13F Glossary
Essential terms for understanding institutional holdings, 13F filings, and HoldingsIntel analytics.
13F Basics8 terms
13F Filing
A quarterly report filed with the SEC by institutional investment managers with at least $100 million in qualifying assets under management. It discloses their equity holdings as of the end of each quarter.
Institutional Investment Manager
An entity that exercises investment discretion over $100 million or more in Section 13(f) securities. This includes hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, and insurance companies.
CUSIP
A 9-character alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies a security. Used in 13F filings to identify each holding. Stands for Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures.
Period End Date
The last day of the calendar quarter for which holdings are reported. 13F filings report positions as of March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31.
Filing Deadline
Institutional managers must file their 13F within 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter. This means mid-February, mid-May, mid-August, and mid-November.
Amendment (13F-HR/A)
A revised filing that corrects or supplements a previously filed 13F. Amendments may add positions initially filed confidentially or fix errors in the original filing.
Confidential Treatment
SEC allows managers to temporarily withhold certain positions from public 13F filings if disclosure would reveal trading strategy. These positions are disclosed in later amendments.
Investment Discretion
The authority to make investment decisions. 13F filings indicate whether discretion is SOLE (manager decides alone), SHARED (with another manager), or OTHER.
HoldingsIntel Analytics8 terms
Conviction Score
A proprietary metric (0-100) measuring how meaningful a position is to a fund. Higher scores indicate stronger conviction based on position size, portfolio weight, and change magnitude. New positions with 5%+ weight score 100.
View High Conviction Moves →Double-Down
When a fund increases its position in a stock that has declined in price. This signals the manager believes the stock is undervalued and is averaging down. Higher double-down scores indicate larger position increases into bigger price drops.
View Double-Down Opportunities →Early Bird
A fund that first discovers and initiates a position in a security before it becomes widely held by other institutions. Tracks first-mover advantage and discovery success.
View Early Bird Discoveries →Smart Money Flow
Aggregated buying and selling activity across all tracked institutional investors. Net positive flow indicates more buying than selling. Weighted by conviction score for signal quality.
View Smart Money Flow →Institutional Consensus
The percentage of institutional holders that are buying vs selling a particular stock. High consensus (80%+) indicates strong agreement among funds about a stock's direction.
View Institutional Consensus →Accumulation Signal
A conviction-weighted measure of net institutional buying. Positive values indicate accumulation (buying), negative values indicate distribution (selling). Stronger signals come from high-conviction moves.
View Smart Money Flow →Position Change
Quarter-over-quarter change in a fund's holding. Types include: NEW (first-time position), INCREASED (added shares), DECREASED (reduced shares), SOLD (exited completely), and UNCHANGED.
Portfolio Weight
The percentage of a fund's total reported 13F holdings that a single position represents. A 10% weight means the position is 10% of the fund's disclosed equity portfolio.
Investing Concepts6 terms
AUM (Assets Under Management)
The total market value of investments managed by an institution. In 13F context, this refers to the total value of all disclosed equity positions.
Hedge Fund
A pooled investment fund that employs various strategies to generate returns. Many hedge funds file 13F reports, making their equity holdings public information.
Quarter-over-Quarter (QoQ)
Comparison between the current quarter and the previous quarter. Used to track changes in positions, values, and shares between consecutive 13F filings.
HHI (Herfindahl-Hirschman Index)
A measure of portfolio concentration. Higher values indicate more concentrated portfolios (fewer, larger positions). Ranges from near 0 (highly diversified) to 10,000 (single position).
Put Option
A contract giving the holder the right to sell a security at a specified price. In 13F filings, PUT indicates the fund holds put options rather than common stock.
Call Option
A contract giving the holder the right to buy a security at a specified price. In 13F filings, CALL indicates the fund holds call options rather than common stock.
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