Octagon Capital Advisors L.P. 13F annual report

Octagon Capital Advisors L.P. is an investment fund managing more than $375 million ran by Justin Hirsch. There are currently 20 companies in Mr. Hirsch’s portfolio. The largest investments include Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc and Arcus Biosciences Inc, together worth $184 million.

$375 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 8th August 2022, Octagon Capital Advisors L.P.’s top holding is 2,583,059 shares of Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc currently worth over $117 million and making up 31.2% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc, Octagon Capital Advisors L.P. owns more than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 2,669,974 shares of Arcus Biosciences Inc worth $67.7 million, whose value fell 8.4% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Chinook Therapeutics worth $44.6 million and the next is Horizon Therapeutics Pub L worth $26.3 million, with 330,000 shares owned.

Currently, Octagon Capital Advisors L.P.'s portfolio is worth at least $375 million. The total portfolio value may be much higher due to cash assets that are not publicly disclosed such as fixed income, real estate, or cash equivalents.

Careers at Octagon Capital Advisors L.P.

The Octagon Capital Advisors L.P. office and employees reside in New York, New York. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Justin Hirsch serves as the Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Octagon Capital Advisors L.P..

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Octagon Capital Advisors L.P. revealed that it had opened a new position in Mereo BioPharma plc and bought 1,000,000 shares worth $1.12 million. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Mereo BioPharma plc makes up 0.4% of the fund's Health Care sector allocation and has decreased its share price by approximately 0.1% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc by buying 243,000 additional shares. This makes their stake in Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc total 2,583,059 shares worth $117 million. Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc dropped approximately 0.1% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Octagon Capital Advisors L.P. is getting rid of from its portfolio. Octagon Capital Advisors L.P. closed its position in iTeos Therapeutics on 15th August 2022. It sold the previously owned 450,776 shares for $14.5 million. Justin Hirsch also disclosed a decreased stake in Stoke Therapeutics by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $10.1 million and 763,456 shares.

One of the smaller hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Octagon Capital Advisors L.P. are Browning West L.P. and Stonnington Group. They manage $375 million and $375 million respectively.


Justin Hirsch investment strategy

Octagon Capital Advisors L.P.’s portfolio is diversified across 2 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Health Care — making up 83.7% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 60.0% of the portfolio companies are based in the United States.

The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are small-cap stocks. Stocks with a size of more than $100 million in market cap make up 5% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, large-cap stocks make up only approximately 0.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $1.54 billion.

The complete list of Octagon Capital Advisors L.P. trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 15th based on the fund’s latest 13F filing. Quickly find out what the most recently closed or increased positions are.

Security Shares Owned Value Allocation
Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc
10.38%
2,583,059
$116,806,000 31.17%
Arcus Biosciences Inc
7.23%
2,669,974
$67,657,000 18.06%
Chinook Therapeutics, Inc.
88.14%
2,551,703
$44,629,000 11.91%
Horizon Therapeutics Pub L
230.00%
330,000
$26,321,000 7.02%
Gossamer Bio, Inc.
7.61%
2,758,069
$23,085,000 6.16%
Celldex Therapeutics Inc.
No change
761,398
$20,527,000 5.48%
Spdr Ser Tr
336.20%
243,400
$18,077,000 4.82%
iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.
Closed
450,776
$14,506,000
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc.
6.15%
763,456
$10,085,000 2.69%
BridgeBio Pharma Inc
58.82%
933,743
$8,478,000 2.26%
Vera Therapeutics Inc
No change
575,000
$7,826,000 2.09%
Arvinas Inc
No change
178,500
$7,513,000 2.01%
Surface Oncology Inc
Closed
2,300,000
$6,762,000
Dyne Therapeutics, Inc.
Closed
525,284
$5,064,000
Avidity Biosciences, Inc.
No change
321,641
$4,673,000 1.25%
4d Molecular Therapeutics In
59.62%
632,745
$4,417,000 1.18%
Keros Therapeutics, Inc.
55.25%
152,249
$4,207,000 1.12%
I-Mab
80.96%
199,876
$2,259,000 0.60%
Prometheus Biosciences Inc
No change
80,000
$2,258,000 0.60%
Immunovant Inc
60.74%
579,061
$2,258,000 0.60%
Century Therapeutics Inc
60.50%
260,000
$2,184,000 0.58%
Mereo BioPharma Group plc
Opened
1,000,000
$1,120,000 0.30%
Omega Therapeutics Inc
Closed
176,470
$1,101,000
Connect Biopharma Hldgs Ltd
Closed
279,921
$845,000
Ambrx Biopharma Inc.
17.80%
122,800
$325,000 0.09%
No transactions found
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