SEC Filing Section

sec_filing_section — read a specific SEC filing section / 10-K risk factors / MD&A text / 8-K event disclosure for one company by ticker. Fetches full clean text of one named section from a 10-K (annual), 10-Q (quarterly), or 8-K (current event). Supply ticker, filing type, and section code (topic-to-code mapping in the "section" parameter). Returns the single most recent matching filing.

USE when you already know WHICH section of WHICH company to read — e.g. "Microsoft's risk factors", "Apple's MD&A", "AAPL's latest earnings 8-K", "Tesla's legal proceedings".

Do NOT use to search filings by keyword or across companies — use sec_full_text_search. For company background use company_enrich or company_firmographic; for non-SEC web info use web_search.

SCOPE: US domestic issuers only (10-K / 10-Q / 8-K). Foreign issuers (Barclays, BP, SAP, Toyota) file 20-F / 6-K / 40-F — use sec_full_text_search with filingTypes: ["20-F"] or ["6-K"] for those.

FISCAL FILTERING: fiscalYear narrows by calendar year; quarter-precise filtering is NOT supported — use dateFrom/dateTo instead.

PROXY STUBS: 10-K sections 10–14 (Directors, Compensation, Security Ownership, Related Party, Accountant Fees) often return a short stub referencing the DEF 14A Proxy Statement — full data not available here if content is under 100 words.

8-K EXHIBIT NOTE: Items like 2.02 (earnings) often return a stub referencing Exhibit 99.1 — for full earnings narrative use sec_full_text_search.

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. 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 HG Insights 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)

sec_full_text_search, company_enrich, web_search

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