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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
+5.78%
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
$42B
AUM Growth
+$1.79B
Cap. Flow
+$209M
Cap. Flow %
0.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
49.44%
Holding
54
New
4
Increased
25
Reduced
22
Closed
1

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$1.33B
2
HAPN
Happen Inc
HAPN
+$255M
3
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$221M
4
SLB icon
SLB Ltd
SLB
+$199M
5
LVS icon
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
+$195M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$2.01B
2
NKE icon
Nike
NKE
+$238M
3
NOV icon
NOV
NOV
+$167M
4
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$93.5M
5
LNKD
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
+$38.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 22.45%
2 Consumer Discretionary 17.87%
3 Healthcare 13.82%
4 Technology 12.12%
5 Financials 11.61%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
V icon
1
Visa
V
$697B
$3.31B 7.88%
50,508,332
-167,624
-0.3% -$10.1M
BIDU icon
2
Baidu
BIDU
$35.6B
$2.48B 5.89%
10,858,529
-407,965
-4% -$93.5M
META icon
3
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.51T
$2.25B 5.35%
28,844,338
-104,640
-0.4% -$8M
GOOG icon
4
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.07T
$2.19B 5.21%
83,082,699
-1,381,182
-2% -$37.1M
REGN icon
5
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$72.9B
$2.05B 4.87%
4,986,177
+18,711
+0.4% +$7.36M
BABA icon
6
Alibaba
BABA
$276B
$2.03B 4.84%
19,566,814
+12,957,222
+196% +$1.33B
CRM icon
7
Salesforce
CRM
$149B
$1.69B 4.03%
28,546,139
+1,738,401
+6% +$102M
BIIB icon
8
Biogen
BIIB
$30.4B
$1.69B 4.02%
4,974,331
+22,235
+0.4% +$7.19M
BKNG icon
9
Booking.com
BKNG
$154B
$1.55B 3.68%
33,955,675
+3,800,150
+13% +$172M
MON
10
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$1.54B 3.67%
12,920,998
+94,571
+0.7% +$11M
LNKD
11
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$1.54B 3.66%
6,696,076
-176,973
-3% -$38.4M
SLB icon
12
SLB Ltd
SLB
$74.2B
$1.36B 3.24%
15,935,526
+2,166,764
+16% +$199M
CMG icon
13
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$43B
$1.34B 3.19%
97,929,900
-737,250
-0.7% -$9.65M
NKE icon
14
Nike
NKE
$63.9B
$1.32B 3.13%
27,392,130
-5,066,512
-16% -$238M
SCHW
15
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$184B
$1.31B 3.13%
43,512,842
+502,299
+1% +$14.3M
ASML icon
16
ASML
ASML
$608B
$1.24B 2.95%
11,516,046
+23,372
+0.2% +$2.37M
CERN
17
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$1.14B 2.7%
17,572,633
+54,134
+0.3% +$3.37M
BMRN icon
18
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$12B
$1.1B 2.62%
12,183,113
+84,485
+0.7% +$7.03M
LVS icon
19
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$32B
$1.06B 2.52%
18,234,051
+3,234,660
+22% +$195M
ALXN
20
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$975M 2.32%
5,267,903
-43,585
-0.8% -$8.08M
ADBE icon
21
Adobe
ADBE
$99B
$944M 2.25%
12,985,328
+3,147,796
+32% +$221M
ARMH
22
DELISTED
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
$914M 2.17%
19,730,737
-349,096
-2% -$14.9M
TFCFA
23
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$896M 2.13%
23,336,121
+5,057,921
+28% +$179M
WFM
24
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$831M 1.98%
16,490,006
-125,090
-0.8% -$5.51M
SPLK
25
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$817M 1.94%
13,861,512
-421,867
-3% -$25.9M
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Sands Capital Management's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, Sands Capital Management held 54 positions worth $42B, up 4.4% from $40.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 49% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management's Q4 2014 filing shows 4 new, 25 increased, 22 reduced and 1 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Happen Inc: 2,019,168 shares worth $255M. The largest sale was Amazon, an estimated $2.01B.

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

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q4 2014 buy was Happen Inc: 2,019,168 shares worth $255M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Alibaba in Q4 2014, an estimated $1.33B increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $2.01B.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $2.82M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 49% of its $42B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 4 new positions and closed 1 in Q4 2014.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 4.4% quarter-over-quarter to $42B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 11 Feb 2015.