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Sands Capital 13F holdings, Q1 2007

Long-only investorSEC filingsCompare with another fundHoldings as of 2007-03-31, filed 2007-05-15

Sands Capital disclosed 51 US equity positions worth $13.6bn in its Q1 2007 13F filing. Its largest position is CHICAGO MERCANTILE HLDGS INC at 7.4% of the reported book, followed by AAPL and LOW.

$13.6bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
51
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
7.4%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
63.8%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
18
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
106
Quarters on file since Q1 1999
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

50 of 51
CHICAGO MERCANTILE HLDGS INC no ticker–7.4%$1.0bn1.89m−1.9%
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology7.3%$991m10.66m+45%
LOW LOWES COS INCConsumer Cyclical6.6%$905m28.74m+99%
ALLERGAN INC no ticker–6.5%$879m7.93m+27%
QCOM QUALCOMM INCTechnology6.2%$850m19.93m+1.9%
INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE INC no ticker–6.2%$846m6.92m+62%
SLB SLB LIMITEDEnergy6.1%$828m11.98m+55%
GENZYME CORP no ticker–6.0%$817m13.62m+0.1%
AMXN AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV–5.9%$800m16.75m+41%
AVGO BROADCOM CORPTechnology5.7%$770m24.00m–
MCO MOODYS CORPFinancial Services5.1%$688m11.09m+0.1%
WALGREEN CO no ticker–4.8%$657m14.31m−1.8%
YAHOO INC no ticker–4.8%$653m20.87m−0.2%
TEVA TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTDHealthcare3.9%$531m14.19m−34%
SYK STRYKER CORPORATIONHealthcare3.5%$483m7.29m−5.7%
ZBH ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS INCHealthcare3.1%$420m4.91m+0.5%
EXPD EXPEDITORS INTL WASH INCIndustrials2.9%$394m9.54m–
CRM SALESFORCE INCTechnology2.6%$353m8.26m–
CERNCHF CERNER CORP–2.1%$287m5.26m–
IRON MTN INC no ticker–1.7%$226m8.64m+49%
ABRAXIS BIOSCIENCE INC no ticker–1.5%$205m7.69m+0.1%
CSCO CISCO SYS INCTechnology0.05%$6.2m243,484−19%
ARTHROCARE CORP no ticker–0.02%$2.7m74,000–
BMRN BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INCHealthcare0.02%$2.1m120,000–
MEDAREX INC no ticker–0.01%$1.9m145,250–
IWF ISHARES TR–0.01%$1.7m30,263−5.0%
HEALTHWAYS INC no ticker–0.01%$1.5m33,000–
ALNY ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare0.01%$1.5m81,100–
MDRX VERADIGM INCHealthcare0.01%$1.1m40,000–
CELG CELGENE CORP–0.01%$1.1m20,250+322%
ALKERMES INC no ticker–0.01%$1.0m65,000–
WHOLE FOODS MKT INC no ticker–0.01%$913k20,349–
VRTX VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCHealthcare0.01%$869k31,000–
AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC no ticker–0.01%$762k20,400–
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES INC no ticker–0.0%$637k60,000–
GE GENERAL ELECTRIC COIndustrials0.0%$626k17,700−40%
TROW PRICE T ROWE GROUP INCFinancial Services0.0%$606k12,8340.0%
ADBE ADOBE INCTechnology0.0%$488k11,700+58%
COMMERCE BANCORP INC NJ no ticker–0.0%$467k14,000–
ROCKWELL COLLINS INC no ticker–0.0%$415k6,200+3.3%
INTC INTEL CORPTechnology0.0%$390k20,400−57%
ROK ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INCIndustrials0.0%$359k6,0000.0%
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE COConsumer Defensive0.0%$346k5,477+12%
IBB ISHARES TR–0.0%$303k4,000–
EXMOC EXXON MOBIL CORP–0.0%$294k3,898+16%
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCFinancial Services0.0%$269k1,300–
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust–0.0%$257k1,810−72%
TGT TARGET CORPConsumer Defensive0.0%$236k3,987−88%
EBAY EBAY INC.Consumer Cyclical0.0%$228k6,875−100%
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer Defensive0.0%$219k3,450–

