Investment Analysis: Pura Vida Investments Q3 2022 vs. Q4 2022 Holdings Comparison

Pura Vida Investments, LLC is one of the most prominent institutional investors in the United States. The company has been investing in over 1000 public companies, across healthcare, technology, and financial sectors. In this piece of analysis, we will review Pura Vida's 13F holdings and compare Q3 2022 with Q4 2022.

Pura Vida Investments Q3 2022 holdings showed that the company had a total portfolio value of $450,058,000, with its top five holdings being SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Invesco QQQ Trust, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF, First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, and Amazon.com, Inc. In the Q4 2022 holdings, the company had a total portfolio value of $471,874,000. The top five holdings in Q4 2022 remained the same, but there were significant changes in the number of shares held.

In Q3 2022, Pura Vida Investments held 125,000 shares of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust. However, in Q4 2022, the number of shares increased to 290,000, a 148.4% increase. This increase in the number of shares held also led to an increase in the value of the shares held from $44,648,000 in Q3 2022 to $110,904,000 in Q4 2022.

Similarly, in Q3 2022, Pura Vida Investments held 125,000 shares of Invesco QQQ Trust. Still, in Q4 2022, the number of shares held increased to 405,000, a 222.8% increase. This also led to an increase in the value of the shares held from $33,408,000 in Q3 2022 to $107,843,000 in Q4 2022.

In contrast, Pura Vida Investments reduced its holdings in iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF from 600,000 shares in Q3 2022 to 550,000 shares in Q4 2022, a -3.1% decrease. Similarly, the company reduced its holdings in iShares Russell 2000 ETF from 1,000,000 shares in Q3 2022 to 1,500,000 shares in Q4 2022, a 67.1% increase in the number of shares held. The value of these holdings increased from $47,180,000 to $78,855,000 over the same period.

Overall, Pura Vida Investments had a good Q4 2022, with an increase in the total portfolio value of $21,816,000. The analysis of the company's 13F holdings is essential for investors interested in following the company's investment strategy and building a diversified investment portfolio.