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RA Capital: More than just COVID-19 in healthcare investments [In-Depth]

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Michelle deBoer-Jones
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RA Capital Healthcare Fund was down 7.8% for March and 4.7% for the first quarter. The healthcare-focused fund invests in both public and private companies that are developing drugs, medical devices and diagnostics. The fund's long equity positions detracted 7.5% in March and 6% for the quarter. Total privates detracted 2.2% for March and 0.5% for the quarter. Shorts added 2.5% for March and 3.3% for the quarter.

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Michelle deBoer-Jones is editor-in-chief of Hedge Fund Alpha. She also writes comparative analyses of stocks for TipRanks and runs Providence Writing Services. Previously, she was a television news producer for eight years, producing the morning news programs for NBC affiliates in Evansville, Indiana and Huntsville, Alabama and spending a short time at the CBS affiliate in Huntsville.