Sands Capital Management Portfolio holdings
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$883M |
| 2 |
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
|
+$642M |
| 3 |
Illumina
ILMN
|
+$350M |
| 4 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$312M |
| 5 |
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
|
+$192M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$664M |
| 2 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$554M |
| 3 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$456M |
| 4 |
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
|
+$409M |
| 5 |
ARMH
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
|
+$355M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communication Services | 19.68% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 17.86% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 17.52% |
| 4 | Technology | 15.85% |
| 5 | Financials | 13.87% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Cisco
CSCO
$450B
| $315K | ﹤0.01% |
12,000
| – | – |
|
52
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$120B
| $247K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,640
| New | +$262K |
|
53
Warner Bros
WBD
$64.1B
| – | – |
-1,516,550
| Closed | -$50.4M |
|
|
SWN
54
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
| – | – |
-11,661,425
| Closed | -$265M |
|
|
DISCK
55
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
| – | – |
-1,520,250
| Closed | -$47.2M |
|
|
MR
56
DELISTED
MINDRAY MED INTL LTD SPONSORED ADR REPSTG CL A
MR
| – | – |
-477,384
| Closed | -$13.6M |
|
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Sands Capital Management's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2015, Sands Capital Management held 56 positions worth $35.8B, down 12% from $40.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 50% of the portfolio.
Sands Capital Management withdrew a net $1.26B in Q3 2015, closing 4 positions and reducing 32 holdings. Its most notable exit was Southwestern Energy Company, an estimated $265M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 20% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, Sands Capital Management opened a new position in Amazon worth $894M.
- Sands Capital Management's largest Q3 2015 buy was Amazon: 34,911,080 shares worth $894M.
- Sands Capital Management added most to Illumina in Q3 2015, an estimated $350M increase.
- Sands Capital Management's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A, cutting an estimated $664M.
- Sands Capital Management fully exited Southwestern Energy Company in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $265M.
- Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 50% of its $35.8B portfolio in Q3 2015.
- Sands Capital Management opened 6 new positions and closed 4 in Q3 2015.
- Sands Capital Management's portfolio value fell 12% quarter-over-quarter to $35.8B.
Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 13 Nov 2015.