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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
+4.1%
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
$40.2B
AUM Growth
+$555M
Cap. Flow
-$638M
Cap. Flow %
-1.59%
Top 10 Hldgs %
49.33%
Holding
53
New
5
Increased
27
Reduced
18
Closed
3

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$697M
2
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$594M
3
DISCK
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
+$53.6M
4
V icon
Visa
V
+$25.1M
5
REGN icon
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
+$20.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ISRG icon
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
+$799M
2
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$560M
3
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$250M
4
CMG icon
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
+$244M
5
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$101M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 23.21%
2 Consumer Discretionary 19.71%
3 Healthcare 12.88%
4 Technology 11.35%
5 Energy 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
V icon
1
Visa
V
$697B
$2.7B 6.72%
50,675,956
+466,252
+0.9% +$25.1M
BIDU icon
2
Baidu
BIDU
$35.6B
$2.46B 6.11%
11,266,494
-1,180,949
-9% -$250M
GOOG icon
3
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.07T
$2.46B 6.11%
84,463,881
-3,489,835
-4% -$101M
META icon
4
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.51T
$2.29B 5.69%
28,948,978
-273,912
-0.9% -$20.1M
AMZN icon
5
Amazon
AMZN
$2.48T
$2.08B 5.18%
129,222,360
-2,339,100
-2% -$38.9M
REGN icon
6
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$72.9B
$1.79B 4.45%
4,967,466
+60,104
+1% +$20.1M
BIIB icon
7
Biogen
BIIB
$30.4B
$1.64B 4.07%
4,952,096
+60,633
+1% +$20M
CRM icon
8
Salesforce
CRM
$149B
$1.54B 3.83%
26,807,738
-578,927
-2% -$32.6M
NKE icon
9
Nike
NKE
$63.9B
$1.45B 3.6%
32,458,642
+365,312
+1% +$14.5M
MON
10
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$1.44B 3.59%
12,826,427
+167,665
+1% +$19.6M
LNKD
11
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$1.43B 3.55%
6,873,049
-417,001
-6% -$83.3M
SLB icon
12
SLB Ltd
SLB
$74.2B
$1.4B 3.48%
13,768,762
+181,579
+1% +$19.8M
BKNG icon
13
Booking.com
BKNG
$154B
$1.4B 3.47%
30,155,525
+45,925
+0.2% +$2.26M
CMG icon
14
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$43B
$1.32B 3.27%
98,667,150
-18,607,950
-16% -$244M
SCHW
15
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$184B
$1.26B 3.14%
43,010,543
+670,463
+2% +$19M
ASML icon
16
ASML
ASML
$608B
$1.14B 2.82%
11,492,674
+82,357
+0.7% +$7.75M
CERN
17
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$1.04B 2.59%
17,518,499
+159,330
+0.9% +$8.95M
NOV icon
18
NOV
NOV
$7.11B
$1.01B 2.5%
13,213,124
+135,490
+1% +$11.2M
LVS icon
19
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$32B
$933M 2.32%
14,999,391
+205,679
+1% +$14.1M
FTI icon
20
TechnipFMC
FTI
$28.9B
$914M 2.27%
22,613,162
+225,255
+1% +$9.95M
ALXN
21
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$881M 2.19%
5,311,488
+31,706
+0.6% +$5.21M
ARMH
22
DELISTED
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
$877M 2.18%
20,079,833
-37,492
-0.2% -$1.7M
BMRN icon
23
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$12B
$873M 2.17%
12,098,628
+173,380
+1% +$11.4M
SPLK
24
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$791M 1.96%
14,283,379
-100,445
-0.7% -$5M
SWN
25
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$769M 1.91%
21,989,684
+132,423
+0.6% +$5.3M
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Sands Capital Management's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Sands Capital Management held 53 positions worth $40.2B, up 1.4% from $39.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 49% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management's Q3 2014 filing shows 5 new, 27 increased, 18 reduced and 3 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Adobe: 9,837,532 shares worth $681M. The largest sale was Intuitive Surgical, an estimated $799M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 23% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q3 2014 buy was Adobe: 9,837,532 shares worth $681M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Visa in Q3 2014, an estimated $25.1M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Baidu, cutting an estimated $250M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Intuitive Surgical in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $799M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 49% of its $40.2B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 5 new positions and closed 3 in Q3 2014.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 1.4% quarter-over-quarter to $40.2B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 13 Nov 2014.