | −0.4% |
| MNST | Aug 10 | Aug 10 @ $45.72 | Sep 4 @ $43.82 | −4.1% | −0.4% |
| NICE | Aug 10 | Aug 10 @ $102.57 | Sep 4 @ $105.50 | +2.9% | −0.4% |
| PANW | Aug 10 | Aug 10 @ $385.04 | Sep 4 @ $333.26 | −13.4% | −0.4% |
| SAIL | Aug 10 | Aug 10 @ $19.41 | Sep 4 @ $18.82 | −3.0% | −0.4% |
How to read this
- Entry is the close on (or the next trading day after) the disclosure date, never the underlying trade date — the whole point is honesty about when the public could actually act.
- Price return only — dividends are excluded on both sides (the backtest and the index), which understates total return, especially for dividend payers.
- Equal-weighted: every disclosed buy counts the same regardless of the actual dollar size of the trade or position.
- Buys only — disclosed sells are not mirrored or subtracted; this tracks "what if you bought and held," not the entity's actual net position over time.
- Past performance isn't predictive of future results. Not investment advice.