Sector mix

  • Unclassified46.9%
  • Technology21.8%
  • Healthcare10.6%
  • Consumer Cyclical6.6%
  • Energy6.1%
  • Financial Services5.1%
  • Industrials2.9%
  • Consumer Defensive0.01%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (106)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 202671$26.9bn
Q1 202667$25.5bn
Q4 202566$32.9bn
Q3 202564$36.2bn
Q2 202566$34.8bn
Q1 202575$29.4bn
Q4 202471$33.8bn
Q3 202467$32.9bn
Q2 202466$34.0bn
Q1 202476$35.8bn
Q4 202374$32.9bn
Q3 202375$29.4bn
Q2 202366$32.2bn
Q1 202366$30.4bn
Q4 202267$26.5bn
Q3 202267$26.6bn
Q2 202269$28.9bn
Q1 202268$43.5bn
Q4 202171$53.9bn
Q3 202171$60.0bn
Q2 202177$59.0bn
Q1 202175$51.7bn
Q4 202076$52.7bn
Q3 202077$46.2bn
Q2 202077$41.3bn
Q1 202076$30.0bn
Q4 201975$34.4bn
Q3 201978$31.1bn
Q2 201979$33.6bn
Q1 201971$32.4bn
Q4 201871$28.0bn
Q3 201868$35.4bn
Q2 201866$34.9bn
Q1 201867$33.8bn
Q4 201768$33.0bn
Q3 201770$33.4bn
Q2 201769$33.3bn
Q1 201767$31.8bn
Q4 201653$28.7bn
Q3 201651$34.0bn
Q2 201652$32.4bn
Q1 201651$33.9bn
Q4 201553$38.8bn
Q3 201553$35.8bn
Q2 201551$40.7bn
Q1 201549$42.0bn
Q4 201454$42.0bn
Q3 201451$40.2bn
Q2 201449$39.7bn
Q1 201444$38.4bn
Q4 201343$38.2bn
Q3 201342$35.8bn
Q2 201339$29.7bn
Q1 201329$24.7bn
Q4 201231$22.5bn
Q3 201233$21.9bn
Q2 201233$19.3bn
Q1 201235$19.4bn
Q4 201148$15.1bn
Q3 201150$13.0bn
Q2 201149$14.9bn
Q1 201152$14.4bn
Q4 201051$14.0bn
Q3 201045$11.9bn
Q2 201045$10.1bn
Q1 201045$11.5bn
Q4 200947$11.8bn
Q3 200945$11.0bn
Q2 200942$9.5bn
Q1 200940$8.1bn
Q4 200836$6.2bn
Q3 200836$9.3bn
Q2 200838$12.6bn
Q1 200838$11.4bn
Q4 200749$15.1bn
Q1 200751$13.6bn
Q2 200635$11.5bn
Q1 200637$12.7bn
Q4 200543$12.8bn
Q3 200543$11.4bn
Q2 200544$9.2bn
Q1 200540$8.2bn
Q4 200444$11.0bn
Q3 200483$8.5bn
Q2 200440$8.3bn
Q1 200445$6.7bn
Q4 200342$5.3bn
Q3 200338$4.1bn
Q2 200341$2.5bn
Q1 200337$2.0bn
Q4 200238$1.8bn
Q3 200240$1.4bn
Q2 200239$1.3bn
Q1 200235$1.4bn
Q4 200139$1.4bn
Q3 200136$1.0bn
Q2 200137$1.3bn
Q1 200135$1.1bn
Q4 200039$878m
Q3 200042$962m
Q2 200033$917m
Q1 200035$919m
Q4 199933$648m
Q3 199929$533m
Q2 199930$440m
Q1 199925$342m

