Hedge Fund - Perceptive Advisors

Joseph Edelman Bio, Returns, AUM, Net Worth

Joseph Edelman founded Perceptive Advisors in 1999. Perceptive Advisors is a biotech focused long-short hedge fund. The fund returned 129% in 1999, 155% in 2000, 39% in 2001, lost 10% in 2002, gained 53% in 2003. More recently Joe Edelman's hedge fund lost 24% in 2008, gained 24% in 2009 and 16% in 2010. The fund has nearly $500 million in assets under management. Joseph Edelman has an MBA from NYU.

Joseph Edelman
Fund Profile
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Fund Name: Perceptive Advisors
Manager Joseph Edelman
Portfolio Value $4,479,991,736
Change This QTR +1.49%
Fund Holdings Sector Distribution
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No. Security Ticker Shares Value Activity % Port History
1. CERE 10,965,193 $464,924,183 +9% 10.37%
2. FOLD 28,057,456 $398,135,301 +2% 8.88%
3. LIAN 57,558,451 $257,256,275 5.74%
4. ACLX 4,544,809 $252,236,900 +15% 5.63%
5. NUVL 2,917,991 $214,734,958 +19% 4.79%
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