META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Meta Platforms operates social media and digital advertising businesses, with its strongest political signal being direct holdings by former President Donald J. Trump valued between $65,002 and $150,000, per executive branch disclosures.
Govt Dependence
5/100
Regulatory Density
95/100
Lobbying Intensity
15/100
Political Signal
NEUTRAL
BusinessWhat META does
Meta Platforms, Inc. is a technology company that develops products enabling people to connect and share through mobile devices, personal computers, and virtual reality headsets. Its revenue is primarily generated from selling advertising placements on its family of social media applications and services, which include Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger.
12 months past · 3 months futureMETA activity timeline
Congress
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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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240 trading days ·
27 congressional trades shown
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0 insider buys
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11 13F filings
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2 past bill actions
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31 upcoming markups
Executive Branch ConflictsMETA held by Trump-administration officials
4 cabinet/senior officials reported META positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 9 filings.
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
Meta Platforms Inc Class A
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A
Doug Burgum
Secretary of the Interior · Department of the Interior
META Platforms Inc Class A
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Secretary of Labor · Department of Labor
META PLATFORMS INC CL A
Sean Duffy
Secretary of Transportation · Department of Transportation
Meta Platforms Inc Class A
Sean Duffy
Secretary of Transportation · Department of Transportation
Meta Platforms Inc. Class A Common Stock
Sean Duffy
Secretary of Transportation · Department of Transportation
Meta Platforms Inc. Class A Common Stock
Sean Duffy
Secretary of Transportation · Department of Transportation
Meta Platforms Inc Class A
Lifetime Government AwardsMETA federal contracts
META 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 META
$122.61B
Total META held by tracked 13F funds
40
Funds with META positions
+40
Funds opened this quarter
Citadel Advisors
$9.72B
opened
28 overlap
2025-12-31
Citadel Advisors
$8.90B
opened
2025-06-30
Citadel Advisors
$8.62B
opened
2025-09-30
Citadel Advisors
$8.09B
opened
2025-03-31
Citadel Advisors
$7.53B
opened
2024-12-31
Citadel Advisors
$7.43B
opened
2024-09-30
Citadel Advisors
$6.72B
opened
2024-03-31
Citadel Advisors
$5.96B
opened
2024-06-30
32 more 13F positions tracked · quarterly delta charts available in member dashboard
Politicians Trading METAMembers of Congress with recent META positions
23 politicians traded META across 162 disclosed transactions totaling $4.0M (last 730 days).
Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just META). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.
Cleo Fields
18 buys
$1.8M
2026-02-03
LOW · 6
Jefferson Shreve
6 sells
$765K
2025-05-12
LOW · 0
Michael T. McCaul
1 buy
20 sells
$266K
2026-04-17
LOW · 0
Kelly Morrison
8 buys
$162K
2025-04-11
LOW · 0
Robert P. Bresnahan
4 buys
10 sells
$112K
2025-05-13
LOW · 0
Lisa C. McClain
8 buys
6 sells
$112K
2025-10-31
LOW · 0
Josh Gottheimer
2 buys
12 sells
$112K
2025-04-09
LOW · 1
Val T. Hoyle
4 buys
2 sells
$97K
2025-09-23
LOW · 0
Jonathan L. Jackson
8 buys
3 sells
$88K
2025-11-11
LOW · 1
Markwayne Mullin
1 buy
$75K
2025-12-29
LOW · 29
John Boozman
9 buys
$72K
2025-11-13
MID · 47
Julie Johnson
2 sells
$65K
2025-04-07
LOW · 15
Shelley Moore Capito
6 buys
$48K
2025-11-13
LOW · 12
Ro Khanna
3 buys
2 sells
$40K
2026-04-02
LOW · 0
Julia Letlow
3 buys
2 sells
$40K
2026-02-12
LOW · 1
8 more politicians active in META · full table in member dashboard
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading META
2026-04-02
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-04-17
Michael T. McCaul
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-03-06
Ro Khanna
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-02-13
Angus S. King
Sale (Full)
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-02-12
Julia Letlow
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-02-03
Cleo Fields
Purchase
$100,001 - $250,000
2026-01-30
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-29
Ro Khanna
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-20
Cleo Fields
Purchase
$50,001 - $100,000
2025-12-29
Markwayne Mullin
