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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
-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
Cap. Flow
-$1.38B
Cap. Flow %
-4.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
52.52%
Holding
75
New
7
Increased
21
Reduced
39
Closed
4

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
V icon
1
Visa
V
$701B
$2.18B 7.77%
16,513,924
-879,073
-5% -$121M
AMZN icon
2
Amazon
AMZN
$2.48T
$2.08B 7.42%
27,691,300
-1,464,140
-5% -$122M
BABA icon
3
Alibaba
BABA
$275B
$2.05B 7.33%
14,985,537
-355,850
-2% -$52.6M
NFLX icon
4
Netflix
NFLX
$301B
$1.43B 5.11%
53,515,920
+846,720
+2% +$25.3M
GOOGL icon
5
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.11T
$1.25B 4.48%
24,012,560
-1,360,820
-5% -$73.5M
EW icon
6
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$48.3B
$1.22B 4.35%
23,871,978
-1,249,920
-5% -$63.2M
NOW icon
7
ServiceNow
NOW
$115B
$1.2B 4.29%
33,777,180
+838,940
+3% +$29.8M
CRM icon
8
Salesforce
CRM
$150B
$1.16B 4.13%
8,449,209
-320,780
-4% -$44.1M
ILMN icon
9
Illumina
ILMN
$29.6B
$1.14B 4.08%
3,923,375
-191,885
-5% -$59.4M
WDAY icon
10
Workday
WDAY
$39.8B
$998M 3.56%
6,248,159
-244,124
-4% -$34.6M
ADBE icon
11
Adobe
ADBE
$100B
$876M 3.13%
3,871,617
-313,991
-8% -$75.8M
BKNG icon
12
Booking.com
BKNG
$153B
$783M 2.79%
11,365,925
-3,185,450
-22% -$234M
REGN icon
13
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$73B
$777M 2.77%
2,080,829
-96,564
-4% -$35.3M
META icon
14
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.51T
$709M 2.53%
5,411,972
-2,725,341
-33% -$395M
ALGN icon
15
Align Technology
ALGN
$13B
$688M 2.45%
3,285,111
+440,909
+16% +$111M
TEAM icon
16
Atlassian
TEAM
$25.5B
$578M 2.06%
6,493,358
+1,953,618
+43% +$155M
NKE icon
17
Nike
NKE
$63.3B
$566M 2.02%
7,634,951
-274,483
-3% -$20.5M
MNST icon
18
Monster Beverage
MNST
$96.5B
$547M 1.95%
22,237,954
-1,420,576
-6% -$38.6M
CSGP icon
19
CoStar Group
CSGP
$11.5B
$536M 1.91%
15,891,960
+1,506,400
+10% +$55M
BMRN icon
20
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$11.9B
$520M 1.86%
6,107,460
-339,085
-5% -$32.3M
ASML icon
21
ASML
ASML
$608B
$497M 1.77%
3,195,607
-92,465
-3% -$15.7M
PANW icon
22
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$258B
$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
SHOP icon
25
Shopify
SHOP
$169B
$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.