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Ricky Sandler Eminence Capital

AUM $4.36B
1-Year Est. Return 3.1%
 

Ricky Sandler is the founder of Eminence Capital, a fundamental long/short equity firm. Eminence is known for research-driven positions across sectors and for an active approach to portfolio construction rather than passive cloning of indexes. Sandler’s firm is frequently listed among notable fundamental hedge funds followed through 13F disclosures.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+3.76%
1 Year Est. Return
-3.1%
3 Year Est. Return
+37.18%
5 Year Est. Return
+35.48%
10 Year Est. Return
+262.43%
AUM
$7.58B
AUM Growth
+$864M
Cap. Flow
+$720M
Cap. Flow %
9.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
41.55%
Holding
56
New
13
Increased
17
Reduced
18
Closed
8

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ASH icon
Ashland
ASH
+$400M
2
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$265M
3
RP
RealPage, Inc.
RP
+$155M
4
MIDD icon
Middleby
MIDD
+$150M
5
MS icon
Morgan Stanley
MS
+$144M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Materials 19.55%
2 Consumer Discretionary 18.61%
3 Communication Services 14.87%
4 Financials 10.46%
5 Healthcare 10.18%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
EA
26
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
$139M 1.84%
1,375,320
+36,864
+3% +$3.51M
CNC icon
27
Centene
CNC
$32.1B
$136M 1.8%
2,602,387
-223,899
-8% -$12.1M
GPK icon
28
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$3.54B
$119M 1.57%
8,512,545
-7,502,414
-47% -$101M
HAE icon
29
Haemonetics
HAE
$4.95B
$106M 1.4%
880,219
+768,863
+690% +$75.6M
TMO icon
30
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$233B
$105M 1.39%
357,562
-226,265
-39% -$62.3M
GDDY icon
31
GoDaddy
GDDY
$12.3B
$104M 1.37%
+1,481,037
New +$112M
DHI icon
32
D.R. Horton
DHI
$41.5B
$102M 1.35%
2,376,115
-988,236
-29% -$43.8M
PYPL icon
33
PayPal
PYPL
$52.7B
$99.5M 1.31%
869,432
-582,307
-40% -$64.5M
NTNX icon
34
Nutanix
NTNX
$18.3B
$99.5M 1.31%
+3,833,970
New +$134M
VER
35
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
$97.3M 1.28%
2,160,186
+96,186
+5% +$4.16M
BABA icon
36
CALL
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
$89M 1.17%
+525,000
New +$90.6M
CFG icon
37
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$29.4B
$87.6M 1.16%
+2,477,099
New +$86.3M
SPOT icon
38
Spotify
SPOT
$110B
$85.5M 1.13%
+585,061
New +$80.5M
WW
39
DELISTED
WW International
WW
$83.4M 1.1%
+4,366,216
New +$86.5M
GPI icon
40
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$3.12B
$81.5M 1.08%
995,146
-134,545
-12% -$10.1M
NUVA
41
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
$70.2M 0.93%
+1,198,693
New +$70.7M
CPRI icon
42
CALL
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.55B
$48M 0.63%
1,384,400
-3,015,300
-69% -$123M
FIS icon
43
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$21.3B
$47.4M 0.63%
386,203
+10,360
+3% +$1.22M
AXP icon
44
American Express
AXP
$227B
$36.6M 0.48%
296,515
+8,294
+3% +$974K
ABG icon
45
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$3.86B
$26.5M 0.35%
314,537
-69,061
-18% -$5.39M
LBTYA icon
46
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.63B
$14.1M 0.19%
521,455
+17,264
+3% +$455K
BID
47
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
$12.9M 0.17%
+221,938
New +$9.27M
LEN.B icon
48
Lennar Class B
LEN.B
$20.6B
$6.3M 0.08%
172,227
-6,956
-4% -$272K
DHR icon
49
Danaher
DHR
$154B
-950,125
Closed -$111M
LIN icon
50
Linde
LIN
$225B
-644,716
Closed -$113M

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Ricky Sandler's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2019, Ricky Sandler held 56 positions worth $7.58B, up 13% from $6.71B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 42% of the portfolio.

Ricky Sandler deployed $720M of net new capital in Q2 2019, opening 13 new positions and adding to 17 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Ashland: 5,173,974 shares worth $414M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Materials at 20% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was IQVIA, an estimated $115M trimmed.

  • Ricky Sandler's largest Q2 2019 buy was Ashland: 5,173,974 shares worth $414M.
  • Ricky Sandler added most to Middleby in Q2 2019, an estimated $150M increase.
  • Ricky Sandler's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was IQVIA, cutting an estimated $115M.
  • Ricky Sandler fully exited Restaurant Brands International in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $192M.
  • Ricky Sandler's ten largest holdings make up 42% of its $7.58B portfolio in Q2 2019.
  • Ricky Sandler opened 13 new positions and closed 8 in Q2 2019.
  • Ricky Sandler's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $7.58B.

Based on Eminence Capital's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.