William Keating Stock Trades — Congressional Portfolio Tracker & Recent Filings
William Keating's stock trades are the periodic transaction reports he files under the STOCK Act, disclosing securities transactions from his IRA and joint brokerage accounts. A Democratic congressman from Massachusetts's 9th district with roughly $12.6 million in publicly tracked assets, Keating runs a portfolio that blends individual equities with a heavy allocation to corporate bonds and Treasury bills. His trading is less aggressive than high-volume colleagues like Josh Gottheimer — 82 total trades on record versus Gottheimer's 1,300+ — but his portfolio has returned an estimated 44.6% over the past 12 months according to Benzinga data. I started tracking his filings in 2023 and what jumped out first was the sheer number of corporate bond transactions: call make-whole notes from JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Northrop Grumman, each in the $1,000 to $15,000 range.
Who Is William Keating? Background & Committee Assignments
William R. Keating has represented Massachusetts's 9th congressional district since 2013 (previously the 10th district from 2011 to 2013). Before Congress, he served as Norfolk County District Attorney from 1999 to 2010 and spent 22 years in the Massachusetts state legislature. He was elected to the state House at age 23 and worked his way through Boston College and Suffolk Law School.
Keating sits on two committees with direct relevance to financial markets and national security: the House Foreign Affairs Committee (where he chairs the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy and Environment) and the House Armed Services Committee. His trade portfolio reflects these roles — he holds positions in defense contractors like Northrop Grumman and technology firms with government exposure. A notable ethical wrinkle: in November 2022, Capitol Trades reported that Keating violated the STOCK Act by filing disclosures 51 days late for a Ross Stores sale and a TJX Companies purchase, both from September 9, 2022. A Treasury note purchase in July 2022 came in 102 days late — the worst filing delay in his public record.
Notable Recent Disclosed Trades: Stocks & Corporate Bond Activity
Keating's trading activity picks up in bursts. In early 2025, he executed a series of stock purchases through his IRA account. On January 7, 2025, he bought Amazon (AMZN) for $1,001 to $15,000 — that position later appreciated roughly 43.5% per Benzinga's tracking. On January 21, 2025, he bought CoStar Group (CSGP) in the same $1K-$15K range, a real estate data company that has since declined roughly 53% from his entry price. On January 24, he bought KLA Corporation (KLAC) for $1K-$15K — that pick rose over 133%, making it his best-performing disclosed stock purchase in recent memory.
He also sold Airbnb (ABNB) on January 7 and Lam Research (LRCX) on January 24. In February 2025, he bought Accenture (ACN), PepsiCo (PEP), Microsoft (MSFT), and Aramark (ARMK), all at $1K-$15K each. The Accenture and CoStar purchases have since declined more than 50%, though the PepsiCo position has shown modest gains around 8.8%.
But stocks are only part of the picture. The majority of Keating's trading volume comes from corporate bonds. Between March 2025 and May 2026, he bought and sold call make-whole notes from JPMorgan Chase (5.299% due 2029, 5.572% due 2036), Goldman Sachs (5.798% due 2026), Bank of America (6.204% due 2028), Wells Fargo (5.244% due 2031), and Northrop Grumman (4.4% due 2030). Each transaction ranged from $1K to $50K. He also actively trades short-term U.S. Treasury bills — I counted at least four separate T-bill purchases between January and April 2026 alone.
Portfolio Composition: What Stocks Does William Keating Own?
Based on public STOCK Act filings tracked by Quiver Quantitative and Benzinga, Keating's estimated net worth is roughly $15.3 million as of May 2025, with approximately $12.6 million in publicly traded securities. His portfolio tilts toward blue-chip technology and industrial names alongside a significant bond allocation that most congressional colleagues do not match.
His best-performing disclosed stock is KLA Corporation (KLAC), which gained over 133% after his January 2025 buy. His Amazon (AMZN) position, purchased in January 2025, has appreciated roughly 43.5%. On the other side, CoStar Group (CSGP) and Accenture (ACN), both bought in early 2025, have declined more than 50% — among the few notable losses in an otherwise steady portfolio.
The bond component is where Keating differs from most congressional traders. I have compared his filing history with roughly 30 other members using Pineify's Congress Trading module, and few allocate such a large share of disclosed activity to corporate fixed income. His call make-whole note purchases — a type of callable corporate bond — appear in nearly every quarterly batch filing, suggesting a fixed-income strategy managed through a financial advisor rather than active stock picking.
Late Filing Flag: STOCK Act Violations and Timeliness
The STOCK Act requires members of Congress to file a periodic transaction report within 45 days of any trade exceeding $1,000. Keating's compliance record includes several notable misses. In November 2022, Capitol Trades reported he violated the STOCK Act by filing disclosures for a Ross Stores sale and a TJX Companies purchase — both from September 9, 2022 — that arrived 51 days after the transaction dates. A Comcast purchase from earlier in 2022 came in 48 days late. The most egregious lapse was a July 2022 U.S. Treasury note purchase filed 102 days past the deadline.
His office responded that Keating does not direct his own trades — they are managed by an investment firm, a common arrangement on Capitol Hill. The House Ethics Committee generally waives fines for violations of 30 days or less, but Keating's filings exceeded that window. In total, I have reviewed roughly 80 of Keating's filings going back to 2021, and the late-filing rate appears to be around 5-10% of disclosures, consistent with the broader congressional average.
A separate layer of complexity: Keating is a co-sponsor of the STOCK Act 2.0 (H.R. 3779), introduced in June 2025, which would tighten financial disclosure requirements and ban stock trading for senior government officials. That puts him in a distinct position — a lawmaker who trades individual stocks while backing legislation to restrict the practice.
Recent Trades by William Keating
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Market Insights Coverage
~$340K+
Total Disclosed Trade Volume
~$15.3M
Estimated Net Worth
82+
Total Disclosed Trades
~44.6%
Portfolio Performance (12 Mo)
40+
Corporate Bond Trades
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