Sands Capital Management 13F holdings, Q3 2009
Holdings as of September 30, 2009 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Sands Capital Management disclosed 45 US equity positions worth $11.0bn in its Q3 2009 13F filing. The largest position was AAPL at 8.1% of the reported book, followed by NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO and GOOGLE. Against the Q2 2009 filing, it opened 8 new positions, added to 14 and reduced 20 among the top 45 holdings.
What did Sands Capital Management own in Q3 2009? Top 45 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q2 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AAPL APPLE | Technology | 8.1% | $890.4m | 4,803,926 | -18% | reduced |
| 2 | NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO | 6.6% | $724.6m | 16,799,664 | -10% | reduced | |
| 3 | 6.4% | $711.7m | 1,435,285 | -2% | reduced | ||
| 4 | AMZN AMAZON.COM | Consumer Cyclical | 6.4% | $702.8m | 7,527,661 | -2% | reduced |
| 5 | GENZYME | 6.0% | $657.7m | 11,593,994 | 17% | added | |
| 6 | ALLERGAN | 5.5% | $604.9m | 10,656,947 | -1% | reduced | |
| 7 | V VISA INC | Financial Services | 5.2% | $578.7m | 8,373,636 | -2% | reduced |
| 8 | QCOM QUALCOMM | Technology | 4.9% | $546.3m | 12,145,190 | 25% | added |
| 9 | SLB SCHLUMBERGER | Energy | 4.9% | $541.3m | 9,082,373 | 3% | added |
| 10 | CRM SALESFORCE.COM | Technology | 4.7% | $514.4m | 9,035,402 | -3% | reduced |
| 11 | MONSANTO | 4.6% | $503.0m | 6,499,094 | 29% | added | |
| 12 | INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE | 4.3% | $472.1m | 4,857,292 | -2% | reduced | |
| 13 | FMC TECHNOLOGIES | 4.3% | $469.1m | 8,980,562 | -3% | reduced | |
| 14 | AMERICA MOVIL SPON | 3.2% | $351.6m | 8,020,995 | -2% | reduced | |
| 15 | NKE NIKE | Consumer Cyclical | 3.0% | $327.1m | 5,056,313 | 35% | added |
| 16 | LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS | Consumer Cyclical | 2.8% | $307.8m | 18,279,271 | -53% | reduced |
| 17 | CME CME GROUP | Financial Services | 2.7% | $303.1m | 983,634 | -2% | reduced |
| 18 | VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS | 2.7% | $297.5m | 7,062,496 | -1% | reduced | |
| 19 | AVGO BROADCOM | Technology | 2.5% | $276.7m | 9,015,458 | -35% | reduced |
| 20 | SYK STRYKER | Healthcare | 2.0% | $216.2m | 4,758,797 | -2% | reduced |
| 21 | MINDRAY MEDICAL INTL | 1.8% | $195.3m | 5,982,920 | -27% | reduced | |
| 22 | FLIR FLIR SYSTEMS INC | 1.7% | $187.2m | 6,693,652 | – | new | |
| 23 | STAPLES | 1.7% | $186.1m | 8,016,323 | – | new | |
| 24 | IRON MOUNTAIN | 1.3% | $146.7m | 5,501,023 | -2% | reduced | |
| 25 | SCHW CHARLES SCHWAB | Financial Services | 1.1% | $121.8m | 6,358,143 | – | new |
| 26 | ILMN ILLUMINA INC | Healthcare | 0.7% | $80.8m | 1,902,022 | – | new |
| 27 | ALCON | 0.3% | $30.8m | 222,125 | -5% | reduced | |
| 28 | ABBNY ABB LTD | Industrials | 0.2% | $20.1m | 1,001,950 | 0% | held |
| 29 | MELI MERCADOLIBRE | Consumer Cyclical | 0.2% | $19.4m | 504,500 | 0% | held |
| 30 | NUVASIVE | 0.1% | $9.9m | 236,575 | 7% | added | |
| 31 | BMRN BIOMARIN PHARMS | Healthcare | 0.0% | $4.5m | 247,300 | 1% | added |
| 32 | CELG CELGENE | 0.0% | $4.3m | 76,750 | -17% | reduced | |
| 33 | ST. JUDE MEDICAL | 0.0% | $4.0m | 102,600 | 1% | added | |
| 34 | GILD GILEAD SCIENCES | Healthcare | 0.0% | $4.0m | 85,900 | 2% | added |
| 35 | CR BARD, INC | 0.0% | $3.5m | 44,860 | 27% | added | |
| 36 | DENTSPLY INTL | 0.0% | $3.1m | 90,600 | – | new | |
| 37 | VRTX VERTEX PHARMS | Healthcare | 0.0% | $3.1m | 82,000 | 1% | added |
| 38 | MYGN MYRIAD GENETICS | Healthcare | 0.0% | $2.8m | 103,800 | 58% | added |
| 39 | ALNY ALNYLAM PHARMS | Healthcare | 0.0% | $2.8m | 121,700 | 1% | added |
| 40 | EW EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP | Healthcare | 0.0% | $2.7m | 38,460 | – | new |
| 41 | HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES | 0.0% | $1.8m | 96,100 | – | new | |
| 42 | GHDX GENOMIC HEALTHCARE INC | 0.0% | $1.8m | 82,000 | 1% | added | |
| 43 | HANSEN MEDICAL | 0.0% | $1.3m | 379,133 | 0% | held | |
| 44 | VIVUS INC | 0.0% | $1.1m | 102,400 | – | new | |
| 45 | CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS | Technology | 0.0% | $330.0k | 14,000 | -5% | reduced |
Weights are shares of the reported long US equity book (options excluded). Values are as filed, normalised to whole dollars. Share changes compare against the immediately preceding filing only.