Knott David M Jr

Fundamental diversified ★Signal CIK 1892770
League rank
#259
in Fundamental diversified · #1126 overall
Long book
$168.0M
Q1 2026
Positions
85
Top-10 weight
60%
concentration
Last quarter
+16.5%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
23%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

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Knott David M Jr is a diversified fundamental manager, running a $168.0M US long book across 85 positions.

The portfolio is concentrated: the top 10 names carry 60% of the portfolio. Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: ALPHABET INC-CL C, APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC, SYNDAX PHARMACEUTICALS INC, BRIDGEBIO PHARMA INC, PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS INC.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 2.3pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 6 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
+3.8%
Q2 2024
+6.1%
Q3 2024
+11.2%
Q4 2024
-19.4%
Q1 2025
+5.3%
Q2 2025
+13.4%
Q3 2025
+14.8%
Q4 2025
+9.5%
Q1 2026
+16.5%

Sector allocation

Healthcare
55%
Financials
24%
Technology
18%
Other
2%
Energy
1%
Industrials
0%
Consumer staples
0%
Materials
0%

Long book by quarter

$282.8M
Q1 2024
$250.6M
Q2 2024
$284.6M
Q3 2024
$276.5M
Q4 2024
$212.0M
Q1 2025
$220.6M
Q2 2025
$238.7M
Q3 2025
$215.9M
Q4 2025
$168.0M
Q1 2026

What does Knott David own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology91.4K$26.2M15.6%Held
APO APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INCFinancials225.0K$25.1M14.9%Held
SNDX SYNDAX PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare422.0K$9.9M5.9%+1.7%
BBIO BRIDGEBIO PHARMA INCHealthcare90.0K$6.7M4.0%+5.9%
PTGX PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare63.0K$6.6M4.0%-13.7%
XERS XERIS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS INCHealthcare1.1M$6.1M3.7%+9.3%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials19.5K$5.7M3.4%Held
IOVA IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare1.6M$5.6M3.3%New
LPLA LPL Financial Holdings Inc.Financials16.5K$5.0M3.0%New
ALKS ALKERMES PLCHealthcare120.0K$4.2M2.5%+26.3%
TVTX TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare140.6K$4.2M2.5%-24.4%
COGT COGENT BIOSCIENCES INCHealthcare104.0K$4.0M2.4%+2.0%
VRDN VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare181.0K$3.5M2.1%+24.8%
AGIO AGIOS PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare93.1K$3.1M1.9%+417.0%
RLMD RELMADA THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare439.3K$3.1M1.8%New
TGTX TG THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare90.0K$3.0M1.8%+100.0%
CPRX CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare120.0K$3.0M1.8%-36.5%
ACLXGBX ARCELLX INC19.4K$2.2M1.3%-24.4%
AB ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING LPFinancials48.0K$1.8M1.1%Held
RCUS ARCUS BIOSCIENCES INCHealthcare81.2K$1.8M1.0%-33.0%
DCGO DOCGO INCHealthcare2.7M$1.7M1.0%Held
HELP CYBIN INCHealthcare350.0K$1.7M1.0%+22.7%
CYTK CYTOKINETICS INCHealthcare23.6K$1.6M0.9%-30.5%
ATRC ATRICURE INCHealthcare51.4K$1.5M0.9%Held
ARDX ARDELYX INCHealthcare207.0K$1.2M0.7%New
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare4.9K$1.2M0.7%-28.9%
RZLT REZOLUTE INCHealthcare370.0K$1.1M0.7%+8.8%
OBIO ORCHESTRA BIOMED HOLDINGS INHealthcare253.7K$1.1M0.6%+1.5%
MDGL MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare2.0K$1.0M0.6%Held
VERA VERA THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare26.0K$1.0M0.6%Held
CNTB CONNECT BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS LHealthcare387.8K$1.0M0.6%+93.9%
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare32.3K$908K0.5%Held
BMY BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COHealthcare13.6K$826K0.5%-38.1%
CNQ CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCESEnergy16.8K$819K0.5%Held
BIIB BIOGEN INCHealthcare4.0K$733K0.4%-33.3%
RARE ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INHealthcare33.1K$693K0.4%+65.3%
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology2.5K$633K0.4%Held
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology1.6K$592K0.4%Held
VSTM VERASTEM INCHealthcare104.0K$551K0.3%New
ADMA ADMA BIOLOGICS INCHealthcare60.2K$542K0.3%Held
IBM INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPTechnology2.1K$519K0.3%Held
PTHS PELTHOS THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare21.1K$443K0.3%+9.3%
KURA KURA ONCOLOGY INCHealthcare52.8K$429K0.3%+34.6%
EOLS EVOLUS INCHealthcare99.3K$408K0.2%Held
CGEM CULLINAN THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare24.2K$344K0.2%New
SLDB SOLID BIOSCIENCES INCHealthcare47.1K$339K0.2%-71.0%
LENZ LENZ THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare33.7K$309K0.2%-37.2%
WVE WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTDHealthcare40.0K$290K0.2%-55.6%
RAIN RAIN ENHANCEMENT TECHNO-CL AIndustrials101.7K$258K0.2%New
KMB KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPOther2.4K$232K0.1%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 14, 202688$168.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 12, 202691$215.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 12, 202592$248.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 11, 202589$220.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 12, 202588$212.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 12, 202593$276.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 13, 202499$284.6M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 12, 2024106$250.6M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 14, 2024114$282.8M $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