Draft EDGAR Form N-PORT XML Technical Specification (Version 1.6)

Implementation Date: April 1, 2019

This draft EDGAR Form N-PORT XML Technical Specification, posted before Commission approval of potential regulatory changes in this release, is provided as a service to our filing community to assist filers, agents, and software developers in their preparation of responses to potential changes the staff anticipates. Since this is a draft technical specification, the SEC retains the right to change any part of the technical specification before the new system release is made final. In addition, the final Form N-PORT XML Technical Specification is subject to Commission approval and may be revised before approval or not approved at all. Similarly, the posting of the draft technical specification does not indicate Commission approval of any pending proposed changes relating to the potential changes reflected in the draft technical specification. The changes outlined in this draft technical specification, if approved, are scheduled to take effect on April 1, 2019. The final version of the technical specification will be made available if approved by the Commission on or about April 1, 2019, on the SEC's Public Website.

The Form N-PORT submission file must conform to the EDGAR Form N-PORT Submission Taxonomy for the EDGAR system. This taxonomy comprises a collection of XML Schema Definition (.xsd) files that defines the structure of EDGAR Form N-PORT submissions. The Form N-PORT XML submissions can be transmitted to the SEC via the ‘Transmit’ link on the EDGAR FilerWeb (https://www.edgarfiling.sec.gov/) or the ‘Transmit XML Submission’ link on the EDGAR OnlineForms Website (https://www.onlineforms.edgarfiling.sec.gov).

EDGAR Release 19.1.1 will introduce the following changes:

  • Section 3.4, added new mandatory element “isConfidential"
  • Release 19.1.1 will also add new exhibit document type NPORT-EX to NPORT-P and NPORT-P/A submissions. This change will impact filings with period dates after August 31, 2019.
  • During the first six months of EDGAR filings on Form N-PORT (i.e., reports filed with period dates ranging from March 31, 2019 through August 31, 2019), filers should submit the exhibit required by Part F of Form N-PORT under submission type NPORT-EX. Following this period, filers should attach their exhibit directly to their NPORT-P or NPORT-P/A filing rather than making a separate submission.