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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
+2.03%
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
$39.7B
AUM Growth
+$1.31B
Cap. Flow
+$633M
Cap. Flow %
1.6%
Top 10 Hldgs %
48.83%
Holding
49
New
5
Increased
27
Reduced
16
Closed
1

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ULTA icon
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
+$553M
2
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$365M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$235M
4
ASML icon
ASML
ASML
+$192M
5
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$181M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 22.31%
2 Consumer Discretionary 20.26%
3 Healthcare 13.34%
4 Energy 11.82%
5 Technology 9.82%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
BMRN icon
26
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$12B
$742M 1.87%
11,925,248
+2,187,583
+22% +$132M
TFCFA
27
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$642M 1.62%
+18,252,005
New +$621M
WFM
28
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$637M 1.61%
+16,491,524
New +$719M
ATHN
29
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
$605M 1.52%
4,836,281
+641,521
+15% +$82.9M
SBUX icon
30
Starbucks
SBUX
$118B
$560M 1.41%
14,471,102
+33,206
+0.2% +$1.21M
WDAY icon
31
Workday
WDAY
$41.8B
$367M 0.92%
4,079,335
+756,905
+23% +$59.6M
MDSO
32
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
$202M 0.51%
+4,720,008
New +$196M
KSU
33
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$194M 0.49%
1,806,525
+20,125
+1% +$2.08M
MELI icon
34
Mercado Libre
MELI
$94.4B
$135M 0.34%
1,418,450
+28,025
+2% +$2.45M
WBD icon
35
Warner Bros
WBD
$64.1B
$94.5M 0.24%
+2,490,967
New +$98M
EEM icon
36
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$27.5B
$43.6M 0.11%
1,007,800
-358,000
-26% -$15.2M
SPY icon
37
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$776B
$25.1M 0.06%
128,000
-112,000
-47% -$21.3M
N
38
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
$22.2M 0.06%
255,125
+28,500
+13% +$2.3M
EOPN
39
DELISTED
E2OPEN INC COM STK (DE)
EOPN
$20.2M 0.05%
975,585
+22,400
+2% +$408K
IPGP icon
40
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.44B
$16.7M 0.04%
242,140
+6,600
+3% +$445K
NBIS
41
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$38.2B
$15.9M 0.04%
446,650
-352,985
-44% -$10.8M
QUNR
42
DELISTED
Qunar Cayman Islands Limited
QUNR
$15M 0.04%
525,015
+300,015
+133% +$7.73M
MR
43
DELISTED
MINDRAY MED INTL LTD SPONSORED ADR REPSTG CL A
MR
$14.6M 0.04%
463,790
+30,400
+7% +$965K
SAP icon
44
SAP
SAP
$214B
$14.6M 0.04%
189,185
+3,900
+2% +$303K
GWRE icon
45
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$13.9B
$14.5M 0.04%
356,995
+8,000
+2% +$317K
ANSS
46
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$10.7M 0.03%
141,345
+3,600
+3% +$270K
CSCO icon
47
Cisco
CSCO
$456B
$318K ﹤0.01%
12,800
-1,200
-9% -$28.6K
IWF icon
48
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$117B
$237K ﹤0.01%
+10,440
New +$229K
ULTA icon
49
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$21.9B
-5,676,182
Closed -$553M

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Sands Capital Management's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Sands Capital Management held 49 positions worth $39.7B, up 3.4% from $38.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 49% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management's Q2 2014 filing shows 5 new, 27 increased, 16 reduced and 1 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Whole Foods Market Inc: 16,491,524 shares worth $637M. The largest sale was Ulta Beauty, an estimated $553M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 22% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q2 2014 buy was Whole Foods Market Inc: 16,491,524 shares worth $637M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to LinkedIn Corporation in Q2 2014, an estimated $334M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Booking.com, cutting an estimated $365M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Ulta Beauty in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $553M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 49% of its $39.7B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 5 new positions and closed 1 in Q2 2014.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $39.7B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 13 Aug 2014.