Start with the filing type
The form number determines whether you are reading an initial holding, a change in ownership, an annual catch-up, or a proposed sale notice.
xml-url
XML URL
Medium signalDefinition
The URL of the SEC XML document for a filing, resolved from the filing detail page. For Form 3, 4, and 5, the XML is the structured primary document; for Form 144, the primary document is typically HTML.
How to read this term
Practical filing context for this specific glossary entryUse identifiers carefully
CIKs, accession numbers, and SEC URLs are durable references. They are safer than company names when matching across systems.
Do not mix surfaces
A Form 144 proposed sale is not the same thing as an executed Form 4 sale. Keep proposed-sale context separate from transaction rows.
Quick facts
- Code
- —
- Priority
- Medium signal
- Scope
- Forms 3, 4, 5 (primary) — Form 144 not applicable
- Slug
xml-url