Key points
- Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) disclosed on July 8 that he sold Apple and Nvidia in late June, then bought Coherent and Micron the same week, in amounts between $1,001 and $50,000 per trade.
- Apple is up about 6.5% since he sold it, while Nvidia is close to flat. Coherent and Micron, the two he bought, are both down sharply from his purchase price, though both have jumped today.
- The same filing shows a sale of Crown Castle, a cell tower company, and follows sales of Oracle and JPMorgan Chase he made earlier this year.
- Members of Congress have to disclose trades like this within 45 days under the STOCK Act. Whitehouse's filing came in about two weeks after his last trade in the batch.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island filed a new financial disclosure on July 8 covering five trades from the last week of June, two of the market's biggest names going out of his account and two much smaller ones coming in. Here is exactly what the filing shows, and how each stock involved has actually moved since.
What the filing shows
The disclosure is a periodic transaction report, the document the STOCK Act requires elected officials to file within 45 days of buying or selling a stock worth more than $1,000. It lists five trades, all under Whitehouse's own name rather than a spouse or dependent:
| Date | Action | Stock | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24 | Sold | Apple (AAPL) | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| Jun 25 | Bought | Coherent (COHR) | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| Jun 25 | Bought | Micron (MU) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| Jun 25 | Sold | Crown Castle (CCI) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| Jun 30 | Sold | Nvidia (NVDA) | $15,001 - $50,000 |
The STOCK Act only requires a dollar range, not an exact amount, so that is as precise as the filing gets. The earliest trade here happened about two weeks before he had to disclose it, well ahead of the 45-day deadline the law allows.
What Coherent and Micron actually make
Coherent isn't a household name the way Apple or Nvidia is. It makes lasers and optical components, including parts used to move data between chips inside AI data centers. Micron makes memory chips, the kind that store and move data inside almost every computer, phone, and AI server built today. Both are smaller, more specialized bets than the two mega-cap names Whitehouse sold.
How each stock has moved since
Prices below are as of midday July 9, 2026, compared with the closing price on the date of each trade.
| Stock | Trade | Price then | Price now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple (AAPL) | Sold Jun 24 | $293.08 | $312.09 | +6.5% |
| Nvidia (NVDA) | Sold Jun 30 | $200.09 | $199.54 | -0.3% |
| Coherent (COHR) | Bought Jun 25 | $407.25 | $328.14 | -19.4% |
| Micron (MU) | Bought Jun 25 | $1,213.56 | $1,008.73 | -16.9% |
So far, the trend mostly runs against him. Apple is worth meaningfully more than when he sold it, Nvidia is sitting close to where he sold it, and both Coherent and Micron are still well below his purchase price, even after climbing today. Coherent is up about 3.5% today alone, and Micron is up about 6.3%, both moving with a broader rally across memory and chip names.
This isn't a one-off sale
Whitehouse's account has already let go of Oracle and JPMorgan Chase since April, and his spouse separately sold off a much larger Nvidia stake, between $100,001 and $250,000, back in May. Apple and Nvidia are just the latest big, well-known names to leave his portfolio this year. Coherent and Micron, smaller and far less familiar, are what's taking their place.
What this filing doesn't tell you
A disclosure like this shows what was bought or sold, in a dollar range, days or weeks after the fact. It doesn't say why. It isn't evidence that Whitehouse has any special information about Apple, Nvidia, Coherent, or Micron, and members of Congress are legally barred from trading on non-public information the same as anyone else. There's no way to know from this filing alone whether the timing reflects a broader portfolio decision, a scheduled rebalancing, or something else entirely.
Sources
- Senate periodic transaction report, filed July 8, 2026
- Our Congress trade tracker, updated as new disclosures land
- Related coverage: SemiAnalysis says Nvidia's Kyber AI rack is delayed to 2028, which covers Coherent's role in the AI photonics trade
- Related coverage: Samsung's record beat couldn't stop a memory stock selloff, and Micron is caught in it
- Price data via Robinhood market data
- Cover photo: U.S. Capitol, west front, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
This reflects a public STOCK Act disclosure and price data, not investment advice. Jennifer Song does not hold positions in the securities discussed. Prices are as of midday July 9, 2026 and will move. Always do your own research and consider speaking with a licensed financial professional before making any investment decision.
