Financial disclosures made this year show President Donald Trump bought and sold roughly 4,000 securities in 2026 so far, a pace that makes him look less like a passive holder and more like an active trader. The filings with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics also show investments tied to Cincinnati, including stock in Procter & Gamble and GE Aerospace.
The scale matters because Trump began his second term with as much as $642,000 worth of stock in Cincinnati area companies, according to an annual report filed in 2025. That was a very different pattern from last year, when disclosures showed much of his investing activity was in bonds, index funds and fewer stock transactions.
By June 1, the Cincinnati names were not helping him much. Trump appears to have liked Procter & Gamble and GE Aerospace, but both appear to have lost him money so far based on closing prices. The filings do not show whether he bought the shares for the same reason he promoted companies on Truth Social days after buying their stocks, but they do show a president moving through the market at a pace most investors would struggle to match.
Disclosures starting this year recorded 3,600 transactions in just the first quarter, which suggests the total has kept climbing as 2026 has gone on. The filings include stocks of companies based in Cincinnati, but they do not spell out every security in a way that closes the remaining gaps about timing, price and whether the trades were repeated buys or quick sales. What is clear is that Trump’s portfolio this year has been unusually busy, unusually large and, in the case of two Cincinnati favorites, not especially rewarding.
