Gagnon Advisors 13F annual report

Gagnon Advisors is an investment fund managing more than $131 billion ran by Lisa Ferrante. There are currently 27 companies in Mrs. Ferrante’s portfolio. The largest investments include Enterprise Prods Partners L and Caredx Inc, together worth $19.3 billion.

$131 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 7th August 2024, Gagnon Advisors’s top holding is 339,877 shares of Enterprise Prods Partners L currently worth over $9.85 billion and making up 7.5% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 610,336 shares of Caredx Inc worth $9.48 billion, whose value grew 233.1% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Air Lease Corp worth $9.34 billion and the next is Navigator Hldgs Ltd worth $9.03 billion, with 517,066 shares owned.

Currently, Gagnon Advisors's portfolio is worth at least $131 billion. 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 Gagnon Advisors

The Gagnon Advisors office and employees reside in New York, New York. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Lisa Ferrante serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Gagnon Advisors.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Gagnon Advisors revealed that it had opened a new position in Exact Sciences and bought 105,130 shares worth $4.44 billion. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. Exact Sciences makes up 17.9% of the fund's Health Care sector allocation and has decreased its share price by 30.9% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Caredx Inc by buying 55,485 additional shares. This makes their stake in Caredx Inc total 610,336 shares worth $9.48 billion. Caredx Inc soared 195.5% in the past year.

On the other hand, there are companies that Gagnon Advisors is getting rid of from its portfolio. Gagnon Advisors closed its position in New Relic Inc on 14th August 2024. It sold the previously owned 137,048 shares for $8.97 billion. Lisa Ferrante also disclosed a decreased stake in Air Lease Corp by 0.3%. This leaves the value of the investment at $9.34 billion and 196,479 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Gagnon Advisors are Sterling Manor and Cook & Bynum Capital Management. They manage $131 billion and $131 billion respectively.


Lisa Ferrante investment strategy

Gagnon Advisors’s portfolio is diversified across 7 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 23.3% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 55.6% of the portfolio companies are based in the United States.

The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are large-cap stocks. Stocks with a size of more than $10 billion in market cap make up 4% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only approximately 0.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $6.78 billion.

The complete list of Gagnon Advisors trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 14th 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
Enterprise Prods Partners L
No change
339,877
$9,849,635,000 7.50%
Caredx Inc
10.00%
610,336
$9,478,518,000 7.22%
Air Lease Corp
25.49%
196,479
$9,338,647,000 7.11%
Navigator Hldgs Ltd
43.03%
517,066
$9,027,972,000 6.87%
New Relic Inc
Closed
137,048
$8,968,421,000
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd
No change
189,357
$7,076,271,000 5.39%
Genedx Holdings Corp
70.81%
255,059
$6,667,242,000 5.08%
Yext Inc
Closed
567,549
$6,418,979,000
Profound Med Corp
10.00%
747,226
$6,269,226,000 4.77%
Biolife Solutions Inc
23.99%
274,217
$5,876,470,000 4.47%
Ameresco Inc.
33.09%
193,325
$5,569,693,000 4.24%
Five9 Inc
32.35%
125,540
$5,536,314,000 4.22%
SecureWorks Corp
No change
744,444
$5,211,108,000 3.97%
Zuora Inc
No change
514,247
$5,106,473,000 3.89%
BlackLine Inc
5.29%
103,692
$5,023,877,000 3.82%
Equinix Inc
3.80%
6,600
$4,993,560,000 3.80%
Power Solutions Intl Inc Com New
14.87%
757,744
$4,823,041,000 3.67%
Exact Sciences Corp.
Opened
105,130
$4,441,743,000 3.38%
Freshworks Inc
44.15%
340,951
$4,326,668,000 3.29%
Vertex Inc
Opened
115,594
$4,167,164,000 3.17%
Pacira BioSciences Inc
26.03%
133,390
$3,816,288,000 2.91%
Veren Inc.
Opened
473,945
$3,729,947,000 2.84%
E2open Parent Holdings Inc
54.65%
780,745
$3,505,545,000 2.67%
Everbridge Inc
Closed
104,383
$2,807,902,000
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.
Opened
135,410
$2,636,433,000 2.01%
Opsens Inc
Closed
1,725,083
$2,124,973,000
Somalogic Inc
Closed
708,265
$1,424,748,000
Cnfinance Hldgs Ltd
No change
784,717
$1,271,242,000 0.97%
Kaltura Inc
No change
1,029,708
$1,235,650,000 0.94%
Standard BioTools Inc
Opened
672,294
$1,189,960,000 0.91%
Ionq Inc
Opened
158,375
$1,113,376,000 0.85%
Miromatrix Med Inc
Closed
556,755
$974,321,000
E2open Parent Holdings Inc
Closed
280,328
$151,377,000
Enviva Inc
No change
149,004
$64,072,000 0.05%
No transactions found
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