# Merrick B. Garland's stock trades: 19 disclosed since 2021

Executive branch · OGE Form 278-T · Updated 28 Aug 2021 · Source: U.S. Office of Government Ethics

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## Short answer

As of 28 Sep 2026, Merrick B. Garland has disclosed 19 securities transactions on OGE Form 278-T, dated Jun 2021 to Jul 2021: 7 purchases and 12 sales across 10 ticker symbols. The most recent report with readable rows, posted 28 Aug 2021, listed 7 transactions. The most-traded stock is iShares National Muni Bond ETF (MUB), with 3 trades.

## Key facts

- **19 transactions disclosed.** Merrick B. Garland reported 19 transactions on 2 OGE 278-T reports posted between 22 Jul 2021 and 28 Aug 2021.
- **10 ticker symbols.** The trades span 10 ticker symbols; 7 rows (bonds and assets without a matched ticker) are listed by name only.
- **37% purchases.** 7 of the transactions are purchases and 12 are sales.
- **50 days median delay to public.** Half of Garland's trades became public within 50 days of the trade date, counting to the day OGE posted the report.

## What changed in the latest report

- **28 Aug 2021: Report: 7 transactions.** 7 purchases and 0 sales dated 21 Jul 2021 to 21 Jul 2021, across 4 tickers. 4 tickers appear for the first time, including EFA, FIFNX, IVV, MUB.
- **22 Jul 2021: Report: 12 transactions.** 0 purchases and 12 sales dated 2 Jun 2021 to 2 Jun 2021, across 6 tickers. This is the first report on record, so every ticker in it is new.

## When the trades happened

Trades per month, by transaction date.

| Month | Trades |
|---|---:|
| Jun 2021 | 12 |
| Jul 2021 | 7 |

## Buying or selling?

7 purchases (37%) and 12 sales (63%).

## What stocks does Garland own and trade most?

| Ticker | Company | Buys | Sells | Total |
|---|---|---:|---:|---:|
| MUB | iShares National Muni Bond ETF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BMY | Bristol Myers Squibb Co | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| EFA | iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FIFNX | Fidelity Founders Fund | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GIS | General Mills Inc | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PG | PROCTER & GAMBLE Co | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SJM | J M SMUCKER Co | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| VTRS | Viatris Inc | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Trades against the share price

- iShares National Muni Bond ETF (MUB): 3 buys · 0 sells · −14.3% since 4 Jun 2021
- Bristol Myers Squibb Co (BMY): 0 buys · 1 sells · −3.3% since 4 Jun 2021
- iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA): 1 buys · 0 sells · +28.7% since 4 Jun 2021
- Fidelity Founders Fund (FIFNX): 1 buys · 0 sells · +55.0% since 4 Jun 2021
- General Mills Inc (GIS): 0 buys · 1 sells · −47.3% since 4 Jun 2021
- iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): 1 buys · 0 sells · +81.7% since 4 Jun 2021
- Pfizer Inc (PFE): 0 buys · 1 sells · −27.3% since 4 Jun 2021
- PROCTER & GAMBLE Co (PG): 0 buys · 1 sells · +9.3% since 4 Jun 2021
- J M SMUCKER Co (SJM): 0 buys · 1 sells · −12.6% since 4 Jun 2021
- Viatris Inc (VTRS): 0 buys · 1 sells · +16.2% since 4 Jun 2021

## What if you had copied Garland's trades?

We only publish a return when at least 70% of filings can be priced; Merrick B. Garland's reports are at 63% today. See the Executive Branch strategy (+68.0% past year) instead.

## How Garland compares

| Official | Trades | Stocks | Buy share | Days to file (median) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Merrick B. Garland | 19 | 10 | 37% | 50 |
| Executive branch, median official | 53 | 20 | 38% | 63 |
| Congress, median member | 126 | 37 | 50% | 27 |
| Most active in Congress, past 12 months: Gilbert Cisneros | 2,699 | 710 | 57% | 27 |

The executive median covers the 22 executive officials shown in the Tracked Money app; the Congress median covers 127 House and Senate members shown in the app.
Gilbert Cisneros (House) reported 1,153 trades dated 28 Sep 2025 to 28 Sep 2026, the most of any member in that window.

