Recent ownership activity

GET/api/ownership/activity

Combined feed of recent ownership changes for a stock:

Insider transactions from the last 90 days (deduplicated, officers/directors only)
Beneficial owner filings from the last 180 days (Schedule 13D/13G)
Institutional changes from the latest quarter (new positions, 25%+ increases/decreases)

Provides a single-call overview of all ownership activity without needing to hit multiple endpoints.

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Query parameters

symbol string optional min length 1 · max length 10

Stock ticker symbol. Identify the entity by exactly one of: symbol, cik, cusip, composite_figi, or share_class_figi. At least one is required.

Example: AAPL
cik integer optional

SEC Central Index Key (CIK).

Example: 320193
cusip string optional min length 9 · max length 9

CUSIP identifier (9 characters).

Example: 037833100
composite_figi string optional

Composite OpenFIGI identifier.

Example: BBG000B9XRY4
share_class_figi string optional

Share-class OpenFIGI identifier.

Example: BBG001S5N8V8
limit integer optional max 100 · default 20

Maximum items per category

Example request

curl 'https://api.stockfit.io/v1/api/ownership/activity?symbol=AAPL&cik=320193&cusip=037833100&composite_figi=BBG000B9XRY4&share_class_figi=BBG001S5N8V8' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN'

Responses

200 OK

Recent ownership activity across all categories

Response schema

insiderTransactions array of object
Recent insider trades (last 90 days)
array of:
- ownerName string
  Name of the insider (officer or director)
- transactionCode string
  SEC transaction code indicating the type of transaction: | Code | Meaning | |------|---------| | P | Open-market or private purchase | | S | Open-market or private sale | | M | Exercise or conversion of derivative security | | A | Grant, award, or other acquisition (e.g. stock award) | | D | Disposition to the issuer (e.g. return of shares) | | F | Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering securities | | G | Gift | | I | Discretionary transaction by Rule 10b5-1 trading plan | | C | Conversion of derivative security | | E | Expiration of short derivative position | | H | Expiration (or cancellation) of long derivative position with value received | | O | Exercise of out-of-the-money derivative security | | X | Exercise of in-the-money or at-the-money derivative security | | W | Acquisition or disposition by will or laws of descent | | Z | Deposit into or withdrawal from voting trust | | J | Other acquisition or disposition | | K | Equity swap or similar transaction | | U | Disposition due to a tender of shares in a change of control | | L | Small acquisition (less than $10,000) | | V | Transaction voluntarily reported earlier than required |
- shares number | null
  Number of shares involved in the transaction
- pricePerShare number | null
  Price per share (USD)
- acquiredDisposed string
  Whether shares were acquired or disposed: | Code | Meaning | |------|---------| | A | Acquired — shares were added to the insider's holdings | | D | Disposed — shares were removed from the insider's holdings |
- transactionDate string
  Date the transaction occurred (YYYY-MM-DD)
- officerTitle string | null
  Officer title (e.g. CEO, CFO), null for non-officer directors
beneficialOwnerFilings array of object
Recent 13D/13G filings (last 180 days)
array of:
- reportingPersonName string
  Name of the beneficial owner (5%+ shareholder)
- activist boolean
  Whether this is a Schedule 13D filer (activist intent). 13G filers are passive.
- percentOfClass number | null
  Ownership percentage at the time of filing
- aggregateAmountOwned number | null
  Total shares owned at the time of filing
- reportDate string | null
  Filing report date (YYYY-MM-DD)
- intent string | null
  Investor intent classified from the filing's stated purpose (Item 4): | Value | Meaning | |-------|---------| | active | Activist — seeks board seats, proxy fights, corporate changes | | strategic | Passive — investment purposes only |
institutionalChanges array of object
Significant institutional position changes from the latest quarter
array of:
- managerName string
  Name of the institutional manager
- managerCik integer
  CIK of the institutional manager (use with /api/ownership/portfolio)
- shares number
  Number of shares held in the current quarter
- value number
  Market value of holdings in the current quarter (USD)
- prevShares number
  Previous quarter shares. `0` for new positions (`changeType: "new"`).
- changeType string
  Type of change: | Value | Meaning | |-------|---------| | new | Position opened this quarter (not held previously) | | increased | Shares increased by 25%+ from previous quarter | | decreased | Shares decreased by 25%+ from previous quarter |

Example response

{
  "insiderTransactions": [
    {
      "ownerName": "Tim Cook",
      "transactionCode": "S",
      "shares": 50000,
      "pricePerShare": 245.5,
      "acquiredDisposed": "D",
      "transactionDate": "2025-12-15",
      "officerTitle": "Chief Executive Officer"
    }
  ],
  "beneficialOwnerFilings": [
    {
      "reportingPersonName": "The Vanguard Group",
      "activist": false,
      "percentOfClass": 9.47,
      "aggregateAmountOwned": 1415826462,
      "reportDate": "2025-07-29",
      "intent": "string"
    }
  ],
  "institutionalChanges": [
    {
      "managerName": "BlackRock, Inc.",
      "managerCik": 2012383,
      "shares": 1157054556,
      "value": 314465315556,
      "prevShares": 0,
      "changeType": "string"
    }
  ]
}

400 Bad Request

Invalid parameters or company not found

Response schema

error string
Human-readable error message

Example response

{}

403 Forbidden

Feature not available on current plan

Response schema

error string
Human-readable error message

Example response

{}