Form N-SAR (NSAR-B): annual reports of registered investment companies
Annual Form N-SAR reports of mutual funds and other management investment companies, 1993 to 2019. Replaced by Form N-CEN.
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $SECFEED_KEY" \ "https://secfeedapi.com/v1/filings?query=formType:%22NSAR-B%22&size=2"
import os, requests
r = requests.get(
"https://secfeedapi.com/v1/filings",
params={'query': 'formType:"NSAR-B"', 'size': '2'},
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SECFEED_KEY']}"},
)
print(r.json())What is NSAR-B?
Form N-SAR was the semi-annual and annual census report of registered investment companies. NSAR-B is the annual version, filed for the full fiscal year; NSAR-A covered the first half. It collected operational data in a fixed numbered-item format: service providers, fees, brokerage commissions, share sales and redemptions, and other fund statistics.
The SEC rescinded Form N-SAR in its 2016 reporting modernization. Funds moved to Form N-CEN (annual census) and Form N-PORT (portfolio holdings), with N-CEN filings starting in 2018. The last NSAR-B filings arrived in 2019.
Registered management investment companies (open-end and closed-end funds).
Within 60 days after the end of the fiscal year. The form was retired in 2018 and 2019.
Filings per year
Every NSAR-B filing on EDGAR, counted from the SecFeed index, amendments included. Updated daily.
What is inside
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
| Fund identification | Registrant, series and classes covered. |
| Service providers | Adviser, administrator, custodian, transfer agent, auditor. |
| Brokerage | Commissions paid and the brokers that received them. |
| Share activity | Sales, reinvestments and redemptions. |
| Expense and fee data | Advisory fees and related items in numbered answer fields. |
Get NSAR-B data with SecFeed
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Latest NSAR-B filings
| Company | Form | Filed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pear Tree Funds | NSAR-B/A | 2019-06-04 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Strategy Shares | NSAR-B/A | 2019-04-08 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Miller Investment Trust | NSAR-B/A | 2019-03-19 | EDGAR ↗ |
| Millennium Investment & Acquisition Co Inc. | NSAR-B | 2019-03-01 | EDGAR ↗ |
| ASSET MANAGEMENT FUND | NSAR-B/A | 2019-02-07 | EDGAR ↗ |
| ARBITRAGE FUNDS | NSAR-B/A | 2018-12-13 | EDGAR ↗ |
| ARBITRAGE FUNDS | NSAR-B/A | 2018-12-13 | EDGAR ↗ |
| BMC FUND INC | NSAR-B/A | 2018-10-09 | EDGAR ↗ |
Use cases
- Study fund service providers before 2018
- Track brokerage commissions paid by funds over time
- Build fund history that predates N-CEN
Related forms
Form N-CEN annual reports of every registered fund since 2018: service providers, brokers, securities lending, ETF details, parsed to JSON.
NSAR-UUIT annual N-SARAnnual Form N-SAR reports of unit investment trusts, 1994 to 2019. Retired with the rest of N-SAR when N-CEN took over.
NSAR-BTTransitional annual N-SARTransitional annual Form N-SAR reports filed by investment companies when a fiscal period change created a short reporting period, until 2018.
FAQ
What replaced Form N-SAR?
Form N-CEN for annual census data and Form N-PORT for portfolio holdings, under the SEC's 2016 investment company reporting modernization.
What is the difference between NSAR-A and NSAR-B?
NSAR-A was the semi-annual report for the first half of the fiscal year; NSAR-B was the annual report.
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