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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
-1.87%
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
$19.2B
AUM Growth
-$3.24B
Cap. Flow
-$2.45B
Cap. Flow %
-12.77%
Top 10 Hldgs %
44.65%
Holding
47
New
8
Increased
12
Reduced
17
Closed
6
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
1.3 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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$502M
2
PNC icon
PNC Financial Services
PNC
+$436M
3
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$417M
4
V icon
Visa
V
+$339M
5
GEN icon
Gen Digital
GEN
+$326M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
EBAY icon
eBay
EBAY
+$696M
2
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$609M
3
YUM icon
Yum! Brands
YUM
+$569M
4
DLTR icon
Dollar Tree
DLTR
+$489M
5
HLT icon
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
+$449M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 22.66%
2 Technology 20.67%
3 Communication Services 18.52%
4 Financials 11.96%
5 Consumer Staples 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow Held Since
CHTR icon
1
Charter Communications
CHTR
$12.4B
$1.36B 7.09%
4,715,772
-534,334
-10% -$144M
2014 Q3
9 quarters
STZ icon
2
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22B
$978M 5.11%
6,380,317
+813,625
+15% +$129M
2015 Q3
5 quarters
AMZN icon
3
Amazon
AMZN
$2.65T
$969M 5.06%
25,854,560
– –
2015 Q3
5 quarters
MSFT icon
4
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.9T
$945M 4.93%
15,213,996
+700,000
+5% +$42.1M
2013 Q4
12 quarters
ATVI
5
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$746M 3.89%
20,648,534
+3,358,970
+19% +$134M
2016 Q2
2 quarters
EA icon
6
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
$742M 3.87%
9,422,175
+803,155
+9% +$64.6M
2015 Q2
6 quarters
NKE icon
7
Nike
NKE
$57.3B
$732M 3.82%
14,396,950
-3,055,824
-18% -$157M
2015 Q1
7 quarters
DLTR icon
8
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$24.1B
$719M 3.75%
9,316,134
-6,076,613
-39% -$489M
2015 Q3
5 quarters
EQIX icon
9
Equinix
EQIX
$103B
$684M 3.57%
1,912,684
+113,106
+6% +$39.5M
2014 Q1
11 quarters
META icon
10
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.62T
$682M 3.56%
5,927,908
-318,533
-5% -$39.1M
2014 Q3
9 quarters
BABA icon
11
Alibaba
BABA
$248B
$669M 3.49%
7,619,109
+2,467,648
+48% +$238M
2016 Q3
1 quarter
CPAY icon
12
Corpay
CPAY
$26.4B
$664M 3.46%
4,688,835
-188,748
-4% -$29.6M
2013 Q2
14 quarters
AVGO icon
13
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.63T
$630M 3.29%
35,634,650
+9,568,720
+37% +$166M
2016 Q3
1 quarter
ADBE icon
14
Adobe
ADBE
$96.6B
$518M 2.7%
5,027,599
+409,622
+9% +$43.4M
2014 Q1
11 quarters
V icon
15
Visa
V
$770B
$511M 2.67%
6,551,477
+4,213,802
+180% +$339M
2014 Q4
8 quarters
WMB icon
16
Williams Companies
WMB
$92.3B
$508M 2.65%
16,327,936
+7,080,689
+77% +$213M
2016 Q3
1 quarter
TDG icon
17
TransDigm Group
TDG
$64.8B
$505M 2.64%
2,028,392
-222,383
-10% -$58.4M
2013 Q2
14 quarters
PYPL icon
18
PayPal
PYPL
$47.8B
$493M 2.57%
+12,499,315
New +$502M
2016 Q4
0 quarters
PNC icon
19
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$92.3B
$491M 2.56%
+4,196,144
New +$436M
2016 Q4
0 quarters
EXPE icon
20
Expedia Group
EXPE
$34B
$489M 2.55%
4,317,532
-2,825,799
-40% -$345M
2016 Q3
1 quarter
GOOG icon
21
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.48T
$485M 2.53%
12,558,060
-4,310,920
-26% -$168M
2015 Q4
4 quarters
BAC icon
22
Bank of America
BAC
$359B
$479M 2.5%
+21,671,362
New +$417M
2016 Q4
0 quarters
VMC icon
23
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$35.5B
$468M 2.44%
3,738,010
-1,262,103
-25% -$153M
2015 Q1
7 quarters
ULTA icon
24
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$27B
$458M 2.39%
1,797,638
-1,153,032
-39% -$288M
2013 Q2
14 quarters
BKNG icon
25
Booking.com
BKNG
$114B
$446M 2.33%
7,611,775
-6,755,300
-47% -$403M
2013 Q2
14 quarters

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Stephen Mandel's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, Stephen Mandel held 47 positions worth $19.2B, down 14% from $22.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 45% of the portfolio.

Stephen Mandel withdrew a net $2.45B in Q4 2016, closing 6 positions and reducing 17 holdings. Its most notable exit was Monster Beverage, an estimated $609M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 23% of assets, down from 34% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Communication Services.

Against the trend, Stephen Mandel opened a new position in PayPal worth $493M.

  • Stephen Mandel's largest Q4 2016 buy was PayPal: 12,499,315 shares worth $493M.
  • Stephen Mandel added most to Visa in Q4 2016, an estimated $339M increase.
  • Stephen Mandel's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was eBay, cutting an estimated $696M.
  • Stephen Mandel fully exited Monster Beverage in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $609M.
  • Stephen Mandel's ten largest holdings make up 45% of its $19.2B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • Stephen Mandel opened 8 new positions and closed 6 in Q4 2016.
  • Stephen Mandel's portfolio value fell 14% quarter-over-quarter to $19.2B.

Based on Lone Pine Capital's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.