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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
+12.95%
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
$38.8B
AUM Growth
+$3B
Cap. Flow
-$1B
Cap. Flow %
-2.59%
Top 10 Hldgs %
49.6%
Holding
56
New
4
Increased
12
Reduced
36
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$1.46B
2
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$851M
3
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$645M
4
UAA icon
Under Armour
UAA
+$634M
5
INCY icon
Incyte
INCY
+$493M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$1.56B
2
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$791M
3
ASML icon
ASML
ASML
+$611M
4
ARMH
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
+$480M
5
WFM
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
+$388M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 22.9%
2 Healthcare 20.42%
3 Consumer Discretionary 17.7%
4 Technology 13.71%
5 Financials 13.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SLB icon
26
SLB Ltd
SLB
$72.7B
$580M 1.49%
8,311,228
-456,684
-5% -$34.2M
PANW icon
27
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$256B
$531M 1.37%
18,100,716
-685,710
-4% -$19.8M
MBLY
28
DELISTED
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
$517M 1.33%
12,219,040
+536,419
+5% +$24M
HAPN
29
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.14B
$487M 1.25%
8,807,415
+776,462
+10% +$51.5M
INCY icon
30
Incyte
INCY
$25.4B
$479M 1.24%
+4,420,966
New +$493M
WDAY icon
31
Workday
WDAY
$41.5B
$458M 1.18%
5,745,060
-452,375
-7% -$36.2M
FTI icon
32
TechnipFMC
FTI
$28.6B
$403M 1.04%
18,686,963
-4,943,733
-21% -$119M
ASML icon
33
ASML
ASML
$596B
$374M 0.96%
4,217,296
-6,704,498
-61% -$611M
NKE icon
34
Nike
NKE
$64.1B
$363M 0.94%
5,807,598
-12,270,870
-68% -$791M
MDSO
35
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
$269M 0.69%
5,465,577
-34,700
-0.6% -$1.53M
WFM
36
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$257M 0.66%
7,657,224
-12,187,876
-61% -$388M
LVS icon
37
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$32.2B
$240M 0.62%
5,474,400
-1,500
-0% -$68.2K
KSU
38
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$211M 0.54%
2,829,550
-3,400
-0.1% -$290K
MELI icon
39
Mercado Libre
MELI
$94.5B
$163M 0.42%
1,424,865
-301,195
-17% -$33.1M
INDA icon
40
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$6.81B
$141M 0.36%
5,130,500
+466,000
+10% +$13M
ARMH
41
DELISTED
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
$24.6M 0.06%
543,740
-10,174,043
-95% -$480M
TSM icon
42
TSMC
TSM
$1.94T
$24.4M 0.06%
1,073,180
+914,180
+575% +$20.6M
BAP icon
43
Credicorp
BAP
$30.5B
$17.9M 0.05%
184,261
+47,481
+35% +$5.16M
SPY icon
44
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$771B
$17.7M 0.05%
87,000
-150,000
-63% -$30.8M
GWRE icon
45
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$13.9B
$14.7M 0.04%
244,235
-11,600
-5% -$672K
N
46
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
$11.5M 0.03%
135,525
-5,500
-4% -$470K
IWF icon
47
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$117B
$11.4M 0.03%
457,360
+446,720
+4,198% +$11.1M
CSGP icon
48
CoStar Group
CSGP
$12.2B
$9.85M 0.03%
476,400
-23,000
-5% -$458K
IPGP icon
49
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.4B
$7.44M 0.02%
83,400
-43,220
-34% -$3.7M
ANSS
50
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$6.99M 0.02%
75,545
-3,500
-4% -$323K
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Sands Capital Management's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Sands Capital Management held 56 positions worth $38.8B, up 8.4% from $35.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 50% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management's Q4 2015 filing shows 4 new, 12 increased, 36 reduced and 3 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 39,391,520 shares worth $1.53B. The largest sale was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $1.56B.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 23% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 39,391,520 shares worth $1.53B.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Edwards Lifesciences in Q4 2015, an estimated $645M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $1.56B.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Qunar Cayman Islands Limited in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $26.7M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 50% of its $38.8B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 4 new positions and closed 3 in Q4 2015.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 8.4% quarter-over-quarter to $38.8B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 12 Feb 2016.