Now that the presidential election campaigns are in full swing, some investors are looking at the investment portfolios of the candidates. Candidates are required to file OGE Form 278, Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Form, which provides insight into the stocks and bonds that they own. These forms can be found at the OpenSecrets website.
So let’s start with the Republican candidate, Mitt Romney. According to publicly files records, he owns the following along with the estimated values of the holdings.
Gold between $250,000 to $500,000
Goldman Sachs Inflation Protected Securities Fund (GSAPX) between $250,000 to $500,000
Ford (F) between $250,000 to $500,000
Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund (GSSMX) between $500,000 to $1,000,000
iShares S&P Europe 350 Index (IEV) between $1,000,000 to $5,000,000
iShares S&P Latin America 40 Index (ILF) between $500,000 to $1,000,000
SPDR S&P Emerging Europe (GUR) between $500,000 to $1,000,000
SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) between $1,000,000 to $5,000,000
Marriott International, Inc. (MAR) between $100,000 to $250,000
In addition, he owns numerous other investments including bonds, limited partnerships, currencies, and bank accounts.
If you like interesting stock lists like this, check out the various stock lists, most of which are free, at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.
Disclosure: Author owns F.
By Stockerblog.com
Stock ticker symbols for the funds assume A shares, as type of shares not specified in the OGE Form 278.
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