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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
-5.74%
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
$5.41B
AUM Growth
-$426M
Cap. Flow
+$41.6M
Cap. Flow %
0.77%
Top 10 Hldgs %
46.51%
Holding
50
New
6
Increased
14
Reduced
19
Closed
11

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PLAN
Anaplan, Inc.
PLAN
+$209M
2
MTCH icon
Match Group
MTCH
+$142M
3
ESTC icon
Elastic
ESTC
+$94.6M
4
W icon
Wayfair
W
+$70.9M
5
FIVN icon
FIVE9
FIVN
+$59.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$187M
2
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$185M
3
ADI icon
Analog Devices
ADI
+$132M
4
MRVL icon
Marvell Technology
MRVL
+$88.2M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$84.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 65.46%
2 Consumer Discretionary 20.02%
3 Communication Services 14.51%
4 Financials 0%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MELI icon
26
Mercado Libre
MELI
$97.5B
$103M 1.9%
186,728
-184
-0.1% -$112K
ZM icon
27
Zoom
ZM
$31.5B
$101M 1.86%
1,324,845
+105,591
+9% +$9.51M
ESTC icon
28
Elastic
ESTC
$8.93B
$87.6M 1.62%
+1,064,367
New +$94.6M
MPWR icon
29
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$64.7B
$62.1M 1.15%
399,320
-394
-0.1% -$58.9K
BABA icon
30
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
$58.3M 1.08%
348,664
-344
-0.1% -$59.1K
FIVN icon
31
FIVE9
FIVN
$2.45B
$56.6M 1.05%
+1,053,062
New +$59.2M
CRWD icon
32
CrowdStrike
CRWD
$195B
$53.8M 0.99%
3,689,604
+860,516
+30% +$17.1M
MSFT icon
33
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$50.3M 0.93%
361,792
-614,550
-63% -$84.5M
KLIC icon
34
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$4.49B
$37.6M 0.69%
1,602,505
-1,490
-0.1% -$32.7K
TTD icon
35
Trade Desk
TTD
$6.19B
$36.3M 0.67%
1,933,730
-1,870
-0.1% -$44.5K
PAGS icon
36
PagSeguro Digital
PAGS
$2.38B
$34.9M 0.64%
753,162
-742
-0.1% -$34.5K
DDOG icon
37
Datadog
DDOG
$84.6B
$25.3M 0.47%
+747,021
New +$26M
PTON icon
38
Peloton Interactive
PTON
$2.37B
$15.1M 0.28%
+600,000
New +$15.2M
RVLV icon
39
Revolve Group
RVLV
$1.69B
$13.4M 0.25%
574,950
+349,376
+155% +$9.98M
ADI icon
40
Analog Devices
ADI
$182B
– –
-1,171,043
Closed -$132M
FSLY icon
41
Fastly Inc
FSLY
$3.97B
– –
-299,959
Closed -$6.08M
LNW
42
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
– –
-1,068,315
Closed -$21.2M
MAR icon
43
PUT
Marriott International
MAR
$92.9B
– –
-700,000
Closed -$98.2M
NFLX icon
44
Netflix
NFLX
$331B
– –
-5,036,470
Closed -$185M
PD icon
45
PagerDuty
PD
$950M
– –
-29,983
Closed -$1.41M
PYPL icon
46
PayPal
PYPL
$52.7B
– –
-1,629,645
Closed -$187M
REAL icon
47
The RealReal
REAL
$1.35B
– –
-200,000
Closed -$5.78M
WOLF icon
48
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.34B
– –
-911,748
Closed -$51.2M
XYZ
49
Block Inc
XYZ
$49.4B
– –
-716,639
Closed -$52M
WORK
50
DELISTED
Slack Technologies, Inc.
WORK
– –
-750,000
Closed -$28.1M
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Alex Sacerdote's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2019, Alex Sacerdote held 50 positions worth $5.41B, down 7.3% from $5.84B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 47% of the portfolio.

Alex Sacerdote's Q3 2019 filing shows 6 new, 14 increased, 19 reduced and 11 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Anaplan, Inc.: 3,844,093 shares worth $181M. The largest sale was PayPal, an estimated $187M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 65% of assets, up from 65% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q3 2019 buy was Anaplan, Inc.: 3,844,093 shares worth $181M.
  • Alex Sacerdote added most to Wayfair in Q3 2019, an estimated $70.9M increase.
  • Alex Sacerdote's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Marvell Technology, cutting an estimated $88.2M.
  • Alex Sacerdote fully exited PayPal in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $187M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 47% of its $5.41B portfolio in Q3 2019.
  • Alex Sacerdote opened 6 new positions and closed 11 in Q3 2019.
  • Alex Sacerdote's portfolio value fell 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $5.41B.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.