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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
+8.9%
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
$33.4B
AUM Growth
+$115M
Cap. Flow
-$2.21B
Cap. Flow %
-6.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
52.71%
Holding
71
New
2
Increased
25
Reduced
40
Closed
1

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 25.31%
2 Communication Services 22.81%
3 Technology 18.43%
4 Healthcare 17.51%
5 Financials 11.07%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
SHOP icon
26
Shopify
SHOP
$169B
$425M 1.27%
36,493,940
-1,761,350
-5% -$18M
ATVI
27
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$423M 1.27%
+6,552,417
New +$409M
GOOG icon
28
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.06T
$422M 1.26%
8,804,080
-6,494,840
-42% -$303M
CSGP icon
29
CoStar Group
CSGP
$12B
$415M 1.24%
15,475,580
+6,631,890
+75% +$184M
NKE icon
30
Nike
NKE
$63.4B
$391M 1.17%
7,541,689
-354,875
-4% -$19.9M
BIIB icon
31
Biogen
BIIB
$31.9B
$378M 1.13%
1,207,172
-70,991
-6% -$21M
LVS icon
32
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$31.8B
$331M 0.99%
5,160,018
-252,580
-5% -$15.7M
MDSO
33
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
$282M 0.85%
3,617,789
-177,185
-5% -$13.5M
SNAP icon
34
Snap
SNAP
$8.01B
$208M 0.62%
14,278,131
-893,853
-6% -$12.9M
LKFT
35
Lakefront Biotherapeutics American Depositary Shares
LKFT
$1.83B
$207M 0.62%
2,036,016
-102,475
-5% -$8.95M
INDA icon
36
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$6.81B
$198M 0.59%
6,035,916
+38,200
+0.6% +$1.29M
HAPN
37
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.12B
$145M 0.43%
4,746,469
-292,653
-6% -$8.42M
UAA icon
38
Under Armour
UAA
$2.96B
$112M 0.33%
6,779,639
-2,273,793
-25% -$41.7M
UA icon
39
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.89B
$104M 0.31%
6,918,090
-2,311,931
-25% -$38.9M
MELI icon
40
Mercado Libre
MELI
$94.4B
$100M 0.3%
386,346
-4,025
-1% -$1.07M
NBIS
41
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$38.2B
$99.6M 0.3%
3,022,754
+827,260
+38% +$25.3M
ATHN
42
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
$97.8M 0.29%
786,576
-1,520,766
-66% -$209M
TCOM icon
43
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29.2B
$90.2M 0.27%
1,709,769
+356,100
+26% +$19.3M
TSM icon
44
TSMC
TSM
$1.95T
$73.8M 0.22%
1,964,518
+318,775
+19% +$11.6M
MMYT icon
45
MakeMyTrip
MMYT
$5.3B
$54.9M 0.16%
1,908,364
+408,750
+27% +$13.1M
BAP icon
46
Credicorp
BAP
$30.5B
$53.2M 0.16%
259,696
+775
+0.3% +$152K
ASR icon
47
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$8.23B
$22M 0.07%
115,444
-76
-0.1% -$15.7K
NETS
48
DELISTED
Netshoes (Cayman) Limited
NETS
$15.8M 0.05%
1,198,325
+2,800
+0.2% +$45.5K
MULE
49
DELISTED
MuleSoft, Inc.
MULE
$11.5M 0.03%
568,663
+58,963
+12% +$1.31M
AMT icon
50
American Tower
AMT
$80.7B
$11.3M 0.03%
82,815
-5,125
-6% -$713K

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Sands Capital Management's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, Sands Capital Management held 71 positions worth $33.4B, up 0.35% from $33.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 53% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management withdrew a net $2.21B in Q3 2017, closing 1 position and reducing 40 holdings. Its most notable exit was Whole Foods Market Inc, an estimated $493M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 25% of assets, down from 27% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Technology.

Against the trend, Sands Capital Management opened a new position in Activision Blizzard worth $423M.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q3 2017 buy was Activision Blizzard: 6,552,417 shares worth $423M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Chipotle Mexican Grill in Q3 2017, an estimated $284M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Visa, cutting an estimated $303M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Whole Foods Market Inc in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $493M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 53% of its $33.4B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 2 new positions and closed 1 in Q3 2017.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 0.35% quarter-over-quarter to $33.4B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 14 Nov 2017.