For some investors, earnings season marks the pinnacle of each quarter. This is the six-week period where most S&P 500 companies lift the hood on their quarterly operating results, which helps investors gauge how financially sound the leading businesses are on Wall Street.
But earnings season isn’t the only meaningful source of data.
One week ago (Aug. 14) marked the deadline for institutional investors with at least $100 million in assets under management (AUM) to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A 13F offers a concise snapshot of which stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and select options Wall Street’s savviest money managers purchased and sold in the latest quarter.