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BuySide Digest - Hedge Fund Letter Database vs getquin 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 Newsletters, and 13F coverage that getquin skips.

getquin includes Portfolio, Market Sentiment, Dividends, Dividend, Broker Connectors, Retirement Calculator, Forums, and Education categories that BuySide Digest - Hedge Fund Letter Database omits.

getquin offers mobile access, which BuySide Digest - Hedge Fund Letter Database skips.

In depth comparison

BuySide Digest - Hedge Fund Letter Database

buysidedigest.com

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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getquin

getquin.com

Consumer wealth & portfolio tracker with a social investing community. Connects brokers and bank accounts via secure APIs, tracks multi-asset portfolios (stocks, ETFs, crypto & alternatives), and adds dividend and retirement planning features. Premium (“getquin premium”) is offered as an optional in‑app subscription; detailed feature gating is not publicly documented.

Platforms

WebMobile

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

Real-time portfolio and net-worth tracker that aggregates investments, bank accounts and other assets into a single view, with portfolio performance and breakdowns across assets, brokers and wallets.
Supports tracking of many asset classes in one dashboard, including stocks, ETFs, funds, DeFi investments, real estate, angel investments, luxury collectibles, art, commodities and other alternative assets.
Lets users link brokerage and bank accounts via secure API/open-banking connections, while also supporting manual asset entry and PDF-based imports for some brokers such as Trade Republic.
Built-in dividend tracker and calendar that shows cumulative payouts, forward dividend forecasts, year-on-year growth rates and dividend yield, plus a personal dividend calendar within the portfolio.
AI-powered portfolio analysis (including the DeepDive feature) that X-rays holdings to show composition and exposures across countries, sectors, currencies and asset classes, helping users understand diversification and concentration.

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Where they differ

BuySide Digest - Hedge Fund Letter Database

Distinct strengths include:

Newsletters 13F

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.).

getquin

Distinct strengths include:

Portfolio Market Sentiment Dividends Dividend Broker Connectors Retirement Calculator Forums Education

Real-time portfolio and net-worth tracker that aggregates investments, bank accounts and other assets into a single view, with portfolio performance and breakdowns across assets, brokers and wallets.
Supports tracking of many asset classes in one dashboard, including stocks, ETFs, funds, DeFi investments, real estate, angel investments, luxury collectibles, art, commodities and other alternative assets.
Lets users link brokerage and bank accounts via secure API/open-banking connections, while also supporting manual asset entry and PDF-based imports for some brokers such as Trade Republic.
Built-in dividend tracker and calendar that shows cumulative payouts, forward dividend forecasts, year-on-year growth rates and dividend yield, plus a personal dividend calendar within the portfolio.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	BuySide Digest - Hedge Fund Letter Database	getquin
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Stock Ideas, News, Investor Holdings, Watchlist, Alerts Unique: Newsletters, 13F	Shared: Stock Ideas, News, Investor Holdings, Watchlist, Alerts Unique: Portfolio, Market Sentiment, Dividends, Dividend, Broker Connectors, Retirement Calculator, Forums, Education
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs	Stocks, ETFs, Funds, Cryptos, Real Estate, Commodities, Other
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web	Web, Mobile
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 Real-time portfolio and net-worth tracker that aggregates investments, bank accounts and other assets into a single view, with portfolio performance and breakdowns across assets, brokers and wallets. Supports tracking of many asset classes in one dashboard, including stocks, ETFs, funds, DeFi investments, real estate, angel investments, luxury collectibles, art, commodities and other alternative assets. Lets users link brokerage and bank accounts via secure API/open-banking connections, while also supporting manual asset entry and PDF-based imports for some brokers such as Trade Republic. Built-in dividend tracker and calendar that shows cumulative payouts, forward dividend forecasts, year-on-year growth rates and dividend yield, plus a personal dividend calendar within the portfolio. AI-powered portfolio analysis (including the DeepDive feature) that X-rays holdings to show composition and exposures across countries, sectors, currencies and asset classes, helping users understand diversification and concentration. Performance analytics including advanced metrics such as time-weighted returns, along with real-time data and benchmarking to monitor true portfolio performance across connected assets, brokers and wallets.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Not yet
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Standard listing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do BuySide Digest - Hedge Fund Letter Database and getquin both support?

Both platforms cover Stock Ideas, News, Investor Holdings, 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 getquin require subscriptions?

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

Which tool has mobile access?

getquin ships a dedicated mobile experience, while BuySide Digest - Hedge Fund Letter Database focuses on web or desktop access.

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 getquin stands out for Real-time portfolio and net-worth tracker that aggregates investments, bank accounts and other assets into a single view, with portfolio performance and breakdowns across assets, brokers and wallets., Supports tracking of many asset classes in one dashboard, including stocks, ETFs, funds, DeFi investments, real estate, angel investments, luxury collectibles, art, commodities and other alternative assets., and Lets users link brokerage and bank accounts via secure API/open-banking connections, while also supporting manual asset entry and PDF-based imports for some brokers such as Trade Republic..

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