Data for Your Research Needs
WRDS allows you to seamlessly integrate Compustat and Capital IQ data with other data sets in a straightforward, time series format, freeing up your time so you can focus on what’s important—your statistical research and analysis.
Key Benefits
- Immediately access data that is presented in a research friendly manner without programming or data manipulation
- Broaden your research with access to new specialty data sets
- Have confidence that the data is intelligently standardized and of high quality for accurate research and analysis
- Efficiently access linked company data across various data sets through one common platform
Data can be accessed through the following Option 1 and Option 2 packages:
| Compustat Option 1 on WRDS |
Compustat Option 2 on WRDS |
| North America |
Fundamental and market data for active and inactive companies that trade on a U.S. or Canadian Exchange. Annual, quarterly and monthly data is from 1979 forward and daily market data is from 1984. |
North America |
Fundamental and market data for active and inactive companies that trade on a U.S. or Canadian Exchange. Annual, quarterly and monthly data is from 1979 forward and daily market data is from 1984. |
| Historical |
A database of historical fundamental and market data for active and inactive companies with annual data back to 1950 and quarterly data back to 1962. |
Historical |
A database of historical fundamental and market data for active and inactive companies with annual data back to 1950 and quarterly data back to 1962. |
| Bank Annual & Quarterly |
Provides up to 20 years of annual and 12 years of quarterly data history for approximately 2,000 North American banks and Savings & Loan institutions. |
Global |
Provides financial and market data on over 42,000 active and inactive international companies from more than 80 countries with up to 20 years of annual history and daily pricing history from 1989. |
| Back Data Segment |
Contains additional history beyond the current Compustat North America database from 1978 up to current 7 year history. |
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| Capital IQ Data Available on WRDS |
| Capital Structure |
Comprises debt capital structure for over 60,000 global public and private companies and equity capital structure data on over 80,000 active and inactive companies worldwide. Capital IQ captures attributes of each debt component, such as security type, secured level, interest rate, maturity date, interest type, interest rate, benchmark, secured flag, convertible type, and more. Capital IQ’s equity capital structure data points include shares outstanding, authorized shares, issued shares, component type, par value, and conversion factor. |
| Key Developments |
Provides structured summaries of material news and events that may affect the market value of securities. Capital IQ monitors over 100 Key Development types including executive changes, M&A rumors, changes to corporate guidance, delayed filings, SEC inquiries, and many more. Each Key Development item includes announced date, entered date, modified date, headline, situation summary, type, source, company role, and other identifiers. |
| People Intelligence |
Covers over 4.5 million professionals and over 2.4 million people including private and public company executives, board members, and investment professionals, globally. Each professional in the Capital IQ database has a distinct profile which can include contact details, biography, education, job functions and titles, board memberships, compensation, insider activity, and options holdings. |
Access through WRDS
Please contact us or your account representative for information and pricing of the subscription options required for access through WRDS. Once your institution has subscribed, Compustat notifies WRDS and permission is provided to the appropriate data sets. The WRDS service requires a separate subscription agreement and fee. For additional information on WRDS, please contact wrds@wharton.upenn.edu.
About Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)
Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) is a, comprehensive, internet-based data research service used by academic, government, non-profit institutions, and corporate firms. WRDS provides the user with one location to access over 200 terabytes of data across multiple disciplines including Finance, Marketing, and Economics. WRDS provides the user with one location to access over 200 terabytes of data across multiple disciplines including Finance, Marketing, and Economics. WRDS provides flexible data delivery options including a powerful web query method that reduces research time, and the WRDS Cloud for executing research and strategy development. Developed in 1993 to support faculty research at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, WRDS has since evolved to become the leading business intelligence tool for a global research community of over 20,000 users at nearly 300 institutions in 27 countries. Please contact WRDS for more information.
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania — founded in 1881 as the first collegiate business school — is recognized globally for intellectual leadership and ongoing innovation across every major discipline of business education. The most comprehensive source of business knowledge in the world, Wharton bridges research and practice through its broad engagement with the global business community. The School has more than 4,800 undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, and doctoral students; more than 9,000 annual participants in executive education programs; and an alumni network of 86,000 graduates.
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