Donald Trump’s “insane” trading portfolio has come under scrutiny after it was revealed more than 3,700 trades were made in just three months, with the total value potentially soaring as high as $750million.
Financial filings released by the US Office of Government Ethics showed the US President’s accounts were involved in thousands of purchases and sales during the first quarter of 2026, spanning some of America’s biggest corporations, including Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, Meta, Boeing, and Microsoft.
There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing, but the extraordinary scale of activity has raised eyebrows, with some Wall Street insiders branding the volume “insane” given Trump’s position in the White House.
“This is an insane amount of trades,” said Matthew Tuttle, chief executive officer of Tuttle Capital Management, in an interview, adding that it looks more like something done by “a hedge fund with massive algo trades” that buys and shorts securities than a personal account.
According to reports, the filings disclosed at least $220million worth of transactions, but the true figure could be dramatically higher because ethics forms only require broad value ranges to be declared.
Analysts said the overall portfolio activity may have reached approximately $750million.
The disclosures emerged just days after Trump travelled to Beijing for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping alongside a delegation of top US business leaders including executives linked to Tesla, BlackRock, Mastercard and Nvidia.
Records show the trading frenzy included more than 2,000 purchases and around 1,200 sales across major firms, with large sell-offs involving Amazon, Meta and Microsoft. Trump also reportedly made multiple transactions tied to Nvidia during the period.
Questions are now being raised over possible conflicts of interest as the administration continues to shape economic policy capable of moving global markets within minutes.
Critics have pointed to Trump’s sweeping tariff policies and high-profile interventions on trade as examples of actions with direct consequences for stock prices.
The Trump Organisation insisted the investments were handled independently through third-party financial managers and automated systems, claiming neither Trump nor his family were directly involved in day-to-day trading decisions.
The White House dismissed questions about potential conflicts, with spokesman David Ingle saying that Trump “only acts in the best interests of the American public.” He added: “There are no conflicts of interest.”
