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Sands Capital Management

Sands Capital Management Portfolio holdings

AUM $26.9B
1-Year Est. Return 34.44%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-6.38%
1 Year Est. Return
+34.44%
3 Year Est. Return
+179.01%
5 Year Est. Return
+146.44%
10 Year Est. Return
+1,235.63%
AUM
$35.8B
AUM Growth
-$4.88B
Cap. Flow
-$1.26B
Cap. Flow %
-3.53%
Top 10 Hldgs %
49.87%
Holding
56
New
6
Increased
12
Reduced
32
Closed
4

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$883M
2
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$642M
3
ILMN icon
Illumina
ILMN
+$350M
4
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$312M
5
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$192M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
+$664M
2
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$554M
3
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$456M
4
LVS icon
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
+$409M
5
ARMH
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
+$355M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.98%
2 Communication Services 19.68%
3 Consumer Discretionary 17.86%
4 Technology 15.85%
5 Financials 13.87%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CSCO icon
51
Cisco
CSCO
$434B
$315K ﹤0.01%
12,000
– –
IWF icon
52
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$124B
$247K ﹤0.01%
+10,640
New +$262K
WBD icon
53
Warner Bros
WBD
$70.5B
– –
-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 Healthcare at 20% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary.

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.