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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
+13.84%
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
$7.05B
AUM Growth
+$326M
Cap. Flow
-$295M
Cap. Flow %
-4.19%
Top 10 Hldgs %
57.94%
Holding
47
New
14
Increased
9
Reduced
16
Closed
8

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$501M
2
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$224M
3
CLS icon
Celestica
CLS
+$187M
4
CPNG icon
Coupang
CPNG
+$185M
5
PINS icon
Pinterest
PINS
+$136M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$338M
2
CRM icon
Salesforce
CRM
+$286M
3
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$221M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$219M
5
MRVL icon
Marvell Technology
MRVL
+$182M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 58.12%
2 Communication Services 20.65%
3 Consumer Discretionary 16.34%
4 Financials 4.47%
5 Industrials 0.42%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MNDY icon
26
monday.com
MNDY
$3.84B
$93.8M 1.33%
389,414
-41,951
-10% -$8.85M
WIX icon
27
WIX.com
WIX
$3.43B
$83.5M 1.18%
+524,955
New +$75.4M
MPWR icon
28
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$64.7B
$80.6M 1.14%
+98,110
New +$70.8M
CDNS icon
29
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$87.9B
$63.7M 0.9%
206,899
-6,398
-3% -$1.89M
MU icon
30
Micron Technology
MU
$1.09T
$58.9M 0.83%
447,555
-610,937
-58% -$77M
SNAP icon
31
Snap
SNAP
$8.86B
$45.3M 0.64%
+2,727,074
New +$39.1M
TSM icon
32
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
$41M 0.58%
235,664
-754
-0.3% -$114K
FSLR icon
33
First Solar
FSLR
$23B
$32.3M 0.46%
+143,045
New +$31.2M
BE icon
34
Bloom Energy
BE
$59.3B
$30M 0.42%
+2,448,364
New +$31.2M
CRTO icon
35
Criteo S.A.
CRTO
$855M
$28.8M 0.41%
+763,357
New +$27.9M
MDB icon
36
MongoDB
MDB
$34.7B
$25.6M 0.36%
102,308
+46,823
+84% +$14.8M
TTMI icon
37
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$11.6B
$22.7M 0.32%
+1,168,300
New +$19.9M
ESTC icon
38
Elastic
ESTC
$8.93B
$21.6M 0.31%
189,552
-957,672
-83% -$101M
KVYO icon
39
Klaviyo
KVYO
$5.22B
$12.6M 0.18%
507,881
-71,232
-12% -$1.67M
AAOI icon
40
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$10.6B
– –
-1,333,957
Closed -$18.5M
CRM icon
41
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
– –
-950,736
Closed -$286M
EXPE icon
42
Expedia Group
EXPE
$38.6B
– –
-1,194,326
Closed -$165M
JBL icon
43
Jabil
JBL
$32.8B
– –
-967,518
Closed -$130M
MRVL icon
44
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$213B
– –
-2,561,493
Closed -$182M
PANW icon
45
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$292B
– –
-639,776
Closed -$90.9M
WDAY icon
46
Workday
WDAY
$49.4B
– –
-230,974
Closed -$63M
HCP
47
DELISTED
HashiCorp, Inc. Class A Common Stock
HCP
– –
-4,565,728
Closed -$123M
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Alex Sacerdote's Q2 2024 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2024, Alex Sacerdote held 47 positions worth $7.05B, up 4.8% from $6.73B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 58% of the portfolio.

Alex Sacerdote withdrew a net $295M in Q2 2024, closing 8 positions and reducing 16 holdings. Its most notable exit was Salesforce, an estimated $286M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 58% of assets, down from 63% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, Alex Sacerdote opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $541M.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q2 2024 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 2,970,421 shares worth $541M.
  • Alex Sacerdote added most to Celestica in Q2 2024, an estimated $187M increase.
  • Alex Sacerdote's biggest Q2 2024 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $338M.
  • Alex Sacerdote fully exited Salesforce in Q2 2024, selling an estimated $286M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 58% of its $7.05B portfolio in Q2 2024.
  • Alex Sacerdote opened 14 new positions and closed 8 in Q2 2024.
  • Alex Sacerdote's portfolio value rose 4.8% quarter-over-quarter to $7.05B.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2024, filed 14 Aug 2024.