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 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$251M |
| 2 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$211M |
| 3 |
Bio-Techne
TECH
|
+$161M |
| 4 |
ASML
ASML
|
+$150M |
| 5 |
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
|
+$135M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TSMC
TSM
|
+$181M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$143M |
| 3 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$135M |
| 4 |
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
|
+$105M |
| 5 |
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
|
+$93.3M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 25.61% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 17.62% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 16.47% |
| 4 | Financials | 11.15% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 9.82% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
251
Evercore
EVR
$11.2B
| – | – |
-169,745
| Closed | -$45.8M |
|
252
Expedia Group
EXPE
$38.6B
| – | – |
-3,041
| Closed | -$513K |
|
253
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$110B
| – | – |
-24,374
| Closed | -$1.06M |
|
254
First Horizon
FHN
$11.7B
| – | – |
-35,493
| Closed | -$752K |
|
255
Flex
FLEX
$40.8B
| – | – |
-18,683
| Closed | -$933K |
|
256
Flywire
FLYW
$2.38B
| – | – |
-38,574
| Closed | -$451K |
|
257
TechnipFMC
FTI
$30.4B
| – | – |
-17,746
| Closed | -$611K |
|
258
The GEO Group
GEO
$4.31B
| – | – |
-35,528
| Closed | -$851K |
|
259
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5.31B
| – | – |
-13,339
| Closed | -$549K |
|
260
Green Plains
GPRE
$1.14B
| – | – |
-73,526
| Closed | -$443K |
|
261
Groupon
GRPN
$797M
| – | – |
-70,667
| Closed | -$2.36M |
|
262
Garrett Motion
GTX
$4.96B
| – | – |
-65,716
| Closed | -$691K |
|
263
GXO Logistics
GXO
$5.24B
| – | – |
-23,351
| Closed | -$1.14M |
|
264
Hasbro
HAS
$13.2B
| – | – |
-11,543
| Closed | -$852K |
|
265
Home Depot
HD
$335B
| – | – |
-12,454
| Closed | -$4.57M |
|
|
266
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$11.8B
| – | – |
-386,533
| Closed | -$93.3M |
|
267
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$73.5B
| – | – |
-33,004
| Closed | -$8.79M |
|
268
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$70.8B
| – | – |
-42,113
| Closed | -$861K |
|
269
HubSpot
HUBS
$12B
| – | – |
-975
| Closed | -$543K |
|
270
Icon
ICLR
$13.3B
| – | – |
-4,301
| Closed | -$626K |
|
271
Intercorp Financial Services
IFS
$6.06B
| – | – |
-15,402
| Closed | -$587K |
|
|
BRSL
272
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$2.21B
| – | – |
-43,669
| Closed | -$690K |
|
273
Illumina
ILMN
$33.1B
| – | – |
-9,351
| Closed | -$892K |
|
274
Kroger
KR
$35.5B
| – | – |
-17,214
| Closed | -$1.23M |
|
275
Kura Sushi USA
KRUS
$587M
| – | – |
-27,267
| Closed | -$2.35M |
|
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Lee Ainslie's Q3 2025 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2025, Lee Ainslie held 349 positions worth $7.48B, up 12% from $6.66B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 43% of the portfolio.
Lee Ainslie deployed $338M of net new capital in Q3 2025, opening 98 new positions and adding to 52 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Union Pacific: 1,115,610 shares worth $264M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 26% of assets, down from 29% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was TSMC, an estimated $181M trimmed.
- Lee Ainslie's largest Q3 2025 buy was Union Pacific: 1,115,610 shares worth $264M.
- Lee Ainslie added most to Sherwin-Williams in Q3 2025, an estimated $135M increase.
- Lee Ainslie's biggest Q3 2025 reduction was TSMC, cutting an estimated $181M.
- Lee Ainslie fully exited Micron Technology in Q3 2025, selling an estimated $135M.
- Lee Ainslie's ten largest holdings make up 43% of its $7.48B portfolio in Q3 2025.
- Lee Ainslie opened 98 new positions and closed 146 in Q3 2025.
- Lee Ainslie's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $7.48B.
Based on Maverick Capital's 13F filing for Q3 2025, filed 14 Nov 2025.