Purchase
$50,001 - $100,000
2026-01-07
Rick Larsen
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-07-02
Julia Letlow
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
195d late
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-05-13
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
Stock awards & option exercises
49
stock awards · $8.66B market value
30
option exercises · $39.9M
2026-03-20
LI SUSAN J
Chief Financial Officer
AWARD
249,382 sh
$774.9M
2026-03-20
Bosworth Andrew
Chief Technology Officer
AWARD
249,382 sh
$774.9M
2026-03-20
Olivan Javier
Chief Operating Officer
AWARD
249,382 sh
$774.9M
2026-03-20
Cox Christopher K
Chief Product Officer
AWARD
249,382 sh
$774.9M
2026-03-20
LI SUSAN J
Chief Financial Officer
AWARD
155,491 sh
$400.1M
2026-03-20
Olivan Javier
Chief Operating Officer
AWARD
155,491 sh
$400.1M
2026-03-20
Bosworth Andrew
Chief Technology Officer
AWARD
155,491 sh
$400.1M
2026-03-20
Cox Christopher K
Chief Product Officer
AWARD
155,491 sh
$400.1M
For META, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.
Bills Affecting METALive legislation impacting this stock
HR.1766 · 119th
NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act
HR.1770 · 119th
Consumer Safety Technology Act
HR.1838 · 119th
Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act
HR.2154 · 119th
American Cybersecurity Literacy Act
HR.2112 · 119th
To give the force and effect of law to the Executive Order issued on March 6, 2025 entitled "Establishment of the Strategic Bitcoi
HR.2099 · 119th
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize a study to review specific outcomes of entrepreneurial skills d
S.1067 · 119th
Concrete and Asphalt Innovation Act of 2025
S.1018 · 119th
Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems Act
HR.2058 · 119th
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to define the term evidence-based.
HR.2061 · 119th
Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act
Political ProfileWhere META sits in Washington
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STRUCTURAL: High regulatory density score (95) due to committee jurisdiction over tech/media and $60K lobbying spend aligned with 8 Republican politicians on relevant committees. EVIDENTIARY: No federal contracts per `get_government_precedent`; zero corporate insider buys in 180 days per `get_corporate_insider_signal`; mixed congressional trading with 10 purchases and 7 sales in the last year. Net: Structural regulatory risk offset by lack of evidentiary bullish signals from insiders or contracts, though notable executive branch holding exists.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
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Heightened scrutiny from committees with jurisdiction over technology, telecommunications, and media.Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice"`get_political_influence.lobbying_patterns` shows lobbying alignment with members of Senate Commerce (SSCM) and its Telecommunications and Media (SSCM34) subcommittee."
Regulatory opportunities
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Potential advocacy on defense and intelligence-related technology policy.Department of Defense, Intelligence Community"`get_political_influence.lobbying.issue_areas` includes 'defense'; `get_political_influence.lobbying_patterns` links spend to Rep. Dan Crenshaw, chair of the House Intelligence subcommittee on Defense"
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
Congressional champions
Congressional critics
- No specific congressional critics identified.
LobbyingWho's hired to advocate for META
Self (Meta Platforms, Inc.) · $60K defense, general, government, technology
Member intelligence layer
Live signals + predictions for META — 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 META
- 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 META & political exposure
Does Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for Meta Platforms, Inc.. 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 META stock?
4 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in META on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump, Doug Burgum, Lori Chavez-DeRemer. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.
Has Congress traded META stock?
306 congressional trades by 39 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-04-17. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is META political risk profile?
Government dependence: 5/100. Lobbying intensity: 15/100. Political signal: neutral. Donor party split: R 100% / D 0%.
How does GovGreed track META 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. META data is updated daily from these official federal sources.