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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
+17.39%
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
$15.3B
AUM Growth
+$3.16B
Cap. Flow
+$1.6B
Cap. Flow %
10.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
42.3%
Holding
77
New
28
Increased
13
Reduced
14
Closed
15

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ROKU icon
Roku
ROKU
+$447M
2
ZM icon
Zoom
ZM
+$444M
3
RBLX icon
Roblox
RBLX
+$348M
4
DASH icon
DoorDash
DASH
+$330M
5
HUBS icon
HubSpot
HUBS
+$320M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$368M
2
ORCL icon
Oracle
ORCL
+$364M
3
PINS icon
Pinterest
PINS
+$283M
4
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
+$239M
5
SMAR
Smartsheet Inc.
SMAR
+$229M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 54.97%
2 Consumer Discretionary 26.27%
3 Communication Services 15.15%
4 Real Estate 2.3%
5 Healthcare 0.84%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FSLY icon
26
Fastly Inc
FSLY
$3.97B
$246M 1.6%
4,121,426
– –
NVDA icon
27
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
$239M 1.56%
+11,957,960
New +$192M
XYZ
28
Block Inc
XYZ
$49.4B
$234M 1.53%
+960,336
New +$223M
OKTA icon
29
Okta
OKTA
$23.5B
$229M 1.49%
+934,484
New +$226M
WDAY icon
30
Workday
WDAY
$49.4B
$216M 1.41%
906,762
-642,676
-41% -$155M
SE icon
31
Sea Limited
SE
$72B
$211M 1.38%
768,752
-225,479
-23% -$57.2M
SNOW icon
32
Snowflake
SNOW
$115B
$191M 1.24%
788,034
+487,634
+162% +$113M
TSM icon
33
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
$166M 1.08%
1,379,510
+128,270
+10% +$15M
PENN icon
34
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.5B
$156M 1.02%
2,044,435
-337,778
-14% -$29.1M
TRIP icon
35
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.17B
$155M 1.01%
3,842,643
-1,973,398
-34% -$89.1M
COUP
36
DELISTED
Coupa Software Incorporated
COUP
$131M 0.86%
499,838
– –
DOCS icon
37
Doximity
DOCS
$4.51B
$129M 0.84%
+2,210,255
New +$124M
WOLF icon
38
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.34B
$120M 0.78%
1,225,247
-1,082,013
-47% -$109M
FLYW icon
39
Flywire
FLYW
$2.38B
$111M 0.73%
+3,030,005
New +$102M
YMM icon
40
Full Truck Alliance
YMM
$9.1B
$107M 0.7%
+5,233,418
New +$103M
PATH icon
41
UiPath
PATH
$8.49B
$104M 0.68%
+1,531,502
New +$112M
DCT
42
DELISTED
Duck Creek Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
DCT
$97.8M 0.64%
2,247,629
– –
PINS icon
43
Pinterest
PINS
$13.3B
$78.4M 0.51%
993,592
-4,057,141
-80% -$283M
BZ icon
44
Kanzhun
BZ
$7.13B
$71.2M 0.46%
+1,794,600
New +$69M
QQQ icon
45
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$486B
$42M 0.27%
+118,393
New +$39.8M
CPNG icon
46
Coupang
CPNG
$29.6B
$40.1M 0.26%
959,475
+245,511
+34% +$10.1M
KNBE
47
DELISTED
KnowBe4, Inc. Class A Common Stock
KNBE
$39.1M 0.26%
+1,250,000
New +$28.6M
CRCT icon
48
Cricut
CRCT
$1.17B
$33.3M 0.22%
+781,470
New +$21.9M
CCC
49
CCC Intelligent Solutions
CCC
$4.39B
$33.1M 0.22%
+3,326,451
New +$33.6M
VICR icon
50
Vicor
VICR
$9.25B
$32.8M 0.21%
+309,815
New +$27.6M
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Alex Sacerdote's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2021, Alex Sacerdote held 77 positions worth $15.3B, up 26% from $12.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 42% of the portfolio.

Alex Sacerdote deployed $1.6B of net new capital in Q2 2021, opening 28 new positions and adding to 13 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Roku: 1,263,757 shares worth $580M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 55% of assets, up from 47% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Pinterest, an estimated $283M trimmed.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q2 2021 buy was Roku: 1,263,757 shares worth $580M.
  • Alex Sacerdote added most to DoorDash in Q2 2021, an estimated $330M increase.
  • Alex Sacerdote's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Pinterest, cutting an estimated $283M.
  • Alex Sacerdote fully exited Walt Disney in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $368M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 42% of its $15.3B portfolio in Q2 2021.
  • Alex Sacerdote opened 28 new positions and closed 15 in Q2 2021.
  • Alex Sacerdote's portfolio value rose 26% quarter-over-quarter to $15.3B.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 16 Aug 2021.