Research Public Companies Through EDGAR: A Guide for Investors
III. FAQS
K. Researching Mutual Funds and Variable Insurance Products
EDGAR includes searches specific to mutual funds and variable insurance products. They include searches for:
- Mutual Fund Prospectuses
- Mutual Fund Proxy Voting
- Mutual Fund Searches
- Variable Insurance Products
The latter two searches are for filings from February 6, 2006, to the present. The searches will help investors identify filings by both individual mutual fund and share class or variable insurance products by series and class/contract name. If you are researching older filings, you should keep in mind that a single prospectus might contain information about many mutual funds and share classes. You will not be able to search these filings simply by looking for the name of the fund.
Mutual fund prospectuses are often designated in EDGAR as form type "485". Other form types for mutual funds include:
|
Form Type |
Description |
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Form N-SAR |
Semi-annual report for management companies |
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Form N-CSR |
Certified annual shareholder report |
|
Form N-PX |
Annual report of proxy voting record |
|
Form N-Q |
Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings |