Healthcare
Innovators Fund

The Healthcare Innovators Fund is a long/short equity strategy focused exclusively on the healthcare sector, with a dedicated emphasis on artificial intelligence and an integrated macro overlay. We specialize in identifying enabling platforms and next-generation technologies that are reshaping the healthcare landscape. We believe AI represents a transformative opportunity across four key areas of healthcare, driving meaningful improvements in outcomes, efficiency, and cost.

Strategy at a glance

Our fund targets scalable healthcare companies leveraging AI to redefine diagnostics, therapeutics and care delivery. We seek businesses that drive earlier detection, personalized treatment and data driven decision making to enhance outcomes and reduce costs, while underweighting companies that fail to integrate these technologies and face market share erosion. 

Growth in Healthcare Data

AI converts vast healthcare data into meaningful insights that enhance efficiency, scalability, and outcomes.

Adoption

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of AI-driven healthcare technologies, including robotics, diagnostics, medical imaging, and telemedicine.

Healthcare Tailwinds

Demographic trends, supportive policies, advances in machine learning, and greater industry collaboration are accelerating AI adoption across healthcare.

Prescribing the Future

AI is enabling faster development, predictive care, personalized medicine, and improved clinical outcomes.

The opportunity

Healthcare demand is rising faster than the system’s capacity. Workforce shortages and operational burden create a sustained need for solutions that improve efficiency and outcomes. We focus on practical innovation: where adoption, workflow fit, and incentives are clear.

Capacity constraints and workforce shortages drive efficiency needs
Solutions that improve efficiency and outcomes
AI is most durable where it reduces friction in real workflows
Asset Management
Winners tend to be the companies that integrate enabling technologies effectively
Transparency & Direct Communication

What we look for

Early diagnosis and preventive care
Operational efficiency and workflow automation
Diagnostics, devices, and infrastructure where adoption and cost savings are measurable
Enabling technologies that improve care delivery and outcomes

Investment edge

We consider ourselves experts in enabling and new technologies in the healthcare field. We view AI as having a tremendous opportunity to change four key areas in healthcare. Many of the healthcare challenges in the system are well documented, but the industry needs a solution to survive. We think we’re the right team and have the experience to identify winners and losers in this field.

Low Relative Valuations

Advancing healthcare technologies are creating opportunities for long-term value creation.

Delivering on AI

Scalable AI solutions can drive revenue growth, margin expansion, and enhanced valuations.

Early Movers

Our industry expertise helps uncover transformative healthcare opportunities ahead of the market.

Precision

Over 20 years of healthcare experience helps us identify overlooked opportunities and invest with conviction.

Our Process

01.
Idea Generation
Ideas are sourced through a proprietary screening framework aligned with the Fund’s strategy, integrating economic fundamentals, valuation, and the Manager’s philosophy. The process is anchored in the identification of broader thematic healthcare trends, including macro shifts and technological disruption, supported by other quantitative factors. Ideas are sourced through a proprietary screening framework aligned with the Fund’s strategy, integrating economic fundamentals, valuation, and the Manager’s philosophy. The process is anchored in the identification of broader thematic healthcare trends, including macro shifts and technological disruption, supported by other quantitative factors.
Identification of broader thematic healthcare trends
02.
Initial Research
High - level assessment of business model, competitive positioning, financial profile, and secular growth trends to determine investability.
Investment Strategies: Moderate and Aggressive Growth
03.
Fundamental & Thematic
Deep research begins with a detailed evaluation of a company’s technological and scientific foundation, including the strength of clinical or product evidence, and breadth of its innovation profile. Supplemented by analysis of financial statements and core growth drivers.
Analysis of financial statements and core growth drivers
04.
Due Diligence & Valuation
Involves primary research, including discussions with management, clinicians, suppliers, and customers. These interactions are used to assess management credibility, strategic execution, and competitive durability, as well as to validate assumptions and refine the investment thesis.
Analysis of financial statements and core growth drivers
05.
Portfolio & Risk
Positions are allocated based on conviction, expected return profile, and strategic portfolio fit, with ongoing evaluation of fundamentals, catalysts, and thesis development.
Analysis of financial statements and core growth drivers

Portfolio
construction

We build portfolios from the ground up, with each holding serving a distinct purpose within the overall strategy.

Number of positions
Typically
30-50 (long & short)
Holding Period

3-12 Months

Exposure

Gross 200%-300%
Net 80-90%

Market Cap

Small
Medium
Large

Risk
managment

A disciplined investment approach focused on risk management, diversification, and attractive risk-adjusted returns.

Portfolio Diversification across market segments, investment strategies, and risk factors.

Disciplined Position Sizing with individual positions generally capped at 10% of NAV and scaled by conviction.

High Liquidity Focus through investments in liquid, publicly traded securities.

Risk Controls & Monitoring through VaR analysis, stop-loss parameters, drawdown limits, and ongoing exposure oversight.

Terms

A high-level summary. Full terms are provided through offering documents and qualified channels

Minimum investment
$1,000,000
Liquidity
12-month lockup; quarterly redemptions
Fees
Management and incentive fees
Gate
6%
Structure
Standalone

Service Providers

Institutional partners supporting
fund operations

Jefries
Prime Broker – Jefferies
Seward & Kissel LLP
Legal – Seward & Kissel
EisnerAmper
Auditor – EisnerAmper
NAV
Fund Administrator - NAV Fund Services

Important Information

Wiley is led by investors and operators with deep experience in portfolio management and real-world healthcare. We keep the experience personal: direct access and clear communication.

Wiley is built by experienced investors and healthcare operators who understand both capital markets and the realities of delivering care.

 

We prioritize transparency, disciplined execution, and direct access—offering investors a thoughtful, hands-on partnership grounded in expertise and accountability.

Talk with Wiley

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Contacts:
ir@wileyassetmanagement.com
203-742-1485