SEC Filing Section

Fetch the full text of one named section from a specific company's SEC 10-K (annual), 10-Q (quarterly), or 8-K (current event) filing, returned as clean text. You supply the ticker, filing type, and section code (topic-to-code mapping and per-section caveats are in the "section" parameter). Returns the single most recent matching filing.

Use this when you already know WHICH section of WHICH company you want to read — e.g. "What are Microsoft's risk factors?", "Show me Apple's MD&A", "Get AAPL's latest earnings 8-K", "Read Tesla's legal proceedings".

Do NOT use this to search filings by keyword or across companies (e.g. "which filings mention 'material weakness'?") — use sec_full_text_search. For general company background (revenue, headcount, products, tech stack) use company_research; for non-SEC web info use web_search.

SCOPE: US domestic issuers only (10-K / 10-Q / 8-K). Foreign private issuers (e.g., Barclays, BP, SAP, Toyota) file 20-F / 6-K / 40-F instead — this tool returns "No <type> filing found" for them, redirecting you to sec_full_text_search with filingTypes: ["20-F"] or ["6-K"].

FISCAL FILTERING: fiscalYear narrows by calendar year. Quarter-precise filtering is NOT supported — use dateFrom/dateTo instead (also for targeting recurring 8-K events, e.g. 2.02 earnings, to a specific window).

Do not call if the filing section content is already present in the conversation.

Credits

1 — Per call. See the full credit table for how AI Credits work.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
companyTicker Required	string	-	Stock ticker symbol of a US-listed company (e.g., "AAPL", "MSFT", "CRM"). Case-insensitive; class shares use a dot or hyphen (e.g., "BRK.A", "BF-B").
filingType Required	string	-	Filing form to read: "10-K" (annual report), "10-Q" (quarterly report), or "8-K" (current-event disclosure). US domestic issuers only — use sec_full_text_search for 20-F/6-K/40-F foreign issuers. The valid "section" codes depend on this value.
section Required	string	-	Section code to extract. Must belong to the chosen filingType. Choose the code that matches the topic below. PROXY STUBS: for most large-caps, 10-K sections "10"–"14" (Directors, Compensation, Security Ownership, Related Party, Accountant Fees) are incorporated by reference from the DEF 14A Proxy Statement and return a short stub (under 50 words). If content is under 100 words and mentions a Proxy Statement, the full data is not available via this tool. 8-K EXHIBIT NOTE: items like "2.02" (earnings) often contain only a stub referencing Exhibit 99.1; the exhibit text is not returned. For the full earnings narrative, use sec_full_text_search. 10-K ANNUAL REPORTS: "1" Business (overview, products, markets, strategy) · "1A" Risk Factors (risks, challenges, threats) · "1B" Unresolved Staff Comments · "2" Properties (facilities, real estate) · "3" Legal Proceedings (lawsuits, litigation) · "4" Mine Safety · "5" Market for Common Equity · "6" Selected Financial Data · "7" MD&A (financial performance, trends) · "7A" Market Risk Disclosures · "8" Financial Statements · "9" Accountant Disagreements · "9A" Controls and Procedures · "9B" Other Information · "10" Directors & Officers (board, leadership) · "11" Executive Compensation (pay, bonuses, stock options) · "12" Security Ownership · "13" Related Party Transactions · "14" Principal Accountant Fees · "15" Exhibits 10-Q QUARTERLY REPORTS: "part1item1" Financial Statements · "part1item2" MD&A (quarterly performance) · "part1item3" Market Risk · "part1item4" Controls and Procedures · "part2item1" Legal Proceedings · "part2item1a" Risk Factors · "part2item2" Unregistered Equity Sales · "part2item3" Defaults on Senior Securities · "part2item4" Mine Safety · "part2item5" Other Information · "part2item6" Exhibits 8-K CURRENT EVENTS: "1.01" Material Agreement (new contracts, partnerships) · "1.02" Termination of Agreement · "1.03" Bankruptcy · "1.04" Mine Safety · "1.05" Cybersecurity Incident · "2.01" Acquisition/Disposition (M&A) · "2.02" Results of Operations (earnings) · "2.03" Financial Obligation · "2.04" Triggering Events · "2.05" Exit/Disposal Costs · "2.06" Material Impairments · "3.01" Delisting Notice · "3.02" Unregistered Equity Sales · "3.03" Rights Modifications · "4.01" Accountant Changes · "4.02" Non-Reliance on Financials · "5.01" Control Changes · "5.02" Officer Changes (CEO/CFO departures/appointments) · "5.03" Bylaws Amendments · "5.04" Trading Suspension · "5.05" Ethics Code Amendments · "5.06" Shell Company Status · "5.07" Shareholder Vote · "5.08" Shareholder Nominations · "7.01" Regulation FD Disclosure · "8.01" Other Events · "9.01" Financial Statements and Exhibits
fiscalYear	number	-	Calendar year to filter by (e.g., 2024), matched against the filing's periodOfReport (Jan 1–Dec 31). Omit to get the single most recent filing.
fiscalQuarter	number	-	Informational annotation only — does NOT filter results and is NOT reflected in the response. Must be paired with fiscalYear. Quarter-precise filtering is not supported; use dateFrom/dateTo instead. Verify which filing was selected via the returned periodOfReport field.
maxWords	integer	-	Truncate the returned section content to this many words. Omit for the full section (typically 5,000–15,000 words for 10-K sections). Use 1000–3000 for a quick summary-sized extract, 5000+ for detailed analysis.
dateFrom	string	-	Only return filings filed on or after this date (ISO 8601, e.g. "2024-07-01"). Most useful for 8-K event windows.
dateTo	string	-	Only return filings filed on or before this date (ISO 8601, e.g. "2024-07-31"). Inclusive of the whole day. Most useful for 8-K event windows.

