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ETF Research Center vs GuruFocus comparison

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

Quick takeaways

ETF Research Center adds ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Factors, ETF Overlap, Which ETF includes this Stock?, Money Flow, Watchlist, and Data Visualizations coverage that GuruFocus skips.

GuruFocus includes Screeners, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Investor Holdings, US Government Trades, News, Alerts, Calendar, GDP, Interest Rates, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, Commitment of Traders (COT), Yield Curves, Financials, Valuation Models, Scores, Transcripts, Insider Data, 13F, 13D/13G, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, AI, and AI Chat categories that ETF Research Center omits.

GuruFocus offers mobile access, which ETF Research Center skips.

In depth comparison

ETF Research Center logo

ETF Research Center

etfrc.com

Hands-on review

ETF Research Center, powered by AltaVista Research, offers deep ETF analytics. The free plan provides access to basic screeners and watchlists, while paid tiers unlock fundamentals and valuations, complete exportable holdings for many issuers, PDF tear sheets, portfolio builder features (2 portfolios on Individual vs. 40 on Professional), and customizable PDF portfolio reports. Paid plans start with a one-month free trial.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • Equity Power Screener to filter ETFs by performance, technical indicators (beta, volatility, RSI), fundamentals, valuations, and ratings (advanced criteria gated to premium plans).
  • Fund Finder with multi-tab views across general, equity, and fixed income metrics; many criteria reserved for Individual and Professional tiers.
  • Fund Overlap tool showing pairwise overlap of holdings and top differences, plus a Portfolio Builder that generates overlap matrices against benchmarks.
  • Stock Locator to find all ETFs holding a specific stock, showing weights and shares; the full list is available with a free account.
  • Total Cost of Ownership comparison that factors in expense ratios, spreads, and commissions, adjustable for user-defined holding period and assumptions.

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GuruFocus

gurufocus.com

Editor’s pick Hands-on review

Global equity research and value-investing platform with deep fundamental data, guru/insider/politician portfolios, powerful screeners and backtesting, macro dashboards, and spreadsheets/API access. Best for fundamentals‑driven investors and pros willing to pay for depth; UI is dense but incredibly data‑rich.

Platforms

WebMobileAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

  • All‑In‑One Screener with hundreds of fundamental, ownership, and macro filters, plus historical screening and user‑defined custom fields.
  • Model portfolios and guru tools: 13F and mutual fund portfolios, aggregated holdings, consensus picks, guru/hedge fund trend dashboards, and real‑time guru trades.
  • Insider Trading Tracker and Politician Trading Tracker with real‑time insider and U.S. government trading activity, clustering tools, and double‑/triple‑buy signals.
  • Up to ~30 years of global financial statements, ratios, and per‑share series for 90k+ stocks, plus 8k+ institutional investors and 4,600+ economic indicators.
  • Proprietary valuation and quality metrics including GF Score, GF Value Line, predictability scores, warning signs, Peter Lynch charts, and DCF/WACC calculators.

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Where they differ

ETF Research Center

Distinct strengths include:

ETF ScreenersETF ComparisonETF FundamentalsETF FactorsETF OverlapWhich ETF includes this Stock?Money FlowWatchlist
  • Equity Power Screener to filter ETFs by performance, technical indicators (beta, volatility, RSI), fundamentals, valuations, and ratings (advanced criteria gated to premium plans).
  • Fund Finder with multi-tab views across general, equity, and fixed income metrics; many criteria reserved for Individual and Professional tiers.
  • Fund Overlap tool showing pairwise overlap of holdings and top differences, plus a Portfolio Builder that generates overlap matrices against benchmarks.
  • Stock Locator to find all ETFs holding a specific stock, showing weights and shares; the full list is available with a free account.

