Beneficial ownership history

GET/api/ownership/beneficial-owners/history

Returns all Schedule 13D/13G filings for a stock, including historical entries. Unlike /api/ownership/beneficial-owners (which shows only the latest filing per owner), this endpoint shows every filing — useful for tracking how a beneficial owner's position has changed over time.

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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

Example request

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

Responses

200 OK

All beneficial ownership filings sorted by date (descending)

Response schema

array of:

reportingPersonName string
Name of the beneficial owner
reportingPersonCik integer | null
CIK of the reporting person
activist boolean
Whether this is a 13D (activist) filer
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)
accessionNumber string | null
SEC accession number
filingType string | null
SEC form type (13G, 13D, 13G/A, 13D/A)
intent string | null
Classified investor intent: | Value | Meaning | |-------|---------| | active | Activist — seeks board seats, proxy fights, corporate changes | | strategic | Passive — investment purposes only |

Example response

[
  {
    "reportingPersonName": "The Vanguard Group",
    "reportingPersonCik": 0,
    "activist": true,
    "percentOfClass": 9.47,
    "aggregateAmountOwned": 1415826462,
    "reportDate": "2025-07-29",
    "accessionNumber": "string",
    "filingType": "13G",
    "intent": "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

{}