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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
+4.66%
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
$33B
AUM Growth
-$397M
(-1.2%)
Cap. Flow
-$1.54B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
-4.67%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
54.54%
Holding
74
New
4
Increased
26
Reduced
36
Closed
6
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LOXO
Loxo Oncology, Inc
LOXO
|
+$189M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$135M |
| 3 |
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
|
+$126M |
| 4 |
Nike
NKE
|
+$84.5M |
| 5 |
Incyte
INCY
|
+$64.9M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
|
+$468M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$223M |
| 3 |
Snap
SNAP
|
+$208M |
| 4 |
SPLK
Splunk Inc
SPLK
|
+$148M |
| 5 |
HAPN
Happen Inc
HAPN
|
+$118M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 25.18% |
| 2 | Communication Services | 21.84% |
| 3 | Technology | 19.58% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 16.84% |
| 5 | Financials | 11.61% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Alibaba
BABA
$274B
| $2.5B | 7.58% |
14,494,696
-443,895
| -3% | -$79.5M |
|
2
Visa
V
$696B
| $2.45B | 7.41% |
21,443,949
-728,702
| -3% | -$80.5M |
|
|
3
Amazon
AMZN
$2.47T
| $2.3B | 6.98% |
39,387,140
+2,458,920
| +7% | +$135M |
|
|
4
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.5T
| $2.23B | 6.77% |
12,654,919
-1,260,146
| -9% | -$223M |
|
5
Baidu
BIDU
$35.5B
| $1.71B | 5.2% |
7,317,748
-239,726
| -3% | -$58.6M |
|
6
Booking.com
BKNG
$152B
| $1.45B | 4.4% |
20,889,525
-779,875
| -4% | -$56.5M |
|
7
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.09T
| $1.41B | 4.27% |
26,742,020
-853,880
| -3% | -$44.1M |
|
8
Netflix
NFLX
$300B
| $1.31B | 3.98% |
68,411,440
-2,862,760
| -4% | -$55.1M |
|
9
Salesforce
CRM
$150B
| $1.31B | 3.98% |
12,842,270
-561,880
| -4% | -$57.3M |
|
|
SCHW
10
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$186B
| $1.31B | 3.96% |
25,431,961
-943,569
| -4% | -$44.3M |
|
11
ServiceNow
NOW
$113B
| $1.05B | 3.19% |
40,354,965
+2,131,555
| +6% | +$53M |
|
12
Illumina
ILMN
$29.6B
| $1.04B | 3.15% |
4,885,568
-179,200
| -4% | -$36.9M |
|
13
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$73B
| $961M | 2.91% |
2,556,612
-83,298
| -3% | -$33.7M |
|
14
Adobe
ADBE
$99.1B
| $938M | 2.84% |
5,351,366
-277,780
| -5% | -$47.8M |
|
15
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$48B
| $784M | 2.38% |
20,868,105
-841,200
| -4% | -$30.9M |
|
|
16
Incyte
INCY
$25.5B
| $776M | 2.35% |
8,191,287
+621,323
| +8% | +$64.9M |
|
17
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$12B
| $689M | 2.09% |
7,726,778
-331,781
| -4% | -$28.8M |
|
18
Starbucks
SBUX
$119B
| $683M | 2.07% |
11,893,848
-328,393
| -3% | -$18.6M |
|
19
ASML
ASML
$609B
| $644M | 1.95% |
3,706,104
-73,800
| -2% | -$13M |
|
20
Monster Beverage
MNST
$96.2B
| $641M | 1.94% |
20,262,986
-1,085,678
| -5% | -$32.5M |
|
|
21
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$259B
| $574M | 1.74% |
23,775,516
+5,160,702
| +28% | +$126M |
|
|
22
Nike
NKE
$63.2B
| $564M | 1.71% |
9,012,009
+1,470,320
| +19% | +$84.5M |
|
|
ALXN
23
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
| $545M | 1.65% |
4,553,095
-222,852
| -5% | -$27.1M |
|
24
Workday
WDAY
$39.6B
| $537M | 1.63% |
5,275,949
-111,075
| -2% | -$11.9M |
|
|
SPLK
25
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $507M | 1.54% |
6,125,483
-2,018,331
| -25% | -$148M |
|
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Sands Capital Management's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2017, Sands Capital Management held 74 positions worth $33B, down 1.2% from $33.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 55% of the portfolio.
Sands Capital Management withdrew a net $1.54B in Q4 2017, closing 6 positions and reducing 36 holdings. Its most notable exit was Snap, an estimated $208M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 25% of assets, down from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Communication Services and Technology.
Against the trend, Sands Capital Management opened a new position in Loxo Oncology, Inc worth $191M.
- Sands Capital Management's largest Q4 2017 buy was Loxo Oncology, Inc: 2,272,109 shares worth $191M.
- Sands Capital Management added most to Amazon in Q4 2017, an estimated $135M increase.
- Sands Capital Management's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Chipotle Mexican Grill, cutting an estimated $468M.
- Sands Capital Management fully exited Snap in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $208M.
- Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 55% of its $33B portfolio in Q4 2017.
- Sands Capital Management opened 4 new positions and closed 6 in Q4 2017.
- Sands Capital Management's portfolio value fell 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $33B.
Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.