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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
-6.15%
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
$28.7B
AUM Growth
-$5.27B
(-16%)
Cap. Flow
-$2.81B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
-9.78%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
52.66%
Holding
55
New
4
Increased
7
Reduced
39
Closed
2
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Monster Beverage
MNST
|
+$588M |
| 2 |
ServiceNow
NOW
|
+$307M |
| 3 |
SPLK
Splunk Inc
SPLK
|
+$42.6M |
| 4 |
ALXN
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
|
+$41.5M |
| 5 |
MakeMyTrip
MMYT
|
+$25.4M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MON
Monsanto Co
MON
|
+$565M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$553M |
| 3 |
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
|
+$406M |
| 4 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$326M |
| 5 |
Visa
V
|
+$250M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 23.78% |
| 2 | Communication Services | 20.04% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 17.13% |
| 4 | Technology | 15.92% |
| 5 | Financials | 13.47% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Visa
V
$696B
| $2.48B | 8.64% |
31,759,809
-3,109,214
| -9% | -$250M |
|
|
2
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.5T
| $1.94B | 6.75% |
16,847,494
-4,499,057
| -21% | -$553M |
|
3
Booking.com
BKNG
$152B
| $1.84B | 6.4% |
31,307,250
-2,587,775
| -8% | -$155M |
|
4
Amazon
AMZN
$2.47T
| $1.72B | 5.98% |
45,747,780
-4,217,760
| -8% | -$165M |
|
5
Alibaba
BABA
$274B
| $1.55B | 5.41% |
17,681,858
-1,033,275
| -6% | -$99.5M |
|
6
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.09T
| $1.3B | 4.52% |
32,729,400
-2,472,280
| -7% | -$98.9M |
|
|
SCHW
7
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$185B
| $1.19B | 4.16% |
30,272,825
-2,423,810
| -7% | -$86.6M |
|
|
8
Salesforce
CRM
$150B
| $1.14B | 3.98% |
16,665,486
-4,488,926
| -21% | -$326M |
|
9
Baidu
BIDU
$35.4B
| $1.08B | 3.76% |
6,558,476
-402,150
| -6% | -$68.4M |
|
10
Adobe
ADBE
$99.4B
| $880M | 3.07% |
8,551,108
-1,097,721
| -11% | -$116M |
|
11
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$72.9B
| $845M | 2.95% |
2,302,802
-194,576
| -8% | -$74M |
|
12
Netflix
NFLX
$300B
| $802M | 2.8% |
64,816,170
-8,185,740
| -11% | -$97M |
|
13
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$48B
| $780M | 2.72% |
24,982,014
-2,124,897
| -8% | -$68.8M |
|
14
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$12B
| $777M | 2.71% |
9,380,802
-840,480
| -8% | -$72.3M |
|
15
Illumina
ILMN
$29.6B
| $732M | 2.55% |
5,873,157
-544,947
| -8% | -$73.4M |
|
16
Biogen
BIIB
$31.3B
| $731M | 2.55% |
2,578,909
-210,357
| -8% | -$62.4M |
|
|
ALXN
17
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
| $683M | 2.38% |
5,585,268
+339,516
| +6% | +$41.5M |
|
|
18
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.08T
| $634M | 2.21% |
16,423,340
-1,090,740
| -6% | -$42.5M |
|
19
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$43.5B
| $629M | 2.19% |
83,415,600
-8,089,000
| -9% | -$63.8M |
|
|
20
Monster Beverage
MNST
$96.1B
| $570M | 1.99% |
+25,696,432
| New | +$588M |
|
|
SPLK
21
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $516M | 1.8% |
10,086,257
+739,569
| +8% | +$42.6M |
|
22
ASML
ASML
$610B
| $510M | 1.78% |
4,542,506
-90,910
| -2% | -$9.52M |
|
23
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$259B
| $476M | 1.66% |
22,842,018
-2,989,722
| -12% | -$71.6M |
|
24
SLB Ltd
SLB
$75.8B
| $455M | 1.59% |
5,425,775
-652,955
| -11% | -$53.5M |
|
|
MON
25
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
| $385M | 1.34% |
3,655,602
-5,513,488
| -60% | -$565M |
|
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Sands Capital Management's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2016, Sands Capital Management held 55 positions worth $28.7B, down 16% from $34B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 53% of the portfolio.
Sands Capital Management withdrew a net $2.81B in Q4 2016, closing 2 positions and reducing 39 holdings. Its most notable exit was LinkedIn Corporation, an estimated $14.9M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 24% of assets, down from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Healthcare.
Against the trend, Sands Capital Management opened a new position in Monster Beverage worth $570M.
- Sands Capital Management's largest Q4 2016 buy was Monster Beverage: 25,696,432 shares worth $570M.
- Sands Capital Management added most to ServiceNow in Q4 2016, an estimated $307M increase.
- Sands Capital Management's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Monsanto Co, cutting an estimated $565M.
- Sands Capital Management fully exited LinkedIn Corporation in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $14.9M.
- Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 53% of its $28.7B portfolio in Q4 2016.
- Sands Capital Management opened 4 new positions and closed 2 in Q4 2016.
- Sands Capital Management's portfolio value fell 16% quarter-over-quarter to $28.7B.
Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 13 Feb 2017.