Sarissa Capital Management LP

Fundamental concentrated ★Highest signal healthcare specialist (92%) CIK 1577524
League rank
#545
in Fundamental concentrated · #4011 overall
Long book
$157.6M
Q1 2026
Positions
9
Top-10 weight
100%
concentration
Last quarter
+17.6%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
0%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

Sarissa Capital Management LP is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, specialised in healthcare (92% of the long book), running a $157.6M US long book across 9 positions.

The portfolio is extremely concentrated — the top 10 positions are almost the whole book. The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: INNOVIVA INC, IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC, AMARIN CORP PLC -ADR, NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC, CYTOKINETICS INC.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 1.6pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 4 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
-4.7%
Q2 2024
-6.0%
Q3 2024
-0.3%
Q4 2024
-16.4%
Q1 2025
-5.2%
Q2 2025
+12.4%
Q3 2025
+23.8%
Q4 2025
+4.8%
Q1 2026
+17.6%

Sector allocation

Healthcare
91%
Materials
9%

Long book by quarter

$571.6M
Q1 2024
$592.4M
Q2 2024
$402.3M
Q3 2024
$322.9M
Q4 2024
$154.7M
Q1 2025
$154.4M
Q2 2025
$180.4M
Q3 2025
$222.9M
Q4 2025
$157.6M
Q1 2026

What does Sarissa Capital own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
INVA INNOVIVA INCHealthcare2.1M$49.7M31.5%-24.3%
IRWD IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare9.2M$32.3M20.5%-42.3%
NBIX NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INCHealthcare116.5K$15.4M9.7%-61.6%
CYTK CYTOKINETICS INCHealthcare228.6K$15.1M9.6%-42.3%
LNTH LANTHEUS HOLDINGS INCMaterials166.9K$12.7M8.0%-8.0%
BHVN BIOHAVEN LTDHealthcare563.2K$4.8M3.0%+9.7%
REGN REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALSHealthcare4.2K$3.2M2.1%Held
VOR VOR BIOPHARMA INCHealthcare25.4K$453K0.3%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 15, 20269$157.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 17, 20269$222.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 14, 20258$180.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 14, 20257$154.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 15, 20257$154.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 14, 20258$322.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 14, 202410$402.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 14, 202410$592.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 15, 202410$571.6M canonicalSEC ↗