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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
-0.1%
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
$732M
AUM Growth
-$262M
Cap. Flow
-$250M
Cap. Flow %
-34.16%
Top 10 Hldgs %
60.67%
Holding
33
New
10
Increased
4
Reduced
11
Closed
8

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MOMO
Hello Group
MOMO
+$55.2M
2
BL icon
BlackLine
BL
+$42.8M
3
GTYHU
GTY Technology Holdings, Inc. Units
GTYHU
+$25.5M
4
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$24.6M
5
XYZ
Block Inc
XYZ
+$23.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$50.8M
2
EXPE icon
Expedia Group
EXPE
+$23.2M
3
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$19.9M
4
W icon
Wayfair
W
+$19.7M
5
CRM icon
Salesforce
CRM
+$17.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 36.09%
2 Communication Services 33.1%
3 Consumer Discretionary 24.78%
4 Real Estate 2.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BABA icon
26
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
– –
-480,000
Closed -$50.8M
CRM icon
27
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
– –
-250,000
Closed -$17.8M
GDX icon
28
PUT
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$31.8B
– –
-390,000
Closed -$27.1M
LBTYA icon
29
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.63B
– –
-200,000
Closed -$6.84M
QQQ icon
30
PUT
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$486B
– –
-2,399,000
Closed -$285M
W icon
31
Wayfair
W
$13.9B
– –
-499,417
Closed -$19.7M
CSOD
32
DELISTED
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CSOD
– –
-300,000
Closed -$13.8M
WUBA
33
DELISTED
58.com Inc
WUBA
– –
-75,000
Closed -$3.58M
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Glen Kacher's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, Glen Kacher held 33 positions worth $732M, down 26% from $994M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 61% of the portfolio.

Glen Kacher withdrew a net $250M in Q4 2016, closing 8 positions and reducing 11 holdings. Its most notable exit was Alibaba, an estimated $50.8M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 36% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, Glen Kacher opened a new position in Hello Group worth $46M.

  • Glen Kacher's largest Q4 2016 buy was Hello Group: 2,500,000 shares worth $46M.
  • Glen Kacher added most to Tesla in Q4 2016, an estimated $24.6M increase.
  • Glen Kacher's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Expedia Group, cutting an estimated $23.2M.
  • Glen Kacher fully exited Alibaba in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $50.8M.
  • Glen Kacher's ten largest holdings make up 61% of its $732M portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • Glen Kacher opened 10 new positions and closed 8 in Q4 2016.
  • Glen Kacher's portfolio value fell 26% quarter-over-quarter to $732M.

Based on Light Street Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.