Republican Senator Who Won Reelection Is Selling Magnificent Seven Stocks: Here Are the Trades Magnificent 7 stocks (Credit: Photo: Shutterstock) Chris Katje Sat, November 7, 2026 at 2:30 PM EST 4 min read AAPL -0.44% META +1.14% MSFT -0.85% ZTS -3.24% Explore stocks on Coinbase Trading disclosure Trading disclosure The above button links to Coinbase. Yahoo Finance is not a broker-dealer or investment adviser and does not offer securities or cryptocurrencies for sale or facilitate trading. Coinbase pays us for certain activity generated through this link. Prices displayed are informational.
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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) was among the Republicans who held onto their seats in the 2026 midterm elections. Weeks before the election, Capito sold shares of three Magnificent Seven stocks.
Capito sold four stocks on Oct. 21, according to data from the Benzinga Government Trades page. Here are the trades:
Oct. 21: Sold $1,000 to $15,000 in Apple Inc. stock
Oct. 21: Sold $1,000 to $15,000 in Meta Platforms Inc. stock
Oct. 21: Sold $1,000 to $15,000 in Microsoft Corp. stock
Oct. 21: Sold $1,000 to $15,000 in Zoetis Inc. stock
Of the four transactions, three were partial sales of Magnificent Seven stocks.
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This continues a trend for the 72-year-old senator, who also sold Apple stock in July and April. Capito also sold Microsoft and other tech stocks like Cisco Systems and Intel in July.
Reelected to the Senate with 58.3% of the vote, Capito must continue to disclose her stock trades to the public.
Since 2015, Capito has made nearly 600 trades totaling $5.8 million, according to data from Quiver Quantitative.
The senator has mostly been selling stocks in recent years, with 2021 the last year where her purchases totaled more than her sales.
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