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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
-6.15%
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
$28.7B
AUM Growth
-$5.27B
Cap. Flow
-$2.81B
Cap. Flow %
-9.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
52.66%
Holding
55
New
4
Increased
7
Reduced
39
Closed
2

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MON
Monsanto Co
MON
+$565M
2
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$553M
3
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$406M
4
CRM icon
Salesforce
CRM
+$326M
5
V icon
Visa
V
+$250M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 23.78%
2 Communication Services 20.04%
3 Healthcare 17.13%
4 Technology 15.92%
5 Financials 13.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
WDAY icon
26
Workday
WDAY
$40.9B
$375M 1.31%
5,676,670
-110,400
-2% -$8.9M
INCY icon
27
Incyte
INCY
$25.5B
$366M 1.28%
3,652,652
-471,422
-11% -$46M
WFM
28
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$359M 1.25%
11,668,823
-231,895
-2% -$6.98M
MBLY
29
DELISTED
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
$306M 1.07%
8,033,526
-1,043,692
-11% -$39.2M
NOW icon
30
ServiceNow
NOW
$118B
$296M 1.03%
19,907,085
+19,044,585
+2,208% +$307M
NKE icon
31
Nike
NKE
$63.3B
$291M 1.01%
5,720,158
-118,430
-2% -$6.07M
ATHN
32
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
$289M 1.01%
2,749,185
-347,573
-11% -$37.4M
LVS icon
33
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$32B
$289M 1.01%
5,402,652
-102,700
-2% -$5.98M
KSU
34
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$237M 0.83%
2,797,622
-60,750
-2% -$5.35M
UAA icon
35
Under Armour
UAA
$2.92B
$207M 0.72%
7,112,156
-745,133
-9% -$24.5M
MDSO
36
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
$188M 0.66%
3,788,033
-74,900
-2% -$3.89M
UA icon
37
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.85B
$180M 0.63%
7,161,870
-752,402
-10% -$20.8M
HAPN
38
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.17B
$154M 0.54%
5,851,264
-780,104
-12% -$21.4M
CERN
39
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$148M 0.52%
3,123,675
-7,651,402
-71% -$406M
INDA icon
40
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$6.8B
$115M 0.4%
4,272,216
+54,100
+1% +$1.5M
MELI icon
41
Mercado Libre
MELI
$93.9B
$62.6M 0.22%
401,048
+8,383
+2% +$1.38M
TSM icon
42
TSMC
TSM
$1.97T
$45.7M 0.16%
1,589,672
+23,500
+2% +$707K
TCOM icon
43
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29.2B
$38.1M 0.13%
951,415
+19,400
+2% +$849K
BAP icon
44
Credicorp
BAP
$30.5B
$37.7M 0.13%
238,842
-57,820
-19% -$8.86M
MMYT icon
45
MakeMyTrip
MMYT
$5.25B
$22.7M 0.08%
+1,022,275
New +$25.4M
GWRE icon
46
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$13.7B
$10.7M 0.04%
217,590
-500
-0.2% -$28K
IWF icon
47
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$118B
$10.2M 0.04%
+390,540
New +$10.1M
AMT icon
48
American Tower
AMT
$81.7B
$9.72M 0.03%
+91,937
New +$9.99M
CSGP icon
49
CoStar Group
CSGP
$11.8B
$8.7M 0.03%
461,400
-1,000
-0.2% -$19.6K
ANSS
50
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$6.77M 0.02%
73,245
-100
-0.1% -$9.21K

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Sands Capital Management's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, Sands Capital Management held 55 positions worth $28.7B, down 16% from $34B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 53% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management withdrew a net $2.81B in Q4 2016, closing 2 positions and reducing 39 holdings. Its most notable exit was LinkedIn Corporation, an estimated $14.9M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 24% of assets, down from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Sands Capital Management opened a new position in Monster Beverage worth $570M.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q4 2016 buy was Monster Beverage: 25,696,432 shares worth $570M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to ServiceNow in Q4 2016, an estimated $307M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Monsanto Co, cutting an estimated $565M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited LinkedIn Corporation in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $14.9M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 53% of its $28.7B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 4 new positions and closed 2 in Q4 2016.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value fell 16% quarter-over-quarter to $28.7B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 13 Feb 2017.