Finding Electronic References for Securities Reportable on Form 13F

Summary

The document asks how to obtain the list of securities that investment managers may need to include in Form 13F filings, preferably through an API or an electronic file. The reply points to a periodically updated Excel workbook as a source for the list and notes that Bloomberg’s security field lookup can indicate whether a security is reportable.

This is a brief pointer to reference-data sources rather than a description of an API, a download workflow, or a method for validating coverage. It gives no details about update timing, historical versions, licensing, or how to handle changes in the reporting list. Anyone using the suggestions for compliance or automated data processing would need to verify the current source and confirm its coverage independently.

Key ideas

• A periodically updated workbook is cited as an electronic source for the 13F securities list.
• Bloomberg’s field lookup can be used to check whether a security is included in the 13F list.
• The document does not establish that either source provides an API or guarantees complete, current coverage.

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# 13F Security List


# 13F Security List












I am looking for an API to download the list of securities that will need to be in the 13F filings from asset managers. Does the SEC have such an API or a non-PDF file that can help with getting the data electronically?

Thanks!

## Answer by SuavestArt (score 0, accepted)

https://quant.stackexchange.com/a/74680

This website periodically uploads the 13F securities list as an Excel workbook. Also, Bloomberg's FLDS function has a field for you to check whether a security is in the 13F.

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