UTZ

Utz Brands, Inc.

Sector: consumer defensivePackaged FoodsNYSEMarket Cap: $857.8M

Utz Brands is a regional salty-snack manufacturer with minimal government dependence and negligible political/regulatory exposure.

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Govt Dependence

2/100

Regulatory Density

15/100

Lobbying Intensity

0/100

Political Signal

NONE

BusinessWhat UTZ does

Utz Brands manufactures and distributes salty snacks including potato chips, pretzels, and cheese curls primarily through retail and foodservice channels in North America. Revenue is derived from direct sales to retailers and distributors with no material government contracts or regulated-rate dependencies.

12 months past · 3 months futureUTZ 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)

243 trading days · 1 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 6 13F filings · 0 past bill actions · 1 upcoming markups

Lifetime Government AwardsUTZ federal contracts

UTZ 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 UTZ

$13.68B

Total UTZ held by tracked 13F funds

Funds with UTZ positions

Funds opened this quarter

Two Sigma Investments $13.67B +261% 2026-03-31

Citadel Advisors $8M -68% 1 overlap 2025-12-31

D.E. Shaw & Co. $4M opened 1 overlap 2025-12-31

Politicians Trading UTZMembers of Congress with recent UTZ positions

2 politicians traded UTZ across 5 disclosed transactions totaling $40K (last 730 days). Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just UTZ). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.

Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house 4 buys $32K 2025-05-15 HIGH · 61 Josh Gottheimer D-New Jersey · house 1 sell $8K 2025-12-08 LOW · 1

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading UTZ

2025-12-08 Josh Gottheimer D-New Jersey · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2025-05-15 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2025-05-15 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2025-03-24 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2025-03-24 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2023-10-16 Josh Gottheimer D-New Jersey · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2023-10-16 Josh Gottheimer D-New Jersey · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2023-09-15 Josh Gottheimer D-New Jersey · house sale $1,001 - $15,000

2023-09-15 Josh Gottheimer D-New Jersey · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2023-04-14 Josh Gottheimer D-New Jersey · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2023-04-14 Josh Gottheimer D-New Jersey · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000

11+ trades on file · most recent 2026-01-14

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

No Form 4 activity recorded in the last 180 days.

Political ProfileWhere UTZ sits in Washington

Utz has no lobbying footprint, no campaign donations, and no legislative naming. Politician trades (4 buys, 1 sale by 2 individuals) reflect routine portfolio activity unrelated to company-specific political events.

Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities

Regulatory threats

FDA labeling/nutrition standards
state-level sugar/sodium restrictions

Regulatory opportunities

No specific regulatory opportunities flagged.

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Frequently AskedAbout UTZ & political exposure

Does Utz Brands, Inc. (UTZ) hold federal contracts?

No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for Utz Brands, 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.

Has Congress traded UTZ stock?

11 congressional trades by 2 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2025-12-08. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.

What is UTZ political risk profile?

Government dependence: 2/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: none.

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