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Sands Capital Management Portfolio holdings
AUM
$25.5B
1-Year Est. Return
26.46%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter
Est. Return
-6.38%
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
-$4.88B
(-12%)
Cap. Flow
-$1.26B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
-3.53%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
49.87%
Holding
56
New
6
Increased
12
Reduced
32
Closed
4
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$883M |
| 2 |
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
|
+$642M |
| 3 |
Illumina
ILMN
|
+$350M |
| 4 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$312M |
| 5 |
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
|
+$192M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$664M |
| 2 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$554M |
| 3 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$456M |
| 4 |
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
|
+$409M |
| 5 |
ARMH
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
|
+$355M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communication Services | 19.68% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 17.86% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 17.52% |
| 4 | Technology | 15.85% |
| 5 | Financials | 13.87% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
TechnipFMC
FTI
$28.6B
| $545M | 1.52% |
23,630,696
-2,964,373
| -11% | -$74.5M |
|
27
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$256B
| $539M | 1.5% |
18,786,426
+4,877,616
| +35% | +$144M |
|
|
MBLY
28
DELISTED
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
| $531M | 1.48% |
+11,682,621
| New | +$642M |
|
|
HAPN
29
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.14B
| $531M | 1.48% |
8,030,953
+668,272
| +9% | +$45.4M |
|
|
ARMH
30
DELISTED
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
| $464M | 1.29% |
10,717,783
-7,946,440
| -43% | -$355M |
|
31
Workday
WDAY
$41.5B
| $427M | 1.19% |
6,197,435
+800,425
| +15% | +$61.9M |
|
|
KSU
32
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
| $257M | 0.72% |
2,832,950
+709,950
| +33% | +$67M |
|
|
MDSO
33
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
| $232M | 0.65% |
5,500,277
-76,300
| -1% | -$3.88M |
|
|
34
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$32.2B
| $208M | 0.58% |
5,475,900
-8,111,737
| -60% | -$409M |
|
|
35
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$49.4B
| $188M | 0.53% |
+7,952,310
| New | +$192M |
|
36
Mercado Libre
MELI
$94.5B
| $157M | 0.44% |
1,726,060
+14,180
| +0.8% | +$1.67M |
|
37
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$6.81B
| $133M | 0.37% |
4,664,500
+46,000
| +1% | +$1.35M |
|
38
Under Armour
UAA
$3.01B
| $111M | 0.31% |
+2,309,830
| New | +$109M |
|
39
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$771B
| $45.4M | 0.13% |
237,000
-60,000
| -20% | -$12.2M |
|
|
QUNR
40
DELISTED
Qunar Cayman Islands Limited
QUNR
| $26.7M | 0.07% |
888,525
+111,900
| +14% | +$4.09M |
|
41
Credicorp
BAP
$30.5B
| $14.5M | 0.04% |
136,780
+39,488
| +41% | +$4.77M |
|
42
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$13.9B
| $13.5M | 0.04% |
255,835
-74,585
| -23% | -$4.13M |
|
|
N
43
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
| $11.8M | 0.03% |
141,025
-2,300
| -2% | -$211K |
|
44
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.4B
| $9.62M | 0.03% |
126,620
-11,190
| -8% | -$949K |
|
45
CoStar Group
CSGP
$12.2B
| $8.64M | 0.02% |
499,400
-10,000
| -2% | -$192K |
|
|
ANSS
46
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
| $6.97M | 0.02% |
79,045
-1,600
| -2% | -$147K |
|
47
iShares S&P India Nifty 50 Index Fund
INDY
$558M
| $5.52M | 0.02% |
198,000
| – | – |
|
|
TFCFA
48
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
| $4.81M | 0.01% |
178,220
-22,208,146
| -99% | -$664M |
|
49
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.7B
| $4.49M | 0.01% |
71,175
-1,800
| -2% | -$136K |
|
50
TSMC
TSM
$1.94T
| $3.3M | 0.01% |
+159,000
| New | +$3.34M |
|
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Sands Capital Management's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2015, Sands Capital Management held 56 positions worth $35.8B, down 12% from $40.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 50% of the portfolio.
Sands Capital Management withdrew a net $1.26B in Q3 2015, closing 4 positions and reducing 32 holdings. Its most notable exit was Southwestern Energy Company, an estimated $265M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 20% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, Sands Capital Management opened a new position in Amazon worth $894M.
- Sands Capital Management's largest Q3 2015 buy was Amazon: 34,911,080 shares worth $894M.
- Sands Capital Management added most to Illumina in Q3 2015, an estimated $350M increase.
- Sands Capital Management's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A, cutting an estimated $664M.
- Sands Capital Management fully exited Southwestern Energy Company in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $265M.
- Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 50% of its $35.8B portfolio in Q3 2015.
- Sands Capital Management opened 6 new positions and closed 4 in Q3 2015.
- Sands Capital Management's portfolio value fell 12% quarter-over-quarter to $35.8B.
Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 13 Nov 2015.