Mikhail Makarov
- A new congressional trading form filed by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene disclosed that she recently bought positions in a wide variety of industries, includng the technology sector.
- According to the form, the Congresswoman representing the 14th district in Georgia purchased stakes in Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) and cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) on June 24. The value of the stakes were between $1,001 and $15,000 each, according to the disclosure form.
- ASML has been of particular interest to investors due in part to its crucial role in creating semiconductors, largely due to its extreme ultraviolet lithography systems that are used to make leading edge nodes.
- CrowdStrike was added to the S&P 500 on June 24, nearly five years after going public. Seeking Alpha contributor and analyst Julian Lin recently praised CrowdStrike for its performance.
- ASML shares were fractionally higher in Friday trading, while CrowdStrike fell slightly more than 1%.
- Taylor Greene made several other buys according to the form, including acquiring stakes in Costco (COST), Lululemon (LULU), Nestle (OTCPK:NSRGY) and NextEra Energy (NEE). She also reported buying between $100,001 and $250,000 worth of U.S. Treasury bills.
- Last month, Taylor Greene disclosed she had bought positions in Microsoft (MSFT) and Qualcomm (QCOM), among others.
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(This story has been updated to include Taylor Greene’s past purchases.)