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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
-16.18%
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
$28B
AUM Growth
-$7.34B
Cap. Flow
-$1.38B
Cap. Flow %
-4.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
52.52%
Holding
75
New
7
Increased
21
Reduced
39
Closed
4

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 25.15%
2 Consumer Discretionary 23.4%
3 Healthcare 21.77%
4 Communication Services 15.3%
5 Financials 9.58%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
SRPT icon
26
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$1.64B
$338M 1.21%
3,094,767
+1,193,203
+63% +$149M
GOOG icon
27
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.11T
$334M 1.19%
6,451,360
-310,760
-5% -$16.6M
MTCH icon
28
Match Group
MTCH
$9.19B
$330M 1.18%
+7,724,932
New +$355M
SBUX icon
29
Starbucks
SBUX
$119B
$322M 1.15%
4,996,429
-212,344
-4% -$13.3M
ATVI
30
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$283M 1.01%
6,073,842
-463,726
-7% -$27.8M
INCY icon
31
Incyte
INCY
$25.8B
$278M 0.99%
4,364,395
-161,589
-4% -$10.5M
ABMD
32
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$277M 0.99%
852,360
+408,753
+92% +$142M
ALXN
33
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$269M 0.96%
2,766,636
-198,591
-7% -$23.5M
LKFT
34
Lakefront Biotherapeutics American Depositary Shares
LKFT
$1.82B
$266M 0.95%
2,894,535
-104,804
-3% -$10.6M
LOXO
35
DELISTED
Loxo Oncology, Inc
LOXO
$241M 0.86%
1,722,467
-122,363
-7% -$18.6M
FND icon
36
Floor & Decor
FND
$6.03B
$231M 0.82%
8,904,254
+2,173,981
+32% +$63.4M
LVS icon
37
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$31.4B
$220M 0.79%
4,235,916
-161,302
-4% -$8.74M
NBIS
38
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$37.6B
$138M 0.49%
5,044,831
+715,837
+17% +$21M
TSM icon
39
TSMC
TSM
$1.94T
$115M 0.41%
3,113,800
+323,851
+12% +$12.3M
INDA icon
40
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$6.81B
$114M 0.41%
3,427,060
-428,456
-11% -$13.5M
TCOM icon
41
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29B
$96.1M 0.34%
3,550,797
+459,013
+15% +$14M
MELI icon
42
Mercado Libre
MELI
$94.5B
$91.6M 0.33%
312,754
+45,681
+17% +$14.8M
BIDU icon
43
Baidu
BIDU
$35.7B
$78.3M 0.28%
493,786
-1,045,487
-68% -$195M
MMYT icon
44
MakeMyTrip
MMYT
$5.38B
$65.6M 0.23%
2,695,114
+305,950
+13% +$7.35M
ASR icon
45
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$8.16B
$55.7M 0.2%
369,890
+42,438
+13% +$6.87M
HDB icon
46
HDFC Bank
HDB
$123B
$47.8M 0.17%
1,844,548
+297,924
+19% +$7.04M
PLAN
47
DELISTED
Anaplan, Inc.
PLAN
$42.5M 0.15%
+1,602,317
New +$39.6M
SE icon
48
Sea Limited
SE
$66.4B
$35.9M 0.13%
3,171,815
+377,375
+14% +$4.72M
ONC
49
BeOne Medicines Ltd
ONC
$33.9B
$34.4M 0.12%
245,197
+151,354
+161% +$20.1M
ZTS icon
50
Zoetis
ZTS
$32.7B
$23.2M 0.08%
270,867
+30,932
+13% +$2.79M

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Sands Capital Management's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Sands Capital Management held 75 positions worth $28B, down 21% from $35.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 53% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management withdrew a net $1.38B in Q4 2018, closing 4 positions and reducing 39 holdings. Its most notable exit was Medidata Solutions, Inc., an estimated $157M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Sands Capital Management opened a new position in Match Group worth $330M.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q4 2018 buy was Match Group: 7,724,932 shares worth $330M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Atlassian in Q4 2018, an estimated $155M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Charles Schwab, cutting an estimated $483M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Medidata Solutions, Inc. in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $157M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 53% of its $28B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 7 new positions and closed 4 in Q4 2018.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value fell 21% quarter-over-quarter to $28B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.