Did Ron Wyden Beat the Stock Market? | Politician Stock Tracker

Did Ron Wyden beat the stock market? On the stock purchases he has disclosed since April 2020, our answer is yes—at least in this window. Those buys returned about 468%. Buying the S&P 500 with the same money on the same days returned about 161% (about 2.9× the benchmark). That is a narrow lens on STOCK Act disclosures—not his entire wealth.

The short answer

Question	What our data shows
Did disclosed buys beat the S&P 500?	Yes — about 468% vs 161%
How many buys?	142 purchases we could price since April 2020
Did he pick great days to trade?	Near a coin flip — about 52% vs a 50% luck baseline

Beating the market on what he bought and beating it on when he traded are different questions.

How we compare him to the market

Imagine this: every time Wyden disclosed a stock purchase, you bought the same amount of the S&P 500 (through SPY, a fund that tracks the index) on that same day. Then you compare the two paths.

Wyden's disclosed buys: about 468%
S&P 500 on the same dates: about 161%

His most-disclosed names include NVDA, AAPL, AMZN, MSFT, UPS, DIS. Heavy mega-cap tech exposure helps explain much of the return gap versus simply matching the index.

Ron Wyden disclosed stock buy returns vs matched S&P 500 purchases

Limits to keep in mind: disclosure forms report dollar ranges, not exact share counts. This measure covers disclosed stock purchases only—not every asset class. Full details live on his Ron Wyden stock tracker page.

Timing is a separate question

Some people hear "beat the market" and mean "he knew the perfect day to buy." That is trade timing—and we measure it separately.

50% is roughly what random luck looks like. Wyden's overall score sits around 52%:

Measure	Score	vs 50% luck
Overall	52%	+2 points
Buys	50%	+0 points
Sells	59%	+9 points

With medium confidence and 213 scored trades across 51 stocks, treat this as essentially in line with chance.

Ron Wyden stock trade timing vs random luck on the same stocks

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Disclaimer

Data compiled from public STOCK Act financial disclosure filings. Return and timing figures use disclosed purchase ranges and statistical models; they are not audited portfolio statements. Not investment advice.