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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
+18.63%
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
$875M
AUM Growth
+$104M
Cap. Flow
+$17.5M
Cap. Flow %
2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
59.78%
Holding
31
New
6
Increased
11
Reduced
8
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
INFN
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
+$25.9M
2
EA
Electronic Arts
EA
+$22.2M
3
QLIK
QLIK TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK (DE)
QLIK
+$20M
4
ELLI
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
+$17.6M
5
NTES icon
NetEase
NTES
+$16.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$36.9M
2
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$28.9M
3
WDAY icon
Workday
WDAY
+$22.7M
4
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$21.9M
5
JD icon
JD.com
JD
+$20.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 63.24%
2 Communication Services 14.68%
3 Consumer Discretionary 7.37%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
RFMD
1
DELISTED
RF MICRO DEVICES INC
RFMD
$71.9M 8.21%
4,331,267
+619,262
+17% +$8.27M
IMPV
2
DELISTED
Imperva, Inc.
IMPV
$64.8M 7.4%
1,310,840
+188,450
+17% +$7.55M
INFN
3
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$57.2M 6.53%
3,883,586
+1,957,261
+102% +$25.9M
ZEN
4
DELISTED
ZENDESK INC
ZEN
$56.1M 6.41%
2,302,057
+507,313
+28% +$11.9M
MSFT icon
5
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$50.6M 5.78%
1,089,585
-11,537
-1% -$542K
AAPL icon
6
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
$48.4M 5.53%
1,752,896
+126,528
+8% +$3.44M
PANW icon
7
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$292B
$47.4M 5.41%
2,319,018
+624,090
+37% +$11.5M
BIDU icon
8
Baidu
BIDU
$31.6B
$45M 5.15%
197,601
+10,870
+6% +$2.49M
LRCX icon
9
Lam Research
LRCX
$393B
$42.6M 4.87%
5,373,450
-338,090
-6% -$2.62M
BKNG icon
10
Booking.com
BKNG
$158B
$39.3M 4.49%
861,525
+29,900
+4% +$1.35M
TXTR
11
DELISTED
TEXTURA CORPORATION COM
TXTR
$37.7M 4.31%
1,324,170
-254,648
-16% -$6.51M
MU icon
12
Micron Technology
MU
$1.09T
$37.1M 4.24%
1,060,878
-127,795
-11% -$4.23M
DATA
13
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
$36.9M 4.22%
435,473
-124,522
-22% -$9.91M
GOOG icon
14
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$29.9M 3.42%
1,137,735
-815,693
-42% -$21.9M
IBM icon
15
PUT
IBM
IBM
$222B
$29.7M 3.39%
193,405
– –
QLIK
16
DELISTED
QLIK TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK (DE)
QLIK
$27.2M 3.11%
880,802
+700,481
+388% +$20M
EA
17
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
$25.3M 2.89%
+538,520
New +$22.2M
VIPS icon
18
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.98B
$25.2M 2.88%
1,290,780
-202,470
-14% -$4.27M
SIMO icon
19
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$8.76B
$19.3M 2.2%
814,166
+68,983
+9% +$1.66M
ELLI
20
DELISTED
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
$18.3M 2.09%
+453,423
New +$17.6M
NTES icon
21
NetEase
NTES
$82.1B
$16.8M 1.92%
+845,645
New +$16.2M
WIX icon
22
WIX.com
WIX
$3.43B
$13.1M 1.5%
625,077
+128,804
+26% +$2.46M
JOYY
23
JOYY Inc
JOYY
$3.71B
$11.4M 1.31%
+183,303
New +$13.4M
MPWR icon
24
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$64.7B
$11.4M 1.3%
+228,252
New +$10.3M
IPHI
25
DELISTED
INPHI CORPORATION
IPHI
$6.56M 0.75%
+355,000
New +$5.19M
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Alex Sacerdote's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, Alex Sacerdote held 31 positions worth $875M, up 13% from $771M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 60% of the portfolio.

Alex Sacerdote's Q4 2014 filing shows 6 new, 11 increased, 8 reduced and 5 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Electronic Arts: 538,520 shares worth $25.3M. The largest sale was Alibaba, an estimated $36.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 63% of assets, up from 56% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q4 2014 buy was Electronic Arts: 538,520 shares worth $25.3M.
  • Alex Sacerdote added most to Infinera Corporation Common Stock in Q4 2014, an estimated $25.9M increase.
  • Alex Sacerdote's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Workday, cutting an estimated $22.7M.
  • Alex Sacerdote fully exited Alibaba in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $36.9M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 60% of its $875M portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • Alex Sacerdote opened 6 new positions and closed 5 in Q4 2014.
  • Alex Sacerdote's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $875M.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 18 Feb 2015.