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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
$34.4B
AUM Growth
+$3.33B
Cap. Flow
-$523M
Cap. Flow %
-1.52%
Top 10 Hldgs %
47.08%
Holding
79
New
1
Increased
37
Reduced
36
Closed
4

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
INTU icon
Intuit
INTU
+$309M
2
SE icon
Sea Limited
SE
+$307M
3
ZTS icon
Zoetis
ZTS
+$224M
4
MTCH icon
Match Group
MTCH
+$195M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$184M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BMRN icon
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
+$375M
2
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$312M
3
INCY icon
Incyte
INCY
+$308M
4
PANW icon
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
+$265M
5
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$175M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 28.7%
2 Consumer Discretionary 20.36%
3 Healthcare 19.63%
4 Communication Services 15.89%
5 Financials 9.8%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
V icon
1
Visa
V
$701B
$2.82B 8.19%
15,006,334
-256,965
-2% -$46.3M
BABA icon
2
Alibaba
BABA
$275B
$2.27B 6.6%
10,720,902
-628,444
-6% -$118M
AMZN icon
3
Amazon
AMZN
$2.47T
$2.14B 6.22%
23,190,220
-1,738,380
-7% -$154M
EW icon
4
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$48.3B
$1.42B 4.11%
18,208,677
-3,991,575
-18% -$312M
NOW icon
5
ServiceNow
NOW
$114B
$1.41B 4.1%
24,989,845
-1,142,835
-4% -$60.2M
GOOGL icon
6
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.1T
$1.38B 4.02%
20,651,280
-902,140
-4% -$58.2M
NFLX icon
7
Netflix
NFLX
$301B
$1.37B 3.98%
42,367,300
-5,918,260
-12% -$175M
ILMN icon
8
Illumina
ILMN
$29.6B
$1.14B 3.3%
3,525,936
-105,201
-3% -$31.9M
META icon
9
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.51T
$1.14B 3.3%
5,531,425
-151,968
-3% -$29.4M
ADBE icon
10
Adobe
ADBE
$99.8B
$1.13B 3.27%
3,412,268
+4,941
+0.1% +$1.45M
MTCH icon
11
Match Group
MTCH
$9.19B
$996M 2.89%
12,130,441
+2,674,978
+28% +$195M
WDAY icon
12
Workday
WDAY
$39.6B
$912M 2.65%
5,548,377
-208,571
-4% -$34.6M
INTU icon
13
Intuit
INTU
$87.1B
$891M 2.59%
3,400,292
+1,181,976
+53% +$309M
ASML icon
14
ASML
ASML
$608B
$874M 2.54%
2,952,534
-95,569
-3% -$25.8M
CRM icon
15
Salesforce
CRM
$150B
$829M 2.41%
5,098,710
-338,619
-6% -$53.1M
CSGP icon
16
CoStar Group
CSGP
$11.4B
$825M 2.39%
13,782,680
-359,840
-3% -$21M
ALGN icon
17
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.9B
$816M 2.37%
2,924,588
+87,856
+3% +$21.9M
MSFT icon
18
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.9T
$768M 2.23%
4,867,412
+1,254,999
+35% +$184M
ZTS icon
19
Zoetis
ZTS
$32.7B
$737M 2.14%
5,566,610
+1,805,709
+48% +$224M
NKE icon
20
Nike
NKE
$63.3B
$692M 2.01%
6,829,175
-299,157
-4% -$28.2M
TEAM icon
21
Atlassian
TEAM
$25.4B
$636M 1.85%
5,286,626
-15,079
-0.3% -$1.84M
SHOP icon
22
Shopify
SHOP
$168B
$623M 1.81%
15,673,450
-584,110
-4% -$19.8M
SRPT icon
23
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$1.63B
$588M 1.71%
4,557,499
+605,409
+15% +$61.1M
SE icon
24
Sea Limited
SE
$67B
$578M 1.68%
14,378,050
+9,132,636
+174% +$307M
LKFT
25
Lakefront Biotherapeutics American Depositary Shares
LKFT
$1.84B
$547M 1.59%
2,643,808
-110,752
-4% -$20.5M
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Sands Capital Management's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2019, Sands Capital Management held 79 positions worth $34.4B, up 11% from $31.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 47% of the portfolio.

Sands Capital Management's Q4 2019 filing shows 1 new, 37 increased, 36 reduced and 4 closed positions. Its largest new stake was iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF: 136,140 shares worth $5.99M. The largest sale was BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, an estimated $375M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 29% of assets, up from 28% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.

  • Sands Capital Management's largest Q4 2019 buy was iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF: 136,140 shares worth $5.99M.
  • Sands Capital Management added most to Intuit in Q4 2019, an estimated $309M increase.
  • Sands Capital Management's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Edwards Lifesciences, cutting an estimated $312M.
  • Sands Capital Management fully exited BioMarin Pharmaceuticals in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $375M.
  • Sands Capital Management's ten largest holdings make up 47% of its $34.4B portfolio in Q4 2019.
  • Sands Capital Management opened 1 new position and closed 4 in Q4 2019.
  • Sands Capital Management's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $34.4B.

Based on Sands Capital Management's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 13 Feb 2020.