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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
-7.45%
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
$8.07B
AUM Growth
-$3.76B
Cap. Flow
-$2.36B
Cap. Flow %
-29.27%
Top 10 Hldgs %
49.13%
Holding
68
New
19
Increased
3
Reduced
24
Closed
19

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MPWR icon
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
+$331M
2
ANET icon
Arista Networks
ANET
+$289M
3
MRVL icon
Marvell Technology
MRVL
+$276M
4
ORCL icon
Oracle
ORCL
+$264M
5
DDOG icon
Datadog
DDOG
+$257M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$737M
2
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$585M
3
CVNA icon
Carvana
CVNA
+$544M
4
BILL icon
BILL Holdings
BILL
+$535M
5
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$389M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 73.25%
2 Consumer Discretionary 15.05%
3 Communication Services 6.89%
4 Financials 3.31%
5 Industrials 0.97%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AMZN icon
1
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
$858M 10.64%
5,265,860
+1,557,520
+42% +$241M
GOOGL icon
2
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
$510M 6.32%
3,667,700
-2,865,280
-44% -$389M
CRWD icon
3
CrowdStrike
CRWD
$195B
$418M 5.18%
7,362,964
-4,865,820
-40% -$227M
MSFT icon
4
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
$415M 5.14%
1,345,816
-169,119
-11% -$50.9M
MPWR icon
5
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$64.7B
$369M 4.57%
+759,534
New +$331M
ANET icon
6
Arista Networks
ANET
$238B
$317M 3.93%
+9,135,584
New +$289M
MRVL icon
7
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$213B
$275M 3.41%
+3,833,448
New +$276M
ORCL icon
8
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
$270M 3.34%
+3,259,764
New +$264M
DDOG icon
9
Datadog
DDOG
$84.6B
$266M 3.3%
+1,755,907
New +$257M
PANW icon
10
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$292B
$265M 3.29%
+2,555,214
New +$229M
TSLA icon
11
Tesla
TSLA
$1.43T
$263M 3.26%
732,939
-2,364,645
-76% -$737M
SPLK
12
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$242M 3%
+1,630,541
New +$200M
WDAY icon
13
Workday
WDAY
$49.4B
$240M 2.97%
+1,001,707
New +$239M
JNPR
14
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$222M 2.75%
+5,967,181
New +$205M
MDB icon
15
MongoDB
MDB
$34.7B
$219M 2.71%
493,588
-178,466
-27% -$69.8M
SHOP icon
16
Shopify
SHOP
$192B
$215M 2.67%
3,182,980
-1,572,690
-33% -$129M
CHKP icon
17
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.3B
$210M 2.6%
+1,519,263
New +$198M
BILL icon
18
BILL Holdings
BILL
$4.76B
$201M 2.49%
884,367
-2,564,889
-74% -$535M
FIVN icon
19
FIVE9
FIVN
$2.45B
$199M 2.46%
1,800,555
-646,447
-26% -$75.2M
NU icon
20
Nu Holdings
NU
$70.4B
$193M 2.39%
24,948,324
-2,256,093
-8% -$18.1M
ASML icon
21
ASML
ASML
$677B
$192M 2.38%
+287,183
New +$192M
P
22
Everpure Inc
P
$36.1B
$191M 2.37%
+5,403,904
New +$157M
COHR icon
23
Coherent
COHR
$56.7B
$127M 1.58%
+1,757,972
New +$120M
AVGO icon
24
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.75T
$121M 1.49%
+1,914,410
New +$114M
HUBS icon
25
HubSpot
HUBS
$12B
$119M 1.48%
251,591
-329,181
-57% -$159M
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Alex Sacerdote's Q1 2022 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2022, Alex Sacerdote held 68 positions worth $8.07B, down 32% from $11.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 49% of the portfolio.

Alex Sacerdote withdrew a net $2.36B in Q1 2022, closing 19 positions and reducing 24 holdings. Its most notable exit was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $585M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 73% of assets, up from 53% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Alex Sacerdote opened a new position in Monolithic Power Systems worth $369M.

  • Alex Sacerdote's largest Q1 2022 buy was Monolithic Power Systems: 759,534 shares worth $369M.
  • Alex Sacerdote added most to Amazon in Q1 2022, an estimated $241M increase.
  • Alex Sacerdote's biggest Q1 2022 reduction was Tesla, cutting an estimated $737M.
  • Alex Sacerdote fully exited Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q1 2022, selling an estimated $585M.
  • Alex Sacerdote's ten largest holdings make up 49% of its $8.07B portfolio in Q1 2022.
  • Alex Sacerdote opened 19 new positions and closed 19 in Q1 2022.
  • Alex Sacerdote's portfolio value fell 32% quarter-over-quarter to $8.07B.

Based on Whale Rock Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2022, filed 16 May 2022.