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Sofinnova Investments, Inc.

Menlo Park, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 160297

Filed as SOFINNOVA INVESTMENTS, INC.

Sofinnova Investments, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Menlo Park, CA, registered since 2017, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.

9 years
registered since 2017
$5,368,491,884
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Sofinnova Investments, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Sofinnova Investments, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other.

What does Sofinnova Investments, Inc.'s brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026 states: Asset-based fee: 1.25% to 2.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it). Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Sofinnova Investments, Inc. located?

Sofinnova Investments, Inc.'s principal office is in Menlo Park, CA, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 3 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Sofinnova Investments, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Sofinnova Investments, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2017. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 160297.

How much does Sofinnova Investments, Inc. manage?

Sofinnova Investments, Inc. reports $5,368,491,884 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Sofinnova Investments, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Sofinnova Investments, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $3,270,299,332 in the October 2021 data and $5,368,491,884 in the October 2026 data, up 64%. Total employees: 32 in October 2021 and 41 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Sofinnova Investments, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: corporations or other businesses not listed above (11); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (9).

Which custodians does Sofinnova Investments, Inc. use?

Sofinnova Investments, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Sofinnova Investments, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/160297

What changed in Sofinnova Investments, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $3,772,594,716 to $5,368,491,884 (+42%). Changed its office addresses in New York, NY.

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Performance-based fees
  • Other

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

Asset-based fee: 1.25% to 2.5% a year (a range, as the brochure states it)

The brochure's wording
The Management Fee rates of the Funds range from 1.25% to 2.50% (per annum).

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 27, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$5,368,491,884

$5,368,491,884 as of October 2026, filing dated March 27, 2026.

Discretionary: $5,368,491,884.Non-discretionary: $0.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 9 Assets $2,937,610,418 (55%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 11 Assets $2,430,881,466 (45%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2017 (9 years)
Employees
Total: 41. Performing investment advisory functions: 20.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
3 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
Boston, MAMontrealNew York, NY
States registered or notice-filed
4 states or jurisdictions
CAMANYPR

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$3.27B 2021 $3.9B 2022 $3.71B 2023 $4.34B 2024 $3.77B 2025 $5.37B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$5,368,491,88441March 27, 2026
October 2025$3,772,594,71640March 20, 2025
October 2024$4,339,391,35535September 27, 2024
October 2023$3,710,990,77034July 27, 2023
October 2022$3,898,285,64031September 9, 2022
October 2021$3,270,299,33232June 23, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $3,270,299,332 in the October 2021 data and $5,368,491,884 in the October 2026 data, up 64%.

Total employees: 32 in October 2021 and 41 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $3,772,594,716 to $5,368,491,884 (+42%).
    • Changed its office addresses in New York, NY.

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
en.wikipedia.org/WIKI/SOFINNOVAsofinnova.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. Sofinnova Investments, Inc. (CRD 160297): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sofinnova-investments-inc-menlo-park-ca-160297