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Stephen Mandel

Stephen Mandel Lone Pine Capital

AUM $16.4B Turnover 57.14%
1-Year Est. Return 99.7%
 

Stephen Mandel founded Lone Pine Capital, a long/short equity firm that became one of the most influential Tiger Cub franchises. Lone Pine is known for fundamental research and growth-oriented equity investing with risk management through shorting and portfolio construction. Even as the firm’s structure has evolved over time, Mandel’s name remains closely associated with institutional growth investing.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+5.04%
1 Year Est. Return
+99.7%
3 Year Est. Return
+351.81%
5 Year Est. Return
+339.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+2,106.13%
AUM
$26.7B
AUM Growth
+$303M
Cap. Flow
-$1.75B
Cap. Flow %
-6.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
45.3%
Holding
65
New
11
Increased
20
Reduced
14
Closed
9
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.7 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.5 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.7 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
0.7 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.5 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.7 years

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$1.1B
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$851M
3
CPRI icon
Capri Holdings
CPRI
+$738M
4
CP icon
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
+$575M
5
VIPS icon
Vipshop
VIPS
+$322M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 20.01%
2 Healthcare 18.37%
3 Miscellaneous 15.78%
4 Technology 13.65%
5 Financials 9.42%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
FXE icon
1
PUT
Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Currency Trust
FXE
$330M
$2.19B 8.19%
20,000,000
– –
2015 Q1
1 quarter
JD icon
2
JD.com
JD
$34.7B
$1.43B 5.34%
41,890,558
+3,363,298
+9% +$114M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
BKNG icon
3
Booking.com
BKNG
$111B
$1.37B 5.13%
29,794,850
-3,449,525
-10% -$165M
2013 Q2
8 quarters
ILMN icon
4
Illumina
ILMN
$35.6B
$1.24B 4.64%
5,837,536
+2,866,510
+96% +$560M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
BHC icon
5
Bausch Health
BHC
$3.07B
$1.18B 4.41%
5,310,143
-259,317
-5% -$57.5M
2013 Q2
8 quarters
MSFT icon
6
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.88T
$1.17B 4.39%
26,598,524
+12,112,415
+84% +$553M
2013 Q4
6 quarters
CHTR icon
7
Charter Communications
CHTR
$12.8B
$921M 3.45%
5,377,312
+2,049,333
+62% +$369M
2014 Q3
3 quarters
MA icon
8
Mastercard
MA
$556B
$909M 3.4%
9,726,632
-3,247,021
-25% -$298M
2013 Q3
7 quarters
CPAY icon
9
Corpay
CPAY
$26.3B
$855M 3.2%
5,478,615
– –
2013 Q2
8 quarters
META icon
10
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.6T
$837M 3.13%
9,761,722
+1,654,800
+20% +$135M
2014 Q3
3 quarters
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11
Williams Companies
WMB
$90.9B
$800M 2.99%
13,943,148
+1,927,849
+16% +$99.3M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
NKE icon
12
Nike
NKE
$57.4B
$773M 2.89%
14,311,720
+2,954,400
+26% +$151M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
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13
Equinix
EQIX
$100B
$764M 2.86%
3,005,944
+276,566
+10% +$70.5M
2014 Q1
5 quarters
ADBE icon
14
Adobe
ADBE
$97.4B
$751M 2.81%
9,264,439
-2,780,954
-23% -$217M
2014 Q1
5 quarters
AGN
15
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$697M 2.61%
2,297,966
+465,652
+25% +$139M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
V icon
16
Visa
V
$773B
$598M 2.24%
8,900,538
-609,730
-6% -$41.3M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
LNG icon
17
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$67.5B
$550M 2.06%
7,943,511
-74,975
-0.9% -$5.62M
2014 Q2
4 quarters
UVXY icon
18
PUT
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
UVXY
$234M
$528M 1.97%
10
+8
+400% +$471M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
SBAC icon
19
SBA Communications
SBAC
$19.9B
$527M 1.97%
4,584,339
-1,876,339
-29% -$220M
2013 Q4
6 quarters
CHTR icon
20
CALL
Charter Communications
CHTR
$12.8B
$522M 1.95%
+3,050,000
New +$549M
2015 Q2
0 quarters
TDG icon
21
TransDigm Group
TDG
$63.4B
$498M 1.86%
2,215,423
– –
2013 Q2
8 quarters
HOUS icon
22
DELISTED
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
$486M 1.82%
10,406,478
– –
2013 Q2
8 quarters
LOW icon
23
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$117B
$472M 1.77%
7,053,887
+1,137,583
+19% +$81.1M
2015 Q1
1 quarter
HCA icon
24
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$98.8B
$454M 1.7%
5,007,242
-829,630
-14% -$66.5M
2014 Q4
2 quarters
WBA icon
25
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$439M 1.64%
5,198,204
+2,613,677
+101% +$225M
2014 Q4
2 quarters

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Stephen Mandel's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, Stephen Mandel held 65 positions worth $26.7B, up 1.1% from $26.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 45% of the portfolio.

Stephen Mandel withdrew a net $1.75B in Q2 2015, closing 9 positions and reducing 14 holdings. Its most notable exit was Baidu, an estimated $1.1B position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 20% of assets, down from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Miscellaneous.

Against the trend, Stephen Mandel opened a new position in Hanesbrands worth $253M.

  • Stephen Mandel's largest Q2 2015 buy was Hanesbrands: 7,588,105 shares worth $253M.
  • Stephen Mandel added most to Illumina in Q2 2015, an estimated $560M increase.
  • Stephen Mandel's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Mastercard, cutting an estimated $298M.
  • Stephen Mandel fully exited Baidu in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $1.1B.
  • Stephen Mandel's ten largest holdings make up 45% of its $26.7B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • Stephen Mandel opened 11 new positions and closed 9 in Q2 2015.
  • Stephen Mandel's portfolio value rose 1.1% quarter-over-quarter to $26.7B.

Based on Lone Pine Capital's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.