Did Rubén Hinojosa buy PowerShares S&P 500 High Quality stock?

Common questions

Did Rubén Hinojosa buy PowerShares S&P 500 High Quality stock?

Yes. Rubén Hinojosa disclosed 1 purchase and 2 sales of PowerShares S&P 500 High Quality (SPHQ) stock between Jan 24, 2014 and Aug 21, 2015, in STOCK Act reports. Added together, the disclosed purchases come to $1K-$15K and the disclosed sales to $2K-$30K.

How big were Rubén Hinojosa's PowerShares S&P 500 High Quality trades?

STOCK Act reports give a range for each trade, such as $1K-$15K, never an exact amount. Added together, the disclosed purchases come to $1K-$15K and the disclosed sales to $2K-$30K.

Did Rubén Hinojosa make these PowerShares S&P 500 High Quality 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 Rubén Hinojosa still own PowerShares S&P 500 High Quality 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 Rubén Hinojosa report these trades?

The latest filing is dated Aug 31, 2015. 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.