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Answers to the problems people are most likely to run into. Each question has its own link to share. For how the site works overall, see the Documentation.

I can't find a company in search #

Search covers every company in the SEC's list of tickers, about 8,000 companies, by name, ticker or CIK. Companies whose securities no longer trade drop out of search. Every SEC filer still has a page at /companies/ followed by its ticker or CIK.

Example /companies/IBM IBM's page, by ticker.

If that shows “No SEC filer found”, the ticker isn't in the SEC's ticker list; try the company's CIK instead.

Why don't I see older filings? #

Company pages list every filing a company has made, and new filings are added each morning. The first time a company is opened, its page shows its most recent 1,000 filings while the full history is fetched from the SEC in the background; open the page again later to see everything. Until then, older filings are on the company's page on SEC EDGAR at sec.gov.

Why are some filings dimmed? #

Dimmed filings are routine paperwork: banks' structured-note and resale prospectuses (424B2, 424B3, FWP), and Form 4s that only report grants, option exercises, conversions, tax withholding, gifts or returns to the company. They're still listed and open as usual; point at one to read it at full strength. Filings that matter more carry a coloured bar instead; the Documentation lists what flags them.

Why are some changes hidden on What changed? #

A comparison folds paragraphs where only dates rolled forward, such as “as of January 26, 2025” becoming “as of January 25, 2026”, because a 10-K repeats dozens of them every year. The count of folded updates is next to the list of sections; choose Show date updates to see them. A paragraph where a number changed, such as revenue, is never folded: it's shown as Figures changed.

A document won't load #

Documents come from sec.gov. If the SEC is slow or unavailable, the viewer says it couldn't reach SEC EDGAR; choose Try again, or open the filing's index on sec.gov with SEC EDGAR under External links. Very large filings can take a few seconds to appear.

Where are a filing's images and XBRL files? #

The sidebar lists the main document and its exhibits only. Images and XBRL data files, such as .xml and .xsd, are in the filing's index: choose SEC EDGAR under External links.

How is the Recent IPOs list chosen? #

It shows the eight companies with stock on Nasdaq or NYSE that most recently filed a final IPO prospectus (Form 424B4) with the SEC, leaving out blank-check companies (SPACs) and companies that were already public. A company appears a few days after its shares start trading, when the prospectus is filed. Direct listings and funds aren't included.

How is the Most viewed list chosen? #

It shows the ten companies whose pages and filings the most people opened in the last 7 days. Each person counts once per company per day, so reloading a page doesn't move a company up. While there are few views, hand-picked companies fill the empty places.

Search suggestions or filings stopped working #

These need the site's session cookie. If your browser blocks cookies for citefilings.com, allow them and reload. The Cookie Policy explains what the cookie holds.

Something else #

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