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Alex Sacerdote Whale Rock Capital Management

AUM $12.5B
1-Year Est. Return 306.52%
 

Alex Sacerdote is the founder of Whale Rock Capital Management, a technology-focused long/short equity firm. The firm researches software, internet, semiconductors, and other innovation-driven industries with an emphasis on fundamental change. Whale Rock’s holdings often surface in discussions of high-growth technology leadership and cyclical tech opportunity.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+38.14%
1 Year Est. Return
+306.52%
3 Year Est. Return
+1,326.44%
5 Year Est. Return
+2,109.16%
10 Year Est. Return
+60,695.71%
AUM
$576M
AUM Growth
+$132M
Cap. Flow
-$14.8M
Cap. Flow %
-2.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
56.63%
Holding
38
New
10
Increased
4
Reduced
17
Closed
7

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
YELP icon
Yelp
YELP
+$20M
2
TFCF
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
+$17.8M
3
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
+$7.06M
4
VIPS icon
Vipshop
VIPS
+$6.54M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$6.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SODA
SodaStream International Ltd
SODA
+$18.9M
2
CYOU
Changyou.com Limited American Depositary Share
CYOU
+$12.7M
3
QIHU
QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ADS RPSTG 3 CL A SHS
QIHU
+$12.1M
4
MU icon
Micron Technology
MU
+$9.56M
5
EBAY icon
eBay
EBAY
+$7.88M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 33.99%
2 Technology 22.36%
3 Consumer Discretionary 21.92%
4 Energy 8.79%
5 Industrials 5.23%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AMZN icon
26
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
$6.4M 1.11%
+409,320
New +$6.1M
SFUN
27
DELISTED
Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares)
SFUN
$5.75M 1%
+11,126
New +$4.28M
MPWR icon
28
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$64.7B
$5.23M 0.91%
+172,703
New +$4.85M
GTAT
29
DELISTED
GT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK (DE)
GTAT
$4.05M 0.7%
+476,306
New +$2.84M
TFCFA
30
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$1.96M 0.34%
+58,576
New +$1.84M
FLTX
31
DELISTED
Fleetmatics Group PLC
FLTX
$1.21M 0.21%
+32,177
New +$1.29M
CVLT icon
32
Commault Systems
CVLT
$5.55B
– –
-66,939
Closed -$5.08M
EBAY icon
33
eBay
EBAY
$46.3B
– –
-362,257
Closed -$7.88M
MU icon
34
Micron Technology
MU
$1.09T
– –
-666,880
Closed -$9.56M
WOLF icon
35
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.34B
– –
-70,418
Closed -$4.5M
DATA
36
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
– –
-499
Closed -$28K
SODA
37
DELISTED
SodaStream International Ltd
SODA
– –
-260,036
Closed -$18.9M
HOT
38
PUT
DELISTED
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
HOT
– –
-380,000
Closed -$1M
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Alex Sacerdote's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2013, Alex Sacerdote held 38 positions worth $576M, up 30% from $444M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 57% of the portfolio.

Alex Sacerdote's Q3 2013 filing shows 10 new, 4 increased, 17 reduced and 7 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Yelp: 390,349 shares worth $25.8M. The largest sale was SodaStream International Ltd, an estimated $18.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 34% of assets, up from 32% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q3 2013 buy was Yelp: 390,349 shares worth $25.8M.
  • Alex Sacerdote added most to Yahoo Inc in Q3 2013, an estimated $7.06M increase.
  • Alex Sacerdote's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was Changyou.com Limited American Depositary Share, cutting an estimated $12.7M.
  • Alex Sacerdote fully exited SodaStream International Ltd in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $18.9M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 57% of its $576M portfolio in Q3 2013.
  • Alex Sacerdote opened 10 new positions and closed 7 in Q3 2013.
  • Alex Sacerdote's portfolio value rose 30% quarter-over-quarter to $576M.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 14 Nov 2013.