Hon. Julia Letlow, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, has disclosed a sale of Apple Inc. (AAPL) common stock, according to a Periodic Transaction Report filed under the STOCK Act. The transaction, executed by Letlow herself, took place on December 18, 2024, and involved an amount disclosed as falling between $1,001 and $15,000.
The stock was held through Merrill Lynch Investment Account #025, the brokerage account listed on the filing as the source of the holding. The report identifies the transaction as a sale, which whoisbuyingnow.com classifies as a ‘congress sale’ signal in its tracking of legislator trading activity.
Notably, the filing was submitted 236 days after the transaction date, well beyond the 45-day reporting window required under the STOCK Act. The law requires members of Congress to disclose covered transactions within 45 days of being made aware of them, in order to give the public timely visibility into potential financial holdings that could intersect with legislative work. This report is provided here as a factual account of the filing timeline; whoisbuyingnow.com does not speculate on the reasons behind the delay.
Part of a Broader Pattern in AAPL Disclosures
This is not the first time an AAPL transaction from Letlow’s portfolio has drawn attention for its filing timeline. Earlier reporting on this site covered a separate transaction, in which Letlow’s purchase of AAPL stock was also disclosed well after the required deadline. Readers can review that earlier filing in our previous coverage: Rep. Julia Letlow Buys AAPL Stock, Files Disclosure 192 Days Late. Taken together, the two filings show a recurring gap between transaction dates and public disclosure dates for this member’s AAPL activity.
STOCK Act disclosures like this one are a matter of public record and are intended to promote transparency around the personal financial activity of elected officials. Filing a report outside the 45-day window does not, on its own, indicate any violation of law or ethical rule beyond the reporting requirement itself, and this article makes no claim of wrongdoing. It is simply a record of what was disclosed, when the transaction occurred, and how long it took to become public.
Whoisbuyingnow.com will continue to track future Periodic Transaction Reports filed by Rep. Letlow and other members of Congress, noting any patterns in asset classes, brokerage accounts, or disclosure timing as new filings become available.