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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
+16.66%
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
$634M
AUM Growth
+$57.7M
Cap. Flow
-$12.2M
Cap. Flow %
-1.92%
Top 10 Hldgs %
63.27%
Holding
35
New
4
Increased
15
Reduced
6
Closed
10

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$39.3M
2
HIMX
Himax Technologies
HIMX
+$12.2M
3
PPLI
People Inc
PPLI
+$9.94M
4
VIPS icon
Vipshop
VIPS
+$9.72M
5
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
+$8.19M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
LNKD
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
+$36.3M
2
DANG
E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC SPNSRD ADS REP COM CL A (CYM)
DANG
+$17.7M
3
MELI icon
Mercado Libre
MELI
+$16.1M
4
MDSO
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
+$14.8M
5
CYOU
Changyou.com Limited American Depositary Share
CYOU
+$13.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 27.79%
2 Consumer Discretionary 25.61%
3 Technology 21.41%
4 Energy 11.2%
5 Financials 1.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
YHOO
1
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
$71M 11.2%
1,755,028
+228,421
+15% +$8.19M
QIHU
2
DELISTED
QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ADS RPSTG 3 CL A SHS
QIHU
$54.9M 8.66%
668,840
+9,081
+1% +$759K
AMZN icon
3
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
$51.8M 8.17%
2,597,240
+2,187,920
+535% +$39.3M
GOOG icon
4
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$42.5M 6.71%
1,523,248
+217,813
+17% +$5.51M
BKNG icon
5
Booking.com
BKNG
$158B
$35M 5.53%
753,600
-30,950
-4% -$1.38M
IBM icon
6
PUT
IBM
IBM
$222B
$34.9M 5.5%
+194,347
New +$33.5M
HOT
7
PUT
DELISTED
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
HOT
$30.6M 4.83%
+385,400
New +$28.2M
TRIP icon
8
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.17B
$27.2M 4.3%
328,920
+11,171
+4% +$914K
P
9
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$27M 4.27%
1,016,362
+34,517
+4% +$946K
WDAY icon
10
Workday
WDAY
$49.4B
$25.9M 4.08%
311,078
+10,564
+4% +$834K
MLCO icon
11
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$2.09B
$24.8M 3.92%
632,853
-45,910
-7% -$1.62M
YELP icon
12
Yelp
YELP
$1.27B
$24.6M 3.88%
356,080
-34,269
-9% -$2.27M
VIPS icon
13
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.98B
$23.4M 3.69%
2,792,830
+1,275,140
+84% +$9.72M
NFLX icon
14
Netflix
NFLX
$331B
$23M 3.64%
4,381,090
+148,820
+4% +$730K
TFCF
15
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
$20.2M 3.19%
583,969
+19,832
+4% +$661K
HIMX
16
Himax Technologies
HIMX
$2.41B
$16.9M 2.67%
+1,151,032
New +$12.2M
SPLK
17
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$15.8M 2.49%
229,726
+7,801
+4% +$506K
ASML icon
18
ASML
ASML
$677B
$13.8M 2.19%
147,749
-73,354
-33% -$6.8M
TWX
19
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$13.6M 2.15%
204,156
-86,772
-30% -$5.61M
MA icon
20
Mastercard
MA
$509B
$12.1M 1.9%
144,250
+4,890
+4% +$363K
PPLI
21
People Inc
PPLI
$2.86B
$11.8M 1.87%
+963,803
New +$9.94M
PARA
22
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$11.1M 1.75%
174,164
+5,915
+4% +$348K
MDSO
23
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
$11.1M 1.75%
183,152
-266,454
-59% -$14.8M
EPAM icon
24
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$5.69B
$8.33M 1.31%
238,289
+8,092
+4% +$289K
TFCFA
25
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$2.13M 0.34%
60,635
+2,059
+4% +$69.5K
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Alex Sacerdote's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, Alex Sacerdote held 35 positions worth $634M, up 10% from $576M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 63% of the portfolio.

Alex Sacerdote's Q4 2013 filing shows 4 new, 15 increased, 6 reduced and 10 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Himax Technologies: 1,151,032 shares worth $16.9M. The largest sale was LinkedIn Corporation, an estimated $36.3M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 28% of assets, down from 34% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q4 2013 buy was Himax Technologies: 1,151,032 shares worth $16.9M.
  • Alex Sacerdote added most to Amazon in Q4 2013, an estimated $39.3M increase.
  • Alex Sacerdote's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Medidata Solutions, Inc., cutting an estimated $14.8M.
  • Alex Sacerdote fully exited LinkedIn Corporation in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $36.3M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 63% of its $634M portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • Alex Sacerdote opened 4 new positions and closed 10 in Q4 2013.
  • Alex Sacerdote's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $634M.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 14 Feb 2014.