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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
+32.8%
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
$15.1B
AUM Growth
+$2.57B
Cap. Flow
-$341M
Cap. Flow %
-2.25%
Top 10 Hldgs %
40.08%
Holding
57
New
14
Increased
17
Reduced
14
Closed
9

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$367M
2
PENN icon
PENN Entertainment
PENN
+$285M
3
PTON icon
Peloton Interactive
PTON
+$228M
4
PINS icon
Pinterest
PINS
+$208M
5
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$186M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DOCU
DocuSign
DOCU
+$542M
2
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$482M
3
CVNA icon
Carvana
CVNA
+$306M
4
SMAR
Smartsheet Inc.
SMAR
+$285M
5
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$267M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 59.75%
2 Consumer Discretionary 31.67%
3 Communication Services 4.41%
4 Real Estate 1.06%
5 Financials 0.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AMZN icon
1
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
$1.02B 6.74%
6,464,960
+563,340
+10% +$88.8M
SHOP icon
2
Shopify
SHOP
$192B
$765M 5.06%
7,477,670
-424,480
-5% -$42.2M
TSLA icon
3
Tesla
TSLA
$1.43T
$731M 4.84%
5,113,731
-4,085,769
-44% -$482M
ZM icon
4
Zoom
ZM
$31.5B
$704M 4.66%
1,497,230
-489,657
-25% -$157M
JD icon
5
JD.com
JD
$39.7B
$523M 3.46%
6,741,796
+1,521,925
+29% +$106M
FSLY icon
6
Fastly Inc
FSLY
$3.97B
$486M 3.22%
5,192,617
-1,304,565
-20% -$113M
PTON icon
7
Peloton Interactive
PTON
$2.37B
$477M 3.16%
4,806,269
+3,103,433
+182% +$228M
CRWD icon
8
CrowdStrike
CRWD
$195B
$464M 3.07%
13,508,676
+1,878,892
+16% +$54.7M
DDOG icon
9
Datadog
DDOG
$84.6B
$443M 2.94%
4,341,044
-1,076,895
-20% -$93.7M
XYZ
10
Block Inc
XYZ
$49.4B
$443M 2.93%
2,727,381
-726,391
-21% -$103M
W icon
11
Wayfair
W
$13.9B
$437M 2.89%
1,500,330
+146,314
+11% +$40M
PENN icon
12
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.5B
$422M 2.79%
+5,800,661
New +$285M
COUP
13
DELISTED
Coupa Software Incorporated
COUP
$419M 2.77%
1,526,408
-109,430
-7% -$31.9M
BABA icon
14
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
$409M 2.71%
+1,391,353
New +$367M
META icon
15
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
$401M 2.65%
1,530,880
+108,415
+8% +$28M
OKTA icon
16
Okta
OKTA
$23.5B
$399M 2.64%
1,867,286
-170,444
-8% -$35.5M
MSFT icon
17
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$367M 2.43%
1,744,481
-589,860
-25% -$124M
BILL icon
18
BILL Holdings
BILL
$4.76B
$366M 2.42%
3,646,821
+1,158,029
+47% +$105M
FIVN icon
19
FIVE9
FIVN
$2.45B
$360M 2.38%
2,773,856
+644,432
+30% +$77.5M
MELI icon
20
Mercado Libre
MELI
$97.5B
$355M 2.35%
327,964
+126,676
+63% +$137M
SE icon
21
Sea Limited
SE
$72B
$352M 2.33%
2,282,702
+451,024
+25% +$60.9M
NXPI icon
22
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
$336M 2.22%
2,692,879
+96,045
+4% +$11.7M
NVDA icon
23
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
$315M 2.09%
23,281,960
+830,320
+4% +$9.66M
MDB icon
24
MongoDB
MDB
$34.7B
$273M 1.81%
1,181,017
– –
TSLA icon
25
PUT
Tesla
TSLA
$1.43T
$271M 1.79%
+1,891,800
New +$223M
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Alex Sacerdote's Q3 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2020, Alex Sacerdote held 57 positions worth $15.1B, up 21% from $12.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 40% of the portfolio.

Alex Sacerdote's Q3 2020 filing shows 14 new, 17 increased, 14 reduced and 9 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alibaba: 1,391,353 shares worth $409M. The largest sale was DocuSign, an estimated $542M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 60% of assets, down from 73% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q3 2020 buy was Alibaba: 1,391,353 shares worth $409M.
  • Alex Sacerdote added most to Peloton Interactive in Q3 2020, an estimated $228M increase.
  • Alex Sacerdote's biggest Q3 2020 reduction was Tesla, cutting an estimated $482M.
  • Alex Sacerdote fully exited DocuSign in Q3 2020, selling an estimated $542M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 40% of its $15.1B portfolio in Q3 2020.
  • Alex Sacerdote opened 14 new positions and closed 9 in Q3 2020.
  • Alex Sacerdote's portfolio value rose 21% quarter-over-quarter to $15.1B.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2020, filed 16 Nov 2020.