BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database adds Stock Ideas, Newsletters, Watchlist, and Alerts coverage that Wall St. Rank skips.
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Tool Comparison
BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database vs Wall St. Rank comparison
Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.
Quick takeaways
Wall St. Rank includes Institutional Data, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Forecasts, News Sentiment, and Data APIs categories that BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database omits.
BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database has a free tier, while Wall St. Rank requires a paid plan.
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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Wall St. Rank
wallstrank.com
Fund‑ and analyst‑consensus explorer with an API. Core pillars: 13F‑based fund portfolios & trends (incl. new/closed/increased/reduced positions and calls/puts), analyst ratings & price‑target feed with firm/analyst profiles, news sentiment views, plus a quarterly ‘Fund Manager Index.’ Strong for event‑ and consensus‑driven equity research; not a broker/execution or factor backtesting tool.
Categories
Platforms
WebAPI
Pricing
Subscription
Quick highlights
- Fund Manager Portfolios: browse holdings & stats for the largest funds and ‘superinvestors’ across quarters (AUM filters, turnover, holdings counts).
- Fund Trends: aggregate ‘common fund bets,’ largest buys/sells, and options exposures (calls/puts) derived from filings.
- Analyst Intelligence: live ratings & price‑target feed; analyst and research‑firm profiles; ‘Analyst Upside’ consensus views.
- WSR Indexes: a Fund Manager Index rebalanced the day after the 46th‑day 13F deadline; Analyst Index ‘coming soon’.
- Rankings pages for stocks/ETFs (e.g., market cap, price movers) and news sentiment visualizations.
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Where they differ
BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database
Distinct strengths include:
- 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.).
Wall St. Rank
Distinct strengths include:
Institutional DataAnalyst Price TargetsAnalyst RecommendationsAnalyst ForecastsNews SentimentData APIs
- Fund Manager Portfolios: browse holdings & stats for the largest funds and ‘superinvestors’ across quarters (AUM filters, turnover, holdings counts).
- Fund Trends: aggregate ‘common fund bets,’ largest buys/sells, and options exposures (calls/puts) derived from filings.
- Analyst Intelligence: live ratings & price‑target feed; analyst and research‑firm profiles; ‘Analyst Upside’ consensus views.
- WSR Indexes: a Fund Manager Index rebalanced the day after the 46th‑day 13F deadline; Analyst Index ‘coming soon’.
Feature-by-feature breakdown
| Attribute | BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database | Wall St. Rank |
|---|---|---|
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets | Shared: News, 13F, Investor Holdings Unique: Stock Ideas, Newsletters, Watchlist, Alerts | Shared: News, 13F, Investor Holdings Unique: Institutional Data, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, Analyst Forecasts, News Sentiment, Data APIs |
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes | Stocks, ETFs | Stocks, ETFs, Options |
Experience levels Who each product is built for | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced | Intermediate, Advanced |
Platforms Where you can access the product | Web | Web, API |
Pricing High-level pricing models | Free | Subscription |
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor | Unique
| Unique
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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 Wall St. Rank both support?
Both platforms cover News, 13F, and Investor Holdings workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.
Which tool offers a free plan?
BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database offers a free entry point, while Wall St. Rank requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.
How can you access BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database and Wall St. Rank?
Both BuySide Digest — Hedge Fund Letter Database and Wall St. Rank 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 Wall St. Rank stands out for Fund Manager Portfolios: browse holdings & stats for the largest funds and ‘superinvestors’ across quarters (AUM filters, turnover, holdings counts)., Fund Trends: aggregate ‘common fund bets,’ largest buys/sells, and options exposures (calls/puts) derived from filings., and Analyst Intelligence: live ratings & price‑target feed; analyst and research‑firm profiles; ‘Analyst Upside’ consensus views..
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