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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
+14.31%
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
$31.8B
AUM Growth
+$3.15B
Cap. Flow
-$526M
Cap. Flow %
-1.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
53.35%
Holding
72
New
19
Increased
19
Reduced
27
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$542M
2
REGN icon
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
+$234M
3
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$233M
4
SHOP icon
Shopify
SHOP
+$221M
5
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$220M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 25.99%
2 Communication Services 21.5%
3 Healthcare 17.27%
4 Technology 16.38%
5 Financials 12.64%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
NOW icon
26
ServiceNow
NOW
$119B
$458M 1.44%
26,181,580
+6,274,495
+32% +$109M
PANW icon
27
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$257B
$404M 1.27%
21,514,092
-1,327,926
-6% -$29.7M
SLB icon
28
SLB Ltd
SLB
$73.5B
$393M 1.24%
5,038,227
-387,548
-7% -$31.7M
WFM
29
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$347M 1.09%
11,679,023
+10,200
+0.1% +$307K
NKE icon
30
Nike
NKE
$63.4B
$320M 1%
5,739,872
+19,714
+0.3% +$1.09M
LVS icon
31
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$31.8B
$308M 0.97%
5,404,752
+2,100
+0% +$114K
ATHN
32
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
$286M 0.9%
2,537,307
-211,878
-8% -$24.7M
SHOP icon
33
Shopify
SHOP
$169B
$262M 0.82%
+38,456,330
New +$221M
SNAP icon
34
Snap
SNAP
$8.01B
$237M 0.74%
+10,515,359
New +$233M
MDSO
35
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
$219M 0.69%
3,792,633
+4,600
+0.1% +$249K
HAPN
36
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.12B
$151M 0.48%
5,513,970
-337,294
-6% -$9.59M
INDA icon
37
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$6.81B
$137M 0.43%
4,350,616
+78,400
+2% +$2.3M
UAA icon
38
Under Armour
UAA
$2.96B
$134M 0.42%
6,793,770
-318,386
-4% -$7.42M
UA icon
39
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.89B
$125M 0.39%
6,841,721
-320,149
-4% -$6.67M
MELI icon
40
Mercado Libre
MELI
$94.4B
$87.8M 0.28%
415,282
+14,234
+4% +$2.79M
TCOM icon
41
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29.2B
$63.9M 0.2%
1,299,669
+348,254
+37% +$16M
TSM icon
42
TSMC
TSM
$1.95T
$55.2M 0.17%
1,682,068
+92,396
+6% +$2.88M
BAP icon
43
Credicorp
BAP
$30.5B
$40.6M 0.13%
248,426
+9,584
+4% +$1.58M
MMYT icon
44
MakeMyTrip
MMYT
$5.3B
$36.7M 0.12%
1,061,289
+39,014
+4% +$1.25M
NBIS
45
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$38.3B
$27.3M 0.09%
+1,247,109
New +$28.4M
MULE
46
DELISTED
MuleSoft, Inc.
MULE
$17.3M 0.05%
+711,000
New +$16.7M
AMT icon
47
American Tower
AMT
$80.7B
$12.7M 0.04%
104,865
+12,928
+14% +$1.42M
GWRE icon
48
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$13.9B
$10.3M 0.03%
182,885
-34,705
-16% -$1.9M
CSGP icon
49
CoStar Group
CSGP
$12B
$9.67M 0.03%
466,650
+5,250
+1% +$107K
ANSS
50
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$7.91M 0.02%
74,045
+800
+1% +$80.1K

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Sands Capital Management's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, Sands Capital Management held 72 positions worth $31.8B, up 11% from $28.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 53% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management's Q1 2017 filing shows 19 new, 19 increased, 27 reduced and 5 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Starbucks: 9,583,025 shares worth $560M. The largest sale was Monsanto Co, an estimated $385M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 26% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Healthcare.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q1 2017 buy was Starbucks: 9,583,025 shares worth $560M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in Q1 2017, an estimated $234M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Visa, cutting an estimated $180M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Monsanto Co in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $385M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 53% of its $31.8B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 19 new positions and closed 5 in Q1 2017.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $31.8B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 12 May 2017.