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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
+16.31%
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
$5.89B
AUM Growth
+$476M
Cap. Flow
-$138M
Cap. Flow %
-2.34%
Top 10 Hldgs %
47.14%
Holding
47
New
8
Increased
8
Reduced
24
Closed
7

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$282M
2
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$231M
3
FTNT icon
Fortinet
FTNT
+$185M
4
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$140M
5
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$107M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PLAN
Anaplan, Inc.
PLAN
+$137M
2
ROKU icon
Roku
ROKU
+$123M
3
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$115M
4
SE icon
Sea Limited
SE
+$108M
5
ZM icon
Zoom
ZM
+$101M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 68.64%
2 Consumer Discretionary 16.72%
3 Communication Services 14.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
COUP
1
DELISTED
Coupa Software Incorporated
COUP
$459M 7.79%
3,139,172
-233
-0% -$33.3K
MSFT icon
2
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$360M 6.12%
2,284,337
+1,922,545
+531% +$282M
AMZN icon
3
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
$310M 5.27%
3,359,800
-1,300,100
-28% -$115M
SHOP icon
4
Shopify
SHOP
$192B
$280M 4.76%
7,050,840
-722,050
-9% -$24.4M
SMAR
5
DELISTED
Smartsheet Inc.
SMAR
$251M 4.26%
5,592,916
-1,309
-0% -$54.1K
DIS icon
6
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
$239M 4.06%
+1,654,279
New +$231M
META icon
7
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$228M 3.86%
1,108,912
-213,562
-16% -$41.4M
NOW icon
8
ServiceNow
NOW
$133B
$223M 3.78%
3,947,535
+378,445
+11% +$19.9M
OKTA icon
9
Okta
OKTA
$23.5B
$216M 3.66%
1,868,827
-299
-0% -$34.4K
FTNT icon
10
Fortinet
FTNT
$113B
$210M 3.57%
+9,847,090
New +$185M
ZEN
11
DELISTED
ZENDESK INC
ZEN
$206M 3.5%
2,692,261
-862
-0% -$63.1K
GOOGL icon
12
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$193M 3.28%
2,885,500
+461,440
+19% +$29.8M
CVNA icon
13
Carvana
CVNA
$76.9B
$190M 3.23%
10,320,055
-2,000,220
-16% -$33.5M
BABA icon
14
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
$184M 3.13%
869,376
+520,712
+149% +$97.7M
DAY
15
DELISTED
Dayforce
DAY
$178M 3.02%
2,616,821
-747,889
-22% -$41.3M
MDB icon
16
MongoDB
MDB
$34.7B
$156M 2.64%
1,181,820
-136
-0% -$17.9K
MIME
17
DELISTED
Mimecast Limited
MIME
$154M 2.61%
3,540,957
-253,148
-7% -$10.5M
TSM icon
18
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
$153M 2.6%
+2,632,623
New +$140M
AVLR
19
DELISTED
Avalara, Inc.
AVLR
$151M 2.57%
2,064,317
-867,039
-30% -$63M
MTCH icon
20
Match Group
MTCH
$9.38B
$150M 2.55%
1,830,834
+4,203
+0.2% +$306K
TSLA icon
21
Tesla
TSLA
$1.43T
$138M 2.34%
+4,934,685
New +$107M
AYX
22
DELISTED
Alteryx Inc
AYX
$126M 2.14%
1,260,165
-869,457
-41% -$88.4M
W icon
23
Wayfair
W
$13.9B
$125M 2.12%
1,379,634
-579,277
-30% -$54M
DDOG icon
24
Datadog
DDOG
$84.6B
$115M 1.95%
3,036,954
+2,289,933
+307% +$82.4M
STNE icon
25
StoneCo
STNE
$2.16B
$114M 1.93%
2,847,860
-510,873
-15% -$18.7M
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Alex Sacerdote's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2019, Alex Sacerdote held 47 positions worth $5.89B, up 8.8% from $5.41B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 47% of the portfolio.

Alex Sacerdote's Q4 2019 filing shows 8 new, 8 increased, 24 reduced and 7 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Walt Disney: 1,654,279 shares worth $239M. The largest sale was Anaplan, Inc., an estimated $137M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 69% of assets, up from 65% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q4 2019 buy was Walt Disney: 1,654,279 shares worth $239M.
  • Alex Sacerdote added most to Microsoft in Q4 2019, an estimated $282M increase.
  • Alex Sacerdote's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Anaplan, Inc., cutting an estimated $137M.
  • Alex Sacerdote fully exited Roku in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $123M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 47% of its $5.89B portfolio in Q4 2019.
  • Alex Sacerdote opened 8 new positions and closed 7 in Q4 2019.
  • Alex Sacerdote's portfolio value rose 8.8% quarter-over-quarter to $5.89B.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 14 Feb 2020.