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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
+8.9%
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
$33.4B
AUM Growth
+$115M
Cap. Flow
-$2.21B
Cap. Flow %
-6.63%
Top 10 Hldgs %
52.71%
Holding
71
New
2
Increased
25
Reduced
40
Closed
1

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 25.31%
2 Communication Services 22.81%
3 Technology 18.43%
4 Healthcare 17.51%
5 Financials 11.07%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
BABA icon
1
Alibaba
BABA
$274B
$2.58B 7.73%
14,938,591
-1,387,724
-8% -$225M
META icon
2
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.5T
$2.38B 7.12%
13,915,065
-1,101,445
-7% -$184M
V icon
3
Visa
V
$696B
$2.33B 6.99%
22,172,651
-2,983,546
-12% -$303M
BIDU icon
4
Baidu
BIDU
$35.4B
$1.87B 5.61%
7,557,474
+570,564
+8% +$124M
AMZN icon
5
Amazon
AMZN
$2.47T
$1.78B 5.32%
36,928,220
-2,166,480
-6% -$106M
BKNG icon
6
Booking.com
BKNG
$152B
$1.59B 4.75%
21,669,400
-3,955,025
-15% -$300M
GOOGL icon
7
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.09T
$1.34B 4.03%
27,595,900
-1,794,680
-6% -$85.1M
NFLX icon
8
Netflix
NFLX
$300B
$1.29B 3.87%
71,274,200
-4,284,880
-6% -$74.7M
CRM icon
9
Salesforce
CRM
$150B
$1.25B 3.75%
13,404,150
-889,834
-6% -$81.9M
REGN icon
10
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$72.9B
$1.18B 3.54%
2,639,910
-154,049
-6% -$73.3M
SCHW
11
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$185B
$1.15B 3.46%
26,375,530
-1,500,123
-5% -$62.3M
ILMN icon
12
Illumina
ILMN
$29.6B
$981M 2.94%
5,064,768
-299,564
-6% -$55.8M
NOW icon
13
ServiceNow
NOW
$114B
$898M 2.69%
38,223,410
+6,931,060
+22% +$154M
INCY icon
14
Incyte
INCY
$25.8B
$884M 2.65%
7,569,964
-413,862
-5% -$52.4M
ADBE icon
15
Adobe
ADBE
$99.3B
$840M 2.52%
5,629,146
-977,712
-15% -$146M
EW icon
16
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$48B
$791M 2.37%
21,709,305
-1,190,220
-5% -$45.4M
BMRN icon
17
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$12B
$750M 2.25%
8,058,559
-446,922
-5% -$39.5M
ALXN
18
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$670M 2.01%
4,775,947
-1,570,127
-25% -$213M
SBUX icon
19
Starbucks
SBUX
$119B
$656M 1.97%
12,222,241
-669,213
-5% -$37.1M
CMG icon
20
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$43.4B
$650M 1.95%
105,614,550
+42,134,300
+66% +$284M
ASML icon
21
ASML
ASML
$610B
$647M 1.94%
3,779,904
-183,830
-5% -$28.2M
MNST icon
22
Monster Beverage
MNST
$96.1B
$590M 1.77%
21,348,664
-1,381,368
-6% -$37.2M
WDAY icon
23
Workday
WDAY
$39.5B
$568M 1.7%
5,387,024
-258,965
-5% -$26.7M
SPLK
24
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$541M 1.62%
8,143,814
-547,419
-6% -$34.3M
PANW icon
25
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$259B
$447M 1.34%
18,614,814
-1,155,648
-6% -$26.3M

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Sands Capital Management's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, Sands Capital Management held 71 positions worth $33.4B, up 0.35% from $33.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 53% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management withdrew a net $2.21B in Q3 2017, closing 1 position and reducing 40 holdings. Its most notable exit was Whole Foods Market Inc, an estimated $493M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 25% of assets, down from 27% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Technology.

Against the trend, Sands Capital Management opened a new position in Activision Blizzard worth $423M.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q3 2017 buy was Activision Blizzard: 6,552,417 shares worth $423M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Chipotle Mexican Grill in Q3 2017, an estimated $284M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Visa, cutting an estimated $303M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited Whole Foods Market Inc in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $493M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 53% of its $33.4B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 2 new positions and closed 1 in Q3 2017.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 0.35% quarter-over-quarter to $33.4B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 14 Nov 2017.