Unusual Whales Subversive Republican Trading ETF

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It's no secret: Members of Congress often buy and sell stocks, just like the rest of us. But while most of us have no inside information on the companies whose shares we buy or sell, U.S. representatives and senators often do have such information.

ETFs that combine investing and politics tap into investors' polarized views. Why they shouldn't get your vote.

If you want exposure to what elected officials are trading, there are two ways to do that.

NEW YORK, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tidal Financial Group today announced that the ticker symbol for the Unusual Whales Subversive Republican Trading ETF (the “Fund”) will change from KRUZ to GOP. This change will take effect at market open on March 21, 2025.

Look at the performance of just about any market-beating exchange-traded funds (ETF) these days and they will likely have one thing in common: AI chipmaker Nvidia ( NASDAQ:NVDA ) will be a core holding in the portfolio.

The NANC and KRUZ ETFs supposedly allow retail traders to follow the market-beating trades of Congresspersons like Nancy Pelosi and Ted Cruz. Assuming their allocations remain static, President Trump's policies should be more beneficial for / less detrimental to the KRUZ ETF. However, tariffs remain a wildcard, as it is unclear which ETF would be more impacted by potential inflation and economic weakness.

Though perhaps not as trendy as they were years ago, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are nonetheless a core investment vehicle—and still an exceedingly popular one, at that. As of 2023, there were more than 10,000 ETFs listed across the globe, up by nearly a quarter from just three years earlier.

Whether or not members of Congress have insider knowledge of a business is irrelevant: they certainly have insider knowledge of the government, legislation, and foreign affairs that will impact the stock market and the stocks they own. That's why members of Congress so often outperform the broad market and why more investors than ever are following their trades.

Washington's elite's investment strategies have captivated the imagination of investors seeking a glimpse into the minds of the nation's power brokers. Two unconventional exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer this enticing proposition by allowing investors to mimic US Congress members' publicly disclosed stock trades.

‘There's no guarantee that any one of these funds will do well under a Democratic regime or a Republican regime,' one analyst notes.