Glen Kacher Light Street Capital Management
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WORK
Slack Technologies, Inc.
WORK
|
+$195M |
| 2 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$110M |
| 3 |
Pinterest
PINS
|
+$99.2M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$61.8M |
| 5 |
CBLK
Carbon Black, Inc. Common Stock
CBLK
|
+$57.2M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MongoDB
MDB
|
+$86.6M |
| 2 |
EVBG
Everbridge, Inc. Common Stock
EVBG
|
+$28.9M |
| 3 |
StoneCo
STNE
|
+$28.1M |
| 4 |
Twilio
TWLO
|
+$18.7M |
| 5 |
PPLI
People Inc
PPLI
|
+$15.2M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 44.28% |
| 2 | Communication Services | 31.5% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 17.38% |
| 4 | Industrials | 4.52% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 2.31% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WORK
1
DELISTED
Slack Technologies, Inc.
WORK
| $199M | 10.75% |
+5,305,149
| New | +$195M |
|
2
Sea Limited
SE
$72B
| $160M | 8.63% |
4,807,200
-120,679
| -2% | -$3.27M |
|
|
3
Uber
UBER
$161B
| $120M | 6.49% |
+2,591,221
| New | +$110M |
|
4
Netflix
NFLX
$331B
| $112M | 6.03% |
3,036,500
-51,020
| -2% | -$1.84M |
|
|
5
Pinterest
PINS
$13.3B
| $98.8M | 5.34% |
+3,631,426
| New | +$99.2M |
|
6
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $96.7M | 5.22% |
1,021,140
-25,860
| -2% | -$2.41M |
|
|
NBIS
7
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$59.6B
| $86.8M | 4.69% |
2,283,921
-404,979
| -15% | -$15M |
|
8
Lyft
LYFT
$6.61B
| $86.3M | 4.66% |
1,312,962
+680,500
| +108% | +$40.9M |
|
|
FTCH
9
DELISTED
Farfetch Limited Class A Ordinary Shares
FTCH
| $83.7M | 4.52% |
4,024,600
+438,453
| +12% | +$10.1M |
|
|
10
Twilio
TWLO
$34.6B
| $71.2M | 3.85% |
521,920
-140,330
| -21% | -$18.7M |
|
11
GDS Holdings
GDS
$6.58B
| $69.7M | 3.76% |
1,854,100
+552,900
| +42% | +$20.1M |
|
|
12
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
| $65.1M | 3.52% |
+466,060
| New | +$61.8M |
|
13
Match Group
MTCH
$9.38B
| $63.1M | 3.41% |
938,324
-876
| -0.1% | -$57.3K |
|
|
CBLK
14
DELISTED
Carbon Black, Inc. Common Stock
CBLK
| $62.3M | 3.36% |
+3,723,921
| New | +$57.2M |
|
|
PPLI
15
People Inc
PPLI
$2.86B
| $57.6M | 3.11% |
1,482,559
-380,712
| -20% | -$15.2M |
|
|
SMAR
16
DELISTED
Smartsheet Inc.
SMAR
| $53.1M | 2.87% |
+1,096,264
| New | +$46.6M |
|
|
WWE
17
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
| $52.7M | 2.85% |
729,630
+136,495
| +23% | +$11.2M |
|
18
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
| $46.7M | 2.53% |
348,850
-71,350
| -17% | -$9.06M |
|
|
EVBG
19
DELISTED
Everbridge, Inc. Common Stock
EVBG
| $45M | 2.43% |
503,550
-366,300
| -42% | -$28.9M |
|
|
SY
20
So-Young International
SY
$230M
| $42.8M | 2.31% |
+3,082,991
| New | +$48.5M |
|
21
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$292B
| $29.9M | 1.62% |
881,550
-362,850
| -29% | -$13.6M |
|
22
Chewy
CHWY
$9.83B
| $28M | 1.51% |
+800,000
| New | +$27M |
|
23
Wayfair
W
$13.9B
| $27.1M | 1.47% |
185,800
+97,825
| +111% | +$14.7M |
|
24
Spotify
SPOT
$110B
| $25.8M | 1.39% |
176,436
-18,615
| -10% | -$2.56M |
|
25
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
| $22.9M | 1.24% |
150,920
-37,070
| -20% | -$5.81M |
|
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Glen Kacher's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, Glen Kacher held 34 positions worth $1.85B, up 24% from $1.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 60% of the portfolio.
Glen Kacher deployed $275M of net new capital in Q2 2019, opening 11 new positions and adding to 5 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Slack Technologies, Inc.: 5,305,149 shares worth $199M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 44% of assets, up from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Everbridge, Inc. Common Stock, an estimated $28.9M trimmed.
- Glen Kacher's largest Q2 2019 buy was Slack Technologies, Inc.: 5,305,149 shares worth $199M.
- Glen Kacher added most to Lyft in Q2 2019, an estimated $40.9M increase.
- Glen Kacher's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Everbridge, Inc. Common Stock, cutting an estimated $28.9M.
- Glen Kacher fully exited MongoDB in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $86.6M.
- Glen Kacher's ten largest holdings make up 60% of its $1.85B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- Glen Kacher opened 11 new positions and closed 5 in Q2 2019.
- Glen Kacher's portfolio value rose 24% quarter-over-quarter to $1.85B.
Based on Light Street Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.