Integral Health Asset Management, LLC
Integral Health Asset Management, LLC is a New York-based, healthcare-focused alternative investment management firm founded in 2019 by Jay Rao, MD, JD. The firm is registered with the US SEC and is 100% employee owned. Integral Health specializes in investments across pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare service subsectors, aiming to deliver risk-adjusted absolute returns. The team combines top-tier finance, medical, and scientific expertise and serves institutional investors by supporting healthcare innovation and generating long-term value. The company employs approximately 10 professionals, most of whom are investors.
Investment Strategy
Integral Health Asset Management employs an absolute return strategy focused on the healthcare sector, investing across pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare service companies. The firm generates differentiated, actionable ideas based on scientific and financial research, aiming for consistent, idiosyncratic excess returns. Their strategy combines thematic, relative value, and event-driven trades, with strict portfolio guidelines and active risk management. The firm utilizes both top-down and bottom-up research, maintains a low net exposure within subsectors, and emphasizes capital preservation and minimized drawdowns. Investment decisions leverage a holistic industry view, identifying key drivers through structured, repeatable analysis with daily risk monitoring.
Top Holdings
Equity Positions (69)
| Ticker | Security | Weight | Market Value | Shares | Avg Cost | Price | Change (QoQ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I INSM | INSMED INC | 14.74% | $161.0M | 1,600,000 | $38.34 | $100.64 | +$42.8M |
B BSX | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP | 5.41% | $59.1M | 550,000 | $66.20 | $107.41 | -$6.5M |
T THC | TENET HEALTHCARE CORP | 4.43% | $48.4M | 275,000 | $90.95 | $176.00 | +$11.4M |
E EHC | ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP | 3.59% | $39.2M | 320,000 | $81.42 | $122.63 | +$11.9M |
M MLYS | MINERALYS THERAPEUTICS INC | 3.34% | $36.5M | 2,700,000 | $14.35 | $13.53 | +$7.0K |
Options Positions (2)
| Ticker | Security | Action | Type | Notional Value | Contracts | Underlying Price | Premium Paid | Change (Contracts) | Change (Value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C CYTK | CYTOKINETICS INC | New | Call | $16.5M | 5,000 | $33.04 | $33.04 | +5,000 | +$16.5M |
V VKTX | VIKING THERAPEUTICS INC | — | Call | $5.3M | 2,000 | $26.50 | $24.15 | 0 | +$470.0K |