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Design Therapeutics, Inc.

Research: Finviz ↗·Perplexity ↗

No convergence signal this quarter — shown because tracked funds have filed 13D/G on this stock.

Days to cover (short int.)
12.0d↑+5.0%
as of 2026-07-31

News Summary

Positive

Design Therapeutics reported Q2 2026 results with a $20.2M net loss and $207.4M in cash, while announcing positive modifications to its lead RESTORE-FA trial for Friedreich ataxia based on encouraging four-week efficacy and safety data showing dose-dependent frataxin increases. The company is advancing its pipeline with DT-818 Phase 1 dosing in myotonic dystrophy and expects registrational guidance and 12-week RESTORE-FA data in Q4 2026 and Q1 2027, respectively.

Red flags

  • Cash burn of $12.4M in H1 2026 ($24.8M annualized run rate) with $207.4M runway supporting ~8-9 years at current burn, but clinical-stage biotech requires successful trial outcomes
  • RESTORE-FA trial design shift to single dose focus (1 mpk) with only 10 patients in primary cohort introduces concentration risk if efficacy plateaus or fails to replicate

Fund 13D/13G Filings (4)

Tracked funds' beneficial-ownership filings on this stock — disclosed within days of a position change, fresher than the quarterly 13F. Since Filing compares the stock to SPY from the filing date (shown for filings within the last 90 days).

FundForm∆ Shares% of ClassSince FilingFiledSrc
Point72SC 13G/A831K3.8%
+6.7% vs SPY
+4.9% abs
2026-08-14
Point72SC 13G+475K5.1%
+43.8% vs SPY
+47.5% abs
2026-06-09
Point72SC 13G/A4.4%
-5.4% vs SPY
+0.1% abs
2026-05-15
Point72SC 13G/A9.4%2026-02-17

Tracked Funds Holding (1)

FundManagerShares HeldPosition Value
Point72Steve Cohen2.4M$34M

Quarter-end 13F positions for the tracked funds holding this stock.