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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
-17.71%
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
$3.14B
AUM Growth
-$1.34B
Cap. Flow
-$593M
Cap. Flow %
-18.88%
Top 10 Hldgs %
57.7%
Holding
39
New
4
Increased
12
Reduced
13
Closed
10

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$67.3M
2
JD icon
JD.com
JD
+$65.4M
3
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$62.7M
4
SMAR
Smartsheet Inc.
SMAR
+$50.9M
5
W icon
Wayfair
W
+$37.6M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MTCH icon
Match Group
MTCH
+$155M
2
WDAY icon
Workday
WDAY
+$136M
3
NOW icon
ServiceNow
NOW
+$121M
4
MDB icon
MongoDB
MDB
+$111M
5
TLND
Talend S.A. American Depositary Shares
TLND
+$106M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 62.4%
2 Consumer Discretionary 20.82%
3 Communication Services 15.16%
4 Industrials 0%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AMZN icon
1
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
$364M 11.6%
4,851,120
+754,460
+18% +$62.7M
TWLO icon
2
Twilio
TWLO
$34.6B
$220M 7%
2,461,782
+345,694
+16% +$28.1M
MDB icon
3
MongoDB
MDB
$34.7B
$200M 6.37%
2,390,982
-1,439,289
-38% -$111M
NFLX icon
4
Netflix
NFLX
$331B
$174M 5.53%
6,491,950
-293,640
-4% -$8.79M
CRM icon
5
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
$154M 4.9%
1,124,227
+212,124
+23% +$29.2M
META icon
6
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$151M 4.8%
1,150,981
+105,615
+10% +$15.3M
SHOP icon
7
Shopify
SHOP
$192B
$148M 4.72%
10,711,240
-2,435,890
-19% -$34.3M
COUP
8
DELISTED
Coupa Software Incorporated
COUP
$139M 4.43%
2,214,345
+41,388
+2% +$2.62M
DAY
9
DELISTED
Dayforce
DAY
$135M 4.31%
3,927,540
+512,067
+15% +$19.1M
RNG icon
10
RingCentral
RNG
$5.6B
$126M 4.02%
1,532,364
+104,756
+7% +$8.25M
ZEN
11
DELISTED
ZENDESK INC
ZEN
$125M 3.97%
2,134,830
-445
-0% -$25.6K
OKTA icon
12
Okta
OKTA
$23.5B
$119M 3.8%
1,872,924
-393,390
-17% -$23.3M
MSFT icon
13
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$114M 3.64%
1,124,782
-203
-0% -$21.7K
XYZ
14
Block Inc
XYZ
$49.4B
$107M 3.4%
1,905,092
-422,236
-18% -$29.8M
GOOGL icon
15
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$104M 3.3%
1,981,300
-320
-0% -$17.3K
BABA icon
16
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
$103M 3.29%
752,880
-149
-0% -$22K
NVDA icon
17
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
$93.8M 2.99%
28,103,400
+1,958,920
+7% +$9.37M
SMAR
18
DELISTED
Smartsheet Inc.
SMAR
$66.8M 2.13%
2,687,999
+2,048,846
+321% +$50.9M
ADBE icon
19
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
$63M 2.01%
+278,625
New +$67.3M
JD icon
20
JD.com
JD
$39.7B
$61.2M 1.95%
+2,924,233
New +$65.4M
LNW
21
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
$61.1M 1.94%
3,415,894
+806,935
+31% +$16.3M
MIME
22
DELISTED
Mimecast Limited
MIME
$54.6M 1.74%
1,623,686
+708,198
+77% +$24.7M
XYZ
23
CALL
Block Inc
XYZ
$49.4B
$50.5M 1.61%
+900,000
New +$63.6M
PS
24
DELISTED
Pluralsight, Inc. Class A Common Stock
PS
$48.1M 1.53%
2,042,005
-1,079,869
-35% -$24.9M
MPWR icon
25
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$64.7B
$46.5M 1.48%
400,183
+83,110
+26% +$9.95M
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Alex Sacerdote's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Alex Sacerdote held 39 positions worth $3.14B, down 30% from $4.49B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 58% of the portfolio.

Alex Sacerdote withdrew a net $593M in Q4 2018, closing 10 positions and reducing 13 holdings. Its most notable exit was Match Group, an estimated $155M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 62% of assets, down from 64% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Alex Sacerdote opened a new position in Adobe worth $63M.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q4 2018 buy was Adobe: 278,625 shares worth $63M.
  • Alex Sacerdote added most to Amazon in Q4 2018, an estimated $62.7M increase.
  • Alex Sacerdote's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Workday, cutting an estimated $136M.
  • Alex Sacerdote fully exited Match Group in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $155M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 58% of its $3.14B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Alex Sacerdote opened 4 new positions and closed 10 in Q4 2018.
  • Alex Sacerdote's portfolio value fell 30% quarter-over-quarter to $3.14B.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.