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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
+20.19%
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
$1.2B
AUM Growth
+$194M
Cap. Flow
+$26.8M
Cap. Flow %
2.23%
Top 10 Hldgs %
57.4%
Holding
39
New
4
Increased
14
Reduced
15
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$47.4M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$37.2M
3
CRM icon
Salesforce
CRM
+$30.6M
4
SHOP icon
Shopify
SHOP
+$22.2M
5
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$21.6M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$46M
2
ADI icon
Analog Devices
ADI
+$27.3M
3
NTES icon
NetEase
NTES
+$27.2M
4
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$26.3M
5
BKS
Barnes & Noble
BKS
+$17.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 52.52%
2 Communication Services 29.26%
3 Consumer Discretionary 17.95%
4 Financials 0.27%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AMZN icon
1
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
$135M 11.21%
3,983,860
+1,180,960
+42% +$37.2M
NTES icon
2
NetEase
NTES
$82.1B
$104M 8.65%
2,866,615
-874,265
-23% -$27.2M
ZEN
3
DELISTED
ZENDESK INC
ZEN
$99.2M 8.26%
3,751,158
+847,240
+29% +$19.9M
ELLI
4
DELISTED
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
$76.5M 6.37%
1,269,870
+54,028
+4% +$3.54M
META icon
5
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$60.4M 5.03%
576,903
-185
-0% -$19K
GOOGL icon
6
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$49.8M 4.15%
+1,281,140
New +$47.4M
CRM icon
7
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
$42.1M 3.5%
536,393
+392,183
+272% +$30.6M
ATVI
8
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$42M 3.5%
1,084,839
+224,291
+26% +$8.08M
ADBE icon
9
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
$41.3M 3.44%
439,994
+240,395
+120% +$21.6M
ADI icon
10
Analog Devices
ADI
$182B
$39.5M 3.29%
714,737
-463,829
-39% -$27.3M
NFLX icon
11
Netflix
NFLX
$331B
$38.1M 3.17%
3,330,590
+592,130
+22% +$6.77M
AAPL icon
12
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
$35.6M 2.97%
1,353,632
-920,208
-40% -$26.3M
WUBA
13
DELISTED
58.com Inc
WUBA
$35.5M 2.96%
538,831
+86,224
+19% +$4.86M
W icon
14
Wayfair
W
$13.9B
$34.4M 2.87%
722,541
+31,378
+5% +$1.33M
EA
15
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
$34.3M 2.86%
499,061
-164,944
-25% -$11.6M
EPAM icon
16
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$5.69B
$32M 2.66%
406,600
+128,671
+46% +$10M
PANW icon
17
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$292B
$30M 2.5%
1,020,600
+191,346
+23% +$5.52M
GOOG icon
18
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$29.3M 2.44%
771,640
-1,281,820
-62% -$46M
JD icon
19
JD.com
JD
$39.7B
$25.9M 2.16%
802,990
-349,988
-30% -$10.3M
MXL icon
20
MaxLinear
MXL
$6.04B
$21M 1.75%
1,422,965
-90,487
-6% -$1.36M
NVDA icon
21
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
$20.7M 1.73%
25,180,520
-3,819,480
-13% -$2.88M
BABA icon
22
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
$20.6M 1.72%
+253,421
New +$19.9M
TEAM icon
23
Atlassian
TEAM
$43.5B
$19.6M 1.63%
+650,000
New +$18.5M
SHOP icon
24
Shopify
SHOP
$192B
$19.4M 1.62%
+7,535,690
New +$22.2M
OCLR
25
DELISTED
Oclaro Inc.
OCLR
$18.2M 1.52%
5,241,989
+1,410,971
+37% +$4.41M
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Alex Sacerdote's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Alex Sacerdote held 39 positions worth $1.2B, up 19% from $1.01B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 57% of the portfolio.

Alex Sacerdote's Q4 2015 filing shows 4 new, 14 increased, 15 reduced and 6 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 1,281,140 shares worth $49.8M. The largest sale was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $46M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 53% of assets, up from 52% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 1,281,140 shares worth $49.8M.
  • Alex Sacerdote added most to Amazon in Q4 2015, an estimated $37.2M increase.
  • Alex Sacerdote's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $46M.
  • Alex Sacerdote fully exited Barnes & Noble in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $17.3M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 57% of its $1.2B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Alex Sacerdote opened 4 new positions and closed 6 in Q4 2015.
  • Alex Sacerdote's portfolio value rose 19% quarter-over-quarter to $1.2B.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 17 Feb 2016.