Activist investing and shareholder activism data
API Access
Est. Price
~$15,000/yr est.
Update Frequency
Daily
Pricing Tiers
1
Regions
1
Quality SignalsB
Freshness
Recently enriched
Complete
81%
API
API Available
Product Overview
Financial Market Data & Analytics Platform$$
Offering: An integrated platform providing global fundamental, private market, and alternative data sets alongside portfolio analytics and research tools.
Best for: Investment professionals and quant researchers needing a unified platform for fundamental analysis, portfolio construction, and risk management.
Benefits
- Extensive breadth of integrated data sets including private markets and supply chain
- Flexible delivery options including cloud-native integrations like Snowflake and Databricks
- Strong normalization of complex data like business segments and M&A activity
- High-quality entity mapping and symbology across disparate data sources
Drawbacks
⚠ Can be less specialized in niche alternative data compared to boutique providers · ⚠ Platform complexity may require significant onboarding for non-traditional usersProduct Intelligence
Value Score
44
quality per $
Coverage
70
geo × freq × depth
Try-ability
15
ease of trial
Market concentration: 100% (concentrated — few vendors)
Product Details
Use Cases
Activist campaign monitoringcorporate defense strategyshareholder engagementrisk assessmentproxy voting analysis
Categories
Investment ResearchFinancial Market DataCorporate GovernanceRisk Management
Coverage
Global
Delivery
REST APIPython SDKSFTPS3 BucketSnowflake ShareDatabricksWeb UI download
Data Sources
government filings
Detected Use Cases
risk management
Pricing Tiers
Vedex estimate
~$15,000/yr est.
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Web Authority
Notable3 mentions·1 platform
Academic Papers
3 × 8 pts+24
Evidence3 sources
Academic Papers
Quasi-Insider Shareholder Activism
The sample consists of activist campaigns obtained from FactSet SharkWatch and 13D filings for the period 1995 through February 1, 2021 initiated by a founder, ...
Academic Papers
Voluntary Performance Disclosures in the CD&A
We obtain information on activist campaigns from the FactSet SharkWatch dataset. Because the relation between disclosure and investor scrutiny in Table 5 is ...
Academic Papers
Activism Waves and the Market for Corporate Assets
Information about campaign goals is from Factset SharkWatch database. In Panel A, the aggregate number of stated campaign goals exceeds the number of campaigns ...
Data Dictionary
Expected fields and columns in this data product
About FactSet SharkWatch
FactSet SharkWatch is a investment research data product offered by FactSet, available on discovery. Data is updated daily. API access is available for programmatic integration. Vedex estimates pricing at roughly $15,000/yr (an estimate, not a vendor-published price).
Activist investing and shareholder activism data
About FactSet
FactSet is a platform vendor based in USA. FactSet is a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider that delivers integrated financial information, analytical applications, and services to the investment community. The ...
Related Data Categories
Investment ResearchFinancial Market DataCorporate GovernanceRisk Management