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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
+11.32%
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
$33.8B
AUM Growth
+$826M
Cap. Flow
-$2.17B
Cap. Flow %
-6.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
53.63%
Holding
70
New
2
Increased
25
Reduced
37
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ALGN icon
Align Technology
ALGN
+$696M
2
INCY icon
Incyte
INCY
+$142M
3
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$102M
4
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$82.3M
5
TCOM icon
Trip.com Group
TCOM
+$21.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$428M
2
BIIB icon
Biogen
BIIB
+$363M
3
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$347M
4
V icon
Visa
V
+$236M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$200M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 25.64%
2 Technology 21.37%
3 Communication Services 20.45%
4 Healthcare 16.92%
5 Financials 10.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
GWRE icon
51
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$12.6B
$10.5M 0.03%
129,970
-800
-0.6% -$64.4K
DG icon
52
Dollar General
DG
$28B
$9.86M 0.03%
105,401
+34,925
+50% +$3.36M
ROST icon
53
Ross Stores
ROST
$80.5B
$9.01M 0.03%
115,546
+38,425
+50% +$3.05M
FMX icon
54
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$43.6B
$8.99M 0.03%
98,280
+32,799
+50% +$3.07M
APTV icon
55
Aptiv
APTV
$12B
$8.7M 0.03%
+102,410
New +$9.29M
ANSS
56
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$8.33M 0.02%
53,145
-300
-0.6% -$48K
NETS
57
DELISTED
Netshoes (Cayman) Limited
NETS
$7.87M 0.02%
1,329,225
+49,500
+4% +$399K
UNP icon
58
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
$7.85M 0.02%
58,421
+19,475
+50% +$2.62M
AGN
59
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$7.58M 0.02%
45,058
+14,985
+50% +$2.51M
IPGP icon
60
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.61B
$7.07M 0.02%
30,300
INTU icon
61
Intuit
INTU
$86.5B
$6.54M 0.02%
37,714
+12,525
+50% +$2.11M
CELG
62
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$5.87M 0.02%
65,744
+21,825
+50% +$2.1M
MCO icon
63
Moody's
MCO
$82.8B
$5.63M 0.02%
34,918
-2,796
-7% -$453K
LYV icon
64
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$40.6B
$4.62M 0.01%
109,567
+36,250
+49% +$1.61M
CSCO icon
65
Cisco
CSCO
$457B
$463K ﹤0.01%
10,800
MSFT icon
66
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.45T
$388K ﹤0.01%
4,250
HAPN
67
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.21B
$247K ﹤0.01%
14,088
-1,417
-9% -$27.3K
BIIB icon
68
Biogen
BIIB
$30B
-1,138,777
Closed -$363M
CMG icon
69
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$47.2B
-27,207,050
Closed -$157M
IWF icon
70
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$121B
-146,380
Closed -$4.93M

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Sands Capital Management's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, Sands Capital Management held 70 positions worth $33.8B, up 2.5% from $33B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 54% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management withdrew a net $2.17B in Q1 2018, closing 3 positions and reducing 37 holdings. Its most notable exit was Biogen, an estimated $363M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 26% of assets, up from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Sands Capital Management opened a new position in Align Technology worth $681M.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q1 2018 buy was Align Technology: 2,709,813 shares worth $681M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Incyte in Q1 2018, an estimated $142M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $428M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Biogen in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $363M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 54% of its $33.8B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 2 new positions and closed 3 in Q1 2018.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 2.5% quarter-over-quarter to $33.8B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 15 May 2018.