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BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database vs FINVIZ comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database adds Stock Ideas, Newsletters, and Investor Holdings coverage that FINVIZ skips.

FINVIZ includes Screeners, Data Visualizations, Portfolio, Backtesting, Data APIs, Financials, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, Insider Data, Short Interest, and Options categories that BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database omits.

BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database highlights: Search by fund, CIO, ticker, keyword, theme; filter by quarter; columns include QTD/YTD perf where available., Per‑fund pages with letter history (table shows latest two; ‘View’ for more)., and Follow funds or tickers and get inbox updates when new letters drop..

FINVIZ is known for: Coverage focused on U.S. equities (NYSE, Nasdaq, Amex). Free data delayed 15–20 minutes; Elite adds real-time plus pre- and after-hours trading sessions., Stock screener supports both fundamental and technical filters. Elite expands functionality with 20+ additional filters and raises saved presets from 50 to 200., and Visualization tools include Heat Maps and Groups, with real-time updates for Elite users..

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BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database

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Free, searchable database of hedge‑fund investor letters with filters by fund, CIO, ticker, keyword, theme, and quarter. Includes BSD 13F tools (tracker + holdings reports) and curated ‘Elevator Pitches’. Users can follow funds/tickers and receive email updates as new letters are added. Aggregates publicly available letters; no paid tier or API publicly documented.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

  • Search by fund, CIO, ticker, keyword, theme; filter by quarter; columns include QTD/YTD perf where available.
  • Per‑fund pages with letter history (table shows latest two; ‘View’ for more).
  • Follow funds or tickers and get inbox updates when new letters drop.
  • BSD 13Fs: investor screener + reports (largest buys/sells, consensus holdings, GICS weights, bargains vs. prior buys, etc.).
  • ‘Elevator Pitches’: concise stock ideas extracted from letters; weekly BSDigest newsletter.

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FINVIZ

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A popular stock screener and charting platform best known for its heat maps, visualization tools, and simple interface. The Free tier is ad-supported with delayed U.S. market data, while FINVIZ Elite unlocks real-time quotes (including pre- and after-hours), intraday chart layouts, backtesting, ETF full-holdings, exports and APIs, alerts, and larger portfolio/watchlist limits. Coverage is U.S. equities only. Elite includes a 7-day free trial with no credit card required.

Platforms

Web
API

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Coverage focused on U.S. equities (NYSE, Nasdaq, Amex). Free data delayed 15–20 minutes; Elite adds real-time plus pre- and after-hours trading sessions.
  • Stock screener supports both fundamental and technical filters. Elite expands functionality with 20+ additional filters and raises saved presets from 50 to 200.
  • Visualization tools include Heat Maps and Groups, with real-time updates for Elite users.
  • Portfolio and watchlist management with email and push alerts for price changes, news, ratings, insider activity, and SEC filings. Elite increases limits to 100 portfolios and 500 tickers per portfolio.
  • ETF research with full holdings breakdown, plus structural and performance metrics (Elite only).

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

4 overlaps

Mutual strengths include News, 13F, and Watchlist plus 1 more area.

Where they differ

BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database

Distinct strengths include:

Stock Ideas
Newsletters
Investor Holdings
  • Search by fund, CIO, ticker, keyword, theme; filter by quarter; columns include QTD/YTD perf where available.
  • Per‑fund pages with letter history (table shows latest two; ‘View’ for more).
  • Follow funds or tickers and get inbox updates when new letters drop.
  • BSD 13Fs: investor screener + reports (largest buys/sells, consensus holdings, GICS weights, bargains vs. prior buys, etc.).

FINVIZ

Distinct strengths include:

Screeners
Data Visualizations
Portfolio
Backtesting
Data APIs
Financials
ETF Overview
ETF Holdings
  • Coverage focused on U.S. equities (NYSE, Nasdaq, Amex). Free data delayed 15–20 minutes; Elite adds real-time plus pre- and after-hours trading sessions.
  • Stock screener supports both fundamental and technical filters. Elite expands functionality with 20+ additional filters and raises saved presets from 50 to 200.
  • Visualization tools include Heat Maps and Groups, with real-time updates for Elite users.
  • Portfolio and watchlist management with email and push alerts for price changes, news, ratings, insider activity, and SEC filings. Elite increases limits to 100 portfolios and 500 tickers per portfolio.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeBuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter DatabaseFINVIZ
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: News, 13F, Watchlist, Alerts

Unique: Stock Ideas, Newsletters, Investor Holdings

Shared: News, 13F, Watchlist, Alerts

Unique: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Portfolio, Backtesting, Data APIs, Financials, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, Insider Data, Short Interest, Options

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs

Stocks, ETFs, Options, Futures, Currencies, Cryptos

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web

Web, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Search by fund, CIO, ticker, keyword, theme; filter by quarter; columns include QTD/YTD perf where available.
  • Per‑fund pages with letter history (table shows latest two; ‘View’ for more).
  • Follow funds or tickers and get inbox updates when new letters drop.
  • BSD 13Fs: investor screener + reports (largest buys/sells, consensus holdings, GICS weights, bargains vs. prior buys, etc.).
  • ‘Elevator Pitches’: concise stock ideas extracted from letters; weekly BSDigest newsletter.
  • Hosts/links original PDFs for many historical letters (e.g., Baupost archive).

Unique

  • Coverage focused on U.S. equities (NYSE, Nasdaq, Amex). Free data delayed 15–20 minutes; Elite adds real-time plus pre- and after-hours trading sessions.
  • Stock screener supports both fundamental and technical filters. Elite expands functionality with 20+ additional filters and raises saved presets from 50 to 200.
  • Visualization tools include Heat Maps and Groups, with real-time updates for Elite users.
  • Portfolio and watchlist management with email and push alerts for price changes, news, ratings, insider activity, and SEC filings. Elite increases limits to 100 portfolios and 500 tickers per portfolio.
  • ETF research with full holdings breakdown, plus structural and performance metrics (Elite only).
  • Exports and APIs for Screener, Portfolios, Groups, Options Chains, and News; sample code available for Google Sheets, Python, and JavaScript (Elite).
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Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat

Not yet

Yes

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database and FINVIZ both support?

Both platforms cover News, 13F, Watchlist, and Alerts workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database and FINVIZ require subscriptions?

Both BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database and FINVIZ keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database and FINVIZ?

Both BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database and FINVIZ prioritize web or desktop access. Investors wanting a mobile-first workflow may need to rely on responsive web views.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database differentiates itself with Search by fund, CIO, ticker, keyword, theme; filter by quarter; columns include QTD/YTD perf where available., Per‑fund pages with letter history (table shows latest two; ‘View’ for more)., and Follow funds or tickers and get inbox updates when new letters drop., whereas FINVIZ stands out for Coverage focused on U.S. equities (NYSE, Nasdaq, Amex). Free data delayed 15–20 minutes; Elite adds real-time plus pre- and after-hours trading sessions., Stock screener supports both fundamental and technical filters. Elite expands functionality with 20+ additional filters and raises saved presets from 50 to 200., and Visualization tools include Heat Maps and Groups, with real-time updates for Elite users..

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