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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
+14.31%
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
$31.8B
AUM Growth
+$3.15B
Cap. Flow
-$526M
Cap. Flow %
-1.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
53.35%
Holding
72
New
19
Increased
19
Reduced
27
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$542M
2
REGN icon
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
+$234M
3
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$233M
4
SHOP icon
Shopify
SHOP
+$221M
5
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$220M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 25.99%
2 Communication Services 21.5%
3 Healthcare 17.27%
4 Technology 16.38%
5 Financials 12.64%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
IPGP icon
51
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.45B
$4.84M 0.02%
40,105
-11,100
-22% -$1.26M
HDB icon
52
HDFC Bank
HDB
$123B
$3.55M 0.01%
+188,680
New +$3.29M
TDG icon
53
TransDigm Group
TDG
$71.6B
$1.64M 0.01%
+7,464
New +$1.78M
AGN
54
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
+5,553
New +$1.29M
DG icon
55
Dollar General
DG
$28.3B
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
+18,597
New +$1.36M
ZTS icon
56
Zoetis
ZTS
$32.6B
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
+23,659
New +$1.28M
VRSK icon
57
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$28.1B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
+14,050
New +$1.15M
FMX icon
58
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$41.7B
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
+12,056
New +$982K
ICE icon
59
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$87.4B
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
+16,995
New +$994K
BMY icon
60
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$130B
$931K ﹤0.01%
+17,124
New +$939K
MCO icon
61
Moody's
MCO
$84.2B
$781K ﹤0.01%
+6,974
New +$748K
UNP icon
62
Union Pacific
UNP
$173B
$762K ﹤0.01%
+7,196
New +$767K
ROST icon
63
Ross Stores
ROST
$81.7B
$745K ﹤0.01%
+11,313
New +$756K
ORLY icon
64
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$75.2B
$673K ﹤0.01%
+37,425
New +$676K
INTU icon
65
Intuit
INTU
$91.5B
$539K ﹤0.01%
+4,649
New +$557K
CSCO icon
66
Cisco
CSCO
$451B
$382K ﹤0.01%
11,300
MSFT icon
67
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.96T
$280K ﹤0.01%
4,250
IWF icon
68
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$118B
-390,540
Closed -$10.2M
CERN
69
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
-3,123,675
Closed -$148M
KSU
70
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
-2,797,622
Closed -$237M
MON
71
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
-3,655,602
Closed -$385M
MBLY
72
DELISTED
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
-8,033,526
Closed -$306M

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Sands Capital Management's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, Sands Capital Management held 72 positions worth $31.8B, up 11% from $28.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 53% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management's Q1 2017 filing shows 19 new, 19 increased, 27 reduced and 5 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Starbucks: 9,583,025 shares worth $560M. The largest sale was Monsanto Co, an estimated $385M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 26% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Healthcare.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q1 2017 buy was Starbucks: 9,583,025 shares worth $560M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in Q1 2017, an estimated $234M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Visa, cutting an estimated $180M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Monsanto Co in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $385M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 53% of its $31.8B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 19 new positions and closed 5 in Q1 2017.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $31.8B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 12 May 2017.