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Lutnick reported 20 sales totaling an estimated $474.9M, consistent with ethics agreement divestitures. Holdings included BGC, NMRK, NDAQ, DIS, GEHC, among others.
Last filing: Nov 5, 2025|Transactions: Mar 7, 2025 – Oct 6, 2025
Every transaction on file is a sale. This is the pattern you would expect from an official liquidating positions to comply with an ethics agreement, but Open Cabinet does not yet ingest the entry-disclosure baseline (Nominee 278) needed to confirm which holdings have been fully divested.
One dot per disclosed trade, sized by amount. Red = sale, green = purchase.
| Date | Description | Type | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2025 | Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P | Sale | $50M+ | |
| Oct 6, 2025 | CF Group Management, Inc. | Sale | $50M+ | |
| Oct 6, 2025 | BGC Group, Inc. (BGC) Class B | Sale | $50M+ |
Every financial disclosure document the Office of Government Ethics has published or recorded for Howard Lutnick. Open Cabinet summarizes each document observationally and links to the source PDF where one is publicly available. We do not issue compliance verdicts — that is OGE’s role, not ours.
Howard Lutnick promised the Office of Government Ethics he would divest 17specific holdings — most within 90 days of his February 18, 2025 confirmation (deadline May 19, 2025), the remainder “as soon as practicable.” 278-T sales are on file for 15 of those entities; no matching sale on file for 2. OGE certified compliance on Jun 19, 2025.
OGE compliance certifications are issued by the Office of Government Ethics, not by Open Cabinet. The presence of a 278-T sale is documentary evidence that a transaction was reported; it is not a finding that the official complied. Absence of a 278-T sale may mean the holding was sold via a Form 201 Certificate of Divestiture (which we do not yet ingest), sold below the $1,000 reporting threshold, or not sold.
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Original PDFs from the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. These are the documents Open Cabinet parses.
Source: U.S. Office of Government Ethics, 278-T Periodic Transaction Report. Asset values and transaction amounts are reported in ranges as required by federal law. View original filings
| Oct 6, 2025 | Tangible Benefits, LLC | Sale | $250K-$500K |
| Oct 6, 2025 | KBCR Management Partners, LLC | Sale | $5M-$25M |
| Oct 6, 2025 | LFA, LLC | Sale | $50M+ |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Shares in Retirement Accounts (BGC) | Sale | $50K-$100K |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Shares in Retirement Accounts (NMRK) | Sale | $50K-$100K |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Shares in Retirement Accounts (BGC) | Sale | $1M-$5M |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Shares in Retirement Accounts (NMRK) | Sale | $1M-$5M |
| May 16, 2025 | Newmark Group, Inc. (NMRK) | Sale | $50M+ |
| May 16, 2025 | BGC Group, Inc. (BGC) | Sale | $50M+ |
| May 16, 2025 | Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) | Sale | $1M-$5M |
| May 16, 2025 | The Walt Disney Co. (DIS) | Sale | $1K-$15K |
| May 16, 2025 | Kimberly Akimbo LLC | Sale | $50K-$100K |
| May 16, 2025 | Kiajia, LLC | Sale | $50K-$100K |
| May 16, 2025 | Structured Services Investor, LLC | Sale | $100K-$250K |
| Mar 7, 2025 | GE Healthcare Technologies Inc. (GEHC) | Sale | $1K-$15K |
| Mar 7, 2025 | GE Vernova LLC (GEV) | Sale | $1K-$15K |
| Mar 7, 2025 | GE Aerospace (GE) | Sale | $15K-$50K |
Pre-confirmation disclosure for Commerce Secretary nominee. Discloses extensive holdings tied to Cantor Fitzgerald, BGC Group, and Newmark Group, plus dozens of family real-estate LLCs and trust positions. ProPublica records the reported asset minimum at $723M.
Commits to resign from Cantor Fitzgerald, BGC Group, and Newmark Group and divest equity in those firms within 90 days of confirmation. Lists divestiture commitments for GE Healthcare, GE Vernova, GE Aerospace, NASDAQ, Walt Disney, Roivant Sciences, and other family-trust holdings, with recusal pledges for retained positions in 31 family LLCs and several trusts. A separate, deeper ledger of these promises is maintained at data/divestiture/lutnick-howard.json.
Initial self-certification filed with OGE marking Yes on every applicable section (resignations, divestitures, periodic transaction report filings, recusals, ethics briefing). Lutnick states that on 05/19/2025 he and his trusts entered agreements to divest Cantor Fitzgerald, BGC Group, and Newmark Group, with completion subject to regulatory approvals.
Updated certification adding Section 10 detail on the signed divestiture agreements. Reiterates that the Cantor Fitzgerald, BGC Group, and Newmark Group divestitures were entered into on 05/19/2025 and remained pending regulatory approvals at the time of signing.
