Analysis: John Boozman's buy of UNH (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC)
Assessment: Low signal
A routine, nominal buy order likely executed by a third-party manager, showing no corroboration or outlier traits.
- Member: John Boozman
- Party / state: Republican-AR
- Chamber: Senate
- Transaction: Buy
- Amount: $1,001 - $15,000
- Ticker: UNH
- Company: UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC
- Trade date: 2026-06-04
- Disclosure date: 2026-07-13
- Disclosure lag: 39 days
Executive summary
This research package documents publicly available context surrounding Sen. John Boozman’s 2026-06-04 purchase of UNH ($1,001–$15,000, self) in the context of his disclosed trading history (363 trades; UNH traded 3 times total). The agent captured relevant SEC EDGAR events (8-K filings and Form 4 activity provided in the input), but could not access Congress.gov, Federal Register, Regulations.gov, USAspending.gov, or live news sources to complete the remaining mandatory searches.
Within the user-provided trading history, UNH appears as an infrequently traded ticker for the member (3 total transactions across 2025-04-16, 2025-06-11, and 2026-06-04), all within the $1,001–$15,000 range. The analyzed trade was disclosed 39 days after execution. SEC EDGAR context available from the provided enrichment includes multiple UNH 8-K filings in the months preceding the trade (notably an 8-K on 2026-04-21 with quarterly results and earnings release exhibits, and an 8-K on 2026-06-05 related to the shareholder meeting). The Form 4 activity in the provided window includes primarily grants/awards (code A) dated 2026-06-23 and tax-withholding related transactions (code F) in early June 2026; the provided enrichment labels net insider direction as 'no_transactions' despite the listed A/F entries.
Timeline
- 2026-04-21 — UNH filed Form 8-K reporting Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition) and Item 9.01; includes earnings release exhibits.
- 2026-05-11 — UNH filed Form 8-K reporting Item 7.01 (Regulation FD Disclosure) related to a conference/interview appearance (per filing preview).
- 2026-06-04 — Sen. John Boozman purchased UNH ($1,001-$15,000) (owner: self) at reported price per share $396.47 (per user-provided trading record).
- 2026-06-05 — UNH filed Form 8-K reporting Item 5.07 (Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders) for annual meeting held June 1, 2026.
- 2026-06-23 — Multiple UNH insiders/directors reported Form 4 transactions coded 'A' (grant/award/other acquisition) (per user-provided EDGAR enrichment).
- 2026-07-13 — Trade disclosure filed for the 2026-06-04 UNH purchase (per user-provided record).
Independent analysis of public financial disclosures. Not financial or investment advice.