Most-filed 13D names of the last 18 months
Answered against 22 years of US equities and 12 years of US options data and published with the query that produced it. This result is stored as of 2026-08-22, from Schedule 13D vs 13G: Rules and Deadlines.
| ticker | issuer | initial_13d | amendments |
|---|---|---|---|
| GNK | GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD | 0 | 22 |
| AB | ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P. | 0 | 5 |
| PSHG | Performance Shipping Inc. | 0 | 3 |
| PLYA | Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. | 0 | 2 |
- Rows × columns
- 4 × 4
- Computed
- Completeness
- No missing values
- Source
- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
ticker |
text | 4 distinct values (AB, GNK, PLYA…) | |
issuer |
text | 4 distinct values | |
initial_13d |
number | every row is 0 | |
amendments |
number | 2 to 22 |
Computed from Strasmore's warehouse of US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data. Equity prices are delayed; options greeks and implied volatility are end-of-day. This result is stored, not recomputed on load — it is exactly the numbers that were returned on , and the query below is what returned them.
the exact SQL behind every number
SELECT
ticker,
any(issuer_name) AS issuer,
countIf(form_type = 'SC 13D') AS initial_13d,
countIf(form_type = 'SC 13D/A') AS amendments
FROM global_markets.stocks_sec_edgar_index
WHERE form_type LIKE 'SC 13D%'
AND filing_date >= today() - 548
AND filing_date < today()
AND ticker != ''
AND ticker NOT IN ('SPCX')
GROUP BY ticker
ORDER BY (initial_13d + amendments) DESC, ticker
LIMIT 12
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