DIS
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is a global media, streaming, and theme-park conglomerate whose political relevance centers on FCC/broadcast regulation, content/culture-war disputes, and its high-profile clashes with state governments over its Florida special district.
Govt Dependence
8/100
Regulatory Density
45/100
Lobbying Intensity
55/100
Political Signal
MEDIUM
BusinessWhat DIS does
Disney operates across Entertainment (studios, ABC/broadcast networks, Disney+/Hulu streaming), Sports (ESPN), and Experiences (theme parks, resorts, cruise line, consumer products). Primary revenue streams are parks/experiences, media networks and affiliate fees, streaming subscriptions, and content licensing.
12 months past · 3 months futureDIS activity timeline
Congress
buy
sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
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closed
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Bills
past action (this ticker)
upcoming markup (sector)
★ carveout (this ticker)
251 trading days ·
28 congressional trades shown
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1 insider buys
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12 13F filings
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1 past bill actions
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1 upcoming markups
Executive Branch ConflictsDIS held by Trump-administration officials
3 cabinet/senior officials reported DIS positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 12 filings.
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
WALT DISNEY CO
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
WALT DISNEY CO
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
WALT DISNEY CO
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
WALT DISNEY CO
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
WALT DISNEY CO
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
WALT DISNEY CO
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
WALT DISNEY CO
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
DISNEY WALT CO
Howard Lutnick
Secretary of Commerce · Department of Commerce
The Walt Disney Co.
Howard Lutnick
Secretary of Commerce · Department of Commerce
The Walt Disney Co.
Howard Lutnick
Secretary of Commerce · Department of Commerce
The Walt Disney Co.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Secretary of Labor · Department of Labor
Walt Disney Co
Lifetime Government AwardsDIS federal contracts by year
$5K
total awarded · 2016–2016
1
contracts on file
2016
peak year ($5K)
Top contracts by award amount
$5K
Department of Agriculture
2016-03-31
LEADERSHIP TRAINING IGF::OT::IGF
1 years · 1 contracts
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding DIS
$161.13B
Total DIS held by tracked 13F funds
7
Funds with DIS positions
Baupost Group
$152.03B
holds
2026-03-31
Two Sigma Investments
$5.92B
-91%
2026-03-31
Viking Global Investors
$1.27B
+7%
2025-12-31
Soros Fund Management
$1.01B
-98%
2026-03-31
D.E. Shaw & Co.
$440M
-33%
2025-12-31
Citadel Advisors
$361M
-28%
2025-12-31
Millennium Management
$90M
-43%
2025-12-31
Politicians Trading DISMembers of Congress with recent DIS positions
18 politicians traded DIS across 106 disclosed transactions totaling $10.8M (last 730 days).
Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just DIS). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.
Tony Wied
3 buys
$6.2M
2025-10-27
LOW · 0
Nancy Pelosi
1 sell
$3.0M
2025-12-30
MID · 44
Ro Khanna
35 buys
25 sells
$982K
2026-04-13
LOW · 0
Jefferson Shreve
2 buys
6 sells
$260K
2025-05-12
LOW · 0
Robert P. Bresnahan
6 sells
$97K
2025-04-08
LOW · 0
George Whitesides
2 sells
$65K
2025-03-24
LOW · 0
Val T. Hoyle
2 buys
2 sells
$32K
2025-09-23
LOW · 0
John Boozman
1 buy
2 sells
$24K
2026-01-08
MID · 47
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
1 buy
1 sell
$16K
2026-02-10
HIGH · 61
Julie Johnson
2 sells
$16K
2025-04-01
LOW · 15
Greg Landsman
2 sells
$16K
2025-03-27
LOW · 0
August Pfluger
2 sells
$16K
2025-07-01
LOW · 1
John James
2 sells
$16K
2024-09-04
LOW · 0
Adam Smith
2 sells
$16K
2025-08-08
LOW · 0
Laura Friedman
2 sells
$16K
2025-08-26
LOW · 0
3 more politicians active in DIS · full table in member dashboard
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading DIS
2026-04-13
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-03-30
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
2026-02-10
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-08
John Boozman
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-09
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-06
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
2026-01-22
Ro Khanna
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-29
Ro Khanna
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-22
Ro Khanna
Sale
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-12-30
Nancy Pelosi
Sale
$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
2025-11-03
Julia Letlow
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
71d late
2025-11-03
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-05-13
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
Open-market buys
A
Insider signal score 55/100 · 2 distinct insiders · 3 open-market buys totaling $296K in the last 180 days.
2026-02-12
Chang Amy
BUY
916 sh
$99K
Stock awards & option exercises
24
stock awards · $16.8M market value
2026-03-31
GORMAN JAMES P
Director
AWARD
1,477.1 sh
$143K
2026-03-31
GORMAN JAMES P
Director
AWARD
1,477.1 sh
$143K
2026-03-31
LAGOMASINO MARIA ELENA
Director
AWARD
1,266.8 sh
$123K
2026-03-31
LAGOMASINO MARIA ELENA
Director
AWARD
1,266.8 sh
$123K
2026-03-31
Barra Mary T
Director
AWARD
1,253.2 sh
$122K
2026-03-31
Barra Mary T
Director
AWARD
1,253.2 sh
$122K
2026-03-31
Rice Derica W
Director
AWARD
1,229.6 sh
$119K
2026-03-31
Rice Derica W
Director
AWARD
1,229.6 sh
$119K
For DIS, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.
Bills Affecting DISLive legislation impacting this stock
HR.1343 · 119th
Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act
HR.1765 · 119th
Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2025
HRES.268 · 119th
Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Defense to transmit information to the House of Representatives
S.1025 · 119th
FCC Legal Enforcement Act
HR.1867 · 119th
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnish
HR.1892 · 119th
Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Program Act of 2025
S.794 · 119th
A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to audit Federal spectrum.
S.792 · 119th
Government Spectrum Valuation Act
HR.7005 · 118th
Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2024
HR.1353 · 118th
Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications Parity Act
Political ProfileWhere DIS sits in Washington
corporate_centrist
Disney stock reacts mainly to earnings, streaming subscriber trends, and parks demand; political events (Florida special-district fight, FCC/broadcast scrutiny, culture-war disputes) create episodic but usually modest share-price sensitivity.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
- FCC broadcast license/content scrutiny
- state-level content and DEI political retaliation
- antitrust review of media consolidation
- child online safety mandates
Regulatory opportunities
- retransmission/affiliate fee framework
- copyright enforcement
- streaming market consolidation clarity
LobbyingWho's hired to advocate for DIS
Motion Picture AssociationNational Association of BroadcastersInternet & Television Association
Member intelligence layer
Live signals + predictions for DIS — 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 DIS
- 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 DIS & political exposure
Does The Walt Disney Company (DIS) hold federal contracts?
Yes. The Walt Disney Company has 1 federal contract awards totaling $4,600, primarily from agencies including Department of Agriculture. See full contract list and amounts on this page.
Which Trump cabinet officials own DIS stock?
3 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in DIS on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump, Howard Lutnick, Lori Chavez-DeRemer. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.
Has Congress traded DIS stock?
859 congressional trades by 83 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-04-13. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is DIS political risk profile?
Government dependence: 8/100. Lobbying intensity: 55/100. Political signal: medium. Donor party split: corporate_centrist.
How does GovGreed track DIS 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. DIS data is updated daily from these official federal sources.