AXP
American Express Company
American Express Company (AXP) operates a global payments network and issues charge/credit cards, with its strongest political signal being direct stock holdings by former President Donald J. Trump across three value buckets up to $100,000, per executive branch disclosures.
Govt Dependence
0/100
Regulatory Density
85/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
NEUTRAL
BusinessWhat AXP does
American Express is a financial services company primarily engaged in payment card issuance and global payment network processing. Its revenue is derived from discount revenue (fees from merchants), net interest income from cardmember lending, and cardmember fees. The company targets affluent consumers and businesses, with a closed-loop network providing transaction data.
6 months past · 3 months futureAXP activity timeline
Congress
buy
sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
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Bills
past action (this ticker)
upcoming markup (sector)
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109 trading days ·
9 congressional trades shown
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0 insider buys
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4 13F filings
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1 past bill actions
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4 upcoming markups
Executive Branch ConflictsAXP held by Trump-administration officials
1 cabinet/senior official reported AXP positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 4 filings.
Lifetime Government AwardsAXP federal contracts
AXP doesn't hold direct federal contracts.
Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding AXP
$317.00B
Total AXP held by tracked 13F funds
40
Funds with AXP positions
+39
Funds opened this quarter
Berkshire Hathaway
$55.15B
opened
6 overlap
2025-12-31
Berkshire Hathaway
$49.51B
opened
2025-09-30
Berkshire Hathaway
$47.55B
opened
2025-06-30
Berkshire Hathaway
$44.24B
opened
2024-12-31
Berkshire Hathaway
$40.43B
opened
2024-09-30
Berkshire Hathaway
$40.10B
opened
2025-03-31
Berkshire Hathaway
$34.52B
opened
2024-06-30
Citadel Advisors
$497M
opened
2024-12-31
32 more 13F positions tracked · quarterly delta charts available in member dashboard
Politicians Trading AXPMembers of Congress with recent AXP positions
11 politicians traded AXP across 65 disclosed transactions totaling $912K (last 730 days).
Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just AXP). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.
Ro Khanna
9 buys
12 sells
$266K
2026-03-30
LOW · 0
Jefferson Shreve
2 buys
6 sells
$260K
2025-05-12
LOW · 0
Jared Moskowitz
5 buys
$89K
2026-03-31
LOW · 0
Shelley Moore Capito
3 buys
$73K
2026-03-11
LOW · 12
Lisa C. McClain
4 buys
4 sells
$64K
2025-10-31
LOW · 0
John Boozman
4 buys
$32K
2025-02-26
MID · 47
John James
4 sells
$32K
2024-06-03
LOW · 0
Julie Johnson
4 sells
$32K
2025-12-18
LOW · 15
Bruce Westerman
2 buys
2 sells
$32K
2025-04-21
LOW · 0
Rick Larsen
2 buys
1 sell
$24K
2026-04-07
LOW · 2
Markwayne Mullin
1 buy
$8K
2025-12-29
LOW · 29
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading AXP
2026-03-31
Jared Moskowitz
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-04-07
Rick Larsen
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-03-30
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
2026-03-11
Shelley Moore Capito
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-29
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
2026-01-23
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-12-29
Markwayne Mullin
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-12-18
Julie Johnson
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-13
Julie Johnson
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-10
Jared Moskowitz
purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-10-10
Jared Moskowitz
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-10
Jared Moskowitz
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-04-30
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
Stock awards & option exercises
11
stock awards · $83.6M market value
2026-02-01
Squeri Stephen J
Chairman and CEO
AWARD
123,033 sh
$43.3M
2026-02-01
Seeger Laureen
Chief Legal Officer
AWARD
25,988 sh
$9.2M
2026-02-01
Pickett Denise
Pres., Enterprise Shared Serv.
AWARD
21,012 sh
$7.4M
2026-02-01
Radhakrishnan Ravikumar
Chief Information Officer
AWARD
20,182 sh
$7.1M
2026-02-01
McNeal Glenda G
Chief Partner Officer
AWARD
11,750 sh
$4.1M
2026-02-01
Skyler Jennifer
Chief Corp. Affairs Officer
AWARD
9,952 sh
$3.5M
2026-02-01
Tabish Douglas
Chief Risk Officer
AWARD
9,504 sh
$3.3M
2026-02-01
Rutledge Elizabeth
Chief Marketing Officer
AWARD
8,985 sh
$3.2M
For AXP, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.
Bills Affecting AXPLive legislation impacting this stock
S.1071 · 119th
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
HR.1968 · 119th
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
S.976 · 119th
Insurance Fraud Accountability Act
HR.2144 · 119th
No Fuel Credits for Batteries Act of 2025
HR.2079 · 119th
Insurance Fraud Accountability Act
HR.2031 · 119th
HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2025
S.925 · 119th
Credit for Caring Act of 2025
SJRES.36 · 119th
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted b
S.948 · 119th
HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2025
S.940 · 119th
Transparency in Banking Act
Political ProfileWhere AXP sits in Washington
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STRUCTURAL: 100% donation alignment with Democratic House members ($25,000 total) including two on tax-writing Ways and Means Committee. EVIDENTIARY: No recent corporate insider buys (tier F, 0 buys). Contradictory congressional trading: Republican champions (Kustoff, Molinaro) show purchases while Democratic critics (Lee, Jackson) show sales. Executive branch exposure via Trump holdings ($1,001-$100,000 across three buckets). Net: Mixed signals with no clear directional cluster.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
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Heightened legislative scrutiny from House Ways and Means Committee membersU.S. Congress"get_political_influence.donations shows $10,000 to members Panetta and Schneider on House Ways and Means Committee."
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Potential consumer finance regulations from Democratic-led committeesCFPB, House Financial Services Committee"Political loyalty profile shows 100% donation alignment with Democratic Party, which may advance stricter financial regulations."
Regulatory opportunities
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Relationship with senior Democratic appropriator Steny HoyerU.S. Congress"get_political_influence.donations includes $5,000 to Hoyer, a member of House Appropriations Committee and its Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee."
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
Congressional champions
Congressional critics
Member intelligence layer
Live signals + predictions for AXP — for Founders
The free page above gives you the public record. Members see the real-time intelligence layer on top of it:
- Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades AXP
- Bill Pass Index v2 odds for every bill on the watch list
- Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
- SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
- Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
- Custom watchlist alerts via email + Discord
Frequently AskedAbout AXP & political exposure
Does American Express Company (AXP) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for American Express Company. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.
Which Trump cabinet officials own AXP stock?
1 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in AXP on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.
Has Congress traded AXP stock?
375 congressional trades by 44 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-04-07. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is AXP political risk profile?
Government dependence: 0/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: neutral. Donor party split: R 0% / D 100%.
How does GovGreed track AXP political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. AXP data is updated daily from these official federal sources.