Flock blog
Reading regulatory filings, sourced and dated.
Plain-English guides to the public filings Flock tracks: 13F reports, NSE and BSE shareholding patterns, bulk and block deals, and FII/DII flows. Every claim links to its source. Research, not advice.
How to track auditor resignations (SEBI, SEC)
How to track auditor resignations: SEBI's 2019 circular and LODR filings in India, Form ADT-3 at the MCA, and Form 8-K Item 4.01 in the US. Not advice.
What is Form BEN-2? Significant beneficial owners, MCA
Form BEN-2 is the return an Indian company files with the ROC naming its significant beneficial owners. Who triggers it, the 30-day clock, and its limits.
How to read a 10-K: a filing-order walkthrough
How to read a 10-K item by item: risk factors, MD&A, financial statements, ownership in Item 12, and the cover-page boxes most readers skip. Not advice.
How to check mutual fund portfolio overlap from filings
How to check mutual fund portfolio overlap using SEBI-mandated monthly portfolio disclosures on AMC and AMFI sites. The method, the maths, and the caveats.
Sector wise FPI investment data: track FPI flows by sector
How to track FPI flows by sector from NSDL's fortnightly sector-wise report: net investment and assets under custody across 22 BSE sectors, read 5 October 2026.
13F API: pulling SEC fund holdings as structured data
What a 13F API should return: decoded holdings, quarter-over-quarter changes, filing dates on every row, and webhooks. Plus the lag no API can remove.
Shareholding pattern API: NSE and BSE data as JSON
What a shareholding pattern API should return: quarterly promoter, FII, DII and public holding per stock, with ISIN mapping and the filing date on every row.
Stock filing alerts India: which filings to alert on
Which stock filing alerts are worth setting up in India: exchange announcements, insider and SAST disclosures, and holder overlaps. What each one can tell you.
What is a poison pill? (2026)
A poison pill is a shareholder rights plan a board adopts to dilute an acquirer who crosses a set ownership threshold. Here is how one works. Not advice.
What is a proxy contest? (2026)
A proxy contest is a fight for shareholder votes to elect directors against the board's slate. Here are the SEC filings, deadlines, and rules. Not advice.
Proxy contest vs tender offer: the difference
Proxy contest vs tender offer: one seeks votes to change the board, the other buys shares from holders. Different filings and deadlines. Not advice.
What is Regulation FD? (2026)
Regulation FD is the SEC rule against selective disclosure: material nonpublic information given to analysts or funds must go public too. Not advice.
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