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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
+26.79%
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
$5.8B
AUM Growth
+$1.26B
Cap. Flow
+$245M
Cap. Flow %
4.22%
Top 10 Hldgs %
51.52%
Holding
50
New
9
Increased
14
Reduced
17
Closed
9

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DKNG icon
DraftKings
DKNG
+$187M
2
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$129M
3
MNDY icon
monday.com
MNDY
+$123M
4
AMD icon
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
+$122M
5
CYBR
CyberArk
CYBR
+$100M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TMUS icon
T-Mobile US
TMUS
+$131M
2
INTU icon
Intuit
INTU
+$128M
3
WDAY icon
Workday
WDAY
+$107M
4
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$103M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$74.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 74.41%
2 Communication Services 15.14%
3 Consumer Discretionary 7.14%
4 Financials 3.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
JBL icon
26
Jabil
JBL
$32.8B
$89.6M 1.54%
830,166
-791,455
-49% -$69.7M
ACLS icon
27
Axcelis
ACLS
$3.92B
$87M 1.5%
474,361
+223,196
+89% +$32.1M
MELI icon
28
Mercado Libre
MELI
$97.5B
$79.8M 1.38%
67,381
+842
+1% +$1.06M
MPWR icon
29
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$64.7B
$71M 1.22%
131,516
-76,956
-37% -$36.6M
P
30
Everpure Inc
P
$36.1B
$62.5M 1.08%
1,697,337
-412,211
-20% -$11.7M
AMZN icon
31
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
$60.7M 1.05%
465,893
-654,131
-58% -$74.7M
PDD icon
32
Pinduoduo
PDD
$126B
$58.2M 1%
841,942
-245,787
-23% -$16.9M
ADBE icon
33
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
$55M 0.95%
+112,515
New +$45.3M
IOT icon
34
Samsara
IOT
$23.3B
$52.7M 0.91%
+1,902,090
New +$42.2M
RMBS icon
35
Rambus
RMBS
$9.9B
$49M 0.84%
763,782
+312
+0% +$17.2K
GOOGL icon
36
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$45.7M 0.79%
381,406
-97,242
-20% -$11.2M
CDNS icon
37
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$87.9B
$45.6M 0.79%
+194,299
New +$42.3M
MDB icon
38
MongoDB
MDB
$34.7B
$39.2M 0.68%
95,390
-40,823
-30% -$11.9M
INTU icon
39
Intuit
INTU
$100B
$29M 0.5%
63,387
-291,902
-82% -$128M
GLOB icon
40
Globant
GLOB
$1.71B
$26.2M 0.45%
+145,778
New +$23.9M
BILL icon
41
BILL Holdings
BILL
$4.76B
$1.2M 0.02%
10,255
– –
BABA icon
42
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
– –
-1,011,360
Closed -$103M
BZ icon
43
Kanzhun
BZ
$7.13B
– –
-1,242,277
Closed -$23.6M
ESTC icon
44
Elastic
ESTC
$8.93B
– –
-430,484
Closed -$24.9M
FN icon
45
Fabrinet
FN
$15.6B
– –
-182,560
Closed -$21.7M
PGY icon
46
Pagaya Technologies
PGY
$1.81B
– –
-630,881
Closed -$7.72M
QQQ icon
47
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$486B
– –
-5,093
Closed -$1.63M
SE icon
48
Sea Limited
SE
$72B
– –
-750,550
Closed -$65M
TMUS icon
49
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$196B
– –
-902,818
Closed -$131M
AYX
50
DELISTED
Alteryx Inc
AYX
– –
-228,515
Closed -$13.4M
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Alex Sacerdote's Q2 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2023, Alex Sacerdote held 50 positions worth $5.8B, up 28% from $4.54B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 52% of the portfolio.

Alex Sacerdote deployed $245M of net new capital in Q2 2023, opening 9 new positions and adding to 14 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was DraftKings: 8,117,682 shares worth $216M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 74% of assets, up from 69% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Intuit, an estimated $128M trimmed.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q2 2023 buy was DraftKings: 8,117,682 shares worth $216M.
  • Alex Sacerdote added most to Microsoft in Q2 2023, an estimated $129M increase.
  • Alex Sacerdote's biggest Q2 2023 reduction was Intuit, cutting an estimated $128M.
  • Alex Sacerdote fully exited T-Mobile US in Q2 2023, selling an estimated $131M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 52% of its $5.8B portfolio in Q2 2023.
  • Alex Sacerdote opened 9 new positions and closed 9 in Q2 2023.
  • Alex Sacerdote's portfolio value rose 28% quarter-over-quarter to $5.8B.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2023, filed 14 Aug 2023.