# Michael J. Kratsios's stock trades: 95 disclosed since 2025

Executive branch · OGE Form 278-T · Updated 8 Aug 2026 · Source: U.S. Office of Government Ethics

Canonical: https://trackedmoney.com/executive/michael-j-kratsios/

## Short answer

As of 28 Sep 2026, Michael J. Kratsios has disclosed 95 securities transactions on OGE Form 278-T, dated Feb 2025 to Jul 2026: 58 purchases and 37 sales across 8 ticker symbols. The most recent report with readable rows, posted 8 Aug 2026, listed 2 transactions. The most-traded stock is Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (VTEB), with 13 trades.

## Key facts

- **95 transactions disclosed.** Michael J. Kratsios reported 95 transactions on 12 OGE 278-T reports posted between 9 Apr 2025 and 8 Aug 2026.
- **8 ticker symbols.** The trades span 8 ticker symbols; 46 rows (bonds and assets without a matched ticker) are listed by name only.
- **61% purchases.** 58 of the transactions are purchases and 37 are sales.
- **34 days median delay to public.** Half of Kratsios's trades became public within 34 days of the trade date, counting to the day OGE posted the report.

## What changed in the latest report

- **8 Aug 2026: Report: 2 transactions.** 2 purchases and 0 sales dated 1 Jul 2026 to 1 Jul 2026, across 1 ticker. No ticker appears for the first time.
- **11 Jul 2026: Report: 2 transactions.** 2 purchases and 0 sales dated 14 May 2026 to 14 May 2026, across 1 ticker. 1 ticker appear for the first time, including LQD.
- **17 Apr 2026: Report: 10 transactions.** 5 purchases and 5 sales dated 9 Mar 2026 to 27 Mar 2026, across 4 tickers. No ticker appears for the first time.
- **27 Jan 2026: Report: 4 transactions.** 4 purchases and 0 sales dated 26 Dec 2025 to 26 Dec 2025, across 2 tickers. No ticker appears for the first time.
- **18 Sep 2025: Report: 4 transactions.** 2 purchases and 2 sales dated 11 Aug 2025 to 18 Aug 2025, across 3 tickers. 3 tickers appear for the first time, including SWPPX, VNQ, VTI.

## When the trades happened

Trades per month, by transaction date.

| Month | Trades |
|---|---:|
| Feb 2025 | 1 |
| Mar 2025 | 32 |
| Apr 2025 | 22 |
| May 2025 | 15 |
| Jun 2025 | 1 |
| Jul 2025 | 2 |
| Aug 2025 | 4 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 |
| Oct 2025 | 0 |
| Nov 2025 | 0 |
| Dec 2025 | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 0 |
| Feb 2026 | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | 10 |
| Apr 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 2 |

## Buying or selling?

58 purchases (61%) and 37 sales (39%).

## What stocks does Kratsios own and trade most?

| Ticker | Company | Buys | Sells | Total |
|---|---|---:|---:|---:|
| VTEB | Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| VIG | Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Class Shares | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| MUB | iShares National Muni Bond ETF | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| DGRO | iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| VTI | Class Shares | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| LQD | iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SWPPX | Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| VNQ | Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Trades against the share price

- Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (VTEB): 5 buys · 8 sells · −6.3% since 7 Feb 2025
- Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Class Shares (VIG): 10 buys · 2 sells · +17.0% since 7 Feb 2025
- iShares National Muni Bond ETF (MUB): 8 buys · 3 sells · −6.0% since 7 Feb 2025
- iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO): 2 buys · 6 sells · +20.7% since 7 Feb 2025
- Class Shares (VTI): 0 buys · 2 sells · +26.5% since 7 Feb 2025
- iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD): 1 buys · 0 sells · −4.7% since 7 Feb 2025
- Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund (SWPPX): 1 buys · 0 sells · +29.6% since 7 Feb 2025
- Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares (VNQ): 1 buys · 0 sells · −0.7% since 7 Feb 2025

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

We only publish a return when at least 70% of filings can be priced; Michael J. Kratsios's reports are at 51% today. See the Executive Branch strategy (+68.0% past year) instead.

