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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
+4.66%
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
$33B
AUM Growth
-$397M
Cap. Flow
-$1.54B
Cap. Flow %
-4.67%
Top 10 Hldgs %
54.54%
Holding
74
New
4
Increased
26
Reduced
36
Closed
6

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
LOXO
Loxo Oncology, Inc
LOXO
+$189M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$135M
3
PANW icon
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
+$126M
4
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$84.5M
5
INCY icon
Incyte
INCY
+$64.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 25.18%
2 Communication Services 21.84%
3 Technology 19.58%
4 Healthcare 16.84%
5 Financials 11.61%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
CSGP icon
26
CoStar Group
CSGP
$12B
$438M 1.33%
14,765,880
-709,700
-5% -$20.8M
GOOG icon
27
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.07T
$426M 1.29%
8,150,500
-653,580
-7% -$33.3M
ATVI
28
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$402M 1.22%
6,342,176
-210,241
-3% -$13.3M
BIIB icon
29
Biogen
BIIB
$31.9B
$363M 1.1%
1,138,777
-68,395
-6% -$21.9M
SHOP icon
30
Shopify
SHOP
$169B
$361M 1.1%
35,789,040
-704,900
-2% -$7.22M
LVS icon
31
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$31.8B
$352M 1.07%
5,062,253
-97,765
-2% -$6.52M
INDA icon
32
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$6.81B
$232M 0.7%
6,434,616
+398,700
+7% +$13.9M
MDSO
33
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
$225M 0.68%
3,554,159
-63,630
-2% -$4.53M
LOXO
34
DELISTED
Loxo Oncology, Inc
LOXO
$191M 0.58%
+2,272,109
New +$189M
LKFT
35
Lakefront Biotherapeutics American Depositary Shares
LKFT
$1.83B
$187M 0.57%
1,998,311
-37,705
-2% -$3.57M
CMG icon
36
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$43.8B
$157M 0.48%
27,207,050
-78,407,500
-74% -$468M
NBIS
37
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$38.2B
$104M 0.32%
3,180,454
+157,700
+5% +$5.15M
TCOM icon
38
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29.2B
$93.8M 0.28%
2,126,434
+416,665
+24% +$19.9M
MELI icon
39
Mercado Libre
MELI
$94.4B
$93.3M 0.28%
296,406
-89,940
-23% -$24.3M
TSM icon
40
TSMC
TSM
$1.95T
$89.3M 0.27%
2,252,958
+288,440
+15% +$11.7M
MMYT icon
41
MakeMyTrip
MMYT
$5.3B
$60.9M 0.18%
2,041,064
+132,700
+7% +$3.67M
BAP icon
42
Credicorp
BAP
$30.5B
$42.9M 0.13%
206,711
-52,985
-20% -$11M
ASR icon
43
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$8.23B
$36.1M 0.11%
197,896
+82,452
+71% +$14.8M
SE icon
44
Sea Limited
SE
$66B
$30.5M 0.09%
+2,290,640
New +$31.3M
HDB icon
45
HDFC Bank
HDB
$123B
$22M 0.07%
866,872
+530,992
+158% +$12.7M
AMT icon
46
American Tower
AMT
$80.7B
$18.6M 0.06%
130,380
+47,565
+57% +$6.79M
MULE
47
DELISTED
MuleSoft, Inc.
MULE
$12.6M 0.04%
541,163
-27,500
-5% -$623K
TDG icon
48
TransDigm Group
TDG
$71.5B
$11.1M 0.03%
40,554
+33,000
+437% +$8.96M
NETS
49
DELISTED
Netshoes (Cayman) Limited
NETS
$10.1M 0.03%
1,279,725
+81,400
+7% +$743K
GWRE icon
50
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$13.9B
$9.71M 0.03%
130,770
-8,115
-6% -$627K

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Sands Capital Management's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, Sands Capital Management held 74 positions worth $33B, down 1.2% from $33.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 55% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management withdrew a net $1.54B in Q4 2017, closing 6 positions and reducing 36 holdings. Its most notable exit was Snap, an estimated $208M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Sands Capital Management opened a new position in Loxo Oncology, Inc worth $191M.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q4 2017 buy was Loxo Oncology, Inc: 2,272,109 shares worth $191M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Amazon in Q4 2017, an estimated $135M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Chipotle Mexican Grill, cutting an estimated $468M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Snap in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $208M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 55% of its $33B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 4 new positions and closed 6 in Q4 2017.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value fell 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $33B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.