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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
-16.18%
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
$28B
AUM Growth
-$7.34B
Cap. Flow
-$1.38B
Cap. Flow %
-4.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
52.52%
Holding
75
New
7
Increased
21
Reduced
39
Closed
4

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 25.15%
2 Consumer Discretionary 23.4%
3 Healthcare 21.77%
4 Communication Services 15.3%
5 Financials 9.58%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
EDU icon
51
New Oriental
EDU
$9.37B
$21.6M 0.08%
+393,255
New +$22.8M
HCM icon
52
HUTCHMED
HCM
$1.93B
$19.2M 0.07%
830,520
+322,245
+63% +$10M
IWF icon
53
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$121B
$13.8M 0.05%
+422,260
New +$14.9M
TDG icon
54
TransDigm Group
TDG
$70.2B
$13.3M 0.05%
39,057
-4,555
-10% -$1.56M
GWRE icon
55
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$12.6B
$12.2M 0.04%
151,645
ICE icon
56
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$85.6B
$11.3M 0.04%
150,426
-400
-0.3% -$30.7K
INTU icon
57
Intuit
INTU
$86.5B
$10.4M 0.04%
52,955
+10,775
+26% +$2.24M
VRSK icon
58
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$25.4B
$10M 0.04%
92,107
-250
-0.3% -$29.2K
DG icon
59
Dollar General
DG
$28B
$9.93M 0.04%
91,901
-100
-0.1% -$10.8K
EQIX icon
60
Equinix
EQIX
$101B
$8.38M 0.03%
+23,767
New +$9.26M
APTV icon
61
Aptiv
APTV
$12B
$8.13M 0.03%
132,020
+42,460
+47% +$3.08M
ANSS
62
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$7.4M 0.03%
51,745
FMX icon
63
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$43.6B
$7.36M 0.03%
85,523
-332
-0.4% -$29.5K
UNH icon
64
UnitedHealth
UNH
$376B
$7.13M 0.03%
+28,630
New +$7.56M
EB
65
DELISTED
Eventbrite
EB
$7M 0.03%
251,880
ROST icon
66
Ross Stores
ROST
$80.5B
$6.84M 0.02%
82,186
-18,785
-19% -$1.7M
UNP icon
67
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
$5.24M 0.02%
37,886
-13,210
-26% -$1.96M
LYV icon
68
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$40.6B
$4.7M 0.02%
95,492
-250
-0.3% -$13.2K
MCO icon
69
Moody's
MCO
$82.8B
$4.25M 0.02%
30,343
-125
-0.4% -$18.9K
IPGP icon
70
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.61B
$3.43M 0.01%
30,300
SPY icon
71
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$790B
$236K ﹤0.01%
+944
New +$255K
AMT icon
72
American Tower
AMT
$80.8B
-40,233
Closed -$5.85M
DOCU
73
DocuSign
DOCU
$10.5B
-406,923
Closed -$21.4M
HAPN
74
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.21B
-14,088
Closed -$273K
MDSO
75
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
-2,146,654
Closed -$157M

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Sands Capital Management's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, Sands Capital Management held 75 positions worth $28B, down 21% from $35.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 53% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management withdrew a net $1.38B in Q4 2018, closing 4 positions and reducing 39 holdings. Its most notable exit was Medidata Solutions, Inc., an estimated $157M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Sands Capital Management opened a new position in Match Group worth $330M.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q4 2018 buy was Match Group: 7,724,932 shares worth $330M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Atlassian in Q4 2018, an estimated $155M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Charles Schwab, cutting an estimated $483M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Medidata Solutions, Inc. in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $157M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 53% of its $28B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 7 new positions and closed 4 in Q4 2018.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value fell 21% quarter-over-quarter to $28B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.