Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) has filed a Periodic Transaction Report disclosing a purchase of Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) stock, executed through a jointly-held account shared with his spouse. The transaction, dated August 14, 2026, is valued in the range of $500,001 to $1,000,000, according to the filing submitted under the STOCK Act.
The report specifies that the position was held through Morgan Stanley’s Portfolio Management Active Assets Account. Gottheimer’s own description of the transaction clarifies the instrument involved: ‘Call options; Strike price $330; Expires 10/16/2026.’ This means the disclosed purchase reflects a derivatives position tied to MSFT shares rather than a direct equity buy, with the option set to expire in mid-October 2026.
Our internal classification tags this filing as a ‘congress buy’ signal, reflecting the directional nature of the disclosed call option purchase. As with all STOCK Act filings, the report is a legally mandated disclosure and does not by itself indicate any nonpublic information or wrongdoing on the part of the filer.
An Insider Sale in the Same Window
What makes this filing notable is its proximity to other MSFT-related activity. Company insider Coleman Amy sold MSFT shares on August 17, 2026, in a transaction valued at $44,112 — just three days after Gottheimer’s disclosed call option purchase. Because both events fall within a 30-day window of each other, we’re flagging this as a cross-signal worth tracking, even though the two transactions involve different parties, different instruments, and no apparent connection beyond the shared ticker and timeframe.
This is the latest in a string of MSFT-related disclosures our site has tracked in recent weeks. Earlier this month, we covered Kevin Hern’s disclosed MSFT stock sale via a family foundation, part of a broader pattern of congressional trading activity tied to the company’s stock. Microsoft has also appeared in filings from Rep. David J. Taylor around the same period, underscoring how frequently the tech giant shows up across member portfolios.
Gottheimer, whose district includes parts of northern New Jersey, has previously disclosed trading activity across a range of large-cap technology and financial names. As with all congressional stock disclosures, the filing offers a window into portfolio activity but does not provide context on the underlying rationale, timing strategy, or investment thesis behind the trade. Readers should treat this report as informational tracking of a public disclosure rather than a signal to act on independently.
Additional filings tied to MSFT and other frequently traded tickers continue to surface on a near-weekly basis, and we’ll continue monitoring for related disclosures from other members of Congress in the coming weeks.