{"url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-form-n-cen","section":"learn","title":"What is Form N-CEN? | ETFIQ","description":"As of Sep 23, 2026, ETFIQ reads Form N-CEN for 3,941 ETFs and finds 75 authorized participant firms, with 227 funds served by one active firm.","as_of":"Sep 23, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-form-n-cen#article","headline":"What is Form N-CEN?","description":"As of Sep 23, 2026, ETFIQ reads Form N-CEN for 3,941 ETFs and finds 75 authorized participant firms, with 227 funds served by one active firm.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-form-n-cen","mainEntityOfPage":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-form-n-cen","dateModified":"2026-09-23","datePublished":"2026-09-23","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"about":"What is Form N-CEN?","inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-form-n-cen#questions","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How often is N-CEN filed?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Once a year."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What does N-CEN name?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The fund\u2019s service firms, including its authorized participants."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Is it the same as N-PORT?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"No. N-PORT lists holdings. N-CEN describes operations."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"What is Form N-CEN?","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-form-n-cen"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"What is Form N-CEN?","description":"As of Sep 23, 2026, ETFIQ reads Form N-CEN for 3,941 ETFs and finds 75 authorized participant firms, with 227 funds served by one active firm.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-form-n-cen","dateModified":"2026-09-23","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":1819,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Learn / What is Form N-CEN? \n \n What is Form N-CEN?\n Data as of Sep 23, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.\n As of Sep 23, 2026, ETFIQ reads Form N-CEN for 3,941 ETFs and finds 75 authorized participant firms, with 227 funds served by one active firm.\n \n In plain words\n Form N-CEN is the annual report funds file with the SEC about how a fund operates. It names the service firms, custodian and authorized participants, and the dollars of shares each created and redeemed.\n ETFIQ reads the latest N-CEN of 3,941 ETFs and groups authorized participants into 75 firms by SEC file number, CRD and LEI, with 51 active in the latest year. 227 funds had only one active firm. The list is dated because it is filed once a year, and it shows who created and redeemed shares, not how well the fund trades.\n Questions\n How often is N-CEN filed? Once a year.\n What does N-CEN name? The fund\u2019s service firms, including its authorized participants.\n Is it the same as N-PORT? No. N-PORT lists holdings. N-CEN describes operations.\n Where to next\n Authorized participants Trading Center All funds A to Z How do ETF creation and redemption work? What is an ETF authorized participant? What is Form N-PORT? All ETF explainers How ETFIQ computes these numbers \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, What is Form N-CEN?, data as of Sep 23, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-form-n-cen Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, What is Form N-CEN?, data as of Sep 23, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-form-n-cen APA ETFIQ. (Sep 23, 2026). What is Form N-CEN?. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-form-n-cen Markdown [What is Form N-CEN? (ETFIQ, Sep 23, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-form-n-cen)","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, What is Form N-CEN?, data as of Sep 23, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-form-n-cen"}