What Are Guru Holdings?
Historical institutional positions and their reporting limits.
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Updated October 9, 2026
Simple answer
Guru holdings are positions disclosed by investment managers. They are historical holdings snapshots, not a live record of purchases, sales or the manager's reasoning.
Why this matters
Reported holdings can suggest research questions. A well-known manager's ownership does not validate a company's quality, valuation or suitability.
Good signs
A disclosed holding can suggest a company to research. The manager's identity or reputation does not validate the investment.
Warning signs
Missing positions, delayed filings, hedges and changes after the report date limit what can be inferred.
Easy mistake to make
Blindly copying gurus — filings are historical snapshots.
How Wall Street Score helps
Premium users see a guru activity section on supported stock pages and the Guru Tailcoat page.
Read the holding before interpreting the change
Form 13F generally applies to institutional managers exercising investment discretion over at least $100 million in Section 13(f) securities. It reports quarter-end positions and is generally due within 45 days after quarter-end. Eligible held options can appear, while short positions and written options do not. It is not a complete portfolio or a transaction ledger.
For each row, check the manager, security class, reporting quarter and filing date. A familiar company name can refer to common shares or an option position. An amendment may correct the original filing, so apparent activity can also be a data revision.
Why a larger position does not reveal a purchase price
Hypothetical example: a manager reports 100,000 shares at one quarter-end and 120,000 at the next. That is a net increase of 20,000 reported shares after checking splits and other corporate actions. It does not identify each trade, its date or execution price. The manager could have bought and sold during the quarter.
If the shares were worth $50 at the first date and $40 at the second, the reported value falls from $5 million to $4.8 million even though the share count rises 20%. Calling that value decline a sale would be misleading. Keep changes in shares separate from changes in market value.
Options and missing history
A put or call label identifies the reported instrument, not a complete strategy. The filing alone does not establish the premium paid, strike, expiry or whether the position hedges another exposure. Do not treat an option's reported underlying-share value as money spent buying contracts.
If a previous comparable filing is unavailable, an activity label should remain unknown. A missing row also needs checks for amended filings, identifiers and reporting exclusions before it is called an exit. Use the holdings as a research lead and inspect the company's own filings and valuation before drawing an investment conclusion.
Apply this to a real company
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Further reading and verification
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