VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

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Sunday, December 7, 2025

Tool Comparison

CapEdge vs HedgeFollow comparison

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

Quick takeaways

CapEdge adds Stock Comparison, Financials, Improved Filings, Diff View, Filing Sentiment, Transcripts, Short Interest, Which ETF includes this Stock?, ETF Holdings, News, Alerts, Calendar, IPO, and Secondary Offerings coverage that HedgeFollow skips.

HedgeFollow includes Money Flow, Portfolio, Watchlist, Splits, Valuation Models, and Education categories that CapEdge omits.

CapEdge ships a mobile app. HedgeFollow is web/desktop only.

In depth comparison

CapEdge

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Editor’s pick Hands-on review

Free web platform from Finsight for researching US equity capital markets: search millions of SEC EDGAR filings and earnings transcripts, monitor IPOs, and track institutional and insider holdings, ETF exposure and short interest with real-time filing email alerts. Full functionality (alerts, dashboards, holdings, short interest, ETF tables) requires a free registered account; official materials describe only a web UI and do not advertise a public CapEdge API.

Platforms

WebMobile

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

Web-based research platform focused on US equity capital markets that lets users instantly search SEC EDGAR filings and earnings transcripts, monitor IPOs, and track investor holdings across time; navigation exposes Earnings, IPOs, Transcripts, Investor Holdings and an EDGAR Filing Screener from the homepage.
Advanced EDGAR filing search supports natural-language and keyword queries, filters by ticker, company name, filing type, and date, plus Filing Analysis views that show which companies mention a theme and how its popularity changes over time. Power users can use AND/OR/NOT boolean operators, with search history saved for later reuse.
Improved filing reader for most SEC forms (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 6-K, S-1, F-1, S-4, 20-F, 40-F, DEF 14A, etc.) including similar-filing navigation, customizable font and size, side table-of-contents, and advanced content analysis such as sentiment scores, readability measures, and lists of new and removed words across successive filings.
Diff viewer for financial filings highlights changes between successive 10-K/10-Q documents, coloring removed text in one color and new text in another, and attempting to align similar data-table rows across filings to make numeric changes easier to spot.
Real-time filing alerts: CapEdge sends email alerts for new filings from favorite companies and for favorite searches, typically within about a minute of SEC EDGAR submission; users can restrict alerts by filing groups (financial reports, company news, registrations/prospectuses, proxies, or specific form types), and emails include the full main filing text or the relevant press release exhibit.

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HedgeFollow

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Tracks hedge fund and insider activity from SEC filings (13F/13D/13G/Form 4). Includes a fast insider‑trading tracker (updated ~every 5 minutes), a hedge‑fund trade feed, fund pages with holdings & options reported via 13F, stock pages with ownership/money‑flow charts, ETF activity aggregates (e.g., Bitcoin ETFs), and portfolio tools (builder/balancer) plus a stock screener that blends institutional, insider, and basic technical filters. 13F data has the regulatory ~45‑day reporting lag; no public API or broker sync is advertised.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

Coverage scale: “10,000+ funds and 100K+ insiders.”
Insider Trading Tracker refreshed every ~5 minutes with filters for role, value, and recency.
Hedge Fund Tracker stream for 13F/13D/13G/Form 4 with time‑window and size filters; explains the 45‑day 13F lag.
Fund pages: AUM, holdings heatmaps, largest trades, performance history; option holdings when reported on 13F.
Stock pages: biggest buyers/sellers, ownership trends, buy‑price bands, money‑flow chart, and ‘Option Holders’.

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Where they differ

CapEdge

Distinct strengths include:

Stock Comparison Financials Improved Filings Diff View Filing Sentiment Transcripts Short Interest Which ETF includes this Stock?

Web-based research platform focused on US equity capital markets that lets users instantly search SEC EDGAR filings and earnings transcripts, monitor IPOs, and track investor holdings across time; navigation exposes Earnings, IPOs, Transcripts, Investor Holdings and an EDGAR Filing Screener from the homepage.
Advanced EDGAR filing search supports natural-language and keyword queries, filters by ticker, company name, filing type, and date, plus Filing Analysis views that show which companies mention a theme and how its popularity changes over time. Power users can use AND/OR/NOT boolean operators, with search history saved for later reuse.
Improved filing reader for most SEC forms (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 6-K, S-1, F-1, S-4, 20-F, 40-F, DEF 14A, etc.) including similar-filing navigation, customizable font and size, side table-of-contents, and advanced content analysis such as sentiment scores, readability measures, and lists of new and removed words across successive filings.
Diff viewer for financial filings highlights changes between successive 10-K/10-Q documents, coloring removed text in one color and new text in another, and attempting to align similar data-table rows across filings to make numeric changes easier to spot.

