TTD

The Trade Desk, Inc.

Sector: technologySoftware - ApplicationNASDAQMarket Cap: $12.27B

The Trade Desk operates a cloud-based platform for programmatic digital advertising, with a strong evidentiary political signal from a $58M CEO buy and executive branch holdings by Donald J. Trump.

Govt Dependence

0/100

Regulatory Density

30/100

Lobbying Intensity

0/100

Political Signal

BULLISH

BusinessWhat TTD does

The Trade Desk provides a technology platform for ad buyers to purchase data-driven digital advertising across various channels, including connected TV, audio, and mobile. Its revenue is derived from fees based on a percentage of total advertiser spend on its platform. The company operates in a highly competitive and rapidly evolving digital advertising market.

12 months past · 3 months futureTTD activity timeline

Congress

buy sell

Insider · Form 4

open-market buy

Hedge fund · 13F

opened + added − trimmed closed holds

Bills

past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) ★ carveout (this ticker)

240 trading days · 25 congressional trades shown · 1 insider buys · 14 13F filings · 3 past bill actions · 31 upcoming markups

Executive Branch ConflictsTTD held by Trump-administration officials

1 cabinet/senior official reported TTD positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 2 filings.

Donald J. Trump

President · White House

The Trade Desk Inc Class A

$1,001 - $15,000 · self · 2025

Donald J. Trump

President · White House

The Trade Desk Inc. Class A

None (or less than $1,001) · self · 2025

Lifetime Government AwardsTTD federal contracts

TTD 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 TTD

$3.89B

Total TTD held by tracked 13F funds

Funds with TTD positions

+38

Funds opened this quarter

Citadel Advisors $338M opened 2025-09-30

D.E. Shaw & Co. $321M opened 2024-09-30

D.E. Shaw & Co. $299M opened 2024-12-31

Citadel Advisors $267M opened 2025-06-30

Two Sigma Investments $229M opened 8 overlap 2025-12-31

D.E. Shaw & Co. $224M opened 2025-03-31

Citadel Advisors $209M opened 8 overlap 2025-12-31

Viking Global Investors $193M opened 2025-06-30

30 more 13F positions tracked · quarterly delta charts available in member dashboard

Politicians Trading TTDMembers of Congress with recent TTD positions

9 politicians traded TTD across 55 disclosed transactions totaling $703K (last 730 days). Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just TTD). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.

Jefferson Shreve R-Indiana · house 4 buys 6 sells $276K 2025-05-12 LOW · 0 Ro Khanna D-California · house 7 buys 4 sells $88K 2026-01-06 LOW · 0 Tony Wied R-Wisconsin · house 1 buy $75K 2026-02-03 LOW · 0 Byron Donalds R-Florida · house 5 buys 4 sells $72K 2026-03-20 LOW · 1 Lisa C. McClain R-Michigan · house 4 buys 4 sells $64K 2025-08-13 LOW · 0 Robert P. Bresnahan R-Pennsylvania · house 4 buys 2 sells $48K 2025-05-09 LOW · 0 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house 2 buys 2 sells $32K 2026-04-14 HIGH · 61 James Comer R-Kentucky · house 2 buys 2 sells $32K 2025-02-04 LOW · 0 Josh Gottheimer D-New Jersey · house 2 sells $16K 2025-09-11 LOW · 1

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading TTD

2026-04-14 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2026-03-20 Byron Donalds R-Florida · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2026-03-13 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2026-02-03 Tony Wied R-Wisconsin · house Purchase $50,001 - $100,000

2026-02-10 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2026-02-10 Byron Donalds R-Florida · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2026-01-09 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2026-01-08 Byron Donalds R-Florida · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2026-01-06 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2025-10-09 Byron Donalds R-Florida · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2025-10-09 Byron Donalds R-Florida · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2025-09-11 Josh Gottheimer D-New Jersey · house sale $1,001 - $15,000

30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-05-08

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

Open-market buys

Insider signal score 40/100 · 1 distinct insiders · 1 open-market buys totaling $58.0M in the last 180 days.

2026-03-04 Green Jeffrey Terry President and CEO BUY 2,314,304 sh $58.0M

Stock awards & option exercises

stock awards · $16.7M market value

2026-04-03 Vollero Andrew Director AWARD 963 sh $21K

2026-04-03 Cunningham Andrea Lee Director AWARD 31 sh $793

2026-03-03 GRANT JAY R Chief Legal Officer AWARD 167,197 sh $4.2M

2026-03-03 Davis Tahnil R. CAO and Interim CFO AWARD 167,197 sh $4.2M

2026-03-03 Kundra Vivek Chief Operating Officer AWARD 167,197 sh $4.2M

2026-03-03 Jacobson Samantha Chief Strategy Officer AWARD 167,197 sh $4.2M

For TTD, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.

Bills Affecting TTDLive legislation impacting this stock

HR.2152 · 119th

AI PLAN Act

Markup latest action 2026-05-13 MINIMAL

HR.1766 · 119th

NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act

Committee latest action 2025-07-15 MINIMAL

HR.1770 · 119th

Consumer Safety Technology Act

Committee latest action 2025-07-15 MINIMAL

HR.1838 · 119th

Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act

Committee latest action 2025-03-28 MINIMAL

HR.2099 · 119th

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize a study to review specific outcomes of entrepreneurial skills d

Committee latest action 2025-03-14 MINIMAL

S.1007 · 119th

9–8–8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act

Committee latest action 2025-03-12 MINIMAL

HR.1867 · 119th

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnish

Committee latest action 2025-03-05 MINIMAL

HR.1398 · 118th

Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024

Committee latest action 2024-09-16 MINIMAL

S.599 · 118th

Digital Equity Foundation Act of 2023

Committee MINIMAL

S.649 · 118th

Hydrogen Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act

Committee MINIMAL

Political ProfileWhere TTD sits in Washington

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STRUCTURAL: Minimal structural signals: no lobbying, no donations, no federal contracts. EVIDENTIARY: Strong insider purchase: CEO bought $58.0M worth of shares on 2026-03-04 (get_corporate_insider_signal.top_buys[0]). Executive branch exposure: Donald J. Trump holds two positions in TTD stock per get_executive_branch_exposure.by_ticker[0]. Congressional trading activity: 4 distinct politicians traded TTD in last 12 months with net buying interest. Net: Evidentiary signals outweigh absent structural signals.

Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities

Regulatory threats

General technology sector regulatory scrutiny on data privacy and digital advertising

FTC, Congress

"Recent bill_impacts array shows 8 technology sector bills with small but non-zero impact_ratios (0.0003 each)"

Regulatory opportunities

No specific regulatory opportunities flagged.

Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics

Congressional champions

Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown

Congressional critics

No specific congressional critics identified.

Member intelligence layer

Live signals + predictions for TTD — 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 TTD
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

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Frequently AskedAbout TTD & political exposure

Does The Trade Desk, Inc. (TTD) hold federal contracts?

No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for The Trade Desk, 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 TTD stock?

1 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in TTD on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.

Has Congress traded TTD stock?

93 congressional trades by 12 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-04-14. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.

What is TTD political risk profile?

Government dependence: 0/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: bullish. Donor party split: R 0% / D 0%.

How does GovGreed track TTD 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. TTD data is updated daily from these official federal sources.