Alta Partners Management Company, L.P.

Fundamental diversified ★Signal healthcare specialist (100%) CIK 2054419
Long book
$151.0M
Q1 2026
Positions
2
Top-10 weight
100%
concentration
Last quarter
-19.1%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
0%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

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Alta Partners Management Company, L.P. is a diversified fundamental manager, specialised in healthcare (100% of the long book), running a $151.0M US long book across 2 positions.

The portfolio is extremely concentrated — the top 10 positions are almost the whole book. The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: TYRA BIOSCIENCES INC, VIR BIOTECHNOLOGY INC.

Over the last 6 quarters its long book ran on average 16pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 3 of 6 quarters. We rate its filings as signal-bearing: position changes reflect genuine views.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q4 2024
-31.8%
Q1 2025
+0.9%
Q2 2025
+44.2%
Q3 2025
+83.9%
Q4 2025
+45.8%
Q1 2026
-19.1%

Sector allocation

Healthcare
100%

Long book by quarter

$63.4M
Q4 2024
$41.8M
Q1 2025
$41.6M
Q2 2025
$60.0M
Q3 2025
$103.6M
Q4 2025
$151.0M
Q1 2026

What does Alta Partners own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
TYRA TYRA BIOSCIENCES INCHealthcare3.8M$146.4M97.0%Held
VIR VIR BIOTECHNOLOGY INCHealthcare509.9K$4.6M3.0%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRApr 21, 20262$151.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRJan 13, 20262$103.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 7, 20252$60.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 14, 20252$41.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 12, 20253$41.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 5, 20253$63.4M canonicalSEC ↗