Pale Fire Capital SE

Fundamental concentrated ★Signal CIK 1922318
League rank
#277
in Fundamental concentrated · #512 overall
Long book
$1.14B
Q1 2026
Positions
60
Top-10 weight
85%
concentration
Last quarter
+21.0%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
49%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

Pale Fire Capital SE is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, running a $1.14B US long book across 60 positions.

The portfolio is extremely concentrated — the top 10 positions are almost the whole book. The portfolio is actively managed, with meaningful quarterly turnover. Current anchor positions: B2GOLD CORP, DOLE PLC, GROUPON INC, ZIFF DAVIS INC, PHREESIA INC.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 4pp 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
+8.2%
Q2 2024
+2.8%
Q3 2024
-3.9%
Q4 2024
+20.8%
Q1 2025
+22.5%
Q2 2025
+15.6%
Q3 2025
-0.7%
Q4 2025
-10.2%
Q1 2026
+21.0%

Sector allocation

Materials
31%
Services media
19%
Technology
14%
Consumer staples
12%
Communications
10%
Healthcare
10%
Other
3%
Energy
0%

Long book by quarter

$717.3M
Q1 2024
$886.8M
Q2 2024
$637.7M
Q3 2024
$426.9M
Q4 2024
$830.4M
Q1 2025
$958.3M
Q2 2025
$912.4M
Q3 2025
$775.8M
Q4 2025
$1.14B
Q1 2026

What does Pale Fire own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
BTG B2GOLD CORPMaterials69.7M$315.9M27.8%+77.4%
DOLE DOLE PLCConsumer staples9.4M$134.7M11.8%+0.6%
GRPN GROUPON INCServices media10.2M$121.2M10.6%Held
ZD ZIFF DAVIS INCCommunications2.8M$116.8M10.3%+130.0%
PHR PHREESIA INCServices media8.6M$72.5M6.4%New
COUR COURSERA INCTechnology10.5M$61.2M5.4%New
LSPD LIGHTSPEED COMMERCE INCTechnology5.5M$49.5M4.3%New
CARS CARS.COM INCTechnology4.0M$32.1M2.8%+498.1%
IAUX I-80 GOLD CORPMaterials20.8M$31.7M2.8%+0.8%
ANGI ANGI INCServices media3.9M$26.9M2.4%+82.6%
PTON PELOTON INTERACTIVE INC-AOther6.2M$26.7M2.4%New
BAX BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INCHealthcare1.6M$26.6M2.3%-23.7%
TDOC TELADOC HEALTH INCHealthcare3.4M$18.5M1.6%+74.8%
LQDA LIQUIDIA CORPHealthcare388.4K$14.7M1.3%+2.4%
GAU GALIANO GOLD INCMaterials4.0M$10.0M0.9%-49.5%
MLYS MINERALYS THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare365.6K$9.9M0.9%+3431.3%
CMRC COMMERCE.COM INCTechnology3.0M$7.9M0.7%+294.2%
GERN GERON CORPHealthcare4.9M$7.3M0.6%+2.1%
KURA KURA ONCOLOGY INCHealthcare857.5K$7.0M0.6%+89.6%
WEAV WEAVE COMMUNICATIONS INCTechnology1.5M$6.9M0.6%New
SNDX SYNDAX PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare284.5K$6.6M0.6%Held
7WH UDEMY INC1.3M$6.0M0.5%New
RGNX REGENXBIO INCHealthcare493.7K$4.1M0.4%-1.2%
GUTS FRACTYL HEALTH INCHealthcare5.9M$2.7M0.2%+84.5%
DERM JOURNEY MEDICAL CORPHealthcare482.0K$2.3M0.2%+8.4%
HRTX HERON THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare2.7M$2.2M0.2%+84.8%
PPLI PEOPLE INCTechnology54.3K$2.2M0.2%-43.8%
SPT SPROUT SOCIAL INC - CLASS ATechnology343.8K$2.0M0.2%New
SGMT SAGIMET BIOSCIENCES INC-AHealthcare221.9K$1.2M0.1%Held
DV DOUBLEVERIFY HOLDINGS INCTechnology110.5K$1.0M0.1%New
HELP CYBIN INCHealthcare153.5K$737K0.1%Held
XFOR X4 PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare167.6K$692K0.1%Held
PESI PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SVCSUtilities48.6K$520K0.0%+12.5%
AGIO AGIOS PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare13.7K$462K0.0%+15.2%
SM SM ENERGY COEnergy14.7K$458K0.0%New
RPD RAPID7 INCTechnology79.2K$437K0.0%New
EXFY EXPENSIFY INC - ATechnology481.1K$418K0.0%New
KOS KOSMOS ENERGY LTDEnergy145.0K$403K0.0%New
TARS TARSUS PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare5.7K$396K0.0%+130.5%
ONIT ONITY GROUP INCFinancials9.8K$386K0.0%+43.9%
RIGL RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare14.3K$385K0.0%New
DCTH DELCATH SYSTEMS INCHealthcare40.1K$372K0.0%Held
RARE ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INHealthcare16.5K$346K0.0%+61.7%
ABEO ABEONA THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare69.8K$313K0.0%-60.0%
HROW HARROW INCHealthcare8.5K$300K0.0%-27.7%
SLNOEUR SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC8.4K$283K0.0%New
PTHS PELTHOS THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare12.9K$271K0.0%+59.5%
TOST TOAST INC-CLASS ATechnology10.0K$265K0.0%New
MRX MAREX GROUP PLCFinancials5.4K$239K0.0%New
RLMD RELMADA THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare31.6K$220K0.0%-29.0%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 14, 202660$1.14B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 13, 202660$1.49B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 13, 202554$913.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 13, 202560$974.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 14, 202562$841.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 13, 202551$440.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 12, 202454$637.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 13, 202447$887.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 14, 202452$717.9M canonicalSEC ↗