Institutional money

Read the filing.
Track the change.

Turn raw 13F information tables into a clear view of reported holdings, new positions, increases, reductions, exits, and cross-fund overlap.

Cross-fund overlap

Smart Money Consensus

Shared positions across the top 20 reported holdings of five tracked managers, with the latest quarter's displayed changes overlaid.

Inspect each fund
Reading five current SEC 13F tables…

13F reports are delayed and incomplete views of a manager's strategy. Consensus here means overlap among displayed long holdings—not endorsement, coordinated buying, or a complete portfolio comparison.

Reading the latest 13F information table…
Institutional context

Use 13F filings without copying stale portfolios.

A 13F is a delayed snapshot of reportable U.S. long holdings. It omits shorts, many derivatives, private assets, cash, hedges, cost basis, and the manager’s reasoning.

What to measure
01

Portfolio weight

Position size relative to disclosed assets is more informative than share count alone.

02

Change quality

Separate price-driven weight changes from actual buying, selling, new positions, and exits.

03

Manager fit

Interpret activity through the manager’s mandate, turnover, concentration, and typical holding period.

04

Consensus breadth

Independent ownership across distinct strategies may matter more than crowded ownership within one style.

Common traps
01

Reporting lag

The position can be changed or closed by the time the filing becomes public.

02

Incomplete exposure

A disclosed long may hedge an undisclosed short, swap, option, or broader portfolio risk.

03

Fame weighting

A famous manager’s small position is not automatically more informative than a specialist’s core holding.

Best-practice workflow
01

Normalize holdings

Compare weights, shares, estimated value, and change across consecutive quarters.

02

Read the mandate

Understand the fund structure, liquidity, benchmark, and investment horizon.

03

Find thesis evidence

Use letters, presentations, interviews, and company fundamentals to infer—not assume—reasoning.

04

Build independently

Treat ownership as an idea source and complete a separate valuation and risk process.