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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
-16.18%
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
$28B
AUM Growth
-$7.34B
(-21%)
Cap. Flow
-$1.38B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
-4.94%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
52.52%
Holding
75
New
7
Increased
21
Reduced
39
Closed
4
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Match Group
MTCH
|
+$355M |
| 2 |
Atlassian
TEAM
|
+$155M |
| 3 |
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
|
+$149M |
| 4 |
ABMD
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
|
+$142M |
| 5 |
Align Technology
ALGN
|
+$111M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$483M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$395M |
| 3 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$234M |
| 4 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$195M |
| 5 |
MDSO
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
|
+$157M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 25.15% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 23.4% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 21.77% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 15.3% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.58% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Visa
V
$709B
| $2.18B | 7.77% |
16,513,924
-879,073
| -5% | -$121M |
|
2
Amazon
AMZN
$2.46T
| $2.08B | 7.42% |
27,691,300
-1,464,140
| -5% | -$122M |
|
3
Alibaba
BABA
$276B
| $2.05B | 7.33% |
14,985,537
-355,850
| -2% | -$52.6M |
|
4
Netflix
NFLX
$304B
| $1.43B | 5.11% |
53,515,920
+846,720
| +2% | +$25.3M |
|
5
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.1T
| $1.25B | 4.48% |
24,012,560
-1,360,820
| -5% | -$73.5M |
|
6
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$49.1B
| $1.22B | 4.35% |
23,871,978
-1,249,920
| -5% | -$63.2M |
|
7
ServiceNow
NOW
$120B
| $1.2B | 4.29% |
33,777,180
+838,940
| +3% | +$29.8M |
|
8
Salesforce
CRM
$154B
| $1.16B | 4.13% |
8,449,209
-320,780
| -4% | -$44.1M |
|
9
Illumina
ILMN
$29B
| $1.14B | 4.08% |
3,923,375
-191,885
| -5% | -$59.4M |
|
10
Workday
WDAY
$41.6B
| $998M | 3.56% |
6,248,159
-244,124
| -4% | -$34.6M |
|
11
Adobe
ADBE
$104B
| $876M | 3.13% |
3,871,617
-313,991
| -8% | -$75.8M |
|
|
12
Booking.com
BKNG
$156B
| $783M | 2.79% |
11,365,925
-3,185,450
| -22% | -$234M |
|
13
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$73.1B
| $777M | 2.77% |
2,080,829
-96,564
| -4% | -$35.3M |
|
|
14
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.5T
| $709M | 2.53% |
5,411,972
-2,725,341
| -33% | -$395M |
|
|
15
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.8B
| $688M | 2.45% |
3,285,111
+440,909
| +16% | +$111M |
|
|
16
Atlassian
TEAM
$26.7B
| $578M | 2.06% |
6,493,358
+1,953,618
| +43% | +$155M |
|
17
Nike
NKE
$63.2B
| $566M | 2.02% |
7,634,951
-274,483
| -3% | -$20.5M |
|
18
Monster Beverage
MNST
$95.6B
| $547M | 1.95% |
22,237,954
-1,420,576
| -6% | -$38.6M |
|
19
CoStar Group
CSGP
$12.1B
| $536M | 1.91% |
15,891,960
+1,506,400
| +10% | +$55M |
|
20
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$11.9B
| $520M | 1.86% |
6,107,460
-339,085
| -5% | -$32.3M |
|
21
ASML
ASML
$593B
| $497M | 1.77% |
3,195,607
-92,465
| -3% | -$15.7M |
|
22
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$254B
| $483M | 1.72% |
15,383,220
-4,224,246
| -22% | -$132M |
|
|
SCHW
23
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$185B
| $444M | 1.58% |
10,690,105
-10,685,264
| -50% | -$483M |
|
|
SPLK
24
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $409M | 1.46% |
3,897,819
-1,151,931
| -23% | -$117M |
|
25
Shopify
SHOP
$170B
| $374M | 1.34% |
27,025,060
-933,700
| -3% | -$13.1M |
|
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Sands Capital Management's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2018, Sands Capital Management held 75 positions worth $28B, down 21% from $35.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 53% of the portfolio.
Sands Capital Management withdrew a net $1.38B in Q4 2018, closing 4 positions and reducing 39 holdings. Its most notable exit was Medidata Solutions, Inc., an estimated $157M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, Sands Capital Management opened a new position in Match Group worth $330M.
- Sands Capital Management's largest Q4 2018 buy was Match Group: 7,724,932 shares worth $330M.
- Sands Capital Management added most to Atlassian in Q4 2018, an estimated $155M increase.
- Sands Capital Management's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Charles Schwab, cutting an estimated $483M.
- Sands Capital Management fully exited Medidata Solutions, Inc. in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $157M.
- Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 53% of its $28B portfolio in Q4 2018.
- Sands Capital Management opened 7 new positions and closed 4 in Q4 2018.
- Sands Capital Management's portfolio value fell 21% quarter-over-quarter to $28B.
Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.