GuruFocus

Distinct strengths include:

ScreenersStock IdeasStock ComparisonInvestor HoldingsUS Government TradesNewsAlertsCalendar
  • All‑In‑One Screener with hundreds of fundamental, ownership, and macro filters, plus historical screening and user‑defined custom fields.
  • Model portfolios and guru tools: 13F and mutual fund portfolios, aggregated holdings, consensus picks, guru/hedge fund trend dashboards, and real‑time guru trades.
  • Insider Trading Tracker and Politician Trading Tracker with real‑time insider and U.S. government trading activity, clustering tools, and double‑/triple‑buy signals.
  • Up to ~30 years of global financial statements, ratios, and per‑share series for 90k+ stocks, plus 8k+ institutional investors and 4,600+ economic indicators.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeETF Research CenterGuruFocus
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Valuation, ETF Holdings, Portfolio, Backtesting

Unique: ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Factors, ETF Overlap, Which ETF includes this Stock?, Money Flow, Watchlist, Data Visualizations

Shared: ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Valuation, ETF Holdings, Portfolio, Backtesting

Unique: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Investor Holdings, US Government Trades, News, Alerts, Calendar, GDP, Interest Rates, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, Commitment of Traders (COT), Yield Curves, Financials, Valuation Models, Scores, Transcripts, Insider Data, 13F, 13D/13G, Data APIs, APIs & SDKs, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, AI, AI Chat

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

ETFs

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Funds

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web

Web, Mobile, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Equity Power Screener to filter ETFs by performance, technical indicators (beta, volatility, RSI), fundamentals, valuations, and ratings (advanced criteria gated to premium plans).
  • Fund Finder with multi-tab views across general, equity, and fixed income metrics; many criteria reserved for Individual and Professional tiers.
  • Fund Overlap tool showing pairwise overlap of holdings and top differences, plus a Portfolio Builder that generates overlap matrices against benchmarks.
  • Stock Locator to find all ETFs holding a specific stock, showing weights and shares; the full list is available with a free account.
  • Total Cost of Ownership comparison that factors in expense ratios, spreads, and commissions, adjustable for user-defined holding period and assumptions.
  • Portfolio Builder lets users create, test, and monitor ETF portfolios. Features include allocation views, overlap analysis, fundamentals aggregation, backtesting, and ZoomLens holdings drill-downs. Professional subscribers can also generate customizable PDF portfolio reports.

Unique

  • All‑In‑One Screener with hundreds of fundamental, ownership, and macro filters, plus historical screening and user‑defined custom fields.
  • Model portfolios and guru tools: 13F and mutual fund portfolios, aggregated holdings, consensus picks, guru/hedge fund trend dashboards, and real‑time guru trades.
  • Insider Trading Tracker and Politician Trading Tracker with real‑time insider and U.S. government trading activity, clustering tools, and double‑/triple‑buy signals.
  • Up to ~30 years of global financial statements, ratios, and per‑share series for 90k+ stocks, plus 8k+ institutional investors and 4,600+ economic indicators.
  • Proprietary valuation and quality metrics including GF Score, GF Value Line, predictability scores, warning signs, Peter Lynch charts, and DCF/WACC calculators.
  • Macro & market‑valuation suite: Buffett Indicator, Shiller P/E (by market and sector), yield curves, global market valuation, Fed net liquidity, debt‑to‑GDP, and more.
Tested

Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat

Yes

Yes

Editor pick

Featured inside curated shortlists

Standard listing

Highlighted

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do ETF Research Center and GuruFocus both support?

Both platforms cover ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Valuation, ETF Holdings, Portfolio, and Backtesting workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do ETF Research Center and GuruFocus require subscriptions?

Both ETF Research Center and GuruFocus keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

Which tool has mobile access?

GuruFocus ships a dedicated mobile experience, while ETF Research Center focuses on web or desktop access.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

ETF Research Center differentiates itself with Equity Power Screener to filter ETFs by performance, technical indicators (beta, volatility, RSI), fundamentals, valuations, and ratings (advanced criteria gated to premium plans)., Fund Finder with multi-tab views across general, equity, and fixed income metrics; many criteria reserved for Individual and Professional tiers., and Fund Overlap tool showing pairwise overlap of holdings and top differences, plus a Portfolio Builder that generates overlap matrices against benchmarks., whereas GuruFocus stands out for All‑In‑One Screener with hundreds of fundamental, ownership, and macro filters, plus historical screening and user‑defined custom fields., Model portfolios and guru tools: 13F and mutual fund portfolios, aggregated holdings, consensus picks, guru/hedge fund trend dashboards, and real‑time guru trades., and Insider Trading Tracker and Politician Trading Tracker with real‑time insider and U.S. government trading activity, clustering tools, and double‑/triple‑buy signals..

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