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Sands Capital Management

Sands Capital Management Portfolio holdings

AUM $25.5B
1-Year Est. Return 26.46%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+23.6%
1 Year Est. Return
+26.46%
3 Year Est. Return
+130.81%
5 Year Est. Return
+100.92%
10 Year Est. Return
+877.17%
AUM
$35.8B
AUM Growth
+$6.16B
Cap. Flow
+$369M
Cap. Flow %
1.03%
Top 10 Hldgs %
54.67%
Holding
43
New
4
Increased
13
Reduced
24
Closed
1

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PX
Praxair Inc
PX
+$855M
2
FFIV icon
F5
FFIV
+$396M
3
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$202M
4
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
+$195M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$181M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 26.71%
2 Communication Services 18.1%
3 Healthcare 14.52%
4 Technology 12.82%
5 Energy 9.99%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
ISRG icon
26
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$127B
$617M 1.72%
14,759,532
+3,477,960
+31% +$154M
SPLK
27
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$507M 1.42%
8,447,674
-127,814
-1% -$6.8M
SCHW
28
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$182B
$383M 1.07%
+18,111,019
New +$394M
ATHN
29
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
$377M 1.05%
3,472,394
-76,503
-2% -$8.27M
MELI icon
30
Mercado Libre
MELI
$94.5B
$302M 0.84%
2,237,155
+302,300
+16% +$36.3M
LNKD
31
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$286M 0.8%
+1,161,455
New +$262M
N
32
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
$30.7M 0.09%
284,665
-12,000
-4% -$1.18M
GWRE icon
33
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$13.9B
$16.5M 0.05%
350,895
+47,360
+16% +$2.13M
CNQR
34
DELISTED
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC
CNQR
$14.5M 0.04%
131,340
-83,920
-39% -$8.17M
NBIS
35
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$37.6B
$14.1M 0.04%
387,950
+66,505
+21% +$2.18M
SAP icon
36
SAP
SAP
$215B
$13.8M 0.04%
186,485
-7,200
-4% -$532K
IPGP icon
37
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.4B
$13.4M 0.04%
237,160
-12,400
-5% -$725K
ANSS
38
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$12M 0.03%
138,945
-74,990
-35% -$6.26M
QCOM icon
39
Qualcomm
QCOM
$164B
$10.4M 0.03%
154,000
-53,135
-26% -$3.48M
EOPN
40
DELISTED
E2OPEN INC COM STK (DE)
EOPN
$10M 0.03%
+448,100
New +$9.2M
FFIV icon
41
F5
FFIV
$22B
$8.32M 0.02%
97,010
-4,660,998
-98% -$396M
CSCO icon
42
Cisco
CSCO
$443B
$328K ﹤0.01%
14,000
PX
43
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
-7,427,764
Closed -$855M

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Sands Capital Management's Q3 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2013, Sands Capital Management held 43 positions worth $35.8B, up 21% from $29.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 55% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management's Q3 2013 filing shows 4 new, 13 increased, 24 reduced and 1 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Monsanto Co: 10,200,468 shares worth $1.06B. The largest sale was Praxair Inc, an estimated $855M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 27% of assets, down from 28% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Healthcare.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q3 2013 buy was Monsanto Co: 10,200,468 shares worth $1.06B.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Baidu in Q3 2013, an estimated $598M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q3 2013 reduction was F5, cutting an estimated $396M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Praxair Inc in Q3 2013, selling an estimated $855M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 55% of its $35.8B portfolio in Q3 2013.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 4 new positions and closed 1 in Q3 2013.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 21% quarter-over-quarter to $35.8B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2013, filed 14 Nov 2013.