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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
+23.91%
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
$5.59B
AUM Growth
+$642M
Cap. Flow
-$309M
Cap. Flow %
-5.53%
Top 10 Hldgs %
52.85%
Holding
50
New
10
Increased
11
Reduced
17
Closed
12

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$256M
2
EXPE icon
Expedia Group
EXPE
+$192M
3
MNDY icon
monday.com
MNDY
+$169M
4
AMD icon
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
+$165M
5
OKTA icon
Okta
OKTA
+$156M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SPLK
Splunk Inc
SPLK
+$258M
2
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$207M
3
FTNT icon
Fortinet
FTNT
+$135M
4
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$125M
5
ORCL icon
Oracle
ORCL
+$125M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 64.63%
2 Consumer Discretionary 21.51%
3 Communication Services 9.42%
4 Financials 3.69%
5 Healthcare 0.76%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CDNS icon
26
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$87.9B
$60.2M 1.08%
220,954
+9,216
+4% +$2.37M
DDOG icon
27
Datadog
DDOG
$84.6B
$60M 1.07%
494,641
-903,353
-65% -$93M
SHOP icon
28
Shopify
SHOP
$192B
$56.5M 1.01%
+725,554
New +$46.3M
DOCS icon
29
Doximity
DOCS
$4.51B
$42.5M 0.76%
+1,517,171
New +$35.8M
IOT icon
30
Samsara
IOT
$23.3B
$39.7M 0.71%
1,189,584
-1,692,209
-59% -$47M
NYT icon
31
New York Times
NYT
$10.6B
$37.5M 0.67%
+764,832
New +$33.7M
HCP
32
DELISTED
HashiCorp, Inc. Class A Common Stock
HCP
$27.5M 0.49%
+1,161,171
New +$25.2M
MQ icon
33
Marqeta
MQ
$1.7B
$26.9M 0.48%
961,982
+288,917
+43% +$6.92M
ORCL icon
34
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
$24.8M 0.44%
234,900
-1,143,384
-83% -$125M
MDB icon
35
MongoDB
MDB
$34.7B
$23.5M 0.42%
57,476
-46,489
-45% -$17.6M
AAOI icon
36
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$10.6B
$19.8M 0.35%
+1,025,785
New +$13.4M
KVYO icon
37
Klaviyo
KVYO
$5.22B
$7.25M 0.13%
260,896
+10,896
+4% +$323K
SPHR icon
38
Sphere Entertainment
SPHR
$5.69B
$3.81M 0.07%
112,192
-328,943
-75% -$11.4M
ACLS icon
39
Axcelis
ACLS
$3.92B
– –
-517,062
Closed -$84.3M
AKAM icon
40
Akamai
AKAM
$15.9B
– –
-463,930
Closed -$49.4M
CAMT icon
41
Camtek
CAMT
$6.85B
– –
-679,156
Closed -$42.3M
CPNG icon
42
Coupang
CPNG
$29.6B
– –
-2,554,134
Closed -$43.4M
CRM icon
43
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
– –
-572,086
Closed -$116M
FTNT icon
44
Fortinet
FTNT
$113B
– –
-2,301,531
Closed -$135M
GOOGL icon
45
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
– –
-1,579,841
Closed -$207M
NVMI
46
Nova
NVMI
$12B
– –
-96,473
Closed -$10.8M
ONTO icon
47
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$17.9B
– –
-180,162
Closed -$23M
RMBS icon
48
Rambus
RMBS
$9.9B
– –
-1,885,137
Closed -$105M
TOST icon
49
Toast
TOST
$21.2B
– –
-3,683,886
Closed -$69M
SPLK
50
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
– –
-1,767,057
Closed -$258M
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Alex Sacerdote's Q4 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2023, Alex Sacerdote held 50 positions worth $5.59B, up 13% from $4.95B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 53% of the portfolio.

Alex Sacerdote withdrew a net $309M in Q4 2023, closing 12 positions and reducing 17 holdings. Its most notable exit was Splunk Inc, an estimated $258M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 65% of assets, down from 73% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Alex Sacerdote opened a new position in Amazon worth $277M.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q4 2023 buy was Amazon: 1,824,843 shares worth $277M.
  • Alex Sacerdote added most to Okta in Q4 2023, an estimated $156M increase.
  • Alex Sacerdote's biggest Q4 2023 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $125M.
  • Alex Sacerdote fully exited Splunk Inc in Q4 2023, selling an estimated $258M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 53% of its $5.59B portfolio in Q4 2023.
  • Alex Sacerdote opened 10 new positions and closed 12 in Q4 2023.
  • Alex Sacerdote's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $5.59B.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2023, filed 14 Feb 2024.