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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
+6.57%
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
$21.7B
AUM Growth
+$1.58B
Cap. Flow
+$924M
Cap. Flow %
4.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
50%
Holding
44
New
3
Increased
16
Reduced
12
Closed
7
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.4 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.7 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.9 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
1.3 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.7 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.9 years

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 28.22%
2 Consumer Staples 16.52%
3 Communication Services 15.43%
4 Technology 13.03%
5 Financials 8.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
BKNG icon
1
Booking.com
BKNG
$122B
$1.4B 6.46%
28,018,950
+8,228,025
+42% +$427M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
DLTR icon
2
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$24.1B
$1.26B 5.81%
13,362,151
+1,755,667
+15% +$149M
2015 Q3
3 quarters
META icon
3
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.64T
$1.25B 5.77%
10,941,237
-472,271
-4% -$54.4M
2014 Q3
7 quarters
AMZN icon
4
Amazon
AMZN
$2.7T
$1.18B 5.43%
32,877,360
-6,850,000
-17% -$232M
2015 Q3
3 quarters
STZ icon
5
Constellation Brands
STZ
$23.4B
$1.1B 5.09%
6,666,012
+769,791
+13% +$121M
2015 Q3
3 quarters
CHTR icon
6
Charter Communications
CHTR
$12.6B
$1.1B 5.06%
4,792,408
+203,530
+4% +$43.7M
2014 Q3
7 quarters
NKE icon
7
Nike
NKE
$56.9B
$1.01B 4.66%
18,305,703
+6,309,324
+53% +$359M
2015 Q1
5 quarters
MSFT icon
8
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.89T
$885M 4.08%
17,298,996
-8,472,553
-33% -$440M
2013 Q4
10 quarters
EQIX icon
9
Equinix
EQIX
$94B
$830M 3.83%
2,140,962
-183,368
-8% -$64M
2014 Q1
9 quarters
YUM icon
10
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.8B
$827M 3.82%
13,871,407
+11,767,424
+559% +$693M
2016 Q1
1 quarter
CPAY icon
11
Corpay
CPAY
$27.1B
$823M 3.8%
5,750,503
-153,900
-3% -$22.9M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
ULTA icon
12
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$27.1B
$812M 3.75%
3,332,886
-30,082
-0.9% -$6.55M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
MNST icon
13
Monster Beverage
MNST
$92.8B
$666M 3.07%
49,698,900
+36,324,168
+272% +$438M
2016 Q1
1 quarter
TDG icon
14
TransDigm Group
TDG
$61.9B
$628M 2.9%
2,380,420
+262,561
+12% +$64.1M
2013 Q2
12 quarters
GOOG icon
15
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.93T
$612M 2.82%
17,677,760
+2,100,000
+13% +$75.4M
2015 Q4
2 quarters
NOC icon
16
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$78.5B
$588M 2.71%
2,647,065
-602,724
-19% -$127M
2015 Q4
2 quarters
BUD icon
17
AB InBev
BUD
$168B
$554M 2.56%
4,207,607
+2,329,803
+124% +$293M
2015 Q4
2 quarters
LULU icon
18
lululemon athletica
LULU
$11.7B
$547M 2.53%
7,410,304
+2,224,220
+43% +$148M
2015 Q4
2 quarters
V icon
19
Visa
V
$776B
$535M 2.47%
7,207,771
-277,581
-4% -$21.7M
2014 Q4
6 quarters
LNG icon
20
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$58.9B
$484M 2.23%
12,884,676
– –
2014 Q2
8 quarters
ADBE icon
21
Adobe
ADBE
$105B
$479M 2.21%
4,998,438
-74,670
-1% -$7.17M
2014 Q1
9 quarters
SHPG
22
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$466M 2.15%
+2,529,148
New +$457M
2016 Q2
0 quarters
VMC icon
23
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$34.5B
$454M 2.1%
3,772,719
+525,937
+16% +$59.6M
2015 Q1
5 quarters
MA icon
24
Mastercard
MA
$554B
$438M 2.02%
4,968,587
-108,000
-2% -$10.3M
2013 Q3
11 quarters
ATVI
25
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$408M 1.88%
+10,293,113
New +$378M
2016 Q2
0 quarters

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Stephen Mandel's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, Stephen Mandel held 44 positions worth $21.7B, up 7.8% from $20.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 50% of the portfolio.

Stephen Mandel deployed $924M of net new capital in Q2 2016, opening 3 new positions and adding to 16 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Shire pic: 2,529,148 shares worth $466M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 28% of assets, up from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Communication Services.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Microsoft, an estimated $440M trimmed.

  • Stephen Mandel's largest Q2 2016 buy was Shire pic: 2,529,148 shares worth $466M.
  • Stephen Mandel added most to Yum! Brands in Q2 2016, an estimated $693M increase.
  • Stephen Mandel's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $440M.
  • Stephen Mandel fully exited JD.com in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $585M.
  • Stephen Mandel's ten largest holdings make up 50% of its $21.7B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • Stephen Mandel opened 3 new positions and closed 7 in Q2 2016.
  • Stephen Mandel's portfolio value rose 7.8% quarter-over-quarter to $21.7B.

Based on Lone Pine Capital's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 15 Aug 2016.