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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
+44.99%
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
$5.55B
AUM Growth
+$2.41B
Cap. Flow
+$1.15B
Cap. Flow %
20.66%
Top 10 Hldgs %
44.75%
Holding
47
New
18
Increased
12
Reduced
12
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$188M
2
INTU icon
Intuit
INTU
+$158M
3
NOW icon
ServiceNow
NOW
+$157M
4
ADI icon
Analog Devices
ADI
+$146M
5
XLNX
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
+$143M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$114M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$93.8M
3
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$91.8M
4
TWLO icon
Twilio
TWLO
+$86.4M
5
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$67.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 60.46%
2 Communication Services 16.02%
3 Consumer Discretionary 14.69%
4 Financials 3.72%
5 Industrials 1.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MAR icon
26
PUT
Marriott International
MAR
$93.4B
$87.6M 1.58%
+700,000
New +$82.4M
FTCH
27
DELISTED
Farfetch Limited Class A Ordinary Shares
FTCH
$79.5M 1.43%
+2,953,741
New +$66.2M
WDAY icon
28
Workday
WDAY
$49.6B
$72.4M 1.31%
375,569
+188,009
+100% +$34.2M
LNW
29
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
$69.7M 1.26%
3,412,819
-3,075
-0.1% -$73.5K
TTD icon
30
Trade Desk
TTD
$6.27B
$65.2M 1.17%
+3,291,780
New +$53.9M
PS
31
DELISTED
Pluralsight, Inc. Class A Common Stock
PS
$64.8M 1.17%
2,040,193
-1,812
-0.1% -$53.6K
BABA icon
32
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
$63.7M 1.15%
349,095
-403,785
-54% -$67.9M
AYX
33
DELISTED
Alteryx Inc
AYX
$63.4M 1.14%
756,514
+474,998
+169% +$34.3M
MPWR icon
34
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$62.7B
$54.2M 0.98%
399,813
-370
-0.1% -$48.6K
SHOP icon
35
PUT
Shopify
SHOP
$193B
$41.3M 0.74%
+2,000,000
New +$35.3M
PAGS icon
36
PagSeguro Digital
PAGS
$2.44B
$40.1M 0.72%
+1,342,123
New +$33.5M
SNAP icon
37
Snap
SNAP
$9.23B
$39.1M 0.71%
+3,552,402
New +$30.2M
MELI icon
38
Mercado Libre
MELI
$100B
$38.6M 0.7%
+75,952
New +$30.3M
COUP
39
PUT
DELISTED
Coupa Software Incorporated
COUP
$36.4M 0.66%
+400,000
New +$34.3M
OKTA icon
40
PUT
Okta
OKTA
$22.7B
$33.1M 0.6%
+400,000
New +$31.7M
ARCE
41
DELISTED
Arco Platform Limited Class A Common Shares
ARCE
$5.95M 0.11%
+184,116
New +$4.69M
LYFT icon
42
Lyft
LYFT
$6.63B
$5.48M 0.1%
+70,000
New +$5.48M
ADBE icon
43
Adobe
ADBE
$110B
– –
-278,625
Closed -$63M
JD icon
44
JD.com
JD
$39.4B
– –
-2,924,233
Closed -$61.2M
MSFT icon
45
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.64T
– –
-1,124,782
Closed -$114M
NVDA icon
46
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.09T
– –
-28,103,400
Closed -$93.8M
XYZ
47
CALL
Block Inc
XYZ
$49.4B
– –
-900,000
Closed -$50.5M
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Alex Sacerdote's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, Alex Sacerdote held 47 positions worth $5.55B, up 77% from $3.14B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 45% of the portfolio.

Alex Sacerdote deployed $1.15B of net new capital in Q1 2019, opening 18 new positions and adding to 12 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was PayPal: 1,986,633 shares worth $206M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 60% of assets, down from 62% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Amazon, an estimated $91.8M trimmed.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q1 2019 buy was PayPal: 1,986,633 shares worth $206M.
  • Alex Sacerdote added most to Wayfair in Q1 2019, an estimated $122M increase.
  • Alex Sacerdote's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $91.8M.
  • Alex Sacerdote fully exited Microsoft in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $114M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 45% of its $5.55B portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • Alex Sacerdote opened 18 new positions and closed 5 in Q1 2019.
  • Alex Sacerdote's portfolio value rose 77% quarter-over-quarter to $5.55B.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 15 May 2019.