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Definition
EDGAR is the SEC’s electronic filing and public-access system for company and market-participant submissions. For AUMSearch, EDGAR is the source system for Form 13F filings, filing metadata, accession numbers, filer CIKs, and official source documents.
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At a glance
- System role
- Electronic filing and public access
- Filer ID
- CIK
- Submission ID
- Accession number
- AUMSearch focus
- Form 13F and source documents
EDGAR identifiers
A CIK identifies an EDGAR filer account. An accession number identifies an individual submission. The form type tells readers what was filed. These fields should remain separate: a manager can submit many filings under one CIK, and an accession number identifies the submission rather than the organization.
Filing metadata and source documents
An EDGAR filing can contain a primary document and supporting exhibits or XML files. Form 13F information tables are structured attachments within a filing submission. A normalized holdings row must retain the accession and source-document relationship needed to reproduce it.
A source-first EDGAR model
- Preserve the exact accession number.
- Store the filer CIK and form type.
- Keep report period, filed date, and accepted timestamp distinct.
- Link to the official filing detail page.
- Record amendment and supersession relationships.
- Keep retrieval and normalization timestamps separate from SEC timestamps.
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Primary sources
Definitions and regulatory claims on this page are grounded in the following official public resources.