Guru List

Returns a list of 17,000+ institutional investors, including each investor's name, ID, and key profile details needed to query their portfolio data.
Author:Will ShawWill Shaw
Reviewed by:Charlie TianCharlie Tian
Fact checked by:Vera YuanVera Yuan
Updated March 13, 2026
GET/gurus/list

Auth

headers: { 'Authorization': 'Replace with your API token' }

Examples

fetch('https://api.gurufocus.com/data/gurus/list', { method: 'GET', headers: { 'Authorization': 'Replace with your API token' }})

Responses

Successful response. The exact payload fields depend on this endpoint.

Example Body (Field Reference)

{ "data": [ { "id": 7, "name": "Warren Buffett", "picture": "https://static.gurufocus.com/images/gurupics/1/warren_buffett_avatar.png", "firm": "Berkshire Hathaway Inc", "profile": "Warren Buffett is the most respected and successful investor in history, having been called \"The Oracle of Omaha\" for his impressive investing prowess. Buffett studied under the legendary Benjamin Graham at Columbia University; Graham had a major impact on Buffett's life and investment strategies. Buffett is Chairman of the miraculous Berkshire Hathaway, which he built from a textile company into a major insurance conglomerate.", "investment_philosophy": "Warren Buffett follows a value investing strategy that is an adaptation of Benjamin Graham's approach. His investment strategy of discipline, patience and value consistently outperforms the market and his moves are followed by thousands of investors worldwide. Buffett seeks to acquire great companies trading at a discount to their intrinsic value, and to hold them for a long time. Berkshire invests only in businesses that Buffett understands, and always insists on a margin of safety. Regarding the types of businesses Berkshire likes to purchase, Buffett stated, \"We want businesses to be one (a) that we can understand; (b) with favorable long-term prospects; (c) operated by honest and competent people; and (d) available at a very attractive price.\"", "number_of_stocks": 42, "equity": 274160, "last_update": 1771434302, "return_10y": "11.7", "return_1y": "25.5", "return_yearly": [ { "year": 1980, "return": 32.8 }, { "year": 1981, "return": 31.8 }, { "year": 1982, "return": 38.4 }, { "year": 1983, "return": 69 }, { "year": 1984, "return": -2.7 }, { "year": 1985, "return": 93.7 }, { "year": 1986, "return": 14.2 }, { "year": 1987, "return": 4.6 }, { "year": 1988, "return": 59.3 }, { "year": 1989, "return": 84.6 }, { "year": 1990, "return": -23.1 }, { "year": 1991, "return": 35.6 }, { "year": 1992, "return": 29.8 }, { "year": 1993, "return": 38.9 }, { "year": 1994, "return": 25 }, { "year": 1995, "return": 57.4 }, { "year": 1996, "return": 6.2 }, { "year": 1997, "return": 34.9 }, { "year": 1998, "return": 52.5 }, { "year": 1999, "return": -19.9 }, { "year": 2000, "return": 26.6 }, { "year": 2001, "return": 6.5 }, { "year": 2002, "return": -3.8 }, { "year": 2003, "return": 15.8 }, { "year": 2004, "return": 4.3 }, { "year": 2005, "return": 0.8 }, { "year": 2006, "return": 24.1 }, { "year": 2007, "return": 28.7 }, { "year": 2008, "return": -31.8 }, { "year": 2009, "return": 2.7 }, { "year": 2010, "return": 21.4 }, { "year": 2011, "return": -4.7 }, { "year": 2012, "return": 16.8 }, { "year": 2013, "return": 32.7 }, { "year": 2014, "return": 27 }, { "year": 2015, "return": -12.5 }, { "year": 2016, "return": 23.4 }, { "year": 2017, "return": 21.9 }, { "year": 2018, "return": 2.8 }, { "year": 2019, "return": 11 }, { "year": 2020, "return": 2.4 }, { "year": 2021, "return": 29.6 }, { "year": 2022, "return": 4 }, { "year": 2023, "return": 15.8 }, { "year": 2024, "return": 25.5 } ], "package": "premium", "date_13f": "2025-12-31", "return_update_time": 1747233830 }, { "name": "... other gurus ..." } ], "page": 1, "total": 1000}

Introduction

Returns a list of gurus, including their name, profile, firm, avatar, investment philosophy, portfolio size, equity value, recent performance metrics, annual return history, subscription package, and latest 13F update information.

Response Reference

Display NameField NameType
IDidnumber
Namenamestring
Picturepicturestring
Firmfirmstring
Profileprofilestring
Investment Philosophyinvestment_philosophystring
Number of Stocksnumber_of_stocksnumber
Equityequitynumber
Last Updatelast_updateunix timestamp
10Y Returnreturn_10ystring
1Y Returnreturn_1ystring
Return Yearlyreturn_yearlyarray
Packagepackagestring
13F Datedate_13fdate string
Return Update Timereturn_update_timeunix timestamp

Return Yearly

Display NameField NameType
Yearyearnumber
Returnreturnnumber