PARAGON ASSOCIATES & PARAGON ASSOCIATES II JOINT VENTURE

Fundamental concentrated ★Signal CIK 1047859
Long book
$73.6M
Q1 2026
Positions
14
Top-10 weight
90%
concentration
Last quarter
+8.5%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
47%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

PARAGON ASSOCIATES & PARAGON ASSOCIATES II JOINT VENTURE is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, running a $73.6M US long book across 14 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: COEUR MINING INC, SS SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST-US, CAREDX INC, DIAMEDICA THERAPEUTICS INC, NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS LTD.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 3.1pp 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
+0.9%
Q2 2024
+8.4%
Q3 2024
+0.4%
Q4 2024
+5.1%
Q1 2025
+11.8%
Q2 2025
+15.9%
Q3 2025
+8.2%
Q4 2025
+9.3%
Q1 2026
+8.5%

Sector allocation

Materials
34%
Healthcare
27%
Industrials
9%
Services media
9%
Other
8%
Utilities
6%
Energy
6%

Long book by quarter

$56.1M
Q1 2024
$40.9M
Q2 2024
$55.7M
Q3 2024
$43.2M
Q4 2024
$42.7M
Q1 2025
$63.0M
Q2 2025
$56.1M
Q3 2025
$48.4M
Q4 2025
$73.6M
Q1 2026

What does PARAGON ASSOCIATES own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
CDE COEUR MINING INCMaterials650.0K$12.2M16.6%New
CDNA CAREDX INCHealthcare500.0K$8.7M11.8%+33.3%
DMAC DIAMEDICA THERAPEUTICS INCHealthcare875.0K$5.9M8.1%Held
NVGS NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS LTDIndustrials300.0K$5.8M7.9%Held
NPKI NPK INTERNATIONAL INCServices media375.0K$5.4M7.4%-6.3%
STKL SUNOPTA INC804.2K$5.2M7.1%+0.5%
AEM AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTDMaterials25.0K$5.1M6.9%-49.9%
WES WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LUtilities100.0K$4.1M5.6%New
EPSN EPSILON ENERGY LTDEnergy650.0K$4.0M5.4%Held
IAUX I-80 GOLD CORPMaterials2.5M$3.8M5.2%+66.7%
PROF PROFOUND MEDICAL CORPHealthcare276.0K$1.8M2.4%New
IRIX IRIDEX CORPHealthcare1.0M$1.0M1.4%Held
NEXM NEXMETALS MINING CORPMaterials325.0K$796K1.1%New

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 15, 202614$73.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 12, 202612$48.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 12, 202512$56.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 13, 202515$63.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 13, 202513$42.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 12, 202512$43.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 14, 202416$55.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 13, 202411$40.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 14, 202416$56.1M canonicalSEC ↗