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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
+18.9%
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
$444M
AUM Growth
–
Cap. Flow
+$439M
Cap. Flow %
98.87%
Top 10 Hldgs %
60.02%
Holding
28
New
28
Increased
–
Reduced
–
Closed
–

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
+$32.4M
2
QIHU
QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ADS RPSTG 3 CL A SHS
QIHU
+$32M
3
LNKD
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
+$30.3M
4
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$30.3M
5
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$24M

Top Sells

No sells this quarter

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 32.15%
2 Consumer Discretionary 26.58%
3 Technology 24.1%
4 Industrials 7.92%
5 Energy 7.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
QIHU
1
DELISTED
QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ADS RPSTG 3 CL A SHS
QIHU
$38.4M 8.65%
+831,979
New +$32M
YHOO
2
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
$32.1M 7.22%
+1,276,803
New +$32.4M
GOOG icon
3
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$31.4M 7.06%
+1,430,422
New +$30.3M
LNKD
4
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$30.5M 6.87%
+171,091
New +$30.3M
BKNG icon
5
Booking.com
BKNG
$158B
$26M 5.86%
+786,275
New +$24M
CYOU
6
DELISTED
Changyou.com Limited American Depositary Share
CYOU
$23.4M 5.27%
+769,436
New +$22.9M
TRIP icon
7
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.17B
$22.2M 4.99%
+364,029
New +$20.8M
MDSO
8
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
$21.4M 4.83%
+553,766
New +$18M
MLCO icon
9
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$2.09B
$20.9M 4.7%
+932,506
New +$22M
P
10
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$20.3M 4.57%
+1,102,267
New +$16.5M
WDAY icon
11
Workday
WDAY
$49.4B
$19.3M 4.35%
+301,177
New +$18.9M
SODA
12
DELISTED
SodaStream International Ltd
SODA
$18.9M 4.25%
+260,036
New +$15.7M
ASML icon
13
ASML
ASML
$677B
$17.5M 3.95%
+221,590
New +$16.8M
TWX
14
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$16.2M 3.64%
+291,570
New +$16.5M
GA
15
DELISTED
GIANT INTERACTIVE GROUP INC ADR (CAYMAN ISLANDS)
GA
$13.7M 3.09%
+1,710,647
New +$12.9M
NFLX icon
16
Netflix
NFLX
$331B
$12.8M 2.88%
+4,241,650
New +$12.6M
MELI icon
17
Mercado Libre
MELI
$97.5B
$11.6M 2.62%
+107,884
New +$11.7M
DANG
18
DELISTED
E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC SPNSRD ADS REP COM CL A (CYM)
DANG
$10.6M 2.38%
+1,524,699
New +$8.21M
SPLK
19
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$10.3M 2.32%
+222,414
New +$9.6M
MU icon
20
Micron Technology
MU
$1.09T
$9.56M 2.15%
+666,880
New +$7.39M
PARA
21
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$8.24M 1.86%
+168,620
New +$7.7M
MA icon
22
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$8.02M 1.81%
+139,670
New +$7.76M
EBAY icon
23
eBay
EBAY
$46.3B
$7.88M 1.78%
+362,257
New +$8.22M
CVLT icon
24
Commault Systems
CVLT
$5.55B
$5.08M 1.14%
+66,939
New +$4.93M
WOLF icon
25
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.34B
$4.5M 1.01%
+70,418
New +$4.12M
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Alex Sacerdote's Q2 2013 Portfolio in Review

Q2 2013 is the first quarter with a 13F filing on record for Alex Sacerdote, which disclosed 28 positions worth $444M. Its ten largest holdings account for 60% of the portfolio.

Its largest position is Yahoo Inc: 1,276,803 shares worth $32.1M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 32% of assets, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q2 2013 buy was Yahoo Inc: 1,276,803 shares worth $32.1M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 60% of its $444M portfolio in Q2 2013.
  • Alex Sacerdote disclosed 28 positions in Q2 2013, its first 13F filing on record.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2013, filed 15 Aug 2013.