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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
+5.78%
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
$42B
AUM Growth
+$1.79B
Cap. Flow
+$209M
Cap. Flow %
0.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
49.44%
Holding
54
New
4
Increased
25
Reduced
22
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$1.33B
2
HAPN
Happen Inc
HAPN
+$255M
3
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$221M
4
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$199M
5
LVS icon
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
+$195M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$2.01B
2
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$238M
3
NOV icon
NOV
NOV
+$167M
4
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$93.5M
5
LNKD
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
+$38.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 22.45%
2 Consumer Discretionary 17.87%
3 Healthcare 13.82%
4 Technology 12.12%
5 Financials 11.61%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
AMZN icon
51
Amazon
AMZN
$2.44T
$875K ﹤0.01%
56,400
-129,165,960
-100% -$2.01B
CSCO icon
52
Cisco
CSCO
$443B
$334K ﹤0.01%
12,000
MSFT icon
53
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.9T
$204K ﹤0.01%
4,400
EEM icon
54
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$27.5B
-67,800
Closed -$2.82M

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Sands Capital Management's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, Sands Capital Management held 54 positions worth $42B, up 4.4% from $40.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 49% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management's Q4 2014 filing shows 4 new, 25 increased, 22 reduced and 1 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Happen Inc: 2,019,168 shares worth $255M. The largest sale was Amazon, an estimated $2.01B.

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

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q4 2014 buy was Happen Inc: 2,019,168 shares worth $255M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Alibaba in Q4 2014, an estimated $1.33B increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $2.01B.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $2.82M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 49% of its $42B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 4 new positions and closed 1 in Q4 2014.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $42B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 11 Feb 2015.