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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
-2.73%
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
$1.24B
AUM Growth
-$311M
Cap. Flow
-$239M
Cap. Flow %
-19.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
58.1%
Holding
38
New
6
Increased
10
Reduced
14
Closed
8

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PEGA icon
Pegasystems
PEGA
+$33.1M
2
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$31.4M
3
BNFT
Benefitfocus, Inc.
BNFT
+$31.4M
4
GIMO
Gigamon Inc.
GIMO
+$24.1M
5
ELLI
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
+$23M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FN icon
Fabrinet
FN
+$24.4M
2
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$24.2M
3
CRM icon
Salesforce
CRM
+$23.2M
4
GEN icon
Gen Digital
GEN
+$18.3M
5
CRUS icon
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
+$17.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 61.17%
2 Communication Services 22.08%
3 Consumer Discretionary 13.71%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AMZN icon
1
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
$130M 10.49%
3,467,100
-296,360
-8% -$11.6M
ELLI
2
DELISTED
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
$92.7M 7.48%
1,107,323
+248,869
+29% +$23M
GOOGL icon
3
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$76.6M 6.18%
1,933,120
-194,100
-9% -$7.76M
META icon
4
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$68.3M 5.51%
593,635
+3,076
+0.5% +$378K
NTES icon
5
NetEase
NTES
$82.1B
$67.4M 5.44%
1,563,890
+234,435
+18% +$11.2M
MSFT icon
6
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$65.4M 5.28%
1,053,090
+84,905
+9% +$5.11M
GIMO
7
DELISTED
Gigamon Inc.
GIMO
$60.8M 4.91%
1,334,312
+462,796
+53% +$24.1M
ZEN
8
DELISTED
ZENDESK INC
ZEN
$55.2M 4.46%
2,604,721
-123,074
-5% -$2.98M
NVDA icon
9
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
$52.3M 4.22%
19,607,960
+3,406,920
+21% +$7.12M
SHOP icon
10
Shopify
SHOP
$192B
$51M 4.12%
11,903,200
-2,125,410
-15% -$8.93M
OCLR
11
DELISTED
Oclaro Inc.
OCLR
$50.6M 4.09%
5,656,871
-1,028,761
-15% -$8.89M
ARRS
12
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
$49.1M 3.96%
1,629,849
-61,093
-4% -$1.77M
GEN icon
13
Gen Digital
GEN
$17.3B
$46.3M 3.74%
1,938,790
-746,961
-28% -$18.3M
BABA icon
14
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
$38.6M 3.12%
439,583
-165,727
-27% -$16M
HST icon
15
PUT
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$15.9B
$37.7M 3.04%
+2,000,000
New +$33.8M
PEGA icon
16
Pegasystems
PEGA
$5.52B
$35.6M 2.87%
+1,977,978
New +$33.1M
NFLX icon
17
Netflix
NFLX
$331B
$32.8M 2.65%
+2,650,610
New +$31.4M
BNFT
18
DELISTED
Benefitfocus, Inc.
BNFT
$29.2M 2.36%
+983,140
New +$31.4M
AAPL icon
19
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
$27.6M 2.23%
952,292
-545,512
-36% -$15.5M
FN icon
20
Fabrinet
FN
$15.6B
$24.8M 2%
615,755
-584,069
-49% -$24.4M
EPAM icon
21
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$5.69B
$22.3M 1.8%
347,272
-55,989
-14% -$3.59M
MPWR icon
22
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$64.7B
$20.3M 1.64%
247,998
+3
+0% +$241
LOGM
23
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
$17.6M 1.42%
+182,311
New +$17.7M
MXL icon
24
MaxLinear
MXL
$6.04B
$17.3M 1.39%
792,310
-673,372
-46% -$13.9M
VG
25
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$16M 1.29%
2,338,977
+34
+0% +$225
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Alex Sacerdote's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, Alex Sacerdote held 38 positions worth $1.24B, down 20% from $1.55B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 58% of the portfolio.

Alex Sacerdote withdrew a net $239M in Q4 2016, closing 8 positions and reducing 14 holdings. Its most notable exit was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $24.2M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 61% of assets, up from 51% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, Alex Sacerdote opened a new position in Pegasystems worth $35.6M.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q4 2016 buy was Pegasystems: 1,977,978 shares worth $35.6M.
  • Alex Sacerdote added most to Gigamon Inc. in Q4 2016, an estimated $24.1M increase.
  • Alex Sacerdote's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Fabrinet, cutting an estimated $24.4M.
  • Alex Sacerdote fully exited Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $24.2M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 58% of its $1.24B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • Alex Sacerdote opened 6 new positions and closed 8 in Q4 2016.
  • Alex Sacerdote's portfolio value fell 20% quarter-over-quarter to $1.24B.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.