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Corporate debt holdings include Citi, Wells and Meta

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More than 600 purchases since returning to office in

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WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald

Trump has bought more than $100 million in company, state and

municipal bonds since taking office in January, according to new

disclosures which shed further light on the vast holdings of

America's billionaire president.

The forms, posted online on Tuesday, show the Republican

former real estate mogul made more than 600 financial purchases

since January 21, the day after he was inaugurated for his

second term in the White House.

The August 12 filing from the U.S. Office of Government

Ethics does not list exact amounts for each purchase, only

giving a broad range.

They include corporate bonds from Citigroup ( C/PN ), Morgan

Stanley ( MS ), and Wells Fargo ( WFC ), as well as Meta

, Qualcomm ( QCOM ), The Home Depot ( HD ), T-Mobile USA

and UnitedHealth Group ( UNH ).

Other debt purchases include various bonds issued by cities,

states, counties and school districts as well as gas districts,

and other issuers.

The holdings cover sectors that could benefit from U.S.

policy shifts under his administration, such as financial

deregulation.

A senior White House official said Trump continued to file

mandatory disclosures about his investment portfolio but that

neither he nor his family had a role in managing or selecting

the bonds, which are managed by a third-party financial

institution. Federal ethics officials certified the reports,

which are in compliance with applicable laws, according to the

official, who declined to be named.

Trump, a businessman-turned-politician, has said he has put

his companies into a trust managed by his children.

"President Trump's net worth has increased substantially,

with much of that concentrated in crypto holdings and Trump

Media ( DJT ). Given that, there is no evidence currently that his bond

purchases are anything other than a prudent diversification

within his billions of dollars in assets," said John Canavan,

lead US analyst at Oxford Economics.

"It seems like he was primarily purchasing corporate and

municipal bonds and others that are high quality and highly

rated, so it's just a way to take a little bit of risk off the

table," he said.

Trump's annual disclosure form filed in June showed his

income from various sources still ultimately accrues to the

president - something that has opened him up to accusations of

conflicts of interest.

In that disclosure, which appeared to cover the 2024

calendar year, Trump reported more than $600 million in income

from cryptocurrencies, golf properties, licensing and other

ventures. It also showed the president's push into crypto had

added substantially to his wealth.

Overall, the president reported assets worth at least $1.6

billion, according to a Reuters calculation at the time.