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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
+14.31%
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
$31.8B
AUM Growth
+$3.15B
Cap. Flow
-$526M
Cap. Flow %
-1.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
53.35%
Holding
72
New
19
Increased
19
Reduced
27
Closed
5

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$542M
2
REGN icon
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
+$234M
3
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$233M
4
SHOP icon
Shopify
SHOP
+$221M
5
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$220M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 25.99%
2 Communication Services 21.5%
3 Healthcare 17.27%
4 Technology 16.38%
5 Financials 12.64%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
V icon
1
Visa
V
$703B
$2.64B 8.28%
29,667,052
-2,092,757
-7% -$180M
META icon
2
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.49T
$2.29B 7.19%
16,124,212
-723,282
-4% -$96.7M
BKNG icon
3
Booking.com
BKNG
$154B
$2.14B 6.71%
30,015,700
-1,291,550
-4% -$85.2M
AMZN icon
4
Amazon
AMZN
$2.45T
$1.93B 6.07%
43,608,680
-2,139,100
-5% -$89.1M
BABA icon
5
Alibaba
BABA
$273B
$1.86B 5.84%
17,253,355
-428,503
-2% -$43.6M
GOOGL icon
6
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.07T
$1.33B 4.18%
31,388,360
-1,341,040
-4% -$56.4M
CRM icon
7
Salesforce
CRM
$152B
$1.28B 4.03%
15,566,873
-1,098,613
-7% -$87.8M
NFLX icon
8
Netflix
NFLX
$300B
$1.19B 3.74%
80,529,640
+15,713,470
+24% +$220M
SCHW
9
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$184B
$1.19B 3.74%
29,154,298
-1,118,527
-4% -$46.2M
REGN icon
10
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$73.3B
$1.14B 3.57%
2,933,444
+630,642
+27% +$234M
BIDU icon
11
Baidu
BIDU
$35.4B
$1.1B 3.45%
6,365,329
-193,147
-3% -$34M
ADBE icon
12
Adobe
ADBE
$104B
$1.04B 3.27%
8,012,336
-538,772
-6% -$63.2M
ILMN icon
13
Illumina
ILMN
$29.1B
$938M 2.94%
5,649,136
-224,021
-4% -$35.3M
BMRN icon
14
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$12B
$788M 2.47%
8,972,405
-408,397
-4% -$36.3M
EW icon
15
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$48.9B
$753M 2.37%
24,021,609
-960,405
-4% -$30.1M
CMG icon
16
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$43.6B
$708M 2.22%
79,484,350
-3,931,250
-5% -$32.4M
BIIB icon
17
Biogen
BIIB
$31.8B
$677M 2.13%
2,475,937
-102,972
-4% -$29.1M
GOOG icon
18
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.06T
$674M 2.12%
16,241,680
-181,660
-1% -$7.45M
ALXN
19
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$635M 1.99%
5,235,630
-349,638
-6% -$45.1M
ASML icon
20
ASML
ASML
$592B
$604M 1.9%
4,550,006
+7,500
+0.2% +$922K
SPLK
21
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$590M 1.85%
9,467,334
-618,923
-6% -$37M
MNST icon
22
Monster Beverage
MNST
$96.5B
$572M 1.79%
24,757,190
-939,242
-4% -$21M
INCY icon
23
Incyte
INCY
$25.5B
$568M 1.78%
4,250,593
+597,941
+16% +$76.1M
SBUX icon
24
Starbucks
SBUX
$118B
$560M 1.76%
+9,583,025
New +$542M
WDAY icon
25
Workday
WDAY
$41B
$473M 1.49%
5,681,570
+4,900
+0.1% +$407K

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Sands Capital Management's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, Sands Capital Management held 72 positions worth $31.8B, up 11% from $28.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 53% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management's Q1 2017 filing shows 19 new, 19 increased, 27 reduced and 5 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Starbucks: 9,583,025 shares worth $560M. The largest sale was Monsanto Co, an estimated $385M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 26% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Healthcare.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q1 2017 buy was Starbucks: 9,583,025 shares worth $560M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in Q1 2017, an estimated $234M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Visa, cutting an estimated $180M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Monsanto Co in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $385M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 53% of its $31.8B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 19 new positions and closed 5 in Q1 2017.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $31.8B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 12 May 2017.