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Worst Republican stock traders in the Senate

7 of 10 Republicans in the Senate trailed the S&P 500 when their disclosed trades were copied from the day each filing went public. Jim Banks ranks last at -36.8%, against +88.8% for SPY.

As of 2026-10-15

Ranked Republicans in the Senate
10
Trailed SPY
7 of 10
Median return over SPY, this list
-43.3%
Last
Jim Banks, -125.6% vs SPY
Backtests refreshed
2026-10-15
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Republicans in the Senate who trailed SPY, worst first

Copy-bot return minus SPY

Scale: −125.56 to +125.56 pp · zero baseline

Copy-bot return minus SPY

  • Jim Banks (2021-10-14 to 2026-10-15)-125.56 pp
  • Katie Boyd Britt (2023-09-19 to 2026-10-15)-63.44 pp
  • Tommy Tuberville (2021-10-15 to 2026-10-16)-49.27 pp
  • John Boozman (2021-10-14 to 2026-10-15)-43.31 pp
  • Shelley Moore Capito (2021-10-14 to 2026-10-15)-37.81 pp
  • John R. Curtis (2021-10-14 to 2026-10-15)-20.22 pp
  • Markwayne Mullin (2021-10-14 to 2026-10-15)-2.03 pp

Signed percentage-point difference over each member’s own recorded window. These are simulated copy portfolios, not the member’s actual account returns. Different windows are not a matched-period experiment.

See the complete republicans in the senate who trailed spy, worst first

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1Jim Banks (R-IN, Senate)-36.8%+88.8%-125.6%0.11-75.7%10
2Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL, Senate, since 2023-09-19)+18.2%+81.7%-63.4%0.04-8.5%16
3Tommy Tuberville (R-AL, Senate, since 2021-10-15, through 2026-10-16)+37.1%+86.4%-49.3%0.38-36.6%402
4John Boozman (R-AR, Senate)+45.5%+88.8%-43.3%0.69-21.1%287
5Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV, Senate)+51.0%+88.8%-37.8%0.63-17.3%42
6John R. Curtis (R-UT, Senate)+68.6%+88.8%-20.2%0.71-25.3%44
7Markwayne Mullin (R-OK, Senate, former)+86.8%+88.8%-2.0%1.11-19.0%286

Returns run from 2021-10-14 to 2026-10-15 unless another start or end date is shown. Purchases count disclosed purchases with a ticker that became public inside the backtest window. Members need at least 10 of them and 3 years of filings to be ranked. "Former" marks members no longer in office.

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Republicans in the Senate who trailed SPY, worst first

Jim Banks: source evidence dated 2026-10-15.

Rank
1
Member
Jim Banks (R-IN, Senate)
Copy-bot return
-36.8%
SPY, same window
+88.8%
Return over SPY
-125.6%
Sharpe
0.11
Max drawdown
-75.7%
Purchases in window
10
What you should see

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Step 2 of 3

Did copying this member beat SPY over the same sessions?

Read the return over SPY, not the raw return. Each copy buys on the first trading session after a filing became public, and windows can differ between members.

House Clerk financial disclosure reports
What you should see

Open the member's profile to read the filings behind the copy bot and its full equity curve.

Step 3 of 3

See Jim Banks's trades and copy bot

Open the member's profile to read the filings behind the copy bot and its full equity curve.

See Jim Banks's trades and copy bot
What you should see

Keep reporting dates and units beside the answer, and inspect its original citations.

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How this ranking works

Each member is measured by a simulated $100,000 portfolio that buys each disclosed stock purchase and at-the-money calls on the underlyings of disclosed option purchases, on the first trading session after the filing became public. The portfolio rebalances when a new stock or option disclosure from the member becomes public and once each trading week, and it pays fees. The benchmark buys SPY with the same dollars on the same days.

The public filing date is the signal clock. A trade counts from the first day a reader could see the filing, so the delay between a trade and its disclosure is part of the result.

Questions

  1. Which Republican senator trailed the market by the most?

    Jim Banks (R-IN, Senate) trailed it by the most. A copy of their 10 disclosed purchases from the 5-year window returned -36.8% while SPY returned +88.8% over the same window.

  2. How many Republicans in the Senate beat the S&P 500?

    3 of the 10 ranked Republicans in the Senate did. A member is ranked once they have at least 10 disclosed purchases and 3 years of filings.

  3. Are these the members' actual returns?

    They are the returns of a simulated $100,000 portfolio that buys each disclosed stock purchase and at-the-money calls on the underlyings of disclosed option purchases, on the first trading session after the filing became public, with weekly maintenance and fees. Disclosures report amount ranges and can arrive up to 45 days after the trade, so this measures what a follower could have earned.

  4. How often is this ranking updated?

    Each member's backtest refreshes as new periodic transaction reports are filed. The backtests on this page were last refreshed on Oct 15, 2026.

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