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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
+5.78%
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
$42B
AUM Growth
+$1.79B
Cap. Flow
+$209M
Cap. Flow %
0.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
49.44%
Holding
54
New
4
Increased
25
Reduced
22
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$1.33B
2
HAPN
Happen Inc
HAPN
+$255M
3
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$221M
4
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$199M
5
LVS icon
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
+$195M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$2.01B
2
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$238M
3
NOV icon
NOV
NOV
+$167M
4
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$93.5M
5
LNKD
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
+$38.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 22.45%
2 Consumer Discretionary 17.87%
3 Healthcare 13.82%
4 Technology 12.12%
5 Financials 11.61%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FTI icon
26
TechnipFMC
FTI
$28.9B
$789M 1.88%
22,636,359
+23,197
+0.1% +$880K
NOV icon
27
NOV
NOV
$6.87B
$709M 1.69%
10,816,658
-2,396,466
-18% -$167M
ATHN
28
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
$701M 1.67%
4,810,009
-40,188
-0.8% -$5.05M
SWN
29
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$594M 1.41%
21,774,834
-214,850
-1% -$6.9M
WDAY icon
30
Workday
WDAY
$42B
$347M 0.83%
4,250,610
+83,500
+2% +$7.21M
HAPN
31
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.14B
$255M 0.61%
+2,019,168
New +$255M
MDSO
32
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
$245M 0.58%
5,126,077
+259,860
+5% +$11.2M
KSU
33
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$238M 0.57%
1,952,550
+84,900
+5% +$10.2M
MELI icon
34
Mercado Libre
MELI
$95.4B
$203M 0.48%
1,590,280
+143,085
+10% +$18.1M
INDA icon
35
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$6.84B
$79.8M 0.19%
+2,665,900
New +$82.2M
SPY icon
36
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$780B
$79.8M 0.19%
388,000
+325,000
+516% +$65.3M
WBD icon
37
Warner Bros
WBD
$64.2B
$48.1M 0.11%
1,397,450
+72,800
+5% +$2.52M
DISCK
38
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$47.1M 0.11%
1,396,150
+72,400
+5% +$2.47M
QUNR
39
DELISTED
Qunar Cayman Islands Limited
QUNR
$26M 0.06%
913,869
+212,229
+30% +$5.64M
MR
40
DELISTED
MINDRAY MED INTL LTD SPONSORED ADR REPSTG CL A
MR
$16.7M 0.04%
634,124
+148,849
+31% +$4.36M
GWRE icon
41
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$14B
$16.4M 0.04%
324,420
-185,400
-36% -$9.12M
N
42
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
$15.4M 0.04%
141,225
-86,400
-38% -$8.82M
NBIS
43
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$40B
$11M 0.03%
614,263
+144,603
+31% +$3.49M
IPGP icon
44
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.45B
$10.1M 0.02%
135,210
-73,500
-35% -$5.23M
ANSS
45
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$6.5M 0.02%
79,245
-44,300
-36% -$3.51M
CSGP icon
46
CoStar Group
CSGP
$12.3B
$5.72M 0.01%
+311,750
New +$5.04M
TRIP icon
47
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.72B
$5.31M 0.01%
71,175
-31,700
-31% -$2.47M
EOPN
48
DELISTED
E2OPEN INC COM STK (DE)
EOPN
$5.18M 0.01%
539,560
-326,700
-38% -$2.34M
SAP icon
49
SAP
SAP
$217B
$4.1M 0.01%
58,845
-52,000
-47% -$3.57M
IWF icon
50
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$118B
$2.7M 0.01%
+113,000
New +$2.64M
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Sands Capital Management's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, Sands Capital Management held 54 positions worth $42B, up 4.4% from $40.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 49% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management's Q4 2014 filing shows 4 new, 25 increased, 22 reduced and 1 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Happen Inc: 2,019,168 shares worth $255M. The largest sale was Amazon, an estimated $2.01B.

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

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q4 2014 buy was Happen Inc: 2,019,168 shares worth $255M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Alibaba in Q4 2014, an estimated $1.33B increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $2.01B.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $2.82M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 49% of its $42B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 4 new positions and closed 1 in Q4 2014.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $42B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 11 Feb 2015.