Lee Ainslie Maverick Capital
Lee Ainslie is the founder of Maverick Capital, a long/short equity firm that emerged from the Tiger Management network of investors. Maverick is known for fundamental research, sector specialization among teams, and a classic hedge fund long/short structure. Ainslie’s firm remains a reference name among so-called Tiger Cub managers.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$467M |
| 2 |
Insmed
INSM
|
+$260M |
| 3 |
DPC
DPC Holdings PLC
DPC
|
+$250M |
| 4 |
GFL Environmental
GFL
|
+$240M |
| 5 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$204M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ASML
ASML
|
+$410M |
| 2 |
Applied Materials
AMAT
|
+$400M |
| 3 |
Argan
AGX
|
+$253M |
| 4 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$213M |
| 5 |
Linde
LIN
|
+$211M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 28.07% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 17.67% |
| 3 | Financials | 10.05% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.89% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.76% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
| $612M | 5.4% |
3,056,784
-118,134
| -4% | -$24.3M |
|
2
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$773B
| $567M | 5.01% |
976,326
+299,754
| +44% | +$123M |
|
3
Astera Labs
ALAB
$49.4B
| $515M | 4.55% |
1,067,215
+111,859
| +12% | +$29.7M |
|
4
Intel
INTC
$476B
| $512M | 4.53% |
3,668,855
+673,367
| +22% | +$68.1M |
|
|
5
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
| $510M | 4.5% |
1,442,118
+569,421
| +65% | +$204M |
|
6
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $482M | 4.25% |
2,020,894
-297,121
| -13% | -$74.6M |
|
7
Nu Holdings
NU
$70.4B
| $475M | 4.2% |
35,552,101
+13,107,790
| +58% | +$177M |
|
|
8
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
| $430M | 3.8% |
+764,041
| New | +$467M |
|
|
9
GFL Environmental
GFL
$14.8B
| $375M | 3.31% |
10,202,931
+6,353,275
| +165% | +$240M |
|
10
Natera
NTRA
$47.9B
| $368M | 3.25% |
1,356,663
+185,030
| +16% | +$39.5M |
|
|
11
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
| $340M | 3% |
711,757
-525,601
| -42% | -$213M |
|
12
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$16.4B
| $334M | 2.95% |
1,473,873
+428,970
| +41% | +$94.8M |
|
13
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
| $310M | 2.74% |
832,377
+106,728
| +15% | +$43.2M |
|
14
RTX Corp
RTX
$283B
| $294M | 2.6% |
1,550,533
+185,645
| +14% | +$34M |
|
15
Capital One
COF
$134B
| $278M | 2.45% |
1,384,692
+136,236
| +11% | +$26.1M |
|
16
Repligen
RGEN
$10.2B
| $271M | 2.39% |
1,984,554
+465,749
| +31% | +$57.2M |
|
17
Philip Morris
PM
$293B
| $264M | 2.33% |
1,457,059
+889,809
| +157% | +$154M |
|
18
Visa
V
$693B
| $258M | 2.28% |
752,252
-54,699
| -7% | -$17.6M |
|
19
Boston Scientific
BSX
$73B
| $253M | 2.24% |
5,937,553
+1,742,464
| +42% | +$94.6M |
|
20
Monster Beverage
MNST
$93.6B
| $253M | 2.23% |
5,260,520
+330,702
| +7% | +$13.9M |
|
|
DPC
21
DPC Holdings PLC
DPC
$6.79B
| $252M | 2.22% |
+5,126,868
| New | +$250M |
|
22
Snowflake
SNOW
$115B
| $249M | 2.2% |
+977,710
| New | +$180M |
|
|
23
Insmed
INSM
$27.5B
| $229M | 2.03% |
+2,150,762
| New | +$260M |
|
24
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$84.1B
| $198M | 1.75% |
575,013
+183,174
| +47% | +$58.5M |
|
25
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$10.8B
| $195M | 1.73% |
1,707,280
-160,586
| -9% | -$17.1M |
|
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Lee Ainslie's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2026, Lee Ainslie held 327 positions worth $11.3B, up 31% from $8.67B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 43% of the portfolio.
Lee Ainslie deployed $688M of net new capital in Q2 2026, opening 86 new positions and adding to 49 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Meta Platforms (Facebook): 764,041 shares worth $430M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 28% of assets, down from 29% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was ASML, an estimated $410M trimmed.
- Lee Ainslie's largest Q2 2026 buy was Meta Platforms (Facebook): 764,041 shares worth $430M.
- Lee Ainslie added most to GFL Environmental in Q2 2026, an estimated $240M increase.
- Lee Ainslie's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was ASML, cutting an estimated $410M.
- Lee Ainslie fully exited Argan in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $253M.
- Lee Ainslie's ten largest holdings make up 43% of its $11.3B portfolio in Q2 2026.
- Lee Ainslie opened 86 new positions and closed 148 in Q2 2026.
- Lee Ainslie's portfolio value rose 31% quarter-over-quarter to $11.3B.
Based on Maverick Capital's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 14 Aug 2026.