## Every disclosed trade

The 19 most recent of 19. All rows: [trades.csv](./trades.csv) · [trades.json](./trades.json)

| Traded | Filed | Asset | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-21 | 2021-08-28 | **EFA** iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | Purchase | $100,001 - $250,000 |
| 2021-07-21 | 2021-08-28 | **FIFNX** Fidelity Founders Fund | Purchase | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| 2021-07-21 | 2021-08-28 | **IVV** iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | Purchase | $100,001 - $250,000 |
| 2021-07-21 | 2021-08-28 | **MUB** iShares National Muni Bond ETF | Purchase | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| 2021-07-21 | 2021-08-28 | **MUB** iShares National Muni Bond ETF | Purchase | $100,001 - $250,000 |
| 2021-07-21 | 2021-08-28 | **MUB** iShares National Muni Bond ETF | Purchase | $50,001 - $100,000 |
| 2021-07-21 | 2021-08-28 | Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund | Purchase | $50,001 - $100,000 |
| 2021-06-02 | 2021-07-22 | **BMY** Bristol-Myers Squibb | Sale | $50,001 - $100,000 |
| 2021-06-02 | 2021-07-22 | **GIS** General Mills, Inc. | Sale | $100,001 - $250,000 |
| 2021-06-02 | 2021-07-22 | **PFE** Pfizer Inc. | Sale | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| 2021-06-02 | 2021-07-22 | **PG** Procter & Gamble Co. | Sale | $100,001 - $250,000 |
| 2021-06-02 | 2021-07-22 | **SJM** The J. M. Smucker Co. | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2021-06-02 | 2021-07-22 | **VTRS** Viatris Inc. | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2021-06-02 | 2021-07-22 | Baltimore County, MD Bond | Sale | $50,001 - $100,000 |
| 2021-06-02 | 2021-07-22 | Maryland State Community Develop. Rev. Bond | Sale | $50,001 - $100,000 |
| 2021-06-02 | 2021-07-22 | Montgomery County, MD Bond | Sale | $50,001 - $100,000 |
| 2021-06-02 | 2021-07-22 | Prince George's County, MD Bond | Sale | $50,001 - $100,000 |
| 2021-06-02 | 2021-07-22 | University of Maryland Bond | Sale | $50,001 - $100,000 |
| 2021-06-02 | 2021-07-22 | University of Michigan Bond | Sale | $15,001 - $50,000 |

## Questions people ask

### Does Garland have to disclose stock trades?

Yes. Senior executive-branch officials, including the President, must report securities transactions over $1,000 on OGE Form 278-T, generally within 45 days of the trade. The Office of Government Ethics publishes the reports.

### How many stock trades has Garland disclosed?

Tracked Money has read 19 transactions from 2 OGE 278-T reports posted between 22 Jul 2021 and 28 Aug 2021, with trade dates from 2 Jun 2021 to 21 Jul 2021.

### What stocks does Garland own?

The 278-T lists transactions, not holdings. The stocks traded most often in these reports are iShares National Muni Bond ETF (MUB), Bristol Myers Squibb Co (BMY), iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA), Fidelity Founders Fund (FIFNX), General Mills Inc (GIS). Holdings appear on the annual OGE Form 278e financial disclosure, which this page does not cover.

### How quickly do Garland's trades become public?

The median trade on this page became public 50 days after it happened, measured from the trade date to the day OGE posted the report. Amounts are disclosed as ranges, not exact figures.

## Method and sources

- Source: OGE Form 278-T reports published by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (https://extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden.nsf).
- Reports read: 2 (every report OGE has posted as a PDF for this official at the last check); 2 yielded transaction rows.
- Tickers matched: 12 of 19 rows. Company names are matched to tickers by Tracked Money; unmatched rows are kept by name.
- Last checked: 28 Sep 2026.
- Amounts are the disclosed ranges. Trade dates are as reported; the filing date is the day OGE posted the report.

Reports:

- 28 Aug 2021: 7 rows — https://extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden.nsf/PAS+Index/B3C7A01A45B57C408525873F002E553D/$FILE/Merrick-B-Garland-08.09.2021-278T.pdf
- 22 Jul 2021: 12 rows — https://extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden.nsf/PAS+Index/E83DB6D3037FB0858525871A002E45CF/$FILE/Merrick-B-Garland-07.02.2021-278T.pdf

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