Dataset

The CorpWatch API uses automated parsers to extract the subsidiary relationship information from Exhibit 21 of companies’ 10-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, providing a free, well-structured interface for programs to query and process the data.

Although the SEC provides a search interface for locating company filings (EDGAR / IDEA), the subsidiary information is not presented in a standardized format suitable for automated use or insertion into a database. The CorpWatch API uses parsers to scrape the subsidiary relationship information from Exhibit 21 of the 10-K filings and provides a well-structured interface for programs to query and process the subsidiary data.

A project of CorpWatch, funded by a grant from the Sunlight Foundation.

See also: SEC Filings and SEC Ownership Linked Data, 2003-2006.