Discloses ten sales: Newmark Group (NMRK), BGC Group (BGC), and Nasdaq (NDAQ) on 05/16/2025; Walt Disney (DIS), Kimberly Akimbo LLC, Kiajia LLC, and Structured Services Investor LLC on 05/16/2025; and GE Healthcare (GEHC), GE Vernova (GEV), and GE Aerospace (GE) on 03/07/2025. The Newmark and BGC sales are each disclosed as Over $50,000,000. All marked No on the 30-day late notification flag.
Discloses ten sales all dated 10/06/2025, with endnotes stating each transaction was entered into on 05/16/2025 in accordance with the Ethics Agreement and consummated on 10/06/2025 following regulatory approvals. Sales include Cantor Fitzgerald L.P., CF Group Management Inc., BGC Group Class B, Tangible Benefits LLC, KBCR Management Partners LLC, LFA LLC, and additional BGC and NMRK shares held in retirement accounts. The Cantor Fitzgerald, CF Group Management, and BGC Class B sales are each disclosed as Over $50,000,000. All marked No on the 30-day late notification flag.
Source: U.S. Office of Government Ethics public disclosure portal. Document summaries are observational and do not constitute compliance determinations. Compliance with ethics agreements is certified by OGE in their own Compliance Certification document, which is listed above when on file.
Self-certification filed with OGE confirming Ethics Agreement obligations were met
Updated filing dated June 19, 2025 — adds Section 10 detail on signed divestiture agreements
Trade-by-trade disclosures filed during service
From the Compliance Certification
“In accordance with the requirements of my Ethics Agreement, on May 19, 2025, I and trusts that I am the beneficiary of entered into agreements to divest my interests in Cantor Fitzgerald L.P., BGC Group, Inc., and Newmark Group, Inc. As noted in my ethics agreements, these divestitures are subject to regulatory approvals and will be completed once obtained.”
Section 10, Updated Compliance Certification (signed June 19, 2025)
OGE-form certification: appointee marked 'Yes' on every applicable section (resignations, divestitures, periodic transaction reports filed, recusals, ethics briefing).
| Entity | Section | Promised action | Sales on file (278-T) | Earliest sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. | Section 2 | Resign from positions; divest all partnership interests (including those held in family trusts) within 90 days of confirmation. | 1 sale · ~$75.0M | Oct 6, 2025 |
| BGC Group, Inc.BGC | Sections 3, 11 | Resign from positions; divest all equity (including stock, restricted stock units, retirement plan holdings, and family trust interests) within 90 days. Forfeit unvested restricted stock units at resignation. | 4 sales · ~$153.1M | May 16, 2025 |
| Newmark Group, Inc.NMRK | Sections 4, 11 | Resign from positions; divest equity, partnership units, DRS distributions, preferred units, and non-exchangeable units within 90 days. Forfeit unvested equity at resignation. | 3 sales · ~$78.1M | May 16, 2025 |
| GE Healthcare TechnologiesGEHC | Section 8 | Divest from family trusts within 90 days. | 1 sale · ~$8K | Mar 7, 2025 |
| GE Vernova LLCGEV | Section 8 | Divest from family trusts within 90 days. | 1 sale · ~$8K | Mar 7, 2025 |
| GE AerospaceGE | Section 8 | Divest from family trusts within 90 days. | 1 sale · ~$33K | Mar 7, 2025 |
| NASDAQNDAQ | Section 8 | Divest from family trusts within 90 days. | 1 sale · ~$3.0M | May 16, 2025 |
| Walt Disney CompanyDIS | Section 8 | Divest from family trusts within 90 days. | 1 sale · ~$8K | May 16, 2025 |
| Roivant Sciences Ltd.ROIV | Section 8 | Divest from family trusts within 90 days. | No 278-T sale on file | — |
| Kimberly Akimbo LLC | Section 8 | Divest from family trusts within 90 days. | 1 sale · ~$75K | May 16, 2025 |
| Kiajia, LLC | Section 8 | Divest from family trusts within 90 days. | 1 sale · ~$75K | May 16, 2025 |
| CF Group Management, Inc. | Section 11 | Divest as soon as practicable. | 1 sale · ~$75.0M | Oct 6, 2025 |
| KBCR Management Partners, LLC | Section 11 | Divest as soon as practicable. | 1 sale · ~$15.0M | Oct 6, 2025 |
| LFA, LLC | Section 11 | Divest as soon as practicable. | 1 sale · ~$75.0M | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Structured Services Investor LLC | Section 11 | Divest as soon as practicable. | 1 sale · ~$175K | May 16, 2025 |
| Tangible Benefits, LLC | Section 11 | Divest as soon as practicable. | 1 sale · ~$375K | Oct 6, 2025 |
| CF Realty Fund III, L.P. | Section 11 | Divest within 90 days of confirmation. | No 278-T sale on file | — |
Sources: Office of Government Ethics financial disclosure portal. The Ethics Agreement also lists hundreds of subsidiary entities of Cantor Fitzgerald, BGC Group, and Newmark Group in Appendix A — those are positions Lutnick committed to resign from, not individually-traded stocks, and are not shown in this ledger. For the full list see the Ethics Agreement PDF above.