What Swiss Fund Data does

Swiss Fund Data is a FINMA-recognized publication platform for investment fund information in Switzerland, operating as a subsidiary of SIX Financial Information AG since its acquisition on January 16, 2025. The platform provides centralized access to Swiss-registered investment funds and other collective investment schemes authorized for public distribution, serving both private investors and qualified investors (under CISA Article 10.3), with differentiated content access for each group.

The platform's core offerings include multiple search tools (quick search, detailed search, provider search), a fund comparison tool, comprehensive market statistics broken down by asset class, ETF, institutional funds, and sustainable funds, plus historical market statistics. Its proprietary SFA ARI® (Yield on Investment Indicator for Real Estate Funds) provides standardized benchmarking for Swiss real estate funds. The platform also serves as the mandatory regulatory publication channel for fund documents, legal announcements, and fund news, operating in German, English, French, and Italian.

Swiss Fund Data's business model centers on licensed market data services to professional market data distributors, who must obtain commercial licenses from SIX FI to systematically use and redistribute fund data rather than relying on the free public website. The website is restricted to Swiss residents, and fund providers use the platform to satisfy FINMA compliance requirements for publishing fund information, making regulatory recognition the central pillar of the business. Alert services and basic platform access are provided free of charge, while the B2B licensing model to professional data redistributors represents the primary monetization channel.

Name

Swiss Fund Data

Legal name

SIX Financial Information AG

Website

https://swissfunddata.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Swiss Fund Data is a FINMA-recognized publication platform providing centralized access to Swiss-registered investment fund information, documents, and market statistics. It serves private investors, qualified investors, fund providers, and professional market data distributors in Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fund Data Publishing Services

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Fund Document & Data Management (Prospectus/KIID, Data Quality, Master Data) (FSAAAMAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fund Financial Reporting & Regulatory Filings (GAAP/IFRS, N-PORT/N-CEN, AIFMD/UCITS) (FSAAAMAG)

Keywords

• Fund data publishing
• Investment fund information
• Collective investment schemes
• Regulatory fund publication
• Swiss fund statistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Licensed Market Data Services: Professional market data distributors pay for licensed access to fund data and documents available on the platform. SIX FI offers tailored commercial data services for professional users who may not systematically extract or commercially exploit free services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Swiss Fund Data is a FINMA-recognized web-based publication platform that provides centralized access to information on investment funds and other collective investment schemes authorized for public distribution in Switzerland. The platform aggregates fund documents, regulatory announcements, market statistics by asset class, and proprietary benchmarking indicators (such as SFA ARI® for real estate funds), serving fund providers with regulatory publication capabilities and investors with research and comparison tools.

Product overview

Swiss Fund Data (SFD) is a FINMA-recognized publication platform for Swiss investment fund information, operated by SIX Financial Information AG. The platform provides a unified suite of fund data services including search tools (Quick, Detailed, and Provider search), fund comparison functionality, market statistics by asset class, ETF statistics, institutional fund statistics, and sustainable fund statistics. The platform also offers historical market statistics and the proprietary SFA ARI® indicator for real estate funds. Additional services include fund document repositories, legal announcements, and news sections for funds, ETFs, and providers. MyFunds provides registered users with personalized tracking and alert services. Following its acquisition by SIX in January 2025, the platform integrates into SIX's broader financial information ecosystem, maintaining its role as a central source for Swiss-registered funds, real estate funds, and pension planning funds.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Swiss Fund Data Platform Centralized web-based platform providing Swiss-registered investment funds and collective investment scheme information including fund documents, legal announcements, market statistics, and news, targeting fund providers, qualified investors, and private investors in Switzerland.
• SFA ARI® (Yield on Investment Indicator for Real Estate Funds) Standardized benchmarking indicator measuring yield on investment for Swiss real estate funds, used by fund providers, qualified investors, and analysts to compare real estate fund performance.
• Licensed Market Data Services (via SIX Financial Information AG) Tailored commercial licensing of structured Swiss fund data for professional market data distributors requiring systematic extraction and redistribution rights, available through parent SIX Financial Information AG (SIX FI) rather than via the free website.
• MyFunds Registered-user service on the Swiss Fund Data platform providing personalized fund tracking, alerts, and watchlist functionality for individual registered users (private and qualified investors).

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SIXcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 January 2025SIX acquired Swiss Fund Data (SFD) to strengthen its position as the leading provider of fund data in Switzerland. The strategic acquisition was finalized on January 16, 2025. The acquisition enhances SIX's services in the Swiss fund market, including coverage of Swiss-registered funds, real estate, and pension planning funds.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• SIX Group: Swiss financial market infrastructure operator and parent company of Swiss Fund Data following the January 2025 acquisition. Provides broader financial information services including reference data, indices, and exchange data into which Swiss Fund Data integrates.
• Morningstar: Global investment research and fund data platform offering comprehensive fund analytics, ratings, and data feeds across worldwide fund universes. Comparable as a broad incumbent in fund data distribution, though operating at significantly larger scale and global scope than Swiss Fund Data's domestic-only focus.
• Bloomberg Terminal: Global financial data terminal offering comprehensive fund analytics, reference data, and proprietary analytics used by institutional investors. Comparable as a professional market data distributor that Swiss Fund Data explicitly disallows from systematically extracting its data.
• Citywire: Investment research and fund data provider serving professional investors with fund information, manager ratings, and news. Comparable as an investment information platform serving qualified investor segments similar to Swiss Fund Data's qualified investor audience.

Direct peers

• TrackInsight: ETF and ETC analytics platform offering statistics, comparisons, and data feeds for the global ETF market. Comparable to Swiss Fund Data's ETF statistics offering, though focused exclusively on ETFs rather than the full fund universe.
• FE fundinfo (Lipper): Provides fund data, documentation, and regulatory filing services across European markets, including prospectus hosting and KIID/KID distribution. Directly comparable to Swiss Fund Data as a fund data and document publication platform serving asset managers and distributors.

Regional players

• Fundsquare: Luxembourg-based fund distribution platform providing order routing, fund data, and regulatory services for Luxembourg-domiciled funds. Comparable as a national-level fund platform with regulatory recognition, but serving the Luxembourg fund market rather than Switzerland.

Others

• Swiss Fund Association (SFA): Industry association representing Swiss asset managers and originator of the SFA ARI® real estate fund indicator used on Swiss Fund Data's platform. Connected as an ecosystem participant and content/data partner rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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