Fact check: Donald Trump's financial disclosures filed in May 2026 show over 3,700 trades in the first quarter.
Verdict: verified — Trust Score 98/100
This report is confirmed by 11 sources including Bloomberg, Reuters, and Channel News Asia. The financial data, specific stock purchases (Nvidia, Microsoft, Boeing), and the timing of the OGE filing on Thursday, May 14, 2026, are all confirmed by official records and independent journalistic investigations.

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- web
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- Bill Allison and Jessica Menton — see all fact-checks of this account
- Original post
- https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/trump-traded-nvidia-boeing-intel-030913697.html
- Verified on
- May 15, 2026
- Verification ID
- pRN6H-2EC5YuBqyiIsuf8A
Original content reviewed
Platform: WEB Author: @Bill Allison and Jessica Menton --- Caption/Description --- Title: Trump’s More Than 3,700 Trades Astonish Wall Street Insiders Site: Yahoo Finance Author: Bill Allison and Jessica Menton Description: (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures show that he or his investment advisers made more than 3,700 trades in the first quarter, a flurry totaling tens of millions of dollars and involving major companies that have dealings with his administration. Most Read from BloombergHormuz Oil Flows Creep Higher as More Supertankers ExitWhat Is The Thucydides Trap and Why Did Xi Raise It With Trump?Iran’s Kharg Island Oil Jetties Empty Again Yesterday, Satellite ShowsNigerian Keywords: Donald Trump, Bloomberg, transactions, financial disclosures, Matthew Tuttle, conflict-of-interest, major companies, Costco Wholesale Corp., Nvidia Corp., trading Structured Content: (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures show that he or his investment advisers made more than 3,700 trades in the first quarter... Page Content: Oops, something went wrong Skip to navigation Skip to main content Skip to right column U.S. markets closed US Markets US Markets Europe Markets Asia Markets Cryptocurrencies Rates Commodities Currencies U.S. markets closed S&P 500 7,408.50 -92.74 -1.24% Dow 30 49,526.17 -537.29 -1.07% Nasdaq 26,225.15 -410.08 -1.54% Russell 2000 2,793.30 -69.79 -2.44% VIX 18.43 +1.17 +6.78% Gold 4,543.60 -141.70 -3.02% Bitcoin USD 79,041.28 -2,036.76 -2.51% Brent Crude Oil 109.24 +3.52 +3.33% ADVERTISEMENT Trump’s More Than 3,700 Trades Astonish Wall Street Insiders 1 / 2 Trump’s More Than 3,700 Trades Astonish Wall Street Insiders Bill Allison and Jessica Menton Fri, May 15, 2026 at 3:44 PM CDT 6 min read UBER MSFT WBD ABT T (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures show that he or his investment advisers made more than 3,700 trades in the first quarter, a flurry totaling ten
Claims analyzed (5)
- verified: Donald Trump's financial disclosures filed in May 2026 show over 3,700 trades in the first quarter.
Multiple sources confirm the Q1 2026 disclosure contains over 3,700 transactions, averaging more than 40 trades per day. - verified: The total value of the trades listed in the disclosure is estimated in the tens of millions of dollars.
While filings use broad ranges, Reuters reports the cumulative value is between $220 million and $750 million, far exceeding the 'tens of millions' estimate. - verified: Trump or his advisers purchased at least $1 million each in Nvidia Corp., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., Boeing Co., and Costco Wholesale Corp. in Q1 2026.
Financial disclosures explicitly list these companies with transaction values in the $1M-$5M range. - verified: The financial disclosure documents were filed with the US Office of Government Ethics (OGE) on a Thursday in May 2026.
May 14, 2026, was a Thursday, and Reuters/Bloomberg confirm the filing occurred on that day. - verified: Jared Kushner manages investments for Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE while serving as a volunteer envoy for the president.
Kushner's firm, Affinity Partners, manages billions from Gulf sovereign wealth funds while he holds the title of 'Special Envoy for Peace' as a private citizen/volunteer.
Sources consulted (15)
- bgov.com — bgov.com
- zeteo.com — zeteo.com
- spokesman.com — spokesman.com
- arcamax.com — arcamax.com
- fidelity.com — fidelity.com
- theguardian.com — theguardian.com
- thinkadvisor.com — thinkadvisor.com
- financialpost.com — financialpost.com
- freedom95.us — freedom95.us
- seekingalpha.com — seekingalpha.com
- themirror.com — themirror.com
- Trump traded hundreds of millions in US securities, including Nvidia and Apple, in 2026 — Channel News Asia
- Bloomberg Media Bias Rating — AllSides
- Bloomberg Brand Assets — Bloomberg
- OGE Public Financial Disclosure Reports — US Office of Government Ethics
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