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Sands Capital Management Portfolio holdings
AUM
$25.5B
1-Year Est. Return
26.46%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter
Est. Return
-6.38%
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
$35.8B
AUM Growth
-$4.88B
(-12%)
Cap. Flow
-$1.26B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
-3.53%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
49.87%
Holding
56
New
6
Increased
12
Reduced
32
Closed
4
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$883M |
| 2 |
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
|
+$642M |
| 3 |
Illumina
ILMN
|
+$350M |
| 4 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$312M |
| 5 |
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
|
+$192M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TFCFA
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
|
+$664M |
| 2 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$554M |
| 3 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$456M |
| 4 |
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
|
+$409M |
| 5 |
ARMH
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
|
+$355M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communication Services | 19.68% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 17.86% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 17.52% |
| 4 | Technology | 15.85% |
| 5 | Financials | 13.87% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Visa
V
$697B
| $3.22B | 9% |
46,271,842
-1,996,107
| -4% | -$142M |
|
2
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.51T
| $2.25B | 6.29% |
25,069,333
-2,173,014
| -8% | -$199M |
|
3
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.07T
| $1.93B | 5.4% |
61,571,100
-3,320,700
| -5% | -$102M |
|
4
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$72.9B
| $1.92B | 5.37% |
4,138,184
-80,784
| -2% | -$43.4M |
|
5
Salesforce
CRM
$149B
| $1.65B | 4.6% |
23,735,958
-1,380,947
| -5% | -$97.9M |
|
6
Baidu
BIDU
$35.6B
| $1.48B | 4.14% |
10,779,865
+1,083,771
| +11% | +$179M |
|
7
Booking.com
BKNG
$154B
| $1.46B | 4.07% |
29,489,550
-3,710,475
| -11% | -$184M |
|
|
8
Alibaba
BABA
$276B
| $1.39B | 3.87% |
23,493,338
+4,285,905
| +22% | +$312M |
|
|
LNKD
9
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
| $1.35B | 3.77% |
7,094,183
-306,079
| -4% | -$60.8M |
|
10
Biogen
BIIB
$30.4B
| $1.2B | 3.36% |
4,121,400
-611,545
| -13% | -$202M |
|
11
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$12B
| $1.2B | 3.35% |
11,395,866
-231,741
| -2% | -$31M |
|
|
SCHW
12
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$184B
| $1.2B | 3.35% |
42,012,034
-824,328
| -2% | -$26.5M |
|
|
13
Nike
NKE
$63.9B
| $1.11B | 3.1% |
18,078,468
-8,054,858
| -31% | -$456M |
|
14
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$43B
| $1.07B | 2.98% |
74,125,550
-16,234,550
| -18% | -$231M |
|
|
MON
15
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
| $1.05B | 2.94% |
12,348,234
-255,915
| -2% | -$25.3M |
|
|
ALXN
16
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
| $998M | 2.79% |
6,379,857
-139,689
| -2% | -$25.5M |
|
17
ASML
ASML
$608B
| $961M | 2.68% |
10,921,794
-254,399
| -2% | -$24.1M |
|
18
Adobe
ADBE
$99B
| $920M | 2.57% |
11,190,108
-514,488
| -4% | -$41.7M |
|
|
19
Amazon
AMZN
$2.48T
| $894M | 2.5% |
+34,911,080
| New | +$883M |
|
|
CERN
20
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
| $879M | 2.46% |
14,665,256
-270,399
| -2% | -$17.7M |
|
|
21
Illumina
ILMN
$29.2B
| $762M | 2.13% |
4,456,231
+1,729,741
| +63% | +$350M |
|
|
WFM
22
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
| $628M | 1.75% |
19,845,100
+4,130,918
| +26% | +$146M |
|
|
SPLK
23
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $606M | 1.69% |
10,948,738
-490,885
| -4% | -$32.1M |
|
|
24
SLB Ltd
SLB
$74.2B
| $605M | 1.69% |
8,767,912
-6,998,198
| -44% | -$554M |
|
|
ATHN
25
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
| $587M | 1.64% |
4,399,018
-97,341
| -2% | -$12.7M |
|
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Sands Capital Management's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2015, Sands Capital Management held 56 positions worth $35.8B, down 12% from $40.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 50% of the portfolio.
Sands Capital Management withdrew a net $1.26B in Q3 2015, closing 4 positions and reducing 32 holdings. Its most notable exit was Southwestern Energy Company, an estimated $265M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 20% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, Sands Capital Management opened a new position in Amazon worth $894M.
- Sands Capital Management's largest Q3 2015 buy was Amazon: 34,911,080 shares worth $894M.
- Sands Capital Management added most to Illumina in Q3 2015, an estimated $350M increase.
- Sands Capital Management's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A, cutting an estimated $664M.
- Sands Capital Management fully exited Southwestern Energy Company in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $265M.
- Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 50% of its $35.8B portfolio in Q3 2015.
- Sands Capital Management opened 6 new positions and closed 4 in Q3 2015.
- Sands Capital Management's portfolio value fell 12% quarter-over-quarter to $35.8B.
Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 13 Nov 2015.