# SEC Schedule 13D/G Activist Tracker (`nexgendata/sec-schedule-13dg-activist-tracker`) Actor

Track SEC Schedule 13D + 13G filings — activist position (>5% with intent) vs passive >5% holder, target ticker, CUSIP, percent of class, Item 4 purpose narrative. Event-driven traders, M\&A bankers, takeover-target watchers, activist research, journalism.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/nexgendata/sec-schedule-13dg-activist-tracker.md
- **Developed by:** [Stephan Corbeil](https://apify.com/nexgendata) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $100.00 / 1,000 13d/g filings

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
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```bash
npm install apify-client
```

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```bash
pip install apify-client
```

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````bash
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```bash

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# README

## 🚨 SEC Schedule 13D/G Activist Tracker — Takeover & Position Signals

**Catch activist positions and 5%+ accumulation events the day they're disclosed. Direct from SEC EDGAR. No API key, no scraping the front-end, no paywall.**

When an investor crosses 5% beneficial ownership of a US public company's class of equity, they MUST file a Schedule 13. Schedule 13**D** = activist (Item 4 narrative discloses intent: control, board seats, push for sale). Schedule 13**G** = passive holder (no intent to influence). Both are a rich signal for event-driven traders, M&A bankers, takeover targets, and activist-investor research desks.

This Actor pulls every 13D / 13D/A / 13G / 13G/A in a date window, parses the cover page + Item 4 narrative, and ships clean rows ready for your trading system, vector DB, or competitive-intel dashboard.

### What you get (per filing)

- `form_type` — `SC 13D`, `SC 13D/A`, `SC 13G`, or `SC 13G/A`
- `is_activist` — boolean (13D family only)
- `is_amendment` — boolean (`/A` suffix)
- `filing_date`, `accession_number`
- `filer_name` — the entity / fund acquiring the position
- `subject_name` + `subject_ticker` — the target company
- `cusip`, `percent_of_class` — extracted from the cover page
- `purpose_item_4` — the activist intent narrative (13D only; up to 2,000 chars)
- `primary_doc_url`, `filing_index_url` — direct links to SEC.gov
- `display_names`, `filer_ciks`, `biz_locations`, `source`

### Six high-leverage use cases

1. **Activist alert** — every Item 4 narrative containing "board representation", "strategic alternatives", or "value creation" hits your Slack the day it files.
2. **M&A pre-game** — accumulating positions over consecutive amendments often precede a takeover bid. Differential reads of `percent_of_class` across `/A` filings are the signal.
3. **5%+ holder lookup** — given a `subject_ticker`, list every 13D/G filer that's crossed 5% in the past N days.
4. **Activist-by-activist tracking** — search the `filer_name` for Pershing Square, Elliott, ValueAct, Engaged, Starboard, Trian, Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman, Nelson Peltz.
5. **Compliance intake** — corporate-secretary teams need to know who just crossed 5% of their company's stock before the SEC alerts hit news wires.
6. **Backtest activist alpha** — pair this feed with daily price returns to compute the empirical activist premium over arbitrary time windows.

### JSON quick start

```json
{
  "dateFrom": "2024-12-01",
  "dateTo": "2024-12-15",
  "formTypes": ["SC 13D", "SC 13D/A"],
  "maxFilings": 25
}
````

POST to `https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/nexgendata~sec-schedule-13dg-activist-tracker/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN`.

### Python SDK example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("nexgendata/sec-schedule-13dg-activist-tracker").call(
    run_input={
        "dateFrom": "2024-12-01",
        "dateTo": "2024-12-15",
        "formTypes": ["SC 13D", "SC 13D/A"],
        "maxFilings": 25,
    }
)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    if item["is_activist"]:
        print(item["filing_date"], item["filer_name"], "→",
              item["subject_name"], item.get("percent_of_class"), "%")
```

### cURL one-liner

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/nexgendata~sec-schedule-13dg-activist-tracker/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"dateFrom":"2024-12-01","dateTo":"2024-12-15","formTypes":["SC 13D"],"maxFilings":25}'
```

### Pipe the output anywhere

- **Zapier** — `Apify → New Items in Dataset → Slack channel / Airtable / Google Sheets`
- **Make.com** — daily watcher → email digest of new activist positions
- **n8n** — Apify trigger → Postgres warehouse → Metabase dashboard
- **Langchain / vector DB** — embed `purpose_item_4` text for similarity search across all activist filings

### Pricing — pay only for what you get

| Event | Cost |
|---|---|
| Actor start | $0.00005 (one-time per run, scaled by GB-RAM) |
| Each 13D/G filing | **$0.10** |

A weekly pull of every 13D filed (~30/week) costs about $3. A full year of 13D-only history is ~$160. Compare to a Bloomberg terminal ($24K/yr), Tegus ($18K/yr), or even the dedicated activism trackers like 13D Monitor ($5K+/yr).

**Cost calculator:** `filings × $0.10 + $0.00005 × memoryGB`. No subscription, no minimum.

### FAQ

**Q. What's the difference between 13D and 13G?**
A. Schedule 13D: filer has intent to influence control (activist). Filed within 5 business days. Item 4 narrative is required.
Schedule 13G: filer is a passive holder (typically institutions like Vanguard / BlackRock for index funds). Annual or shorter cadence.