Where Sands Capital was early

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ADP Auto Data ProcessingQ2 19991 of 1482.2%5.1%14Exited by Q4 2002−21%
PFE PfizerQ2 19991 of 2080.09%7.2%22Exited by Q4 2004−16%
MDT MedtronicQ1 20001 of 1730.04%5.6%20Exited by Q1 2005−3.4%
TXN TEXAS INSTRS INCQ1 200017 of 2020.03%1.6%36Exited by Q1 2025+134%
NOK Nokia Corp SPONQ3 20001 of 1673.9%5.4%10Exited by Q1 2003−62%
EBAY EBAY INCQ4 20002 of 1861.1%12.4%24Exited by Q4 2007+302%
TROW PRICE T ROWE GROUP INCQ1 20011 of 1201.8%1.9%27Exited by Q4 2008+243%
KSS KOHLS CORPQ2 20011 of 1660.3%4.4%19Exited by Q1 2006−23%
COF CAPITAL ONE FINL CORPQ2 20012 of 2270.1%8.7%20Exited by Q2 2006+34%
SBUX STARBUCKS CORPQ3 20011 of 2170.02%7.8%28Exited by Q2 2019+1890%
AMGN AMGEN INCQ3 20012 of 1660.02%5.4%19Exited by Q2 2006+24%
LOW LOWES COS INCQ4 20011 of 2090.1%7.7%21Exited by Q1 2008−2.5%
QCOM QUALCOMM INCQ4 20013 of 2461.8%7.9%40Exited by Q4 2013+167%
SEIC SEI InvestmentQ2 20021 of 881.6%2.0%6Exited by Q4 2003+16%
MCO MOODY'S CORPQ2 20025 of 1761.6%6.3%39Exited by Q3 2020+1004%
SYK STRYKERQ1 20032 of 1501.5%3.8%26Exited by Q3 2010+46%
TEVA TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTDQ4 20033 of 1820.01%7.0%13Exited by Q1 2008+64%
ZBH ZIMMER HLDGS INCQ2 20042 of 1440.0%3.5%11Exited by Q1 2008−25%
GWW WW GRAINGER INCQ3 20042 of 1200.01%3.2%12Exited by Q4 2012+261%
AMZN AMAZON COM INCQ3 20044 of 3780.01%10.3%69Held at last filing, Q2 2026+11566%
AAPL APPLE INCQ1 20056 of 2750.0%11.0%36Held at last filing, Q2 2026+19343%
EXPD EXPEDITORS INTL WASH INCQ1 20063 of 1200.0%3.4%6Exited by Q4 2008−19%
ADBE ADOBE INCQ1 200616 of 2750.0%3.3%38Exited by Q2 2024+1344%
SLB SCHLUMBERGER LTDQ2 20063 of 2114.4%9.0%40Exited by Q2 2017+20%
V VISA INCQ2 20087 of 2846.0%9.8%73Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1588%
FLIR FLIR SYSTEMS INCQ3 20093 of 801.7%1.8%11Exited by Q2 2012−9.5%
ILMN ILLUMINA INCQ3 20093 of 2150.7%4.8%39Exited by Q2 2024+223%
SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORPQ3 20095 of 2211.1%4.2%39Exited by Q3 2020+76%
EW EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPQ3 20096 of 1490.02%5.2%49Exited by Q2 2025+1144%
TSM TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACQ4 200930 of 3290.01%7.8%50Held at last filing, Q2 2026+4075%
1885807D ATHENAHEALTH INCQ1 20103 of 810.0%1.8%31Exited by Q4 2017+665%
ALXN ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INCQ2 20103 of 1470.0%5.0%35Exited by Q1 2019+154%
FFIV F5 NETWORKS INCQ3 20102 of 1411.4%3.7%14Exited by Q1 2014−12%
PXGBX PRAXAIR INCQ3 20105 of 682.3%3.6%12Exited by Q3 2013+28%
INCY INCYTE CORPQ4 20104 of 1560.01%3.0%20Exited by Q4 2019+348%
NFLX NETFLIX INC.Q4 20105 of 3011.8%6.9%50Held at last filing, Q2 2026+2745%
BIIB BIOGEN INCQ3 20118 of 1830.01%5.0%22Exited by Q1 2018+242%
BIDU BAIDU INCQ1 201215 of 2310.05%6.1%34Exited by Q4 2020−13%
META META PLATFORMS INCQ2 20122 of 3841.9%8.1%55Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1711%
ASML ASML HLDG NVQ4 20122 of 2344.2%5.9%55Held at last filing, Q2 2026+2990%
CMG CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INCQ4 20128 of 1853.0%3.7%21Exited by Q1 2018−2.8%
REGN REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALSQ2 20131 of 1712.4%5.4%30Exited by Q4 2020+149%
ULTA ULTA SALON COSMETCS AND FRAG IQ2 20133 of 1782.4%2.5%4Exited by Q2 2014−2.7%
ISRG INTUITIVE SURGICAL INCQ2 20135 of 1892.1%2.5%11Held at last filing, Q2 2026+607%
WDAY WORKDAY INCQ1 201411 of 2630.8%3.6%31Exited by Q4 2021+173%
BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTDQ3 201417 of 3771.5%8.2%33Held at last filing, Q2 2026+8.0%
CSGP COSTAR GROUP INCQ4 20145 of 1890.01%2.9%39Exited by Q3 2024+304%
PANW PALO ALTO NETWORKS INCQ2 201513 of 2421.0%2.1%23Held at last filing, Q2 2026+1071%
UAA UNDER ARMOUR INCQ3 20154 of 1400.3%2.2%9Exited by Q4 2017−66%
NOW SERVICENOW INCQ2 201611 of 2880.02%5.0%40Exited by Q2 2026+687%

Concentration and tenure

8.6%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
55.5%
Median top 10 weight, all quarters
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
Concentrated
Style, by median largest position
5
Median completed holding, quarters