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Dan Crenshaw Stock Trades — Portfolio, Trading History & STOCK Act Filings

Dan Crenshaw stock trades are the securities transactions publicly disclosed by the Texas Republican congressman under the STOCK Act of 2012. Crenshaw (R-TX, 2nd District) reported 33 trades across 12 stocks between 2019 and 2023, with a publicly tracked portfolio valued at roughly $88,000. His trading falls into three distinct clusters: pandemic-era buys in March 2020 that triggered late-filing scrutiny, EV stock speculation in November 2021, and a tech-heavy bulk purchase in October 2022 that became his best-performing batch. A former Navy SEAL who lost an eye in Afghanistan and earned two Bronze Stars, Crenshaw serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Intelligence Committee. He lost his 2026 primary race and will leave Congress in January 2027.

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Who Is Dan Crenshaw?

Dan Crenshaw has represented Texas's 2nd congressional district since January 2019. Before Congress he served as a Navy SEAL officer, deploying twice to Afghanistan where he lost his right eye to an IED blast in 2012 and received two Bronze Stars. He earned a master's degree in public administration from Harvard's Kennedy School. His committee assignments matter for understanding his trading context. Crenshaw sits on the House Energy and Commerce Committee (Health Subcommittee, Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee) and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Energy and Commerce has jurisdiction over healthcare, consumer protection, and environmental regulation — policy areas that directly affect publicly traded companies. Crenshaw's estimated net worth ranges from $1.3 million to $5 million, per Quiver Quantitative. His congressional salary of $174,000 accounts for a small portion. He lost the 2026 Republican primary in March and will complete his term in January 2027.

Trading Style and Portfolio Breakdown

Crenshaw reported 33 trades across 12 stocks, clustering in three periods. The first cluster was March 2020, when he purchased six securities (Amazon, Boeing, Southwest Airlines, Kinder Morgan, SPX Corp, and an S&P 500 index fund) during the COVID-19 selloff. His office said these trades totaled around $30,000 — the Daily Beast estimated up to $120,000 based on reported ranges. The second cluster was November 2021, when he bought and sold Tesla (TSLA) across five separate transactions in a 9-day window, alongside a Rivian (RIVN) purchase. His office disclosed roughly $17,000 in total EV stock investments that ultimately lost money. The third cluster was October 25, 2022 — a bulk purchase of seven stocks in a single day: Apple, Amazon, Direxion Financial Bull 3X (FAS), Alphabet, Meta, United States Oil Fund (USO), and Wynn Resorts. Each trade fell in the $1,001 to $15,000 range. These became his best-performing positions by a wide margin. I've tracked Crenshaw's filings since the 2021 Business Insider investigation — the amended disclosure for his March 2020 trades arrived over 8 months late in December 2020. His only trade after October 2022 was a SPY purchase on March 20, 2023, for $1,001 to $15,000. That was his last reported transaction.

The Pandemic Trading Controversy

Crenshaw's March 2020 stock purchases drew scrutiny because of the timing. When I cross-referenced his trade dates with the congressional calendar, 5 of his 6 purchases fell on March 25-27, 2020 — the exact days when the House debated and passed the $2 trillion CARES Act. Crenshaw was a freshman at the time, serving on the Homeland Security Committee. He failed to report these trades within the STOCK Act's 45-day window. The transactions were only disclosed in December 2020 when he filed an amended report, roughly 8 months late. The Daily Beast broke the story in March 2021, and Business Insider's 2021 investigation later counted Crenshaw among 57 members of Congress who had violated STOCK Act reporting rules that year. Crenshaw's office disputed the characterization, stating the actual amount was around $30,000 and that the amendment fixed clerical errors. His communications director told the Daily Beast: "In no way were his purchases unethical or related to official business." Crenshaw has publicly stated he supports banning individual stock trades for members of Congress. The STOCK Act's first violation fine is $200. No penalty was assessed in this case.

Portfolio Performance

I compared Crenshaw's 2023 portfolio return against the S&P 500 using Quiver Quantitative's tracking tool — his roughly 38% return beat the index by about 15 percentage points. That outperformance was driven almost entirely by his October 2022 batch: META gained roughly 384.7% from the purchase price, GOOG gained about 189.1%, AMZN 77.7%, and AAPL 73.8%, based on estimated returns through mid-2025. His EV trades tell a different story. The TSLA and RIVN positions collectively lost money per his office's acknowledgment. The TSLA trades in November 2021 coincided with the stock's all-time high around $1,200 (pre-split equivalent). EV stocks corrected sharply in 2022, making the timing unfavorable. UnusualWhales ranked Crenshaw the 5th best trader in Congress in 2021 based on his reported returns. But his overall pattern suggests a mixed record: strong market-timing on the COVID recovery and the October 2022 tech bottom, offset by a speculative EV bet at the peak. UnusualWhales' methodology relies on disclosed trade ranges, not exact prices, so the rankings are approximate.

Recent Trades by Dan Crenshaw

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Market Insights Coverage

I've monitored Crenshaw's STOCK Act filings since the 2021 Business Insider investigation — his amended March 2020 trades arrived over 8 months late in December 2020, which is one of the longer delays I have seen for pandemic-era reporting.

Filings tracked since

When I cross-referenced his pandemic trade dates with the congressional calendar, 5 of 6 March 2020 purchases fell on the exact days the House voted on the $2 trillion CARES Act, a concentration I have not seen in other pandemic-era trading cases.

Trade date cross-reference

I compared Crenshaw's 2023 portfolio return against the S&P 500's roughly 23% using Quiver Quantitative's tracking tool — his roughly 38% return beat the index by about 15 percentage points, driven by the October 2022 tech buys.

Portfolio return comparison

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