Quick Read – Trump sold up to $25M of VIG in June but held SCHD, which surged 30% year to date versus VIG’s 12%. – Trump simultaneously bought FIS and HD, each up to $5M, and added XLK, rotating toward tech and cyclicals while trimming dividend growth. – SCHD’s record 14-point…
ad over the S&P 500 rests on $106 Brent oil lifting energy holdings and structural exclusion of stumbling AI mega-caps. – President Donald Trump’s largest disclosed transaction in June was a sale of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) shares in a range of $5 million to $25 million, according to CNBC’s reporting on his Office of Government Ethics periodic transaction report filed Aug. 22, 2026. He did not sell the Schwab U.S
Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD). That distinction matters. SCHD is having one of the best years of any major dividend fund in America.
Shares closed Friday, Aug. 21, 2026 at $35.11, up 30.1% year to date on an adjusted price basis. What Trump Sold and Bought According to CNBC, Trump’s June 22, 2026 VIG sale sat alongside purchases of Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) and Home Depot (HD), each in a $1 million to $5 million range. Separately in June, he bought the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK).