HoldingsIntel vs. Stockcircle
HoldingsIntel
Recommended for holdings research
Stockcircle
Alternative
Following gurus is easy. Knowing which ones are worth following is harder.
HoldingsIntel is the better choice for rating managers, scoring positions, and testing portfolios; Stockcircle focuses on following guru activity.
Reviewed August 23, 2026 · HoldingsIntel Research
Why HoldingsIntel wins
Choose HoldingsIntel to rate managers, score positions, compare a hypothetical replay of disclosed holdings with SPY, and continue the research through MCP.
Try the better research workflow
Turn public filings into a ranked research answer
Inspect model-estimated unrealized P&L across each manager's current disclosed holdings before choosing a portfolio to research. Current through Q2 2026.
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Feature-by-feature
Where HoldingsIntel gives you more
HoldingsIntel helps decide whose moves deserve attention: managers rated across seven record dimensions, every position scored for conviction, and portfolios replayable against SPY before you follow them. The same research is available through MCP, and paid plans can monitor selected 13F holdings. Stockcircle assembles a broader guru feed with ETF holdings, summaries, and instant notifications, but following activity is not the same as judging its quality.
Sources in one place
- HoldingsIntel
- Preferred for this criterion: 13F, insider, activist, and congressional filings
- Stockcircle
- Preferred for this criterion: 13F, insider, and congressional data, plus ETF holdings
Rating the managers
- HoldingsIntel
- Preferred for this criterion: 5-star rating built from 7 dimensions of each fund's record
- Stockcircle
- portfolios followed, not rated
AI earnings-call summaries
- HoldingsIntel
- not offered
- Stockcircle
- Preferred for this criterion: included, alongside quarterly stock-pick write-ups
Reading each position
- HoldingsIntel
- Preferred for this criterion: conviction 0–100 per buy; adds into falling prices flagged
- Stockcircle
- positions with estimated purchase prices
Position cost view
- HoldingsIntel
- Preferred for this criterion: estimated cost basis with P&L since first purchase
- Stockcircle
- Preferred for this criterion: estimated purchase prices included
Testing a guru before following
- HoldingsIntel
- Preferred for this criterion: Fund Cloner simulates disclosed positions against SPY, quarter by quarter
- Stockcircle
- not offered
Alerts after a filing
- HoldingsIntel
- Preferred for this criterion: daily 13F watchlist alerts on paid plans
- Stockcircle
- Preferred for this criterion: instant notifications for followed guru transactions
Pricing comparison
What you pay, and what the workflow replaces
$19–49 monthly
Holdings-led research, API and MCP workflows in one product.
Stockcircle
$99 yearly or $16.49 monthly
Annual billing is advertised as $8.25/month ($99/year).
Following is not ranking
A guru feed answers what they disclosed; the harder question is whose moves are worth studying. Ten funds can report the same stock and mean ten different things by it. A holdings feed records the position and stops there — it can't tell a manager's core bet from a rounding error. HoldingsIntel adds the judgment layer: star ratings assess managers across seven dimensions, conviction measures each disclosed position, and Fund Cloner simulates those disclosed positions against the S&P 500 before you borrow an idea.
The narrow exception
Choose Stockcircle only when its strengths matter more
Stockcircle may fit when ETF holdings, earnings-call summaries, or instant guru-transaction notifications are the requirement. HoldingsIntel is the focused choice for judging managers and positions.
Bottom line
For serious holdings research, choose HoldingsIntel
Choose HoldingsIntel to rate managers, score positions, compare a hypothetical replay of disclosed holdings with SPY, and continue the research through MCP.
See the advantage in the product
Continue from the comparison to current data
Inspect model-estimated unrealized P&L across each manager's current disclosed holdings before choosing a portfolio to research. Current through Q2 2026.
Free to browse. Paid plans add 13F watchlist alerts when filings change.
Questions investors ask
Do Stockcircle and HoldingsIntel use the same underlying data?
Both draw from public SEC filings, but their coverage and derived calculations can differ. Stockcircle adds ETF holdings, AI earnings summaries, and notifications; HoldingsIntel adds fund star ratings, conviction per position, backtests, and a four-source verdict per stock.
What does Stockcircle offer that HoldingsIntel deliberately doesn't?
ETF holdings breakdowns, AI-generated earnings-call summaries, and instant notifications for followed guru transactions. HoldingsIntel stays focused on public ownership disclosures, with daily 13F watchlist alerts on paid plans and more depth devoted to manager ratings, conviction, and backtesting.
Is Stockcircle the lower-priced option?
Stockcircle advertises $99 yearly ($8.25/month billed annually) or $16.49 monthly. HoldingsIntel starts at $19 monthly and includes a broader ownership-research workflow; choose by the work you need, not the small monthly difference.
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.
Evidence map
- Comparison overview
- Stockcircle ProHoldingsIntel holdings P&L estimatesHoldingsIntel pricingHoldingsIntel backtesting
- Stockcircle narrow-fit case
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- HoldingsIntel recommendation
- HoldingsIntel holdings P&L estimatesHoldingsIntel backtestingHoldingsIntel API documentationHoldingsIntel MCP server
- Research need: Sources in one place
- Stockcircle ProHoldingsIntel holdings P&L estimatesHoldingsIntel pricingHoldingsIntel backtesting
- Research need: Rating the managers
- Stockcircle ProHoldingsIntel holdings P&L estimatesHoldingsIntel pricingHoldingsIntel backtesting
- Research need: AI earnings-call summaries
- Stockcircle ProHoldingsIntel holdings P&L estimatesHoldingsIntel pricingHoldingsIntel backtesting
- Research need: Reading each position
- Stockcircle ProHoldingsIntel holdings P&L estimatesHoldingsIntel pricingHoldingsIntel backtesting
- Research need: Position cost view
- Stockcircle ProHoldingsIntel holdings P&L estimatesHoldingsIntel pricingHoldingsIntel backtesting
- Research need: Testing a guru before following
- Stockcircle ProHoldingsIntel holdings P&L estimatesHoldingsIntel pricingHoldingsIntel backtesting
- Research need: Alerts after a filing
- Stockcircle ProHoldingsIntel pricing
- Stockcircle exception
- Stockcircle ProHoldingsIntel holdings P&L estimatesHoldingsIntel pricingHoldingsIntel backtesting
- Following is not ranking
- Stockcircle ProHoldingsIntel holdings P&L estimatesHoldingsIntel pricingHoldingsIntel backtesting
- Live product proof
- Stockcircle ProHoldingsIntel holdings P&L estimates
- Do Stockcircle and HoldingsIntel use the same underlying data?
- Stockcircle ProHoldingsIntel holdings P&L estimatesHoldingsIntel pricingHoldingsIntel backtesting
- What does Stockcircle offer that HoldingsIntel deliberately doesn't?
- Stockcircle ProHoldingsIntel holdings P&L estimatesHoldingsIntel pricingHoldingsIntel backtesting
- Is Stockcircle the lower-priced option?
- Stockcircle ProHoldingsIntel holdings P&L estimatesHoldingsIntel pricingHoldingsIntel backtesting