Dan Benishek is a Republican physician who represented Michigan’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 6, 2015, to January 3, 2017. Born April 20, 1952, he previously served in Congress beginning in 2011 and represented a largely rural district covering northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. Committee assignments during his tenure are not listed in the available data.
During his time in Congress, Benishek disclosed 239 trades with an estimated total trading volume of $4.2 million, placing him among the more active House traders of that period. His activity was heavily skewed toward purchases, with 189 buys compared to 50 sells. The most frequently traded stocks included an unnamed holding (50 trades), Procter & Gamble (PG, 6 trades), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, 5 trades), Verizon (VZ, 5 trades), and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK, 5 trades). Sector exposure spanned Banking (4 trades), Technology (4), Services (2), Retail Trade (2), and Manufacturing (2), reflecting diversified activity across consumer, healthcare, telecom, and financial industries.
| Date | Asset | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-04 | NGG | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-04-04 | NUE | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-04-04 | OHI | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-04-04 | XM | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2015-04-02 | ABAX | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-04-02 | ALGW | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-04-02 | ARCC | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-04-02 | BCE | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-04-02 | JOB | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-03-20 | RF | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-03-07 | AIMC | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-03-05 | ABAX | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-02-05 | ABAX | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-02-05 | MO | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-02-05 | AXS | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2015-02-05 | TCEC | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2012-10-12 | Putnam Capital Spectrum Cl AOPTI | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-10-12 | Putnam Capital Spectrum Cl AOTHE | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-07-12 | Columbia Acorn CL AOTHE | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-07-12 | Columbia Acorn C AOTHE | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-07-12 | Columbia Acorn C L AOTHE | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-06-12 | Vanguard ST Corp BondBOND | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-06-09 | EZA | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-06-09 | EWH | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-06-09 | iShares Inc MSCI Singapore Index FDETF | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-06-09 | iShares Inc South Africa Index FundETF | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-06-09 | iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index FundETF | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-06-09 | Vanguard ST Corp BondBOND | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-05-12 | Market Vectors ETF TR Russia ETFETF | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-05-12 | RSX | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-05-12 | IHY | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-05-12 | Vanguard ST Corp BondBOND | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-05-12 | HYD | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-05-12 | Vanguard ST Corp BondBOND | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-03-12 | Hancock John Global Opp CL COTHE | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2012-03-12 | Hancock John Global Opp CL COTHE | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2012-03-10 | EWH | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-03-10 | iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index FundETF | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-03-01 | J Hancock Life BalancedOTHE | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-03-01 | J Hancock Life BalOTHE | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-02-03 | EWS | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2012-01-11 | GLD | buy | $15K – $50K |
| 2011-12-10 | Nuveen Build America Bond FundBOND | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2011-12-10 | J. Hancock Float Rate COTHE | sell | $15K – $50K |
| 2011-08-12 | Putnam Cap Spectrum - AOPTI | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2011-01-12 | SPDR SER TR S&P Barclays Cap Emerging MktsETF | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2011-01-12 | GMM | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2011-01-12 | SPDR Series Trust SPDR Barclays Cap Emerging MktsETF | sell | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-12-11 | Columbia Acorn International Portfolio FundFUND | buy | $1K – $15K |
| 2010-12-11 | Nuveen Build America Bond FundBOND | buy | $1K – $15K |