Did Lou Barletta buy Vanguard High dividend Yield ETF stock?

Common questions

Did Lou Barletta buy Vanguard High dividend Yield ETF stock?

Yes. Lou Barletta disclosed 4 purchases and 1 sale of Vanguard High dividend Yield ETF (VYM) stock between Dec 18, 2015 and Feb 18, 2016, in STOCK Act reports. Added together, the disclosed purchases come to $18K-$95K and the disclosed sales to $1K-$15K.

How big were Lou Barletta's Vanguard High dividend Yield ETF trades?

STOCK Act reports give a range for each trade, such as $15K-$50K, never an exact amount. Added together, the disclosed purchases come to $18K-$95K and the disclosed sales to $1K-$15K.

Did Lou Barletta make these Vanguard High dividend Yield ETF trades personally?

Not always. The STOCK Act requires members to report trades by themselves, a spouse and dependent children. The owner column of each linked filing says whose trade it was.

Does Lou Barletta still own Vanguard High dividend Yield ETF stock?

This page lists reported trades, not holdings. A purchase can have been sold since, and the filings shown do not say what is held today.

When did Lou Barletta report these trades?

The latest filing is dated Apr 15, 2016. The STOCK Act gives members of Congress 45 days to report a trade, so a filing can trail the trade by weeks. Every row shows both dates.

Where does this data come from?

From periodic transaction reports filed under the STOCK Act with the Clerk of the House. Every trade links to the original filing.