TTD
The Trade Desk, Inc.
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
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Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
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Bills
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upcoming markup (sector)
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250 trading days ·
27 congressional trades shown
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1 insider buys
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11 13F filings
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0 past bill actions
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3 upcoming markups
Executive Branch ConflictsTTD held by Trump-administration officials
1 cabinet/senior official reported TTD positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 20 filings.
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
TRADE DESK INC/THE
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
TRADE DESK INC/THE
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
TRADE DESK INC/THE
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
THE TRADE DESK INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
THE TRADE DESK INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
THE TRADE DESK INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
THE TRADE DESK INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
THE TRADE DESK INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
THE TRADE DESK INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
THE TRADE DESK INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
The Trade Desk Inc Class A
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
THE TRADE DESK INC
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
$445.17B
Total TTD held by tracked 13F funds
5
Funds with TTD positions
+1
Funds opened this quarter
Two Sigma Investments
$321.32B
+134%
10 overlap
2026-03-31
Renaissance Technologies
$123.45B
+59%
10 overlap
2026-03-31
Citadel Advisors
$209M
-20%
8 overlap
2025-12-31
D.E. Shaw & Co.
$192M
+82%
8 overlap
2025-12-31
Bridgewater Associates
$6M
opened
8 overlap
2025-12-31
Politicians Trading TTDMembers of Congress with recent TTD positions
9 politicians traded TTD across 57 disclosed transactions totaling $719K (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
4 buys
6 sells
$276K
2025-05-12
LOW · 0
Ro Khanna
7 buys
4 sells
$88K
2026-01-06
LOW · 0
Tony Wied
1 buy
$75K
2026-02-03
LOW · 0
Byron Donalds
5 buys
4 sells
$72K
2026-03-20
LOW · 1
Lisa C. McClain
4 buys
4 sells
$64K
2025-08-13
LOW · 0
Robert P. Bresnahan
4 buys
2 sells
$48K
2025-05-09
LOW · 0
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
3 buys
3 sells
$48K
2026-06-16
HIGH · 61
James Comer
2 buys
2 sells
$32K
2025-02-04
LOW · 0
Josh Gottheimer
2 sells
$16K
2025-09-11
LOW · 1
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading TTD
2026-06-16
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-05-15
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-04-14
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-03-20
Byron Donalds
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-03-13
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-02-03
Tony Wied
Purchase
$50,001 - $100,000
2026-02-10
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-02-10
Byron Donalds
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-09
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-08
Byron Donalds
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-06
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-10-09
Byron Donalds
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-07-03
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
Open-market buys
C
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
6
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.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.2099 · 119th
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize a study to review specific outcomes of entrepreneurial skills d
S.1007 · 119th
9–8–8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility 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.1398 · 118th
Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024
S.599 · 118th
Digital Equity Foundation Act of 2023
S.649 · 118th
Hydrogen Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act
HR.1345 · 118th
NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act
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
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General technology sector regulatory scrutiny on data privacy and digital advertisingFTC, 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
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
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?
95 congressional trades by 12 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-06-16. 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.