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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
-6.5%
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
$33.9B
AUM Growth
-$4.96B
Cap. Flow
-$1.54B
Cap. Flow %
-4.56%
Top 10 Hldgs %
51.01%
Holding
54
New
1
Increased
23
Reduced
25
Closed
3

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FTI icon
TechnipFMC
FTI
+$403M
2
V icon
Visa
V
+$304M
3
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$258M
4
BKNG icon
Booking.com
BKNG
+$137M
5
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$135M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Communication Services 23.77%
2 Consumer Discretionary 19.38%
3 Healthcare 17.13%
4 Technology 16.15%
5 Financials 13.14%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
V icon
1
Visa
V
$696B
$3.07B 9.06%
40,107,184
-4,177,761
-9% -$304M
META icon
2
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.5T
$2.75B 8.12%
24,104,624
+86,752
+0.4% +$9.15M
CRM icon
3
Salesforce
CRM
$150B
$1.8B 5.31%
24,366,988
+1,992,828
+9% +$137M
BABA icon
4
Alibaba
BABA
$274B
$1.67B 4.94%
21,160,454
-1,914,453
-8% -$135M
BIDU icon
5
Baidu
BIDU
$35.5B
$1.55B 4.57%
8,112,824
-1,516,962
-16% -$258M
GOOGL icon
6
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.09T
$1.52B 4.49%
39,834,540
+443,020
+1% +$16.3M
AMZN icon
7
Amazon
AMZN
$2.47T
$1.38B 4.07%
46,463,940
+4,202,980
+10% +$119M
BKNG icon
8
Booking.com
BKNG
$153B
$1.27B 3.75%
24,611,500
-2,857,400
-10% -$137M
REGN icon
9
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$73B
$1.22B 3.61%
3,387,921
-310,632
-8% -$128M
ADBE icon
10
Adobe
ADBE
$99.2B
$1.04B 3.08%
11,124,882
+406,247
+4% +$35.2M
SCHW
11
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$186B
$1.03B 3.04%
36,742,105
-2,424,932
-6% -$64M
MON
12
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$968M 2.86%
11,030,653
-823,600
-7% -$74.3M
BMRN icon
13
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$12B
$954M 2.82%
11,561,504
-75,962
-0.7% -$6.18M
ILMN icon
14
Illumina
ILMN
$29.6B
$909M 2.68%
5,763,740
-498,269
-8% -$76.2M
EW icon
15
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$48B
$897M 2.65%
30,518,964
-2,254,182
-7% -$62.2M
LNKD
16
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$840M 2.48%
7,344,523
+740,365
+11% +$109M
BIIB icon
17
Biogen
BIIB
$31.2B
$818M 2.42%
3,141,109
-226,422
-7% -$59.8M
UAA icon
18
Under Armour
UAA
$2.98B
$758M 2.24%
17,997,862
+1,684,012
+10% +$66M
CMG icon
19
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$43.4B
$734M 2.17%
77,890,400
-106,500
-0.1% -$1.01M
GOOG icon
20
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.08T
$733M 2.16%
19,673,280
+1,640,780
+9% +$58.8M
ALXN
21
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$726M 2.14%
5,211,879
-844,883
-14% -$124M
PANW icon
22
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$259B
$700M 2.07%
25,758,006
+7,657,290
+42% +$188M
NFLX icon
23
Netflix
NFLX
$300B
$657M 1.94%
64,265,630
-10,253,290
-14% -$101M
CERN
24
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$647M 1.91%
12,217,479
-1,264,492
-9% -$68.9M
SPLK
25
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$528M 1.56%
10,783,353
+324,774
+3% +$14.6M

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Sands Capital Management's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, Sands Capital Management held 54 positions worth $33.9B, down 13% from $38.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 51% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management withdrew a net $1.54B in Q1 2016, closing 3 positions and reducing 25 holdings. Its most notable exit was TechnipFMC, an estimated $403M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Communication Services at 24% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Sands Capital Management opened a new position in Trip.com Group worth $19.6M.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q1 2016 buy was Trip.com Group: 442,050 shares worth $19.6M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Palo Alto Networks in Q1 2016, an estimated $188M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Visa, cutting an estimated $304M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited TechnipFMC in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $403M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 51% of its $33.9B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 1 new position and closed 3 in Q1 2016.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value fell 13% quarter-over-quarter to $33.9B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 16 May 2016.