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Scott Bessent
Secretary, Department of the Treasury

Scott Bessent

RCabinetWashington, D.C.

Secretary (R) for Washington, D.C., 64 years old.

Tenure
Secretary since 2025
Born
Conway, South Carolina, 1962
Education
  • B.A. Yale University (1984)
Full biography

BESSENT, Scott Kenneth Halford, a hedge-fund manager and economist from the State of South Carolina, currently serving as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury; founded Key Square Group in 2015 and previously served as Chief Investment Officer at Soros Fund Management; born in Conway, South Carolina, August 21, 1962; B.A. Yale University, 1984; took the oath of office as Secretary of the Treasury on January 28, 2025.

Source: U.S. Congress Bioguide / public-record corporate filings.

Year-to-date performance
No priced trades disclosed this year yet.
Numbers populate once a disclosed trade is in a public-equity ticker we can price.
Profitable trades
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Volume rank
#2/2
5
Total trades
$0
Volume YTD
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Avg hold
0
Conflicts

Public financial disclosure

Self-reported on OGE Form 278e — values are disclosed as ranges, not exact dollars.

Disclosed net worth
⚑ 3 sector overlaps
$391.5M – $1.2B
Assets minus liabilities, summed across the 25+ disclosed positions.
Liabilities
$56M–$130M
Form
Nominee Report
Filed
December 2024
Holdings in agency’s regulated sectors

Disclosed positions whose sector overlaps with this agency’s jurisdiction. Structural — not an accusation of wrongdoing. Cabinet officials typically divest these at confirmation.

  • Greengage Global Holding Ltd. (provider of digital merchant banking services); I will divest this asset if confirmed$250,001 - $500,000
    Financial ServicesSecretary on Department of the Treasury holds Financial Services-sector security; this committee has substantive jurisdiction over this sector.
  • IBITiShares Bitcoin Trust ETF$250,001 - $500,000
    CryptoSecretary on Department of the Treasury holds Crypto-sector security; this committee has substantive jurisdiction over this sector.
  • Aperion (DE) Feeder Fund LP - Mind Capital Fund One Series, Underlying assets are not disclosed due to a preexisting confidentiality agreement; I will divest this asset if confirmed$250,001 - $500,000
    Financial ServicesSecretary on Department of the Treasury holds Financial Services-sector security; this committee has substantive jurisdiction over this sector.
Liabilities
  • Goldman Sachs · Margin AccountOver $50,000,000
  • Bank of America · Exercised Line of Credit$5,000,001 - $25,000,000
  • Bank of America · Mortgage on Personal Residence$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
View original filing (PDF)
Largest holdings
  1. 1.U.S. Treasury Bills (11/30/26)Over $50,000,000
  2. 2.QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1Over $50,000,000
  3. 3.Euro-U.S. Dollar (EUR/USD), open positionOver $50,000,000
  4. 4.U.S. Dollar-JPY (USD/JPY), open positionOver $50,000,000
  5. 5.Key Square Group LP, investment firm See EndnoteOver $50,000,000
  6. 6.U.S. Treasury Bills (11/28/25)Over $50,000,000
  7. 7.RSPInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETFOver $50,000,000
  8. 8.SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF TrustOver $50,000,000
  9. 9.U.S. Dollar-Offshore Deliverable CNY Currency (USD/CNH), open positionOver $50,000,000
  10. 10.Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP), put option position$5,000,001 - $25,000,000
  11. 11.Farmland (Burleigh, ND; Kidder, ND; Eddy, ND; Benson, ND; Wells, ND) See Endnote$5,000,001 - $25,000,000
  12. 12.Residential Real Estate, Nassau, Bahamas$5,000,001 - $25,000,000
  13. 13.Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ), put option position$5,000,001 - $25,000,000
  14. 14.Residential Real Estate, Cashiers, NC$5,000,001 - $25,000,000
  15. 15.TOIXXFederated Treasury Obligations Fund Institutional Shares$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
  16. 16.U.S. Dollar-JPY (USD/JPY), open position$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
  17. 17.U.S. Treasury Bills (11/28/25)$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
  18. 18.OGVXXJPMorgan US Government Money Market Fund Capital Shares$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
  19. 19.SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
  20. 20.Commercial Real Estate, Charleston, SC$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
  21. 21.QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
  22. 22.U.S. Dollar-Offshore Deliverable CNY Currency (USD/CNH), open position$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
  23. 23.SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
  24. 24.U.S. Bank #1 money market account (cash)$1,000,001 - $5,000,000
  25. 25.Paragon Title (escrow account for future real estate purchase)$1,000,001 - $5,000,000

Track record by window

1 year
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Gross flow$550K
Trades2
Bought / Sold0·2
Open book0%
5 years
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Gross flow$3.1M
Trades18
Bought / Sold0·18
Open book0%

Disclosed trades · 5

All filings →
●Filed Jul 14, 2025·traded Mar 4, 2025
↓sold
E
iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG)(EWG)$1K-$15K
132 days to disclose · 87 past 45-day windowprice pending
●Filed Jul 14, 2025·traded Mar 4, 2025
↓sold
T
iShares MSCI Thailand ETF (THD)(THD)$1K-$15K
132 days to disclose · 87 past 45-day windowprice pending
●Filed Jul 14, 2025·traded Mar 4, 2025
↓sold
G
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)(GLD)$50K-$100K
132 days to disclose · 87 past 45-day window
Flat·+0.0%
+3.9% vs S&P 500
●Filed Jul 14, 2025·traded Mar 4, 2025
↓soldVerizon Communications, Inc. (VZ)(VZ)$15K-$50K
132 days to disclose · 87 past 45-day window
Flat·+0.0%
+15.3% vs S&P 500
●Filed Jul 14, 2025·traded Mar 4, 2025
↓sold
G
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)(GLD)$50K-$100K
132 days to disclose · 87 past 45-day window
Flat·+0.0%
+3.9% vs S&P 500

Their record vs the S&P 500

3 priced trades compared to a same-direction S&P 500 benchmark.

Politician portfolio+$0
S&P 500 benchmark−$10.8K
Alpha+$10.8K
Gold line = cumulative dollar P&L · Dashed = S&P 500 over same window · Bars = monthly trade volume

Oversight committees · 0

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No committee assignments on record.