DAFNA Capital Management LLC

Fundamental diversified ★Signal healthcare specialist (99%) CIK 1389933
League rank
#28
in Fundamental diversified · #164 overall
Long book
$433.7M
Q1 2026
Positions
82
Top-10 weight
53%
concentration
Last quarter
+32.3%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
16%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

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DAFNA Capital Management LLC is a diversified fundamental manager, specialised in healthcare (99% of the long book), running a $433.7M US long book across 82 positions.

The portfolio is concentrated: the top 10 names carry 53% of the portfolio. Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: REVOLUTION MEDICINES INC, SS SPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF, STEREOTAXIS INC, DAY ONE BIOPHARMACEUTICALS I, ATRICURE INC.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 1.6pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 5 of 9 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
Q1 2024
-13.7%
Q2 2024
+8.0%
Q3 2024
-10.3%
Q4 2024
-16.4%
Q1 2025
+3.3%
Q2 2025
+31.8%
Q3 2025
+19.2%
Q4 2025
+0.7%
Q1 2026
+32.3%

Sector allocation

Healthcare
92%
Other
7%
Materials
1%

Long book by quarter

$434.7M
Q1 2024
$414.1M
Q2 2024
$418.6M
Q3 2024
$389.0M
Q4 2024
$348.0M
Q1 2025
$357.2M
Q2 2025
$399.3M
Q3 2025
$425.1M
Q4 2025
$433.7M
Q1 2026

What does DAFNA Capital own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
RVMD REVOLUTION MEDICINES INCHealthcare580.7K$56.5M13.0%-3.9%
STXS STEREOTAXIS INCHealthcare13.7M$25.2M5.8%Held
DAWNGBX DAY ONE BIOPHARMACEUTICALS I978.5K$21.0M4.8%-2.1%
ATRC ATRICURE INCHealthcare597.4K$17.0M3.9%Held
IDYA IDEAYA BIOSCIENCES INCHealthcare476.7K$15.9M3.7%-5.9%
XENE XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare250.8K$14.6M3.4%-12.9%
CYTK CYTOKINETICS INCHealthcare217.5K$14.3M3.3%-41.4%
NKTR NEKTAR THERAPEUTICSHealthcare165.2K$11.9M2.7%+120.2%
RCUS ARCUS BIOSCIENCES INCHealthcare443.8K$9.6M2.2%+2.9%
NBIX NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INCHealthcare70.6K$9.3M2.1%Held
LRMR LARIMAR THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare2.0M$9.1M2.1%+116.1%
BCAX BICARA THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare421.7K$8.4M1.9%+61.2%
AXGN AXOGEN INCHealthcare250.0K$8.3M1.9%-47.6%
BHVN BIOHAVEN LTDHealthcare845.7K$7.2M1.6%-11.5%
TNDM TANDEM DIABETES CARE INCHealthcare355.2K$6.8M1.6%Held
DNLI DENALI THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare318.5K$6.1M1.4%Held
IPSC CENTURY THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare2.4M$5.5M1.3%-12.9%
DXCM DEXCOM INCHealthcare86.3K$5.4M1.2%-2.3%
4XC1 KALVISTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC267.4K$5.4M1.2%-25.1%
MBX MBX BIOSCIENCES INCHealthcare175.5K$5.2M1.2%+6.2%
INGN INOGEN INCHealthcare845.2K$5.2M1.2%+2.2%
SNDX SYNDAX PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare217.4K$5.1M1.2%-21.8%
ALKS ALKERMES PLCHealthcare139.5K$4.9M1.1%+7.1%
STOK STOKE THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare130.9K$4.3M1.0%+20.2%
BCRX BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare430.2K$4.1M0.9%+2.9%
IMVT IMMUNOVANT INCHealthcare150.5K$3.7M0.9%Held
EWTX EDGEWISE THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare112.2K$3.5M0.8%-29.7%
MPLT MAPLIGHT THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare171.0K$3.5M0.8%+18.9%
ALLO ALLOGENE THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare1.4M$3.3M0.8%-0.7%
PRCT PROCEPT BIOROBOTICS CORPHealthcare120.0K$3.0M0.7%Held
ALGN ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INCHealthcare15.0K$2.6M0.6%-6.3%
PRQR PROQR THERAPEUTICS NVHealthcare1.6M$2.5M0.6%Held
HELP CYBIN INCHealthcare498.4K$2.4M0.6%+9.5%
RAPP RAPPORT THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare75.0K$2.3M0.5%Held
PODD INSULET CORPHealthcare10.9K$2.3M0.5%+58.2%
IMTX IMMATICS NVHealthcare225.9K$2.2M0.5%-13.5%
CLDX CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS INCMaterials68.5K$2.2M0.5%Held
LXEO LEXEO THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare377.1K$2.2M0.5%+10.6%
ALEC ALECTOR INCHealthcare908.4K$2.0M0.5%Held
VKTX VIKING THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare59.5K$1.9M0.4%Held
KURA KURA ONCOLOGY INCHealthcare235.9K$1.9M0.4%Held
PROF PROFOUND MEDICAL CORPHealthcare263.0K$1.7M0.4%-7.9%
FULC FULCRUM THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare205.0K$1.6M0.4%New
AQST AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare368.4K$1.5M0.4%-2.0%
MDWD MEDIWOUND LTDMaterials94.4K$1.5M0.4%-16.9%
KIDS ORTHOPEDIATRICS CORPHealthcare95.7K$1.5M0.4%New
RARE ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INHealthcare61.1K$1.3M0.3%+281.9%
ENGN enGene Therapeutics IncHealthcare187.4K$1.3M0.3%+14.5%
NGNE NEUROGENE INCHealthcare56.6K$1.1M0.3%+102.5%
SPRY ARS PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare139.3K$1.1M0.3%-26.7%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 15, 202683$439.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 17, 202677$430.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 14, 202575$404.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 14, 202576$362.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 15, 202583$352.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 14, 202582$393.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 14, 202484$423.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 14, 202483$418.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 15, 202472$439.3M canonicalSEC ↗