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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
+2.48%
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
$11.8B
AUM Growth
-$3.4B
Cap. Flow
-$3.02B
Cap. Flow %
-25.55%
Top 10 Hldgs %
57.62%
Holding
77
New
8
Increased
19
Reduced
20
Closed
28

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CVNA icon
Carvana
CVNA
+$405M
2
AMD icon
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
+$282M
3
NU icon
Nu Holdings
NU
+$267M
4
MNDY icon
monday.com
MNDY
+$207M
5
NET icon
Cloudflare
NET
+$189M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DDOG icon
Datadog
DDOG
+$549M
2
MDB icon
MongoDB
MDB
+$304M
3
ROKU icon
Roku
ROKU
+$298M
4
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$288M
5
UPST icon
Upstart Holdings
UPST
+$263M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 53.38%
2 Consumer Discretionary 26.54%
3 Communication Services 13.18%
4 Financials 2.54%
5 Healthcare 2.39%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BEKE icon
51
KE Holdings
BEKE
$19.6B
– –
-3,780,797
Closed -$69M
BZ icon
52
Kanzhun
BZ
$7.13B
– –
-1,856,029
Closed -$66.8M
CPNG icon
53
Coupang
CPNG
$29.6B
– –
-958,509
Closed -$26.7M
CWAN
54
DELISTED
Clearwater Analytics
CWAN
– –
-650,000
Closed -$16.6M
DDOG icon
55
Datadog
DDOG
$84.6B
– –
-3,883,470
Closed -$549M
DH icon
56
Definitive Healthcare
DH
$76.2M
– –
-200,000
Closed -$8.57M
DUOL icon
57
Duolingo
DUOL
$6.84B
– –
-584,415
Closed -$97.2M
ESTC icon
58
Elastic
ESTC
$8.93B
– –
-1,576,948
Closed -$235M
FRSH icon
59
Freshworks
FRSH
$3.39B
– –
-41,435
Closed -$1.77M
LAW icon
60
CS Disco
LAW
$277M
– –
-356,353
Closed -$17.1M
LCID icon
61
Lucid Motors
LCID
$2.17B
– –
-147,215
Closed -$37.4M
OLO
62
DELISTED
Olo Inc
OLO
– –
-1,354,412
Closed -$40.7M
PENN icon
63
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.5B
– –
-2,044,435
Closed -$148M
PINS icon
64
Pinterest
PINS
$13.3B
– –
-991,026
Closed -$50.5M
PTON icon
65
Peloton Interactive
PTON
$2.37B
– –
-2,114,395
Closed -$184M
RBLX icon
66
Roblox
RBLX
$27.4B
– –
-2,129,849
Closed -$161M
RELY icon
67
Remitly
RELY
$5.65B
– –
-250,000
Closed -$9.18M
ROKU icon
68
Roku
ROKU
$23.4B
– –
-952,199
Closed -$298M
SNOW icon
69
Snowflake
SNOW
$115B
– –
-787,435
Closed -$238M
TSM icon
70
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
– –
-1,394,066
Closed -$156M
TWLO icon
71
Twilio
TWLO
$34.6B
– –
-496,441
Closed -$158M
UPST icon
72
Upstart Holdings
UPST
$2.95B
– –
-829,995
Closed -$263M
VICR icon
73
Vicor
VICR
$9.25B
– –
-1,043,932
Closed -$140M
VTEX icon
74
VTEX
VTEX
$603M
– –
-1,497,398
Closed -$30.8M
ZM icon
75
Zoom
ZM
$31.5B
– –
-482,826
Closed -$126M
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Alex Sacerdote's Q4 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2021, Alex Sacerdote held 77 positions worth $11.8B, down 22% from $15.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 58% of the portfolio.

Alex Sacerdote withdrew a net $3.02B in Q4 2021, closing 28 positions and reducing 20 holdings. Its most notable exit was Datadog, an estimated $549M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 53% of assets, down from 56% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Alex Sacerdote opened a new position in Advanced Micro Devices worth $302M.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q4 2021 buy was Advanced Micro Devices: 2,097,604 shares worth $302M.
  • Alex Sacerdote added most to Carvana in Q4 2021, an estimated $405M increase.
  • Alex Sacerdote's biggest Q4 2021 reduction was MongoDB, cutting an estimated $304M.
  • Alex Sacerdote fully exited Datadog in Q4 2021, selling an estimated $549M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 58% of its $11.8B portfolio in Q4 2021.
  • Alex Sacerdote opened 8 new positions and closed 28 in Q4 2021.
  • Alex Sacerdote's portfolio value fell 22% quarter-over-quarter to $11.8B.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2021, filed 14 Feb 2022.