VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

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Sunday, December 7, 2025

Tool Comparison

Fintel vs Trackinsight comparison

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

Quick takeaways

Fintel adds Short Interest, Insider Data, 13F, 13D/13G, Which ETF includes this Stock?, Improved Filings, Screeners, Options, Alerts, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, and Dividend coverage that Trackinsight skips.

Trackinsight includes ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Factors, Data Visualizations, Backtesting, Factor Exposure, ESG Ratings, Education, and Blogs categories that Fintel omits.

In depth comparison

Fintel

fintel.io

Platform for ownership, filings, short interest, and options sentiment with broad global coverage. Plans range from Free through Bronze, Silver, and Gold, with premium features like the Workbench, Portfolio Builder, and custom quant models reserved for higher tiers. Real-time options flow, unusual options activity, and Excel export are available on paid plans. Broker account linking is supported via Plaid (U.S. only).

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

Official short-interest data sourced from NASDAQ and NYSE on individual ticker pages.
Off-exchange and dark pool short volume reported from FINRA feeds.
Comprehensive ownership tracking including 13F, 13D/G, NPORT filings, ETF and mutual fund holders, plus UK disclosure data.
Dedicated “Which ETF holds this stock?” pages showing ETF-level exposure by ticker.
Insider trading data from Forms 3, 4, and 5, with real-time alerts and identification of 10b5-1 trading plans.

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Trackinsight

trackinsight.com

Global ETF research & data platform for screening, comparing and analyzing ETFs worldwide. Free Essentials accounts support the core screener, comparison tools and personal lists, while ETF Portfolio Insights, enterprise workflows and ETF Data Services/API are sold on paid tiers (Nasdaq Data Link lists ETF database packages starting around USD 5k/year).

Platforms

WebAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

Quick highlights

Web-based ETF analytics platform with a global ETF screener, ETF comparison tools, ETF provider views, personal lists/watchlists and ETF Portfolio Insights modules for ETF investors.
Global ETF screener covering a large universe of ETFs/ETPs (10k+ referenced in product copy) with filters for investment objectives, regions, themes, ESG characteristics and benchmarks.
Side‑by‑side ETF comparison, including replication method, Trackinsight replication rating, tracking error/difference, performance, costs and sustainability metrics to support due diligence.
Personal lists (“lists”) let users create, manage and monitor custom collections of ETFs as flexible watchlists for research and monitoring.
ETF Portfolio Insights module to analyze, optimize and backtest ETF portfolios, providing portfolio-level views of performance, exposures, factor profiles and risk metrics, with advanced factor analysis powered by partner Scientific Portfolio (an EDHEC venture).

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Where they differ

Fintel

Distinct strengths include:

Short Interest Insider Data 13F 13D/13G Which ETF includes this Stock?Improved Filings Screeners Options

Official short-interest data sourced from NASDAQ and NYSE on individual ticker pages.
Off-exchange and dark pool short volume reported from FINRA feeds.
Comprehensive ownership tracking including 13F, 13D/G, NPORT filings, ETF and mutual fund holders, plus UK disclosure data.
Dedicated “Which ETF holds this stock?” pages showing ETF-level exposure by ticker.

Trackinsight

Distinct strengths include:

ETF Screeners ETF Comparison ETF Overview ETF Performance ETF Fundamentals ETF Factors Data Visualizations Backtesting

Web-based ETF analytics platform with a global ETF screener, ETF comparison tools, ETF provider views, personal lists/watchlists and ETF Portfolio Insights modules for ETF investors.
Global ETF screener covering a large universe of ETFs/ETPs (10k+ referenced in product copy) with filters for investment objectives, regions, themes, ESG characteristics and benchmarks.
Side‑by‑side ETF comparison, including replication method, Trackinsight replication rating, tracking error/difference, performance, costs and sustainability metrics to support due diligence.
Personal lists (“lists”) let users create, manage and monitor custom collections of ETFs as flexible watchlists for research and monitoring.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	Fintel	Trackinsight
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: ETF Holdings, Portfolio, Watchlist, News, Data APIs Unique: Short Interest, Insider Data, 13F, 13D/13G, Which ETF includes this Stock?, Improved Filings, Screeners, Options, Alerts, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, Dividend	Shared: ETF Holdings, Portfolio, Watchlist, News, Data APIs Unique: ETF Screeners, ETF Comparison, ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Factors, Data Visualizations, Backtesting, Factor Exposure, ESG Ratings, Education, Blogs
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Options, Bonds	ETFs
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web, API	Web, API
Pricing High-level pricing models	Free, Subscription	Free, Subscription
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Official short-interest data sourced from NASDAQ and NYSE on individual ticker pages. Off-exchange and dark pool short volume reported from FINRA feeds. Comprehensive ownership tracking including 13F, 13D/G, NPORT filings, ETF and mutual fund holders, plus UK disclosure data. Dedicated “Which ETF holds this stock?” pages showing ETF-level exposure by ticker. Insider trading data from Forms 3, 4, and 5, with real-time alerts and identification of 10b5-1 trading plans. Unusual options activity and sentiment monitoring, with real-time options flow available to premium users.	Unique Web-based ETF analytics platform with a global ETF screener, ETF comparison tools, ETF provider views, personal lists/watchlists and ETF Portfolio Insights modules for ETF investors. Global ETF screener covering a large universe of ETFs/ETPs (10k+ referenced in product copy) with filters for investment objectives, regions, themes, ESG characteristics and benchmarks. Side‑by‑side ETF comparison, including replication method, Trackinsight replication rating, tracking error/difference, performance, costs and sustainability metrics to support due diligence. Personal lists (“lists”) let users create, manage and monitor custom collections of ETFs as flexible watchlists for research and monitoring. ETF Portfolio Insights module to analyze, optimize and backtest ETF portfolios, providing portfolio-level views of performance, exposures, factor profiles and risk metrics, with advanced factor analysis powered by partner Scientific Portfolio (an EDHEC venture). Dedicated ESG Investing / ESG Observatory channel with an ESG ETF screener that can filter ETFs by ESG scores, strategies, SFDR category and SDG alignment, plus ESG news and educational content.
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 Fintel and Trackinsight both support?

Both platforms cover ETF Holdings, Portfolio, Watchlist, News, and Data APIs workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Fintel and Trackinsight require subscriptions?

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

How can you access Fintel and Trackinsight?

Both Fintel and Trackinsight 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?

Fintel differentiates itself with Official short-interest data sourced from NASDAQ and NYSE on individual ticker pages., Off-exchange and dark pool short volume reported from FINRA feeds., and Comprehensive ownership tracking including 13F, 13D/G, NPORT filings, ETF and mutual fund holders, plus UK disclosure data., whereas Trackinsight stands out for Web-based ETF analytics platform with a global ETF screener, ETF comparison tools, ETF provider views, personal lists/watchlists and ETF Portfolio Insights modules for ETF investors., Global ETF screener covering a large universe of ETFs/ETPs (10k+ referenced in product copy) with filters for investment objectives, regions, themes, ESG characteristics and benchmarks., and Side‑by‑side ETF comparison, including replication method, Trackinsight replication rating, tracking error/difference, performance, costs and sustainability metrics to support due diligence..

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