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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
+4.1%
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
$40.2B
AUM Growth
+$555M
Cap. Flow
-$638M
Cap. Flow %
-1.59%
Top 10 Hldgs %
49.33%
Holding
53
New
5
Increased
27
Reduced
18
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$697M
2
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$594M
3
DISCK
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
+$53.6M
4
V icon
Visa
V
+$25.1M
5
REGN icon
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
+$20.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ISRG icon
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
+$799M
2
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$560M
3
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$250M
4
CMG icon
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
+$244M
5
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$101M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 23.21%
2 Consumer Discretionary 19.71%
3 Healthcare 12.88%
4 Technology 11.35%
5 Energy 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ADBE icon
26
Adobe
ADBE
$103B
$681M 1.69%
+9,837,532
New +$697M
ATHN
27
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
$639M 1.59%
4,850,197
+13,916
+0.3% +$1.83M
WFM
28
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$633M 1.57%
16,615,096
+123,572
+0.7% +$4.72M
TFCFA
29
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$627M 1.56%
18,278,200
+26,195
+0.1% +$906K
BABA icon
30
Alibaba
BABA
$275B
$587M 1.46%
+6,609,592
New +$594M
WDAY icon
31
Workday
WDAY
$40.8B
$344M 0.85%
4,167,110
+87,775
+2% +$7.49M
KSU
32
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$226M 0.56%
1,867,650
+61,125
+3% +$6.97M
MDSO
33
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
$216M 0.54%
4,866,217
+146,209
+3% +$6.48M
MELI icon
34
Mercado Libre
MELI
$94B
$157M 0.39%
1,447,195
+28,745
+2% +$2.99M
WBD icon
35
Warner Bros
WBD
$64.1B
$50.1M 0.12%
1,324,650
-1,166,317
-47% -$48.6M
DISCK
36
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$49.3M 0.12%
+1,323,750
New +$53.6M
GWRE icon
37
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$13.7B
$22.6M 0.06%
509,820
+152,825
+43% +$6.46M
N
38
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
$20.4M 0.05%
227,625
-27,500
-11% -$2.33M
QUNR
39
DELISTED
Qunar Cayman Islands Limited
QUNR
$19.4M 0.05%
701,640
+176,625
+34% +$5.1M
MR
40
DELISTED
MINDRAY MED INTL LTD SPONSORED ADR REPSTG CL A
MR
$14.6M 0.04%
485,275
+21,485
+5% +$665K
IPGP icon
41
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.47B
$14.4M 0.04%
208,710
-33,430
-14% -$2.25M
NBIS
42
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$39.4B
$13.1M 0.03%
469,660
+23,010
+5% +$698K
SPY icon
43
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$778B
$12.4M 0.03%
63,000
-65,000
-51% -$12.8M
TRIP icon
44
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.73B
$9.4M 0.02%
+102,875
New +$10.2M
ANSS
45
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$9.35M 0.02%
123,545
-17,800
-13% -$1.4M
EOPN
46
DELISTED
E2OPEN INC COM STK (DE)
EOPN
$8.06M 0.02%
866,260
-109,325
-11% -$1.65M
SAP icon
47
SAP
SAP
$213B
$8M 0.02%
110,845
-78,340
-41% -$6.09M
EEM icon
48
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$27.7B
$2.82M 0.01%
67,800
-940,000
-93% -$41.6M
CSCO icon
49
Cisco
CSCO
$461B
$302K ﹤0.01%
12,000
-800
-6% -$20.1K
MSFT icon
50
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.91T
$204K ﹤0.01%
+4,400
New +$196K
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Sands Capital Management's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Sands Capital Management held 53 positions worth $40.2B, up 1.4% from $39.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 49% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management's Q3 2014 filing shows 5 new, 27 increased, 18 reduced and 3 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Adobe: 9,837,532 shares worth $681M. The largest sale was Intuitive Surgical, an estimated $799M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 23% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q3 2014 buy was Adobe: 9,837,532 shares worth $681M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Visa in Q3 2014, an estimated $25.1M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Baidu, cutting an estimated $250M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Intuitive Surgical in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $799M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 49% of its $40.2B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 5 new positions and closed 3 in Q3 2014.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 1.4% quarter-over-quarter to $40.2B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 13 Nov 2014.