Stock transactions made by members of Congress continue to be closely followed by retail investors. While some transactions stand out due to the size of the company or committee assignments, other transactions are monitored due to their timing and the stock performance.
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Senator Goes Magnificent Seven Shopping
Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) recently disclosed the buying and selling of several stocks and ETFs as reported by the Benzinga Government Trades page.
Among the transactions was buying $1,000 to $15,000 in shares of both Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) and NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), two of the Magnificent Seven stocks.
The purchases could be important for investors as Boozman also bought $1,000 to $15,000 in Microsoft shares in February. The only other Magnificent Seven stock bought by Boozman this year is Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), with $1,000 to $15,000 in shares purchased in January.
Boozman last purchased Nvidia stock back in August 2025. The senator also bought the stock in January, February and May of 2025, making this the fifth purchase since the start of 2025 with no sales.
Microsoft shares have been bought more times by Boozman since the start of 2025 and with the two purchases this year, this could signal the bullishness on the technology company by Boozman.
Microsoft’s Worst Performing Magnificent Seven Stock
The purchase by Boozman comes with Microsoft stock trailing the market and other Magnificent Seven names.
Here are the current year-to-date returns:
- Amazon.com: +9.6%
- Alphabet Inc: +7.1%
- Nvidia: +5%
- Meta: +3.7%
- Apple: -2.9%
- Tesla: -11.3%
- Microsoft: -11.5%
Compared to the 2.6% gain of the S&P 500, Microsoft is significantly underperforming in 2026.
Boozman is one of the largest buyers and sellers of stocks among Congress members based on trading volume. Quiver Quantitative estimates that Boozman had $1.87 million in stock and ETF transactions in 2025 and has already passed $590,000 in trades in 2026.
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