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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
+11.32%
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
$33.8B
AUM Growth
+$826M
Cap. Flow
-$2.17B
Cap. Flow %
-6.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
53.63%
Holding
70
New
2
Increased
25
Reduced
37
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ALGN icon
Align Technology
ALGN
+$696M
2
INCY icon
Incyte
INCY
+$142M
3
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$102M
4
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$82.3M
5
TCOM icon
Trip.com Group
TCOM
+$21.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$428M
2
BIIB icon
Biogen
BIIB
+$363M
3
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$347M
4
V icon
Visa
V
+$236M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$200M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 25.64%
2 Technology 21.37%
3 Communication Services 20.45%
4 Healthcare 16.92%
5 Financials 10.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
CSGP icon
26
CoStar Group
CSGP
$11.9B
$502M 1.48%
13,829,080
-936,800
-6% -$32.3M
SHOP icon
27
Shopify
SHOP
$159B
$419M 1.24%
33,647,960
-2,141,080
-6% -$27.7M
ATVI
28
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$404M 1.19%
5,987,429
-354,747
-6% -$25M
GOOG icon
29
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.08T
$384M 1.14%
7,440,640
-709,860
-9% -$39.2M
ALXN
30
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$384M 1.13%
3,441,608
-1,111,487
-24% -$133M
LVS icon
31
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$32.3B
$341M 1.01%
4,738,043
-324,210
-6% -$23.8M
LOXO
32
DELISTED
Loxo Oncology, Inc
LOXO
$246M 0.73%
2,129,473
-142,636
-6% -$15.2M
MDSO
33
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
$209M 0.62%
3,323,809
-230,350
-6% -$15.3M
LKFT
34
Lakefront Biotherapeutics American Depositary Shares
LKFT
$1.81B
$187M 0.55%
1,878,686
-119,625
-6% -$12.9M
NBIS
35
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$47.8B
$147M 0.43%
3,717,469
+537,015
+17% +$21.1M
INDA icon
36
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$6.88B
$134M 0.4%
3,914,916
-2,519,700
-39% -$89.4M
TCOM icon
37
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29.3B
$120M 0.36%
2,577,434
+451,000
+21% +$21.2M
TSM icon
38
TSMC
TSM
$2.09T
$105M 0.31%
2,408,089
+155,131
+7% +$6.76M
MELI icon
39
Mercado Libre
MELI
$95.6B
$86.2M 0.26%
241,973
-54,433
-18% -$19.9M
MMYT icon
40
MakeMyTrip
MMYT
$5.37B
$73.6M 0.22%
2,121,064
+80,000
+4% +$2.55M
BAP icon
41
Credicorp
BAP
$32B
$48.5M 0.14%
213,571
+6,860
+3% +$1.52M
ASR icon
42
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$8.3B
$35.1M 0.1%
205,769
+7,873
+4% +$1.45M
SE icon
43
Sea Limited
SE
$65.1B
$27.8M 0.08%
2,464,940
+174,300
+8% +$2.08M
HDB icon
44
HDFC Bank
HDB
$124B
$25.5M 0.08%
1,033,324
+166,452
+19% +$4.19M
AMT icon
45
American Tower
AMT
$81.3B
$20.5M 0.06%
141,213
+10,833
+8% +$1.53M
TDG icon
46
TransDigm Group
TDG
$69.9B
$16.5M 0.05%
53,677
+13,123
+32% +$3.87M
MULE
47
DELISTED
MuleSoft, Inc.
MULE
$16.2M 0.05%
368,443
-172,720
-32% -$5.14M
ZTS icon
48
Zoetis
ZTS
$31.9B
$14.4M 0.04%
172,460
+44,071
+34% +$3.47M
ICE icon
49
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$87.7B
$12.5M 0.04%
172,551
+57,165
+50% +$4.18M
VRSK icon
50
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$26.1B
$11M 0.03%
105,647
+35,040
+50% +$3.5M

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Sands Capital Management's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, Sands Capital Management held 70 positions worth $33.8B, up 2.5% from $33B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 54% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management withdrew a net $2.17B in Q1 2018, closing 3 positions and reducing 37 holdings. Its most notable exit was Biogen, an estimated $363M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 26% of assets, up from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Sands Capital Management opened a new position in Align Technology worth $681M.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q1 2018 buy was Align Technology: 2,709,813 shares worth $681M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Incyte in Q1 2018, an estimated $142M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $428M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Biogen in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $363M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 54% of its $33.8B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 2 new positions and closed 3 in Q1 2018.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 2.5% quarter-over-quarter to $33.8B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 15 May 2018.