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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
+4.1%
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
$40.2B
AUM Growth
+$555M
Cap. Flow
-$638M
Cap. Flow %
-1.59%
Top 10 Hldgs %
49.33%
Holding
53
New
5
Increased
27
Reduced
18
Closed
3

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 23.21%
2 Consumer Discretionary 19.71%
3 Healthcare 12.88%
4 Technology 11.35%
5 Energy 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
ISRG icon
51
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$127B
-17,454,762
Closed -$799M
IWF icon
52
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$117B
-10,440
Closed -$237K
SBUX icon
53
Starbucks
SBUX
$119B
-14,471,102
Closed -$560M

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Sands Capital Management's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Sands Capital Management held 53 positions worth $40.2B, up 1.4% from $39.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 49% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management's Q3 2014 filing shows 5 new, 27 increased, 18 reduced and 3 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Adobe: 9,837,532 shares worth $681M. The largest sale was Intuitive Surgical, an estimated $799M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 23% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q3 2014 buy was Adobe: 9,837,532 shares worth $681M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Visa in Q3 2014, an estimated $25.1M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Baidu, cutting an estimated $250M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Intuitive Surgical in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $799M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 49% of its $40.2B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 5 new positions and closed 3 in Q3 2014.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 1.4% quarter-over-quarter to $40.2B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 13 Nov 2014.