Market Chatter: Trump Disclosed 517 Securities Transactions in August, Including Up to $25 Million Meta Purchase
MT newswire2026/10/08 23:1207:12 PM EDT, 10/08/2026 (MT Newswires) -- President Donald Trump disclosed 517 securities transactions in August, including a purchase of up to $25 million in Meta stock and an investment of up to $5 million in SpaceX debt two days before he signed a policy to expand U.S. commercial space transportation, CNBC reported Thursday, citing a newly released financial disclosure. The transactions totaled roughly $74.3 million to $273.3 million, according to a CNBC analysis. Purchases accounted for at least $44.2 million and sales at least $30.1 million. The largest transaction was an Aug. 21 purchase of between $5 million and $25 million in Meta shares, the report said. Trump also bought between $1 million and $5 million each of AT&T, ConocoPhillips, Abbott Laboratories, Netflix and Chevron that day. On Aug. 21, he sold between $1 million and $5 million each of Advanced Micro Devices and Church & Dwight, along with stakes worth between $500,001 and $1 million in companies including Boeing, Home Depot, T-Mobile, Datadog, Dell Technologies, Palo Alto Networks and Nvidia, according to the report. Trading slowed from June and July, when he disclosed more than 1,000 transactions in each month, the report said. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)
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