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Filings, Ownership & Smart Money
Read the filings and follow the smart money — 10-Ks, insiders, and institutions.
Form 10-K (Annual Report)
A 10-K is the comprehensive annual report a US public company files with the SEC, covering its full-year financials, business, and risks.
Form 10-Q (Quarterly Report)
A 10-Q is the quarterly financial report US public companies file with the SEC for each of the first three fiscal quarters.
Form 8-K (Current Report)
An 8-K is the filing US companies use to disclose major events to the SEC promptly, between scheduled quarterly and annual reports.
Management Discussion & Analysis
MD&A is the section of a financial filing where management explains, in plain language, the company's results, trends, risks, and outlook.
Proxy Statement (DEF 14A)
A proxy statement (DEF 14A) is the document a US company sends shareholders before its annual meeting, detailing votes, pay, and board matters.
Institutional Ownership
The percentage of a company's shares held by large professional investors like mutual funds, pension funds, and asset managers.
Insider Ownership
The percentage of a company's shares held by its own officers, directors, and large controlling shareholders.
Form 4 (Insider Transaction)
A US filing that company insiders must submit to report their own purchases or sales of the company's stock.
13F Filing
A quarterly US filing where large investment managers must disclose the public equity holdings they manage.
Insider Cluster Buying
When several different insiders at the same company buy its stock within a short window, often read as a stronger signal than a single buy.
Short Interest
The total number of a company's shares that have been sold short and not yet bought back to close the position.