A larger toolbox is not a clearer investment answer. HoldingsIntel is built to settle the question most holdings researchers actually have: what are the 551 largest managers doing with their $59.6T in disclosed holdings, and which moves deserve attention? It ranks those moves, checks them against three other disclosure sources, and carries the same focused research into REST API and MCP workflows. GuruFocus offers a broader fundamentals and valuation toolbox, but leaves more of the holdings interpretation to you.

HoldingsIntel vs. GuruFocus

HoldingsIntel

Recommended for holdings research

GuruFocus

Alternative

A larger toolbox is not a clearer investment answer.

HoldingsIntel is the better choice for ranked institutional research; GuruFocus is a broad fundamentals terminal with more tools to configure.

Reviewed August 23, 2026 · HoldingsIntel Research

Why HoldingsIntel wins

Choose HoldingsIntel to see what the largest managers just did, which moves matter, and whether other disclosed money agrees across web, REST API, and MCP.

Try the better research workflow

Turn public filings into a ranked research answer

Open HoldingsIntel's convergence view to see where institutional, insider, activist, and congressional disclosures agree. Current through Q2 2026.

Free to browse. No account required.

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Feature-by-feature

Where HoldingsIntel gives you more

HoldingsIntel is built to settle the question most holdings researchers actually have: what are the 551 largest managers doing with their $59.6T in disclosed holdings, and which moves deserve attention? It ranks those moves, checks them against three other disclosure sources, and carries the same focused research into REST API and MCP workflows. GuruFocus offers a broader fundamentals and valuation toolbox, but leaves more of the holdings interpretation to you.

Per-position conviction

HoldingsIntel
Preferred for this criterion: every buy rated 0–100, with a published track record
GuruFocus
holdings listed, not rated

Filing types combined

HoldingsIntel
Preferred for this criterion: institutional + insider + activist + congressional — four filings, one conclusion per stock
GuruFocus
guru 13Fs and insider trades, shown separately

Stock screener

HoldingsIntel
pre-ranked ownership analytics, not a general stock screener
GuruFocus
Preferred for this criterion: 500+ filters

Fundamentals and valuation

HoldingsIntel
not a fundamentals terminal — 13F history to 2014 instead
GuruFocus
Preferred for this criterion: DCF models plus 10–30 years of statements

Coverage

HoldingsIntel
Preferred for this criterion: 551 largest managers — 90% of US 13F capital
GuruFocus
Preferred for this criterion: global stocks plus ~8,000 tracked portfolios

API and AI workflows

HoldingsIntel
Preferred for this criterion: REST API + MCP included from Free (200 requests/day)
GuruFocus
Data API + MCP: 100-request free sample; Builder $200/mo billed annually

Price

HoldingsIntel
Preferred for this criterion: $19–49/mo, full analytics at $19
GuruFocus
$549–2,448/yr, billed annually

Pricing comparison

What you pay, and what the workflow replaces

HoldingsIntelComplete workflow

$19–49 monthly

Holdings-led research, API and MCP workflows in one product.

GuruFocus

$549–2,448 yearly

GuruFocus bills its current tiers annually.

The terminal problem

A screener with 500 filters assumes you already know the shape of the answer: which metrics matter, at what thresholds, in what combination. That is real power in the hands of a practiced fundamental analyst — and homework for everyone else. HoldingsIntel starts from the opposite end: the positions the largest managers have already built, each rated 0–100 for how much it means to the fund that holds it, so the first screen you see is a ranked answer instead of an empty query form. More tools is not a faster decision. Most quarters, it is a slower one.

The narrow exception

Choose GuruFocus only when its strengths matter more

GuruFocus may fit analysts who specifically need its DCF models, long-run statements, or 500-filter screener. HoldingsIntel is the focused choice when institutional behavior is the job.

Bottom line

For serious holdings research, choose HoldingsIntel

Choose HoldingsIntel to see what the largest managers just did, which moves matter, and whether other disclosed money agrees across web, REST API, and MCP.

See the advantage in the product

Continue from the comparison to current data

Open HoldingsIntel's convergence view to see where institutional, insider, activist, and congressional disclosures agree. Current through Q2 2026.

Free to browse. Paid plans add 13F watchlist alerts when filings change.

See cross-source agreement

Questions investors ask

Can HoldingsIntel replace a GuruFocus subscription?

Only if the part of GuruFocus you actually use is guru tracking. Its fundamentals, screener, and valuation models have no equivalent here. If your workflow is following institutional money rather than modeling companies, HoldingsIntel covers that narrower job at $190 a year against GuruFocus's current $549–2,448 annual tiers.

Does HoldingsIntel have a stock screener like GuruFocus?

HoldingsIntel does not reproduce GuruFocus's 500+ filter screener. It replaces the empty query box with pre-ranked output: conviction-rated buys, funds adding into price declines, and a per-stock verdict built from four public-disclosure sources.

Why is HoldingsIntel so much cheaper than GuruFocus?

Scope, not corners. GuruFocus prices in global fundamentals, long-run statements, valuation tools, and separate Data API tiers. HoldingsIntel includes its focused ownership research across web, REST API, and MCP, with paid analytics starting at $19 a month.

How this comparison was checked

HoldingsIntel Research checked material competitor facts against official first-party pages on August 23, 2026. Product claims use current HoldingsIntel disclosure data, and undocumented competitor facts are qualified. This comparison is not investment advice.

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