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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
-3.37%
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
$1.01B
AUM Growth
-$89.5M
Cap. Flow
-$16.5M
Cap. Flow %
-1.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
61.57%
Holding
47
New
14
Increased
10
Reduced
11
Closed
12

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$29.4M
2
W icon
Wayfair
W
+$26.5M
3
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
+$24M
4
WUBA
58.com Inc
WUBA
+$23.5M
5
QUNR
Qunar Cayman Islands Limited
QUNR
+$20.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PPLI
People Inc
PPLI
+$42.3M
2
CRM icon
Salesforce
CRM
+$35.9M
3
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$34.3M
4
VIPS icon
Vipshop
VIPS
+$30.3M
5
DATA
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
+$20.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 52.06%
2 Communication Services 31.75%
3 Consumer Discretionary 15.65%
4 Financials 0.54%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BNED icon
26
Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
$418M
$14.3M 1.42%
+11,255
New +$14.6M
NEWR
27
DELISTED
New Relic, Inc.
NEWR
$12.4M 1.23%
325,655
+2,678
+0.8% +$95K
CRM icon
28
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
$10M 0.99%
144,210
-505,770
-78% -$35.9M
MPWR icon
29
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$64.7B
$9.41M 0.93%
+183,800
New +$9.11M
WDAY icon
30
Workday
WDAY
$49.4B
$9.35M 0.93%
+135,771
New +$10.5M
OCLR
31
DELISTED
Oclaro Inc.
OCLR
$8.81M 0.87%
+3,831,018
New +$9.38M
DATA
32
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
$8.61M 0.85%
107,944
-201,629
-65% -$20.9M
TREE icon
33
LendingTree
TREE
$433M
$5.46M 0.54%
+58,746
New +$5.94M
MLNX
34
DELISTED
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
MLNX
$4.34M 0.43%
+114,729
New +$4.92M
PPLI
35
People Inc
PPLI
$2.86B
$2.37M 0.24%
202,951
-3,182,209
-94% -$42.3M
BABA icon
36
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
– –
-416,495
Closed -$34.3M
SHOP icon
37
Shopify
SHOP
$192B
– –
-199,980
Closed -$679K
VIPS icon
38
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.98B
– –
-1,362,639
Closed -$30.3M
WIX icon
39
WIX.com
WIX
$3.43B
– –
-797,417
Closed -$18.8M
ZBRA icon
40
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$17.4B
– –
-79,489
Closed -$8.83M
INFN
41
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
– –
-162,139
Closed -$3.4M
FIT
42
DELISTED
Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock
FIT
– –
-21,000
Closed -$803K
ARRS
43
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
– –
-212,009
Closed -$6.49M
IMPV
44
DELISTED
Imperva, Inc.
IMPV
– –
-125,000
Closed -$8.46M
MSCC
45
DELISTED
Microsemi Corp
MSCC
– –
-489,694
Closed -$17.1M
MENT
46
DELISTED
Mentor Graphics Corp
MENT
– –
-380,095
Closed -$10M
ATML
47
DELISTED
ATMEL CORP
ATML
– –
-714,531
Closed -$7.04M
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Alex Sacerdote's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Alex Sacerdote held 47 positions worth $1.01B, down 8.2% from $1.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 62% of the portfolio.

Alex Sacerdote's Q3 2015 filing shows 14 new, 10 increased, 11 reduced and 12 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Netflix: 2,738,460 shares worth $28.3M. The largest sale was People Inc, an estimated $42.3M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 52% of assets, down from 55% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q3 2015 buy was Netflix: 2,738,460 shares worth $28.3M.
  • Alex Sacerdote added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q3 2015, an estimated $18.7M increase.
  • Alex Sacerdote's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was People Inc, cutting an estimated $42.3M.
  • Alex Sacerdote fully exited Alibaba in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $34.3M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 62% of its $1.01B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Alex Sacerdote opened 14 new positions and closed 12 in Q3 2015.
  • Alex Sacerdote's portfolio value fell 8.2% quarter-over-quarter to $1.01B.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 16 Nov 2015.