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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
-4.63%
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
$24.6B
AUM Growth
-$2.17B
Cap. Flow
+$1.77B
Cap. Flow %
7.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
41.87%
Holding
66
New
10
Increased
22
Reduced
15
Closed
14
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.8 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.7 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.7 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
0.8 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.7 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.7 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$979M
2
STZ icon
Constellation Brands
STZ
+$578M
3
EA icon
Electronic Arts
EA
+$560M
4
BHC icon
Bausch Health
BHC
+$502M
5
SCHW icon
Charles Schwab
SCHW
+$406M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 22.09%
2 Healthcare 17.87%
3 Technology 13.15%
4 Communication Services 11.03%
5 Financials 9.66%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
BHC icon
1
Bausch Health
BHC
$3.11B
$1.33B 5.42%
7,461,780
+2,151,637
+41% +$502M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
BKNG icon
2
Booking.com
BKNG
$119B
$1.23B 5%
24,806,300
-4,988,550
-17% -$248M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
CHTR icon
3
Charter Communications
CHTR
$15.9B
$1.15B 4.69%
6,550,257
+1,172,945
+22% +$214M
2014 Q3
4 quarters
JD icon
4
JD.com
JD
$37.6B
$1.13B 4.62%
43,495,999
+1,605,441
+4% +$46.4M
2014 Q4
3 quarters
MSFT icon
5
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.9T
$1.12B 4.57%
25,339,024
-1,259,500
-5% -$56.6M
2013 Q4
7 quarters
AMZN icon
6
Amazon
AMZN
$2.87T
$992M 4.04%
+38,740,040
New +$979M
2015 Q3
0 quarters
META icon
7
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.64T
$962M 3.92%
10,702,259
+940,537
+10% +$86.3M
2014 Q3
4 quarters
CPAY icon
8
Corpay
CPAY
$29.6B
$885M 3.61%
6,434,203
+955,588
+17% +$147M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
MA icon
9
Mastercard
MA
$575B
$752M 3.06%
8,343,895
-1,382,737
-14% -$130M
2013 Q3
8 quarters
EQIX icon
10
Equinix
EQIX
$104B
$725M 2.95%
2,650,775
-355,169
-12% -$97.4M
2014 Q1
6 quarters
AGN
11
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$709M 2.89%
2,607,655
+309,689
+13% +$95.1M
2015 Q1
2 quarters
NKE icon
12
Nike
NKE
$56.5B
$701M 2.86%
11,401,710
-2,910,010
-20% -$165M
2015 Q1
2 quarters
V icon
13
Visa
V
$795B
$681M 2.77%
9,769,463
+868,925
+10% +$62M
2014 Q4
3 quarters
UVXY icon
14
PUT
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
UVXY
$175M
$672M 2.74%
10
– –
2015 Q1
2 quarters
WMB icon
15
Williams Companies
WMB
$86.2B
$651M 2.65%
17,675,229
+3,732,081
+27% +$186M
2015 Q1
2 quarters
ILMN icon
16
Illumina
ILMN
$31.3B
$635M 2.59%
3,710,808
-2,126,728
-36% -$430M
2015 Q1
2 quarters
EA icon
17
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
$595M 2.42%
8,782,612
+7,988,172
+1,006% +$560M
2015 Q2
1 quarter
LNG icon
18
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$62.9B
$591M 2.41%
12,241,775
+4,298,264
+54% +$265M
2014 Q2
5 quarters
STZ icon
19
Constellation Brands
STZ
$24.6B
$587M 2.39%
+4,684,214
New +$578M
2015 Q3
0 quarters
DVA icon
20
DaVita
DVA
$11B
$573M 2.33%
7,918,998
+2,463,224
+45% +$191M
2014 Q4
3 quarters
WBA icon
21
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$564M 2.3%
6,787,816
+1,589,612
+31% +$144M
2014 Q4
3 quarters
CHTR icon
22
CALL
Charter Communications
CHTR
$15.9B
$536M 2.18%
3,050,000
– –
2015 Q2
1 quarter
ULTA icon
23
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$28.1B
$535M 2.18%
3,276,408
+938,738
+40% +$155M
2013 Q2
9 quarters
ADBE icon
24
Adobe
ADBE
$94.5B
$511M 2.08%
6,209,219
-3,055,220
-33% -$248M
2014 Q1
6 quarters
TDG icon
25
TransDigm Group
TDG
$66.5B
$471M 1.92%
2,215,423
– –
2013 Q2
9 quarters

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Stephen Mandel's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Stephen Mandel held 66 positions worth $24.6B, down 8.1% from $26.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 42% of the portfolio.

Stephen Mandel deployed $1.77B of net new capital in Q3 2015, opening 10 new positions and adding to 22 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Amazon: 38,740,040 shares worth $992M.

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

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Illumina, an estimated $430M trimmed.

  • Stephen Mandel's largest Q3 2015 buy was Amazon: 38,740,040 shares worth $992M.
  • Stephen Mandel added most to Electronic Arts in Q3 2015, an estimated $560M increase.
  • Stephen Mandel's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Illumina, cutting an estimated $430M.
  • Stephen Mandel fully exited Lowe's Companies in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $472M.
  • Stephen Mandel's ten largest holdings make up 42% of its $24.6B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Stephen Mandel opened 10 new positions and closed 14 in Q3 2015.
  • Stephen Mandel's portfolio value fell 8.1% quarter-over-quarter to $24.6B.

Based on Lone Pine Capital's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 16 Nov 2015.