Required Integrations

This tool is only available when your organization has the following integration configured in the Phoenix Integrations settings:

• SEC API (sec_api)

Use Cases

• Read a company's risk factors — 10-K section "1A" (or 10-Q section "part2item1a")
• Read a company's MD&A / financial discussion — 10-K section "7" (or 10-Q section "part1item2")
• Read a company's business overview — 10-K section "1"
• Read a company's legal proceedings — 10-K section "3"
• Retrieve a specific 8-K event, e.g. a CEO/CFO change ("5.02") or the latest earnings release ("2.02")

Example Usage

Apple's latest 10-K Risk Factors

{
  "tool": "sec_filing_section",
  "arguments": {
    "companyTicker": "AAPL",
    "filingType": "10-K",
    "section": "1A"
  }
}

Microsoft's FY2024 MD&A, capped at 3000 words

{
  "tool": "sec_filing_section",
  "arguments": {
    "companyTicker": "MSFT",
    "filingType": "10-K",
    "section": "7",
    "fiscalYear": 2024,
    "maxWords": 3000
  }
}

Tesla's most recent officer-change 8-K

{
  "tool": "sec_filing_section",
  "arguments": {
    "companyTicker": "TSLA",
    "filingType": "8-K",
    "section": "5.02"
  }
}

Response Format

Field	Type	Description
companyName	string	Full company name from the filing
ticker	string	Stock ticker symbol
cik	string	SEC Central Index Key
filingType	string	Type of SEC filing
filingDate	string	Date the filing was submitted to SEC
periodOfReport	string	Period covered by the filing
section	string	Section code that was extracted
sectionLabel	string	Human-readable section name
content	string	Extracted section content
contentFormat	string	Format of the content (always cleaned text)
filingUrl	string	URL to the original SEC filing
wordCount	number	Word count of the extracted content
metadata	object	Additional filing details and fiscal period metadata
metadata.accessionNumber	string	SEC accession number for the filing
metadata.fiscalYear	number	Fiscal year of the filing
metadata.fiscalQuarter	number	Fiscal quarter (for 10-Q filings)

Related Tools

sec_full_text_search, company_research, web_search