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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
+23.51%
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
$32.4B
AUM Growth
+$4.42B
Cap. Flow
-$1.44B
Cap. Flow %
-4.44%
Top 10 Hldgs %
52.81%
Holding
76
New
5
Increased
19
Reduced
46
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
INTU icon
Intuit
INTU
+$499M
2
APTV icon
Aptiv
APTV
+$376M
3
TWLO icon
Twilio
TWLO
+$232M
4
ABMD
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
+$149M
5
MTCH icon
Match Group
MTCH
+$123M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 26.83%
2 Consumer Discretionary 22.95%
3 Healthcare 20%
4 Communication Services 16.49%
5 Financials 8.89%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
INCY icon
26
Incyte
INCY
$24.3B
$373M 1.15%
4,340,795
-23,600
-0.5% -$1.92M
ABMD
27
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$372M 1.15%
1,301,348
+448,988
+53% +$149M
GOOG icon
28
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.32T
$367M 1.13%
6,251,340
-200,020
-3% -$11.2M
BKNG icon
29
Booking.com
BKNG
$150B
$360M 1.11%
5,160,100
-6,205,825
-55% -$443M
FND icon
30
Floor & Decor
FND
$6.35B
$349M 1.07%
8,458,316
-445,938
-5% -$15.6M
LKFT
31
Lakefront Biotherapeutics American Depositary Shares
LKFT
$1.79B
$339M 1.05%
2,882,260
-12,275
-0.4% -$1.24M
PANW icon
32
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$270B
$338M 1.04%
8,342,952
-7,040,268
-46% -$261M
SPLK
33
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$333M 1.03%
2,670,879
-1,226,940
-31% -$153M
SCHW
34
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$183B
$303M 0.93%
7,086,967
-3,603,138
-34% -$163M
TWLO icon
35
Twilio
TWLO
$29.6B
$267M 0.82%
+2,064,208
New +$232M
ATVI
36
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$263M 0.81%
5,778,029
-295,813
-5% -$13.4M
LVS icon
37
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$31.8B
$257M 0.79%
4,212,216
-23,700
-0.6% -$1.4M
NBIS
38
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$48.2B
$172M 0.53%
5,003,806
-41,025
-0.8% -$1.36M
MELI icon
39
Mercado Libre
MELI
$95.4B
$155M 0.48%
305,498
-7,256
-2% -$2.89M
TCOM icon
40
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29.4B
$153M 0.47%
3,509,922
-40,875
-1% -$1.43M
TSM icon
41
TSMC
TSM
$2.11T
$127M 0.39%
3,106,855
-6,945
-0.2% -$265K
INDA icon
42
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$6.9B
$83.1M 0.26%
2,357,135
-1,069,925
-31% -$35.6M
SE icon
43
Sea Limited
SE
$65.5B
$82.2M 0.25%
3,496,365
+324,550
+10% +$5.69M
HDB icon
44
HDFC Bank
HDB
$123B
$81.3M 0.25%
2,805,268
+960,720
+52% +$24.9M
BIDU icon
45
Baidu
BIDU
$37.4B
$79.6M 0.25%
483,051
-10,735
-2% -$1.8M
ASR icon
46
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$8.35B
$74M 0.23%
457,655
+87,765
+24% +$14.7M
MMYT icon
47
MakeMyTrip
MMYT
$5.3B
$72.4M 0.22%
2,622,752
-72,362
-3% -$1.97M
EDU icon
48
New Oriental
EDU
$9.28B
$69.4M 0.21%
770,244
+376,989
+96% +$28.4M
PLAN
49
DELISTED
Anaplan, Inc.
PLAN
$55.1M 0.17%
1,400,522
-201,795
-13% -$6.79M
ONC
50
BeOne Medicines Ltd
ONC
$32.7B
$31.8M 0.1%
240,858
-4,339
-2% -$585K

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Sands Capital Management's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, Sands Capital Management held 76 positions worth $32.4B, up 16% from $28B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 53% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management withdrew a net $1.44B in Q1 2019, closing 5 positions and reducing 46 holdings. Its most notable exit was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, an estimated $269M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, Sands Capital Management opened a new position in Twilio worth $267M.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q1 2019 buy was Twilio: 2,064,208 shares worth $267M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Intuit in Q1 2019, an estimated $499M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Booking.com, cutting an estimated $443M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Alexion Pharmaceuticals in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $269M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 53% of its $32.4B portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 5 new positions and closed 5 in Q1 2019.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 16% quarter-over-quarter to $32.4B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 15 May 2019.