Congress Trades in Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)
17 members of Congress have disclosed trading ITW.
17 members of Congress have disclosed trading Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW), with 26 transactions in total — 14 purchases and 12 sales worth an estimated $633,500 at range midpoints, leaning toward buying. The most active ITW trader is Kevin Hern (3 disclosures). The most recent disclosed ITW trade was on Oct 30, 2025. Across the 5 disclosed ITW purchases we can price, the average return since disclosure is +10.9% (information only, not advice). See our full ITW fundamentals page for price, valuation and a return calculator.
Corporate insiders in ITW
It's not just Congress — here's what ITW's own executives and directors have done with the stock recently, from SEC Form 4 filings.
| Date | Insider | Role | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2026 | Scanlon Jennifer F. | Director | Buy | 806 | $199,880 |
Every disclosed ITW trade
| Disclosed | Politician | Type | Amount | Traded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2025 | Lisa McClain R | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Oct 30, 2025 | filing ↗ |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Jared Moskowitz D | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Apr 7, 2025 | filing ↗ |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Bruce Westerman R | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Apr 21, 2025 | filing ↗ |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Carol Devine Miller R | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Mar 10, 2025 | filing ↗ |
| Oct 1, 2024 | C. Scott Franklin R | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sep 25, 2024 | filing ↗ |
| Aug 13, 2024 | John James R | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Nov 10, 2023 | filing ↗ |
| Oct 21, 2021 | Kevin Hern R | Purchase | $15,001 - $50,000 | Oct 20, 2021 | filing ↗ |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Cindy Axne | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Mar 23, 2020 | filing ↗ |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Cindy Axne | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Mar 11, 2020 | filing ↗ |
| Jul 2, 2021 | Kevin Hern R | Purchase | $50,001 - $100,000 | Jul 1, 2021 | filing ↗ |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Kevin Hern R | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Oct 16, 2020 | filing ↗ |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Mikie Sherrill D | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Feb 20, 2020 | filing ↗ |
| Nov 7, 2018 | John A. Yarmuth D | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Oct 22, 2018 | filing ↗ |
| Oct 8, 2018 | Bradley S. Schneider D | Sale | $100,001 - $250,000 | Jul 23, 2018 | filing ↗ |
| Aug 15, 2018 | Lois Frankel D | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Aug 15, 2018 | filing ↗ |
| Jun 21, 2017 | Lois Frankel D | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Jun 21, 2017 | filing ↗ |
| Jun 6, 2017 | Frank A. LoBiondo R | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | May 17, 2017 | filing ↗ |
| Apr 5, 2017 | John A. Yarmuth D | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Mar 23, 2017 | filing ↗ |
| Feb 1, 2017 | Pete Sessions R | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Feb 1, 2017 | filing ↗ |
| Feb 1, 2017 | Pete Sessions R | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Feb 1, 2017 | filing ↗ |
| Oct 1, 2016 | Thomas J. Rooney R | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sep 1, 2016 | filing ↗ |
| Aug 10, 2016 | Lois Frankel D | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Aug 10, 2016 | filing ↗ |
| Feb 1, 2016 | Thomas MacArthur R | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | Jan 15, 2016 | filing ↗ |
| Feb 1, 2016 | Thomas MacArthur R | Sale | $100,001 - $250,000 | Jan 15, 2016 | filing ↗ |
| Jun 15, 2015 | Tammy Duckworth D | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 | May 19, 2015 | filing ↗ |
| Feb 1, 2015 | Thomas MacArthur R | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Jan 12, 2015 | filing ↗ |
Most active ITW traders in Congress
Kevin Hern
Republican
3 trades
Lois Frankel
Democrat
3 trades
Thomas MacArthur
Republican
3 trades
CA
Cindy Axne
2 trades
John A. Yarmuth
Democrat
2 trades
Pete Sessions
Republican
2 trades
Lisa McClain
Republican
1 trade
Jared Moskowitz
Democrat
1 trade
Source: US House Clerk Periodic Transaction Reports. Amounts are disclosed as ranges; estimates use range midpoints. Data may be delayed or contain filer errors. Updated Jun 29, 2026. Not investment advice.