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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
+12.95%
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
$38.8B
AUM Growth
+$3B
Cap. Flow
-$1B
Cap. Flow %
-2.59%
Top 10 Hldgs %
49.6%
Holding
56
New
4
Increased
12
Reduced
36
Closed
3

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 22.9%
2 Healthcare 20.42%
3 Consumer Discretionary 17.7%
4 Technology 13.71%
5 Financials 13.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
INDY icon
51
iShares S&P India Nifty 50 Index Fund
INDY
$562M
$5.38M 0.01%
198,000
CSCO icon
52
Cisco
CSCO
$453B
$307K ﹤0.01%
11,300
-700
-6% -$19.3K
MSFT icon
53
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.43T
$236K ﹤0.01%
+4,250
New +$224K
TRIP icon
54
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.65B
-71,175
Closed -$4.49M
TFCFA
55
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
-178,220
Closed -$4.81M
QUNR
56
DELISTED
Qunar Cayman Islands Limited
QUNR
-888,525
Closed -$26.7M

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Sands Capital Management's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Sands Capital Management held 56 positions worth $38.8B, up 8.4% from $35.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 50% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management's Q4 2015 filing shows 4 new, 12 increased, 36 reduced and 3 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 39,391,520 shares worth $1.53B. The largest sale was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $1.56B.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 23% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 39,391,520 shares worth $1.53B.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Edwards Lifesciences in Q4 2015, an estimated $645M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $1.56B.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Qunar Cayman Islands Limited in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $26.7M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 50% of its $38.8B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 4 new positions and closed 3 in Q4 2015.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 8.4% quarter-over-quarter to $38.8B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 12 Feb 2016.