**Q. Why is `percent_of_class` sometimes null?**
A. The Schedule 13 cover page is a printed form that's filed in many formats — DOCX-printed PDFs, scanned images, custom HTML. Our parser captures the canonical case (>90% of filings); for the rest, the `primary_doc_url` link is your source of truth.

**Q. Can I get historical filings?**
A. Yes — Schedule 13 has been filed since the Williams Act (1968). EDGAR full-text search returns hits going back to ~1994.

**Q. What about Schedule 13F?**
A. Different form. 13F is the institutional-holdings quarterly report ($100M+ AUM). Use our [SEC Form 13F Holdings Tracker](https://apify.com/nexgendata/sec-form-13f-holdings-tracker).

**Q. Is the data free / public?**
A. Yes — the source is SEC.gov. We charge for the engineered pipeline that takes you from raw EDGAR full-text search → structured dataset rows.

### Related actors from the same author

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- **[SEC Form 4 Insider Trading Scraper](https://apify.com/nexgendata/sec-form-4-insider-trading-scraper)** — officer/director trades + derivative legs.
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# Actor input Schema

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Inclusive start date. 13D filings must be made within 5 business days of crossing the 5% threshold; amendments file 'promptly' on material changes.

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

Inclusive end date. Use a small window (1–14 days) for ad-hoc research; longer windows for bulk pulls.

## `formTypes` (type: `array`):

Which Schedule 13 variants to include. Default covers the four canonical variants. 13D = activist intent. 13G = passive >5% holder. /A suffix = amendment.

## `targetTickers` (type: `array`):

Filter to only filings whose subject company display-name contains one of these tokens. Leave empty for the full universe.

## `maxFilings` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of 13D/G filings to return after parsing (1–1000). Each filing is one dataset row.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "dateFrom": "2024-12-01",
  "dateTo": "2024-12-15",
  "formTypes": [
    "SC 13D",
    "SC 13D/A",
    "SC 13G",
    "SC 13G/A"
  ],
  "targetTickers": [],
  "maxFilings": 10
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "dateFrom": "2024-12-01",
    "dateTo": "2024-12-15",
    "formTypes": [
        "SC 13D",
        "SC 13D/A",
        "SC 13G",
        "SC 13G/A"
    ],
    "targetTickers": [],
    "maxFilings": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("nexgendata/sec-schedule-13dg-activist-tracker").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "dateFrom": "2024-12-01",
    "dateTo": "2024-12-15",
    "formTypes": [
        "SC 13D",
        "SC 13D/A",
        "SC 13G",
        "SC 13G/A",
    ],
    "targetTickers": [],
    "maxFilings": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("nexgendata/sec-schedule-13dg-activist-tracker").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "dateFrom": "2024-12-01",
  "dateTo": "2024-12-15",
  "formTypes": [
    "SC 13D",
    "SC 13D/A",
    "SC 13G",
    "SC 13G/A"
  ],
  "targetTickers": [],
  "maxFilings": 10
}' |
apify call nexgendata/sec-schedule-13dg-activist-tracker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=nexgendata/sec-schedule-13dg-activist-tracker",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "SEC Schedule 13D/G Activist Tracker",
        "description": "Track SEC Schedule 13D + 13G filings — activist position (>5% with intent) vs passive >5% holder, target ticker, CUSIP, percent of class, Item 4 purpose narrative. Event-driven traders, M&A bankers, takeover-target watchers, activist research, journalism.",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "hRJ4VkuMQuw5XUNGr"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
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                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
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                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
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                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
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                }
            }
        },
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            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-nexgendata-sec-schedule-13dg-activist-tracker",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
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                "tags": [
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                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
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                        "content": {
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                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/nexgendata~sec-schedule-13dg-activist-tracker/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-nexgendata-sec-schedule-13dg-activist-tracker",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "dateFrom",
                    "dateTo"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "dateFrom": {
                        "title": "Filing date — from (YYYY-MM-DD)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Inclusive start date. 13D filings must be made within 5 business days of crossing the 5% threshold; amendments file 'promptly' on material changes."
                    },
                    "dateTo": {
                        "title": "Filing date — to (YYYY-MM-DD)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Inclusive end date. Use a small window (1–14 days) for ad-hoc research; longer windows for bulk pulls."
                    },
                    "formTypes": {
                        "title": "Form types",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Which Schedule 13 variants to include. Default covers the four canonical variants. 13D = activist intent. 13G = passive >5% holder. /A suffix = amendment.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "targetTickers": {
                        "title": "Target ticker filter (optional)",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Filter to only filings whose subject company display-name contains one of these tokens. Leave empty for the full universe.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "maxFilings": {
                        "title": "Max filings",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 1000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of 13D/G filings to return after parsing (1–1000). Each filing is one dataset row.",
                        "default": 50
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
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                                        "type": "integer",
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                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
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                                        "example": 2048
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                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
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                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
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                            "buildNumber": {
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                                "example": "1.0.0"
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                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "example": 0
                                    }
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                            "usageTotalUsd": {
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                            },
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                                "properties": {
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                                    },
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                                        "example": 0
                                    }
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                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```