Research Guides: SEC Filings: Where to Find SEC Filings (2024)

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Research Guides: SEC Filings: Where to Find SEC Filings? ›

SEC filings (mid-1990s to present) are freely available from EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval). Most of our resources for company financials also provide SEC filings. These include: D&B Hoovers: From a company record, select Advanced > SEC Filings.

SEC filings (mid-1990s to present) are freely available from EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval). Most of our resources for company financials also provide SEC filings. These include: D&B Hoovers: From a company record, select Advanced > SEC Filings.

SEC filings are important regulatory documents required of all public companies to provide key information to investors or potential investors. The public can review SEC filings by visiting the commission's online database, EDGAR.

EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, is the primary system for companies and others submitting documents under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, and the Investment Company Act of 1940.

For additional information about SEC federal court actions and administrative proceedings, see the Enforcement page on SEC.gov. There, you can search for documents related to SEC actions by using the “Search Litigation Materials” feature located at the bottom of that page.

Enjoy free public access to millions of informational documents filed by publicly traded companies and others in the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system.

All Government-created content on sec.gov and EDGAR public filing content are free to access and reuse.

You can search for and retrieve Form 13F filings using the SEC's EDGAR database. To find the filings of a particular money manager, enter the money manager's name in the Company Name field. To see all recently filed 13Fs, use the "Latest Filings" search function and enter "13F" in the Form Type box.

Anyone can access and download this information for free. Here you'll find links to a complete list of filings available through EDGAR and instructions for searching the EDGAR database.

What are the required SEC filings? ›

SEC rules require your company to file annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q with the SEC on an ongoing basis. These reports require much of the same information about the company as is required in a registration statement for a public offering.

If you are looking for older for SEC filings that date after 1994 the EDGAR system is free on the SEC's website. Prior to that you have to look to elsewhere. The Library has a microfiche set but you will need the print index to find the filings themselves.

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