EW
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (EW) is a medical device company focused on structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, with its dominant political signal being $27.8M in physician payments in 2024 and a holding by former President Donald Trump.
Govt Dependence
5/100
Regulatory Density
85/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
NEUTRAL
BusinessWhat EW does
Edwards Lifesciences develops and manufactures medical devices for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring. Its key products include transcatheter heart valves, surgical heart valves, and hemodynamic monitoring systems. Revenue is primarily generated from sales of these devices to hospitals and healthcare systems globally.
12 months past · 3 months futureEW activity timeline
Congress
buy
sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
opened
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− trimmed
closed
holds
Bills
past action (this ticker)
upcoming markup (sector)
★ carveout (this ticker)
250 trading days ·
4 congressional trades shown
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0 insider buys
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7 13F filings
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3 past bill actions
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3 upcoming markups
Executive Branch ConflictsEW held by Trump-administration officials
1 cabinet/senior official reported EW positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 8 filings.
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
Edwards Lifesciences Corp
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES COR
Lifetime Government AwardsEW federal contracts by year
$10K
total awarded · 2017–2017
1
contracts on file
2017
peak year ($10K)
Top contracts by award amount
$10K
Department of Veterans Affairs
2017-08-22
TISSUE HEART VALVE
1 years · 1 contracts
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding EW
$86.71B
Total EW held by tracked 13F funds
5
Funds with EW positions
+2
Funds opened this quarter
Two Sigma Investments
$84.21B
+169%
1 overlap
2026-03-31
Renaissance Technologies
$2.32B
opened
1 overlap
2026-03-31
Citadel Advisors
$170M
-53%
3 overlap
2025-12-31
D.E. Shaw & Co.
$8M
opened
3 overlap
2025-12-31
Bridgewater Associates
$7M
-57%
3 overlap
2025-12-31
Politicians Trading EWMembers of Congress with recent EW positions
6 politicians traded EW across 22 disclosed transactions totaling $408K (last 730 days).
Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just EW). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.
Jefferson Shreve
2 buys
2 sells
$215K
2025-05-12
LOW · 0
Ro Khanna
5 buys
4 sells
$72K
2026-05-01
LOW · 0
Markwayne Mullin
2 sells
$65K
2024-08-20
LOW · 29
Bruce Westerman
2 buys
2 sells
$32K
2025-04-21
LOW · 0
Robert P. Bresnahan
2 buys
$16K
2025-04-08
LOW · 0
Josh Gottheimer
1 sell
$8K
2025-11-19
LOW · 1
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading EW
2026-05-01
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-19
Josh Gottheimer
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-07
Ro Khanna
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-07
Ro Khanna
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-05-12
Jefferson Shreve
Sale
$50,001 - $100,000
2025-05-12
Jefferson Shreve
sale
$50,001 - $100,000
2025-04-21
Bruce Westerman
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-04-21
Bruce Westerman
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-04-07
Jefferson Shreve
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-04-08
Robert P. Bresnahan
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-04-08
Robert P. Bresnahan
purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-04-07
Jefferson Shreve
purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-06-11
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
No Form 4 activity recorded in the last 180 days.
Bills Affecting EWLive legislation impacting this stock
S.827 · 119th
Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act
HR.2001 · 119th
Action for Dental Health Act
HR.1860 · 119th
Women Veterans Cancer Care Coordination Act
HR.2068 · 119th
Veterans Patient Advocacy Act
HR.2020 · 119th
New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access Act
S.999 · 119th
Public Health Improvement Act
HR.2045 · 119th
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
HR.2062 · 119th
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat membership in a health care sharing ministry as a medical expense, and for oth
HR.2048 · 119th
Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
HR.2085 · 119th
Mental Health Research Accelerator Act of 2025
Political ProfileWhere EW sits in Washington
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STRUCTURAL: High regulatory density (score 85) due to healthcare sector and physician payment scrutiny ($27.8M in 2024 per get_political_influence.doctor_payments). EVIDENTIARY: Executive branch exposure shows Donald Trump holds two positions in EW (value buckets up to $15,000 per get_executive_branch_exposure.by_ticker[0].holdings). Congressional trading shows net sales by three members. No insider buys (get_corporate_insider_signal.top_buys empty). Net: Mixed signals with high regulatory oversight but limited direct political engagement.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
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Physician payment transparency and scrutiny under Open Payments programCMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)"get_political_influence.doctor_payments shows $27.8M in 2024 across 69,997 payments, indicating high visibility."
Regulatory opportunities
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Potential favorable coverage decisions for transcatheter valve therapiesCMS"Recent bill_impacts show multiple healthcare bills with small positive revenue impacts, e.g., HR.2946 estimated $4.15M."
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
Congressional champions
- No specific congressional champions identified.
Congressional critics
- Senator X Unknown
- Representative Y Unknown
Member intelligence layer
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Frequently AskedAbout EW & political exposure
Does Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (EW) hold federal contracts?
Yes. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation has 1 federal contract awards totaling $9,900, primarily from agencies including Department of Veterans Affairs. See full contract list and amounts on this page.
Which Trump cabinet officials own EW stock?
1 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in EW on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.
Has Congress traded EW stock?
180 congressional trades by 20 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-05-01. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is EW political risk profile?
Government dependence: 5/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: neutral. Donor party split: R 0% / D 0%.
How does GovGreed track EW 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. EW data is updated daily from these official federal sources.