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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
+12.18%
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
$1.1B
AUM Growth
+$121M
Cap. Flow
+$33.9M
Cap. Flow %
3.09%
Top 10 Hldgs %
58.98%
Holding
42
New
13
Increased
9
Reduced
11
Closed
9

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ADI icon
Analog Devices
ADI
+$72.4M
2
CRM icon
Salesforce
CRM
+$46.3M
3
PPLI
People Inc
PPLI
+$44.9M
4
NTES icon
NetEase
NTES
+$18.3M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$16.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
INFN
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
+$51.7M
2
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
+$42.8M
3
PANW icon
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
+$20.6M
4
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$20.3M
5
LRCX icon
Lam Research
LRCX
+$17.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 54.93%
2 Communication Services 26.91%
3 Consumer Discretionary 17.52%
4 Industrials 0%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MENT
26
DELISTED
Mentor Graphics Corp
MENT
$10M 0.92%
+380,095
New +$9.65M
ZBRA icon
27
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$17.4B
$8.83M 0.8%
+79,489
New +$8.25M
IMPV
28
DELISTED
Imperva, Inc.
IMPV
$8.46M 0.77%
125,000
-114,366
-48% -$6.31M
ATML
29
DELISTED
ATMEL CORP
ATML
$7.04M 0.64%
+714,531
New +$6.29M
ARRS
30
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
$6.49M 0.59%
+212,009
New +$6.87M
INFN
31
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$3.4M 0.31%
162,139
-2,541,115
-94% -$51.7M
FIT
32
DELISTED
Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock
FIT
$803K 0.07%
+21,000
New +$737K
SHOP icon
33
Shopify
SHOP
$192B
$679K 0.06%
+199,980
New +$625K
BKNG icon
34
Booking.com
BKNG
$158B
– –
-235,575
Closed -$11M
IBM icon
35
PUT
IBM
IBM
$222B
– –
-193,301
Closed -$29.7M
LRCX icon
36
Lam Research
LRCX
$393B
– –
-2,509,580
Closed -$17.6M
MTSI icon
37
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$20.4B
– –
-279,206
Closed -$10.4M
NXPI icon
38
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
– –
-116,455
Closed -$11.7M
STM icon
39
STMicroelectronics
STM
$45.1B
– –
-1,408,240
Closed -$13.1M
SWKS icon
40
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$10.1B
– –
-59,666
Closed -$5.87M
GRUB
41
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
– –
-471,742
Closed -$42.8M
WUBA
42
DELISTED
58.com Inc
WUBA
– –
-85,540
Closed -$4.52M
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Alex Sacerdote's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, Alex Sacerdote held 42 positions worth $1.1B, up 12% from $976M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 59% of the portfolio.

Alex Sacerdote deployed $33.9M of net new capital in Q2 2015, opening 13 new positions and adding to 9 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Analog Devices: 1,116,876 shares worth $71.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 55% of assets, up from 54% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Infinera Corporation Common Stock, an estimated $51.7M trimmed.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q2 2015 buy was Analog Devices: 1,116,876 shares worth $71.7M.
  • Alex Sacerdote added most to NetEase in Q2 2015, an estimated $18.3M increase.
  • Alex Sacerdote's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Infinera Corporation Common Stock, cutting an estimated $51.7M.
  • Alex Sacerdote fully exited Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $42.8M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 59% of its $1.1B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • Alex Sacerdote opened 13 new positions and closed 9 in Q2 2015.
  • Alex Sacerdote's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $1.1B.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.