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The SEC's EDGAR database publishes thousands of filings every business day: 8-Ks (material events), 13-Fs (institutional holdings), S-1s (IPO registrations), 13-Ds (activist positions), and more. The professionals who act on this information fastest have a structural edge. Setting up automated SEC filing monitoring is one of the highest-leverage things an investor can do in an afternoon.
Which Filings Matter and Why
- 8-K: Material corporate events — executive changes, major contracts, earnings releases, going-concern notices. Filed within four business days of the event. The most time-sensitive filing type.
- 13-F: Quarterly institutional holdings disclosure (filers with >$100M AUM). Reveals what hedge funds and asset managers bought and sold 45 days prior. Widely mined for alpha by retail investors.
- 13-D/G: Activist and significant ownership disclosures. Activists are required to file within 10 days of crossing the 5% threshold. Often the first public signal of a campaign.
- S-1: IPO registration statements. Gives analysts weeks of data before the company goes public. Early readers have a significant information advantage.
- DEF 14A: Proxy statements. Key for governance-focused investors tracking board composition and executive compensation.
Setting Up SEC Monitoring in AyeWatch
The most effective setup monitors three layers:
Specific company filings: Create a topic like "new SEC 8-K or 13-D filings from [company]" to catch material events for your highest-conviction positions immediately.
Sector-wide 13-F analysis: A topic like "new 13-F disclosures from major hedge funds showing positions in semiconductor companies" surfaces relevant holdings changes across a sector.
Activist monitoring: "New 13-D activist filings in small-cap consumer companies" is a legitimate alpha-generating monitor used by event-driven investors.
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Set up your filing alert →The Free Option: EDGAR Email Alerts
The SEC offers free email alerts for filings by specific companies via EDGAR. This covers the "know when a specific company files" use case adequately. What it doesn't do: sector-wide monitoring, semantic filtering (you get every filing, not just relevant ones), natural-language topic monitoring, or mobile push notifications. For investors tracking more than a handful of specific tickers, AyeWatch's broader coverage adds meaningful value over raw EDGAR alerts.