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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
+23.51%
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
$32.4B
AUM Growth
+$4.42B
Cap. Flow
-$1.44B
Cap. Flow %
-4.44%
Top 10 Hldgs %
52.81%
Holding
76
New
5
Increased
19
Reduced
46
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
INTU icon
Intuit
INTU
+$499M
2
APTV icon
Aptiv
APTV
+$376M
3
TWLO icon
Twilio
TWLO
+$232M
4
ABMD
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
+$149M
5
MTCH icon
Match Group
MTCH
+$123M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 26.83%
2 Consumer Discretionary 22.95%
3 Healthcare 20%
4 Communication Services 16.49%
5 Financials 8.89%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
ZTS icon
51
Zoetis
ZTS
$32.4B
$30.3M 0.09%
301,029
+30,162
+11% +$2.74M
HCM icon
52
HUTCHMED
HCM
$1.93B
$25M 0.08%
816,991
-13,529
-2% -$337K
TDG icon
53
TransDigm Group
TDG
$70.2B
$19.1M 0.06%
42,174
+3,117
+8% +$1.27M
GWRE icon
54
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$12.6B
$14.3M 0.04%
147,110
-4,535
-3% -$405K
DG icon
55
Dollar General
DG
$28B
$11.8M 0.04%
98,889
+6,988
+8% +$813K
VRSK icon
56
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$25.4B
$11.4M 0.04%
85,571
-6,536
-7% -$795K
EQIX icon
57
Equinix
EQIX
$101B
$11.2M 0.03%
24,703
+936
+4% +$381K
ICE icon
58
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$85.6B
$11M 0.03%
144,917
-5,509
-4% -$413K
TXN icon
59
Texas Instruments
TXN
$252B
$10.4M 0.03%
+98,514
New +$10.2M
CCI icon
60
Crown Castle
CCI
$33.3B
$10.3M 0.03%
+80,681
New +$9.46M
SBUX icon
61
Starbucks
SBUX
$120B
$10.2M 0.03%
137,461
-4,858,968
-97% -$334M
ANSS
62
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$9.21M 0.03%
50,408
-1,337
-3% -$226K
ROST icon
63
Ross Stores
ROST
$80.5B
$8.25M 0.03%
88,606
+6,420
+8% +$589K
UNH icon
64
UnitedHealth
UNH
$376B
$7.63M 0.02%
30,859
+2,229
+8% +$568K
UNP icon
65
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
$6.83M 0.02%
40,834
+2,948
+8% +$474K
LYV icon
66
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$40.6B
$6.54M 0.02%
102,903
+7,411
+8% +$420K
BSX icon
67
Boston Scientific
BSX
$69.5B
$6.15M 0.02%
+160,193
New +$6.12M
MCO icon
68
Moody's
MCO
$82.8B
$5.93M 0.02%
32,743
+2,400
+8% +$394K
EB
69
DELISTED
Eventbrite
EB
$4.67M 0.01%
243,580
-8,300
-3% -$234K
IPGP icon
70
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.61B
$4.6M 0.01%
30,300
MSFT icon
71
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.45T
$201K ﹤0.01%
+1,704
New +$186K
FMX icon
72
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$43.6B
-85,523
Closed -$7.36M
IWF icon
73
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$121B
-422,260
Closed -$13.8M
SPY icon
74
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$790B
-944
Closed -$236K
ALXN
75
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
-2,766,636
Closed -$269M

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Sands Capital Management's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, Sands Capital Management held 76 positions worth $32.4B, up 16% from $28B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 53% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management withdrew a net $1.44B in Q1 2019, closing 5 positions and reducing 46 holdings. Its most notable exit was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, an estimated $269M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 27% of assets, up from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Sands Capital Management opened a new position in Twilio worth $267M.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q1 2019 buy was Twilio: 2,064,208 shares worth $267M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Intuit in Q1 2019, an estimated $499M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Booking.com, cutting an estimated $443M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Alexion Pharmaceuticals in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $269M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 53% of its $32.4B portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 5 new positions and closed 5 in Q1 2019.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 16% quarter-over-quarter to $32.4B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 15 May 2019.