The so-called Trump Ballroom Tracker, a financial index used to track companies that have donated to the president’s new ballroom project, has significantly outperformed the market this year.
More precisely, the tracking device, Fired by Quantity quiver on October 27, 2025, was up about 26% so far in 2026. In comparison, Standard & Poor’s 500 It rose just 10.82% in the same time period, according to Data From the trading platform Autopilot.
In other words, the Trump Ballroom Tracker outperformed the S&P 500’s gains by 15.18 percentage points. In relative terms, the portfolio has returned about 140% more than the benchmark in more or less five months.
Trump Ballroom Tracker Highlights
Many Trump Ballroom Tracker voters have made significant gains since October. The most prominent of which is the memory chip manufacturer Micron Technology (NASDAQ: in) led the group with an impressive return of 352.5%.
Other noteworthy companies include Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: cat) with a return of 78.4% and alphabet (Nasdaq: Google) by 38.2%. Also worth noting are gainers like Union Pacific (NYSE: United National Party) with an increase of 20.9% apple (Nasdaq: Apple), by 15.8%, and Amazon (Nasdaq: Amzn) which rose by 11.8%.
However, the performance across the basket was far from uniform, with several high-profile tech names not being so lucky. For example, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) decreased by 19.4% Meta platforms (Nasdaq: dead) decreased by 16.4% Palantir (Nasdaq: Belter) increased by 25.1% since the tracker’s debut. However, the worst performer was the cryptocurrency exchange CoinbaseWhich decreased by 54.5%.
However, despite some individual holdings performing weaker than expected, the power of the overall tracker is undeniable, even if it remains an unconventional experiment in measuring the potential market impact of companies’ political involvement.
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