Public records from Pete Hegseth’s recent financial disclosure reveal new details about his personal investments and asset restructuring in 2025, including Bitcoin holdings and significant adjustments to his stock and retirement portfolio.
Bitcoin holding and asset overview
According to the filing, Hegseth’s combined assets in cash, retirement accounts, and Bitcoin reached at least $3.1 million. The value of his Bitcoin position is estimated between $16,000 and $65,000, representing a modest portion of his overall financial portfolio.
The document shows that no Bitcoin purchases or sales occurred above $1,000 during the covered period, as neither activity appears in the transactions section, which only records trades exceeding that limit. This suggests that Hegseth’s approach to cryptocurrency remained passive throughout the reporting year, with his holding value staying largely unchanged in that range.
Beyond cryptocurrency, the filing identifies five retirement accounts shared between Hegseth and his wife, Jennifer, invested in index funds and Avantis products. Three cash accounts at US banks are also listed, with one individual account exceeding $1 million.
Stock divestment and portfolio realignment
The transactions section details a broad exit from individual equities soon after Hegseth began his role in January 2025. On February 7 of that year, he sold positions in major defense companies—including Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Honeywell—in addition to private equity firms KKR and Blackstone. Records show the Lockheed and Northrop investments ranged from $1,001 to $15,000 each, although his ethics agreement did not directly require the divestment of these shares.
Approximately six weeks later, Hegseth completed additional sales of technology stocks, including Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle, and Visa. Following these divestments, he focused new allocations on broad market index funds for the remainder of 2025.
Hegseth’s financial disclosures also report two mortgages secured against a personal residence. Each loan falls within the $1,000,001 to $5,000,000 range, with one originated in 2022 and the other in 2025. The newer mortgage carries an interest rate of 8.5%.
Certification and meme token market context
Hegseth signed the report in May. Certification from an agency ethics official followed in August, with the Office of Government Ethics giving final clearance on September 18.
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No Bitcoin purchases or sales appear in the filing’s transaction section, which covers trades above $1,000. The holding is a small part of the picture. The filing shows at least $3.1 million in cash, retirement investments and Bitcoin, with five retirement accounts between Hegseth and his wife Jennifer holding index and Avantis funds.
