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event_family · activist

Activist Campaign API.

13D filings, proxy fights, board nominations, open letters, and settlement agreements — from every activist investor targeting public companies. Track campaigns from first disclosure through resolution.

family_idactivist
event_types7
trailing 30d emitted68
audited precision98.9%
median latency84s
What this tracks

Every event_type in activist.

Each type emits the same envelope with a family-specific payload. Subscribe to the whole family or filter to specific types.

01
13d_filed

Schedule 13D filed disclosing 5%+ beneficial ownership with activist intent.

02
proxy_fight_initiated

Activist formally nominates alternative board slate.

03
open_letter_published

Public letter to the board or management.

04
board_seats_won

Activist wins board representation via vote or settlement.

05
settlement_reached

Company and activist reach an agreement.

06
stake_increased

Activist increases position beyond initial 13D threshold.

07
stake_exited

Activist exits or reduces below 5% threshold.

Example event

One real event. Full JSON payload.

This is the exact shape you'd receive via GET /v1/events or via a signed webhook delivery.

Request

GET/v1/events?family=activist&event_types=13d_filed&since=2026-04-01
// Query all activist events in the last 14 days
GET /v1/events?family=activist&event_types=13d_filed&since=2026-04-01
Authorization: Bearer hf_live_...

Response · 200 OK

200 OKapplication/json
{
  "event_id": "evt_20260414_sbux_activist",
  "schema_version": "2026-04-20",
  "event_type": "13d_filed",
  "assertion_type": "fact",
  "status": "official_announced",
  "priority": "critical",
  "entity": {
    "ticker": "SBUX",
    "name": "Starbucks Corporation"
  },
  "lifecycle": {
    "detected_at": "2026-04-14T13:42:18Z",
    "announced_at": "2026-04-14",
    "effective_at": "2026-04-14",
    "confirmed_at": "2026-04-14"
  },
  "source": {
    "type": "filing",
    "name": "SEC Schedule 13D / 13D-A",
    "tier": "tier_1"
  },
  "summary": {
    "one_line": "Elliott Management disclosed a 9.2% stake in Starbucks and demanded three board seats and a strategic review."
  },
  "payload": {
    "activist_name": "Elliott Management",
    "stake_pct": 9.2,
    "campaign_type": "board_seats",
    "demands": [
      "board seats",
      "strategic review"
    ],
    "board_seats_sought": 3,
    "settlement_terms": null
  },
  "confidence": {
    "overall": 0.98,
    "identity": 0.99,
    "event_classification": 0.98
  }
}
Recent activity · delayed 7d

Recent activist events.

Pulled live from the public delayed feed. Click through to the full tape for payloads, lifecycle, and source links.

Apr 14
13D filed · 9.2% stake · board seats demanded
SBUX· Starbucks
CRITICAL
Apr 12
Open letter published · strategic review
DIS· Walt Disney
HIGH
Apr 10
Proxy fight initiated · 3 board nominees
CSCO· Cisco Systems
CRITICAL
Apr 09
Settlement reached · 2 board seats
SWK· Stanley B&D
HIGH
Apr 07
Stake increased to 12.4%
WBD· Warner Bros.
MEDIUM
Apr 05
Activist exited position
KHC· Kraft Heinz
MEDIUM
Sources · where this data comes from

Ranked by authority, merged by entity.

Every event carries a source object. When the same event is confirmed by multiple sources, they merge into one canonical event with an evidence array.

Tier 1 · filing

SEC Schedule 13D / 13D-A

EDGAR filings with activist ownership disclosures

Tier 1 · filing

DEF 14A proxy statements

Competing proxy solicitations and vote results

Tier 1 · trusted news

Reuters · Bloomberg · WSJ

Campaign coverage and settlement announcements

Tier 2 · activist

Activist fund websites

Open letters and campaign materials published directly

Tier 1 · court

Delaware Chancery Court

Proxy contest litigation and injunction filings

Tier 2 · industry

Activist Insight · SharkWatch

Campaign tracking databases · assertion_type=reported

Schema · payload fields

Family-specific fields inside payload.

All events share the same envelope (event_id, entity, lifecycle, sources, assertion_type, confidence). The payloadis what's specific to this family.

FieldTypeDescriptionExample
payload.activist_namestringName of the activist fund or investor."Elliott Management"
payload.stake_pctnumberDisclosed ownership percentage.9.2
payload.campaign_typestringType of campaign: board_seats, strategic_review, spinoff, etc."board_seats"
payload.demandsstring[]Publicly stated demands.["board seats","strategic review"]
payload.board_seats_soughtinteger?Number of board seats demanded, if applicable.3
payload.settlement_termsstring?Summary of settlement terms, if resolved.null
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