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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
+90.8%
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
$12.5B
AUM Growth
+$5.2B
Cap. Flow
+$331M
Cap. Flow %
2.64%
Top 10 Hldgs %
44.92%
Holding
56
New
7
Increased
24
Reduced
10
Closed
13

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
XYZ
Block Inc
XYZ
+$264M
2
NXPI icon
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
+$260M
3
DOCU
DocuSign
DOCU
+$163M
4
WOLF icon
Wolfspeed
WOLF
+$156M
5
FSLY icon
Fastly Inc
FSLY
+$155M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NOW icon
ServiceNow
NOW
+$192M
2
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$163M
3
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$141M
4
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$141M
5
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$133M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 72.89%
2 Consumer Discretionary 22.27%
3 Communication Services 4.7%
4 Financials 0.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DAY
26
DELISTED
Dayforce
DAY
$223M 1.78%
2,810,175
+432,899
+18% +$27.8M
AAPL icon
27
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
$219M 1.75%
2,399,432
+750,696
+46% +$58.2M
AYX
28
DELISTED
Alteryx Inc
AYX
$218M 1.74%
1,327,300
+40,945
+3% +$5.31M
NVDA icon
29
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
$213M 1.7%
22,451,640
+4,787,840
+27% +$38.7M
TWLO icon
30
Twilio
TWLO
$34.6B
$204M 1.63%
931,356
– –
MELI icon
31
Mercado Libre
MELI
$97.5B
$198M 1.58%
+201,288
New +$151M
SE icon
32
Sea Limited
SE
$72B
$196M 1.57%
1,831,678
+24,530
+1% +$1.78M
WOLF icon
33
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.34B
$192M 1.53%
+3,247,208
New +$156M
MPWR icon
34
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$64.7B
$188M 1.5%
791,961
+334,028
+73% +$67.6M
LRCX icon
35
Lam Research
LRCX
$393B
$178M 1.42%
5,504,210
+475,750
+9% +$13M
STNE icon
36
StoneCo
STNE
$2.16B
$149M 1.19%
3,842,800
+2,753,180
+253% +$80.3M
NET icon
37
Cloudflare
NET
$104B
$124M 0.99%
3,456,057
-912,756
-21% -$25.5M
NOW icon
38
ServiceNow
NOW
$133B
$115M 0.92%
1,418,180
-2,716,990
-66% -$192M
PTON icon
39
Peloton Interactive
PTON
$2.37B
$98.4M 0.78%
1,702,836
-252,141
-13% -$10.4M
RNG icon
40
RingCentral
RNG
$5.6B
$97.5M 0.78%
342,036
+102,300
+43% +$25.9M
VRM icon
41
Vroom Inc
VRM
$53.8M
$15.7M 0.13%
+3,775
New +$14.6M
GTM
42
ZoomInfo Technologies
GTM
$1.16B
$15.5M 0.12%
+302,990
New +$14.5M
DOCU
43
PUT
DocuSign
DOCU
$11.8B
$1.74M 0.01%
+10,100
New +$1.27M
BABA icon
44
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
– –
-723,030
Closed -$141M
CDLX icon
45
Cardlytics
CDLX
$25.3M
– –
-38,832
Closed -$13.6M
DIS icon
46
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
– –
-1,457,014
Closed -$141M
INTC icon
47
Intel
INTC
$476B
– –
-2,464,327
Closed -$133M
KLIC icon
48
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$4.49B
– –
-3,958,418
Closed -$82.6M
MU icon
49
Micron Technology
MU
$1.09T
– –
-3,071,459
Closed -$129M
TSM icon
50
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
– –
-2,272,727
Closed -$109M
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Alex Sacerdote's Q2 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2020, Alex Sacerdote held 56 positions worth $12.5B, up 71% from $7.34B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 45% of the portfolio.

Alex Sacerdote's Q2 2020 filing shows 7 new, 24 increased, 10 reduced and 13 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Block Inc: 3,453,772 shares worth $362M. The largest sale was ServiceNow, an estimated $192M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 73% of assets, down from 73% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q2 2020 buy was Block Inc: 3,453,772 shares worth $362M.
  • Alex Sacerdote added most to DocuSign in Q2 2020, an estimated $163M increase.
  • Alex Sacerdote's biggest Q2 2020 reduction was ServiceNow, cutting an estimated $192M.
  • Alex Sacerdote fully exited Walt Disney in Q2 2020, selling an estimated $141M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 45% of its $12.5B portfolio in Q2 2020.
  • Alex Sacerdote opened 7 new positions and closed 13 in Q2 2020.
  • Alex Sacerdote's portfolio value rose 71% quarter-over-quarter to $12.5B.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2020, filed 14 Aug 2020.