JW Asset Management, LLC

Fundamental concentrated ★Highest signal healthcare specialist (77%) CIK 1549738
League rank
#38
in Fundamental concentrated · #45 overall
Long book
$243.5M
Q1 2026
Positions
19
Top-10 weight
94%
concentration
Last quarter
+49.5%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
15%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

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JW Asset Management, LLC is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, specialised in healthcare (77% of the long book), running a $243.5M US long book across 19 positions.

The portfolio is extremely concentrated — the top 10 positions are almost the whole book. Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: ESTABLISHMENT LABS HOLDINGS, VITA COCO CO INC/THE, CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC, ALPHABET INC-CL C, IREN LTD.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 3.3pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 3 of 9 quarters. We rate its filings highest-signal: new buys here are worth attention.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
-3.2%
Q2 2024
-4.8%
Q3 2024
+3.9%
Q4 2024
-11.5%
Q1 2025
+7.0%
Q2 2025
+2.2%
Q3 2025
+46.3%
Q4 2025
-19.4%
Q1 2026
+49.5%

Sector allocation

Healthcare
77%
Technology
9%
Consumer staples
4%
Consumer discretionary
3%
Other
3%
Financials
2%
Materials
2%

Long book by quarter

$273.7M
Q1 2024
$242.7M
Q2 2024
$221.5M
Q3 2024
$210.4M
Q4 2024
$176.6M
Q1 2025
$202.9M
Q2 2025
$208.4M
Q3 2025
$307.2M
Q4 2025
$243.5M
Q1 2026

What does JW Asset own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
ESTA ESTABLISHMENT LABS HOLDINGSHealthcare3.1M$173.8M71.4%Held
COCO VITA COCO CO INC/THEConsumer staples218.6K$10.5M4.3%Held
CPRX CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare388.4K$9.6M3.9%Held
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology27.5K$7.9M3.2%Held
IREN IREN LTDFinancials164.7K$5.6M2.3%Held
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology8.7K$5.0M2.0%Held
IDR IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INMaterials143.2K$4.6M1.9%Held
SNDK SANDISK CORPTechnology6.5K$4.1M1.7%New
CAVA CAVA GROUP INCConsumer discretionary50.0K$4.0M1.7%Held
RL RALPH LAUREN CORPOther10.0K$3.4M1.4%Held
HRTX HERON THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare3.8M$3.0M1.2%+2.2%
ONON ON HOLDING AG-CLASS AOther83.0K$2.8M1.2%-39.0%
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology15.3K$2.7M1.1%Held
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCTechnology7.0K$2.4M1.0%New
FIVE FIVE BELOWConsumer discretionary10.0K$2.3M0.9%+42.9%
LQDA LIQUIDIA CORPHealthcare16.2K$610K0.3%-83.8%
HITI HIGH TIDE INCConsumer discretionary102.1K$234K0.1%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 8, 202619$243.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 6, 202618$307.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 7, 202517$208.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 11, 202519$202.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 9, 202518$176.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 7, 202517$210.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 8, 202413$221.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 8, 202413$242.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 7, 202414$273.7M canonicalSEC ↗