Tracking 10,000 funds is not the same as knowing which moves matter. HoldingsIntel concentrates on the 551 largest managers and reads each one deeply: every position rated for conviction, buying into weakness flagged, and every fund profiled on its record. HedgeFollow tracks a much wider roster and provides more ways to filter it, but that breadth shifts more of the ranking work back to the investor.

HoldingsIntel vs. HedgeFollow

HoldingsIntel

Recommended for holdings research

HedgeFollow

Alternative

Tracking 10,000 funds is not the same as knowing which moves matter.

HoldingsIntel is the better choice for scored, prioritized institutional moves; HedgeFollow maximizes filer breadth and leaves more filtering to you.

Reviewed August 23, 2026 · HoldingsIntel Research

Why HoldingsIntel wins

Choose HoldingsIntel for a curated roster where every position is scored, weakness-buying is flagged, and the ranked answer continues through REST API and MCP.

Try the better research workflow

Turn public filings into a ranked research answer

Inspect the scored HoldingsIntel positions that separate disclosed commitment from raw portfolio size. Current through Q2 2026.

Free to browse. No account required.

See the highest-conviction moves

Feature-by-feature

Where HoldingsIntel gives you more

HoldingsIntel concentrates on the 551 largest managers and reads each one deeply: every position rated for conviction, buying into weakness flagged, and every fund profiled on its record. HedgeFollow tracks a much wider roster and provides more ways to filter it, but that breadth shifts more of the ranking work back to the investor.

Fund roster breadth

HoldingsIntel
551 largest managers — 90% of US 13F capital
HedgeFollow
Preferred for this criterion: 10,000+ funds, including smaller managers

How each position is read

HoldingsIntel
Preferred for this criterion: conviction rated 0–100 on every buy
HedgeFollow
position sizes and quarter-over-quarter changes

Adds into falling prices

HoldingsIntel
Preferred for this criterion: detected and ranked each quarter
HedgeFollow
not offered

Who the manager is

HoldingsIntel
Preferred for this criterion: DNA profile + a 7-dimension star rating per fund
HedgeFollow
per-fund performance stats

Screening and rankings

HoldingsIntel
Preferred for this criterion: ranked analytics and fund ratings
HedgeFollow
Preferred for this criterion: stock screener, fund ratings, and rankings

Insider trades

HoldingsIntel
Preferred for this criterion: Form 4 feed, folded into each stock's verdict
HedgeFollow
Preferred for this criterion: insider data included

Research workflow

HoldingsIntel
Preferred for this criterion: ranked web research, REST API, and MCP
HedgeFollow
browser-based screening, ratings, and rankings

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.

HedgeFollow

Undisclosed

No current price was confirmed on an official public page as of 2026-08-23.

What a 10,000-fund roster asks of you

A 10,000-fund roster maximizes reach and leaves more filtering to the researcher. Below the giants sits a long tail of smaller filers whose trades may matter only when you already know which manager you want to follow. HoldingsIntel starts with a narrower question: what are the 551 managers whose disclosed holdings total $59.6T doing, position by position?

The narrow exception

Choose HedgeFollow only when its strengths matter more

HedgeFollow may fit when a specific small manager outside HoldingsIntel's roster is the requirement. For prioritizing major managers' moves, HoldingsIntel does more of the research work.

Bottom line

For serious holdings research, choose HoldingsIntel

Choose HoldingsIntel for a curated roster where every position is scored, weakness-buying is flagged, and the ranked answer continues through REST API and MCP.

See the advantage in the product

Continue from the comparison to current data

Inspect the scored HoldingsIntel positions that separate disclosed commitment from raw portfolio size. Current through Q2 2026.

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

See the highest-conviction moves

Questions investors ask

How should I compare HedgeFollow's price with HoldingsIntel?

HedgeFollow's current paid price was not confirmed on an official public page as of 2026-08-23, so this page does not invent one. Compare the workflows first: broad screening and estimated prices there, or a curated and scored filing read here.

Does HoldingsIntel track as many funds as HedgeFollow?

No — 551 against 10,000+, and that is a design decision, not a gap. The managers we track control 90% of US 13F capital; the rest of the roster is a long tail of small and lapsed filers whose trades wouldn't change your read of a single stock. We'd rather read fewer funds properly than count more of them.

What does HedgeFollow add beyond holdings tables?

Its official pages describe fund ratings, a stock screener, estimated buy prices, portfolio construction, and rankings. Those tools favor investors who want to filter a wide roster themselves.

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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