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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
+3.22%
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
$1.08B
AUM Growth
-$126M
Cap. Flow
-$116M
Cap. Flow %
-10.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
57.21%
Holding
41
New
8
Increased
10
Reduced
17
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$60.6M
2
HUBS icon
HubSpot
HUBS
+$35M
3
FN icon
Fabrinet
FN
+$30.7M
4
ININ
Interactive Intelligence Group, inc.
ININ
+$23.6M
5
PFPT
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
+$22M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NTES icon
NetEase
NTES
+$44.8M
2
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
+$42M
3
ADI icon
Analog Devices
ADI
+$39.5M
4
ELLI
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
+$34.4M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$26.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 63.51%
2 Communication Services 21.29%
3 Consumer Discretionary 13.61%
4 Financials 1.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AMZN icon
1
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
$90.3M 8.4%
3,042,260
-941,600
-24% -$26.7M
ZEN
2
DELISTED
ZENDESK INC
ZEN
$81.9M 7.62%
3,913,816
+162,658
+4% +$3.3M
ELLI
3
DELISTED
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
$73.4M 6.82%
809,395
-460,475
-36% -$34.4M
META icon
4
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$70.6M 6.56%
618,488
+41,585
+7% +$4.39M
MSFT icon
5
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$63.9M 5.94%
+1,156,554
New +$60.6M
GOOGL icon
6
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$58.1M 5.4%
1,523,620
+242,480
+19% +$8.93M
CRM icon
7
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
$54.1M 5.03%
732,190
+195,797
+37% +$13.5M
OCLR
8
DELISTED
Oclaro Inc.
OCLR
$42.3M 3.94%
7,838,514
+2,596,525
+50% +$11M
MXL icon
9
MaxLinear
MXL
$6.04B
$41.3M 3.84%
2,234,383
+811,418
+57% +$12.9M
NTES icon
10
NetEase
NTES
$82.1B
$39.3M 3.66%
1,370,150
-1,496,465
-52% -$44.8M
FN icon
11
Fabrinet
FN
$15.6B
$37M 3.44%
+1,142,184
New +$30.7M
HUBS icon
12
HubSpot
HUBS
$12B
$35.5M 3.3%
+812,864
New +$35M
ININ
13
DELISTED
Interactive Intelligence Group, inc.
ININ
$29.7M 2.76%
+814,641
New +$23.6M
PANW icon
14
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$292B
$29.1M 2.71%
1,070,712
+50,112
+5% +$1.23M
BABA icon
15
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
$28.3M 2.63%
357,899
+104,478
+41% +$7.35M
AAPL icon
16
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
$26.6M 2.47%
975,140
-378,492
-28% -$9.43M
NEWR
17
DELISTED
New Relic, Inc.
NEWR
$23.3M 2.17%
893,853
+481,119
+117% +$13.3M
GOOG icon
18
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
$23.2M 2.16%
624,080
-147,560
-19% -$5.29M
PFPT
19
DELISTED
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
$23.2M 2.15%
+430,486
New +$22M
CRUS icon
20
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$5.78B
$17.6M 1.63%
+482,631
New +$15.6M
TREE icon
21
LendingTree
TREE
$433M
$17.1M 1.59%
175,041
+138,104
+374% +$10.8M
ADBE icon
22
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
$16.2M 1.51%
173,132
-266,862
-61% -$23.1M
W icon
23
Wayfair
W
$13.9B
$15.3M 1.42%
353,156
-369,385
-51% -$15.3M
IPHI
24
DELISTED
INPHI CORPORATION
IPHI
$15M 1.4%
450,007
-17,375
-4% -$464K
NFLX icon
25
Netflix
NFLX
$331B
$12.8M 1.19%
1,249,880
-2,080,710
-62% -$20.4M
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Alex Sacerdote's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Alex Sacerdote held 41 positions worth $1.08B, down 10% from $1.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 57% of the portfolio.

Alex Sacerdote withdrew a net $116M in Q1 2016, closing 6 positions and reducing 17 holdings. Its most notable exit was Activision Blizzard, an estimated $42M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 64% of assets, up from 53% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, Alex Sacerdote opened a new position in Microsoft worth $63.9M.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q1 2016 buy was Microsoft: 1,156,554 shares worth $63.9M.
  • Alex Sacerdote added most to Salesforce in Q1 2016, an estimated $13.5M increase.
  • Alex Sacerdote's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was NetEase, cutting an estimated $44.8M.
  • Alex Sacerdote fully exited Activision Blizzard in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $42M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 57% of its $1.08B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Alex Sacerdote opened 8 new positions and closed 6 in Q1 2016.
  • Alex Sacerdote's portfolio value fell 10% quarter-over-quarter to $1.08B.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 16 May 2016.