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Glen Kacher Light Street Capital Management

AUM $903M
1-Year Est. Return 113.12%
 

Glen Kacher is the founder of Light Street Capital Management, a long/short equity firm focused on technology and disruptive innovation. The firm emphasizes fundamental research into software, internet, and semiconductor-related businesses. Kacher’s portfolio is followed by investors tracking technology-specialist hedge funds.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-6.78%
1 Year Est. Return
+113.12%
3 Year Est. Return
+377.35%
5 Year Est. Return
+361.17%
10 Year Est. Return
+6,155.11%
AUM
$587M
AUM Growth
-$179M
Cap. Flow
-$134M
Cap. Flow %
-22.89%
Top 10 Hldgs %
68.46%
Holding
32
New
7
Increased
7
Reduced
8
Closed
8

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$19.9M
2
EXPE icon
Expedia Group
EXPE
+$19.2M
3
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$14.2M
4
NOW icon
ServiceNow
NOW
+$12.7M
5
CRM icon
Salesforce
CRM
+$12.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SBAC icon
SBA Communications
SBAC
+$31.5M
2
EWU icon
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
EWU
+$21.8M
3
VIPS icon
Vipshop
VIPS
+$20.4M
4
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$12.3M
5
TCOM icon
Trip.com Group
TCOM
+$10.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 37.17%
2 Communication Services 31.91%
3 Consumer Discretionary 28.35%
4 Healthcare 0.5%
5 Real Estate 0%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
META icon
26
CALL
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
– –
-900,000
Closed -$94.2M
SBAC icon
27
SBA Communications
SBAC
$19.4B
– –
-300,000
Closed -$31.5M
TCOM icon
28
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29B
– –
-230,692
Closed -$10.7M
VIPS icon
29
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.98B
– –
-1,339,222
Closed -$20.4M
VNET
30
VNET Group
VNET
$1.91B
– –
-500,000
Closed -$10.6M
P
31
CALL
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
– –
-1,970,000
Closed -$26.4M
HDP
32
DELISTED
Hortonworks, Inc.
HDP
– –
-275,000
Closed -$6.02M
1
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Glen Kacher's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Glen Kacher held 32 positions worth $587M, down 23% from $766M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 68% of the portfolio.

Glen Kacher withdrew a net $134M in Q1 2016, closing 8 positions and reducing 8 holdings. Its most notable exit was SBA Communications, an estimated $31.5M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 37% of assets, up from 26% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, Glen Kacher opened a new position in Apple worth $21.8M.

  • Glen Kacher's largest Q1 2016 buy was Apple: 800,000 shares worth $21.8M.
  • Glen Kacher added most to Amazon in Q1 2016, an estimated $14.2M increase.
  • Glen Kacher's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Netflix, cutting an estimated $12.3M.
  • Glen Kacher fully exited SBA Communications in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $31.5M.
  • Glen Kacher's ten largest holdings make up 68% of its $587M portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Glen Kacher opened 7 new positions and closed 8 in Q1 2016.
  • Glen Kacher's portfolio value fell 23% quarter-over-quarter to $587M.

Based on Light Street Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 16 May 2016.