## How Kratsios compares

| Official | Trades | Stocks | Buy share | Days to file (median) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Michael J. Kratsios | 95 | 8 | 61% | 34 |
| 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 25 most recent of 95. All rows: [trades.csv](./trades.csv) · [trades.json](./trades.json)

| Traded | Filed | Asset | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | 2026-08-08 | **VTEB** Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2026-07-01 | 2026-08-08 | Shares | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2026-05-14 | 2026-07-11 | **LQD** iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2026-05-14 | 2026-07-11 | ETF | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2026-03-27 | 2026-04-17 | **MUB** iShares National Muni Bond ETF | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2026-03-27 | 2026-04-17 | **MUB** iShares National Muni Bond ETF | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2026-03-27 | 2026-04-17 | **VTEB** Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2026-03-27 | 2026-04-17 | Shares | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2026-03-20 | 2026-04-17 | **MUB** iShares National Muni Bond ETF | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2026-03-20 | 2026-04-17 | **VTEB** Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2026-03-20 | 2026-04-17 | Shares | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2026-03-09 | 2026-04-17 | **DGRO** iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2026-03-09 | 2026-04-17 | **VIG** Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Class Shares | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2026-03-09 | 2026-04-17 | Class Shares | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-12-26 | 2026-01-27 | **VIG** Class Shares | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-12-26 | 2026-01-27 | **VIG** Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Class Shares | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-12-26 | 2026-01-27 | **VTEB** Shares | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-12-26 | 2026-01-27 | **VTEB** Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-08-18 | 2025-09-18 | **SWPPX** Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund | Purchase | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 |
| 2025-08-11 | 2025-09-18 | **VNQ** Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-08-11 | 2025-09-18 | **VTI** Class Shares | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-08-11 | 2025-09-18 | **VTI** Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Class Shares | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-07-21 | 2025-08-03 | Scale AI vested stock options | Sale | $5,000,001 - $25,000,000 |
| 2025-07-07 | 2025-07-19 | **MUB** iShares National Muni Bond ETF | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-06-23 | 2025-07-16 | Scale AI, Inc. Stock | Sale | $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 |

## Questions people ask

### Does Kratsios 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 Kratsios disclosed?

Tracked Money has read 95 transactions from 12 OGE 278-T reports posted between 9 Apr 2025 and 8 Aug 2026, with trade dates from 24 Feb 2025 to 1 Jul 2026.

### What stocks does Kratsios own?

The 278-T lists transactions, not holdings. The stocks traded most often in these reports are Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (VTEB), Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Class Shares (VIG), iShares National Muni Bond ETF (MUB), iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO), Class Shares (VTI). Holdings appear on the annual OGE Form 278e financial disclosure, which this page does not cover.

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

The median trade on this page became public 34 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: 12 (every report OGE has posted as a PDF for this official at the last check); 12 yielded transaction rows.
- Tickers matched: 49 of 95 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:

- 8 Aug 2026: 2 rows — https://extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden.nsf/PAS+Index/24F079312783534385258E4D002DAB10/$FILE/Michael-J-Kratsios-07.09.2026-278T.pdf
- 11 Jul 2026: 2 rows — https://extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden.nsf/PAS+Index/F4060C7CB31DC8DA85258E31002DCF6A/$FILE/Michael-Kratsios-06.10.2026-278T.pdf
- 17 Apr 2026: 10 rows — https://extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden.nsf/PAS+Index/C4BF8463CF0AE7AE85258DDC002DBBFB/$FILE/Michael-J-Kratsios-03.29.2026-278T.pdf
- 27 Jan 2026: 4 rows — https://extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden.nsf/PAS+Index/D7C2637F0A46A2D985258D8C003460DE/$FILE/Michael-J-Kratsios-01.10.2026-278T.pdf
- 18 Sep 2025: 4 rows — https://extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden.nsf/PAS+Index/22DE32094599FF7A85258D09002C0B42/$FILE/Michael-Kratsios-08.19.2025-278T.pdf
- 3 Aug 2025: 1 rows — https://extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden.nsf/PAS+Index/2DA8F217908CB8BC85258CDB002C8F7D/$FILE/Michael-J-Kratsios-07.25.2025-278T.pdf
- 19 Jul 2025: 1 rows — https://extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden.nsf/PAS+Index/DB50C7FE9979CB3885258CCC002C8B0A/$FILE/Michael-J-Kratsios-07.15.2025-278T.pdf
- 16 Jul 2025: 1 rows — https://extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden.nsf/PAS+Index/25B7D3B2253E46BB85258CC9002C84A3/$FILE/Michael-J-Kratsios-06.24.2025-278T.pdf
- 16 Jul 2025: 15 rows — https://extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden.nsf/PAS+Index/B50015413EC02B9085258CC9002C84A8/$FILE/Michael-J-Kratsios-06.09.2025-278T.pdf
- 16 May 2025: 3 rows — https://extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden.nsf/PAS+Index/369A503ADD28202C85258C8C002C7CE7/$FILE/Michael-J-Kratsios-05.11.2025-278T.pdf
- 10 May 2025: 25 rows — https://extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden.nsf/PAS+Index/42F9603BA8CD51AE85258C86002C7C13/$FILE/Michael-J-Kratsios-04.18.2025-278T.pdf
- 9 Apr 2025: 27 rows — https://extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden.nsf/PAS+Index/C168F84EC148EDC785258C67002C8092/$FILE/Michael-J-Kratsios-03.18.2025-278T.pdf

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