HedgeFollow

Distinct strengths include:

Money Flow Portfolio Watchlist Splits Valuation Models Education

Coverage scale: “10,000+ funds and 100K+ insiders.”
Insider Trading Tracker refreshed every ~5 minutes with filters for role, value, and recency.
Hedge Fund Tracker stream for 13F/13D/13G/Form 4 with time‑window and size filters; explains the 45‑day 13F lag.
Fund pages: AUM, holdings heatmaps, largest trades, performance history; option holdings when reported on 13F.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	CapEdge	HedgeFollow
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Investor Holdings, Institutional Data, Insider Data, 13F, 13D/13G, ETF Overview Unique: Stock Comparison, Financials, Improved Filings, Diff View, Filing Sentiment, Transcripts, Short Interest, Which ETF includes this Stock?, ETF Holdings, News, Alerts, Calendar, IPO, Secondary Offerings	Shared: Screeners, Data Visualizations, Investor Holdings, Institutional Data, Insider Data, 13F, 13D/13G, ETF Overview Unique: Money Flow, Portfolio, Watchlist, Splits, Valuation Models, Education
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs, Bonds, Funds	Stocks, ETFs, Options
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, Mobile	Web
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free	Free, Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Web-based research platform focused on US equity capital markets that lets users instantly search SEC EDGAR filings and earnings transcripts, monitor IPOs, and track investor holdings across time; navigation exposes Earnings, IPOs, Transcripts, Investor Holdings and an EDGAR Filing Screener from the homepage. Advanced EDGAR filing search supports natural-language and keyword queries, filters by ticker, company name, filing type, and date, plus Filing Analysis views that show which companies mention a theme and how its popularity changes over time. Power users can use AND/OR/NOT boolean operators, with search history saved for later reuse. Improved filing reader for most SEC forms (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 6-K, S-1, F-1, S-4, 20-F, 40-F, DEF 14A, etc.) including similar-filing navigation, customizable font and size, side table-of-contents, and advanced content analysis such as sentiment scores, readability measures, and lists of new and removed words across successive filings. Diff viewer for financial filings highlights changes between successive 10-K/10-Q documents, coloring removed text in one color and new text in another, and attempting to align similar data-table rows across filings to make numeric changes easier to spot. Real-time filing alerts: CapEdge sends email alerts for new filings from favorite companies and for favorite searches, typically within about a minute of SEC EDGAR submission; users can restrict alerts by filing groups (financial reports, company news, registrations/prospectuses, proxies, or specific form types), and emails include the full main filing text or the relevant press release exhibit. Favorites system and personal dashboard allow users to star companies and searches, organize them into folders with separate notification settings, browse search history, and manage alert preferences; users can annotate filings and maintain private or shared notes tied to filings and tickers.	Unique Coverage scale: “10,000+ funds and 100K+ insiders.” Insider Trading Tracker refreshed every ~5 minutes with filters for role, value, and recency. Hedge Fund Tracker stream for 13F/13D/13G/Form 4 with time‑window and size filters; explains the 45‑day 13F lag. Fund pages: AUM, holdings heatmaps, largest trades, performance history; option holdings when reported on 13F. Stock pages: biggest buyers/sellers, ownership trends, buy‑price bands, money‑flow chart, and ‘Option Holders’. Lists: Top 100 hedge‑fund stocks; Largest Hedge Fund Buys/Sells; Largest Insider Buys/Sells.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Yes	Not yet
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Highlighted	Standard listing

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do CapEdge and HedgeFollow both support?

Both platforms cover Screeners, Data Visualizations, Investor Holdings, Institutional Data, Insider Data, 13F, 13D/13G, and ETF Overview workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do CapEdge and HedgeFollow require subscriptions?

Both CapEdge and HedgeFollow keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

CapEdge ships a dedicated mobile experience, while HedgeFollow focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

CapEdge differentiates itself with Web-based research platform focused on US equity capital markets that lets users instantly search SEC EDGAR filings and earnings transcripts, monitor IPOs, and track investor holdings across time; navigation exposes Earnings, IPOs, Transcripts, Investor Holdings and an EDGAR Filing Screener from the homepage., Advanced EDGAR filing search supports natural-language and keyword queries, filters by ticker, company name, filing type, and date, plus Filing Analysis views that show which companies mention a theme and how its popularity changes over time. Power users can use AND/OR/NOT boolean operators, with search history saved for later reuse., and Improved filing reader for most SEC forms (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 6-K, S-1, F-1, S-4, 20-F, 40-F, DEF 14A, etc.) including similar-filing navigation, customizable font and size, side table-of-contents, and advanced content analysis such as sentiment scores, readability measures, and lists of new and removed words across successive filings., whereas HedgeFollow stands out for Coverage scale: “10,000+ funds and 100K+ insiders.”, Insider Trading Tracker refreshed every ~5 minutes with filters for role, value, and recency., and Hedge Fund Tracker stream for 13F/13D/13G/Form 4 with time‑window and size filters; explains the 45‑day 13F lag..

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