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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
+8.04%
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
$35.4B
AUM Growth
+$439M
Cap. Flow
-$1.77B
Cap. Flow %
-5.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
52.34%
Holding
71
New
5
Increased
16
Reduced
44
Closed
3

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$535M
2
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$297M
3
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$279M
4
V icon
Visa
V
+$175M
5
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$141M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 23.64%
2 Technology 23.61%
3 Healthcare 21.16%
4 Communication Services 16.27%
5 Financials 10.5%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
TEAM icon
26
Atlassian
TEAM
$26.5B
$436M 1.23%
4,539,740
-234,500
-5% -$18.6M
ALXN
27
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$412M 1.17%
2,965,227
-259,112
-8% -$32.5M
GOOG icon
28
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.11T
$404M 1.14%
6,762,120
-479,440
-7% -$28.7M
BIDU icon
29
Baidu
BIDU
$35.7B
$352M 1%
1,539,273
-1,189,444
-44% -$279M
LKFT
30
Lakefront Biotherapeutics American Depositary Shares
LKFT
$1.82B
$337M 0.95%
2,999,339
+1,155,853
+63% +$122M
LOXO
31
DELISTED
Loxo Oncology, Inc
LOXO
$315M 0.89%
1,844,830
-163,407
-8% -$27.5M
INCY icon
32
Incyte
INCY
$25.8B
$313M 0.88%
4,525,984
-247,225
-5% -$17M
SRPT icon
33
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$1.64B
$307M 0.87%
+1,901,564
New +$260M
SBUX icon
34
Starbucks
SBUX
$119B
$296M 0.84%
5,208,773
-5,607,989
-52% -$297M
LVS icon
35
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$31.4B
$261M 0.74%
4,397,218
-248,775
-5% -$16.7M
FND icon
36
Floor & Decor
FND
$6.03B
$203M 0.57%
6,730,273
+1,910,998
+40% +$77.9M
ABMD
37
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$200M 0.56%
+443,607
New +$175M
MDSO
38
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
$157M 0.45%
2,146,654
-1,111,655
-34% -$88.9M
NBIS
39
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$37.6B
$142M 0.4%
4,328,994
+470,150
+12% +$15.9M
INDA icon
40
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$6.81B
$125M 0.35%
3,855,516
+70,500
+2% +$2.44M
TSM icon
41
TSMC
TSM
$1.94T
$123M 0.35%
2,789,949
+324,585
+13% +$13.4M
TCOM icon
42
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29B
$115M 0.33%
3,091,784
+407,000
+15% +$16.5M
MELI icon
43
Mercado Libre
MELI
$94.5B
$90.9M 0.26%
267,073
+15,800
+6% +$5.35M
ASR icon
44
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$8.16B
$67.2M 0.19%
327,452
+28,225
+9% +$5.19M
MMYT icon
45
MakeMyTrip
MMYT
$5.38B
$65.6M 0.19%
2,389,164
+207,700
+10% +$6.63M
SE icon
46
Sea Limited
SE
$66.4B
$38.6M 0.11%
2,794,440
+240,700
+9% +$3.47M
HDB icon
47
HDFC Bank
HDB
$123B
$36.4M 0.1%
1,546,624
+394,500
+34% +$10.1M
ZTS icon
48
Zoetis
ZTS
$32.7B
$22M 0.06%
239,935
+60,800
+34% +$5.39M
DOCU
49
DocuSign
DOCU
$11.1B
$21.4M 0.06%
406,923
HCM icon
50
HUTCHMED
HCM
$1.96B
$16.4M 0.05%
+508,275
New +$15.5M

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Sands Capital Management's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, Sands Capital Management held 71 positions worth $35.4B, up 1.3% from $34.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 52% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management withdrew a net $1.77B in Q3 2018, closing 3 positions and reducing 44 holdings. Its most notable exit was Credicorp, an estimated $49.8M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Sands Capital Management opened a new position in Sarepta Therapeutics worth $307M.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q3 2018 buy was Sarepta Therapeutics: 1,901,564 shares worth $307M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Edwards Lifesciences in Q3 2018, an estimated $214M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $535M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Credicorp in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $49.8M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 52% of its $35.4B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 5 new positions and closed 3 in Q3 2018.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $35.4B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 14 Nov 2018.