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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
+2.03%
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
$39.7B
AUM Growth
+$1.31B
Cap. Flow
+$633M
Cap. Flow %
1.6%
Top 10 Hldgs %
48.83%
Holding
49
New
5
Increased
27
Reduced
16
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
WFM
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
+$719M
2
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
+$621M
3
LNKD
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
+$334M
4
REGN icon
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
+$265M
5
SPLK
Splunk Inc
SPLK
+$224M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ULTA icon
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
+$553M
2
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$365M
3
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$235M
4
ASML icon
ASML
ASML
+$192M
5
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$181M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 22.31%
2 Consumer Discretionary 20.26%
3 Healthcare 13.34%
4 Energy 11.82%
5 Technology 9.82%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
V icon
1
Visa
V
$696B
$2.64B 6.66%
50,209,704
-321,672
-0.6% -$16.8M
GOOG icon
2
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.08T
$2.55B 6.41%
87,953,716
-8,677,007
-9% -$235M
BIDU icon
3
Baidu
BIDU
$35.4B
$2.33B 5.86%
12,447,443
-604,091
-5% -$98.9M
AMZN icon
4
Amazon
AMZN
$2.47T
$2.14B 5.38%
131,561,460
+459,680
+0.4% +$7.27M
META icon
5
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.5T
$1.97B 4.95%
29,222,890
-1,555,937
-5% -$95.7M
SLB icon
6
SLB Ltd
SLB
$75.7B
$1.6B 4.04%
13,587,183
-1,760,165
-11% -$181M
CRM icon
7
Salesforce
CRM
$150B
$1.59B 4.01%
27,386,665
+40,054
+0.1% +$2.16M
MON
8
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$1.58B 3.98%
12,658,762
+32,151
+0.3% +$3.76M
BIIB icon
9
Biogen
BIIB
$31.3B
$1.54B 3.89%
4,891,463
+18,446
+0.4% +$5.55M
BKNG icon
10
Booking.com
BKNG
$153B
$1.45B 3.65%
30,109,600
-7,607,575
-20% -$365M
CMG icon
11
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$43.4B
$1.39B 3.5%
117,275,100
+225,250
+0.2% +$2.44M
REGN icon
12
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$72.9B
$1.39B 3.49%
4,907,362
+895,300
+22% +$265M
LNKD
13
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$1.25B 3.15%
7,290,050
+2,068,167
+40% +$334M
NKE icon
14
Nike
NKE
$63.2B
$1.24B 3.14%
32,093,330
+115,052
+0.4% +$4.28M
SCHW
15
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$186B
$1.14B 2.87%
42,340,080
-1,728,010
-4% -$45.4M
LVS icon
16
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$32B
$1.13B 2.84%
14,793,712
-963,980
-6% -$73.3M
NOV icon
17
NOV
NOV
$7.5B
$1.08B 2.71%
13,077,634
-1,368,156
-9% -$102M
ASML icon
18
ASML
ASML
$610B
$1.06B 2.68%
11,410,317
-2,220,709
-16% -$192M
FTI icon
19
TechnipFMC
FTI
$29.7B
$1.02B 2.56%
22,387,907
+80,362
+0.4% +$3.41M
SWN
20
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$994M 2.51%
21,857,261
+50,855
+0.2% +$2.36M
ARMH
21
DELISTED
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
$910M 2.29%
20,117,325
+31,867
+0.2% +$1.48M
CERN
22
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$895M 2.26%
17,359,169
-864,783
-5% -$45.5M
ALXN
23
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$825M 2.08%
5,279,782
+11,364
+0.2% +$1.79M
ISRG icon
24
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$128B
$799M 2.01%
17,454,762
-2,275,245
-12% -$100M
SPLK
25
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$796M 2.01%
14,383,824
+4,270,919
+42% +$224M
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Sands Capital Management's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, Sands Capital Management held 49 positions worth $39.7B, up 3.4% from $38.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 49% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management's Q2 2014 filing shows 5 new, 27 increased, 16 reduced and 1 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Whole Foods Market Inc: 16,491,524 shares worth $637M. The largest sale was Ulta Beauty, an estimated $553M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 22% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q2 2014 buy was Whole Foods Market Inc: 16,491,524 shares worth $637M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to LinkedIn Corporation in Q2 2014, an estimated $334M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Booking.com, cutting an estimated $365M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Ulta Beauty in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $553M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 49% of its $39.7B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 5 new positions and closed 1 in Q2 2014.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $39.7B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 13 Aug 2014.