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SEC Filings Search
Readability and Sentiment Analysis
Readability and Sentiment Analysis

Parse SEC filings to quantify the “readability” as well as the “sentiment” of each based on the textual content and wording in these filings.

  • Quickly develop tailored datasets from all SEC filings
  • Analyze sentiment/tone metrics in disclosures
  • Coverage from 1994

WRDS SEC Linking Tables

Extract historical company identifier information from SEC filings to map companies across different identification systems and accurately track companies over time.  

  • Traces historical name changes of companies
  • Link between CIK and CUSIP
  • Link between GVKEY and CIK

SEC Filings Search

Use this powerful research platform to search the contents of the most commonly used SEC filings—over 3.4 million reports—filed by more than 94 thousand companies.

  • Easy-to-use web queries
  • Daily updates
  • Links to original HTML and text filings

List of Filings Exhibits

Enables you to search specific SEC filings forms. Common filings include:

  • 10-Ks, 10-Qs
  • Forms 3, 4, 5

List of 8-K Items

Access information about Form 8-K triggering events for all companies that filed 8-K, from as far back as 1994.

  • Research company events important to shareholders

WRDS SEC 13F Holdings Data

Parsing of 13F filings reported in XML attachment by institutional investors to extract holding and summary information.

  • Data coverage complete starting in June 2013
  • Query supports conditional statements

Readability and Sentiment Analysis

Focusing on textual content and wording, assess the readability, sentiment/tone in financial disclosures using insights from recently published papers in the field. The Readability and Sentiment Analysis tool is designed with flexibility in mind, allowing you to search SEC filings for an individual firm or a group of firms.

Requires subscription to WRDS SEC Analytics Suite.

Readability and Sentiment
WRDS SEC Linking Tables

Easily trace historical name changes and access filings statistics for companies. Use the linking tables to map the SEC’s CIK to CUSIP and Compustat’s GVKEY. Linking tables enable you to track all historical filings for public companies, helping to avoid selection and survivorship bias in research.

Requires subscription to WRDS SEC Analytics Suite.

Historical Company Names
CIK-CUSIP Link Table
GVKEY-CIK Link Table
SEC Filings Search

Types of filings covered by this engine include 10Ks, 10Qs, 8Ks, Proxy and Registration Statements, 40-F Annual Reports, Uploads, and SEC correspondence. With access to all information in SEC filings, this tool is positioned for broad research in finance, accounting, business, economics, and law (e.g., corporate due diligence, forensic accounting, disclosure research, and investment management).

Requires subscription to WRDS SEC Analytics Suite.

Filings Search (Sample Data)
SEC Filings Search
List of Filings Exhibits

By parsing through the entire SEC filings database, this query allows you to extract the contents of specific forms filed by companies. The most commonly used forms include 10-Ks, 10-Qs, Forms 3, 4, and 5.

Requires subscription to WRDS SEC Analytics Suite.

List of Filings Exhibits
List of 8-K Items

Screen and extract all 8-K forms with specific trigger item information. Search for companies by CIK, GVKEY, CUSIP, or TICKER and extract all 8-K reports filed by these companies, along with the list of all items that triggered the filing of Form 8-K,  the filing date, filing time (available after 2002), and the conformed period of report or event date.

Requires subscription to WRDS SEC Analytics Suite.

List of 8-K Items
WRDS SEC 13F Holdings Data

Through parsing of the SEC 13F Holdings data reported in XML attachments, you can access details on holdings as well as well as summary information of equity positions held by institutional investors. As such format was mandated by the SEC after June 2013, the SEC 13F Holdings data is complete only for the period after that reporting date.

Requires subscription to WRDS SEC Analytics Suite.

13F Holdings Data
13F Summary Data