Sands Capital Management 13F holdings, Q3 2011
Holdings as of September 30, 2011 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Sands Capital Management disclosed 50 US equity positions worth $13.0bn in its Q3 2011 13F filing. The largest position was AMZN at 10.3% of the reported book, followed by AAPL and V. Against the Q2 2011 filing, it opened 3 new positions, added to 26 and reduced 16 among the top 50 holdings.
What did Sands Capital Management own in Q3 2011? Top 50 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q2 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMZN AMAZON.COM | Consumer Cyclical | 10.3% | $1.3bn | 6,212,218 | -0% | held |
| 2 | AAPL APPLE | Technology | 9.1% | $1.2bn | 3,108,674 | 2% | added |
| 3 | V VISA INC | Financial Services | 8.7% | $1.1bn | 13,171,483 | 0% | held |
| 4 | CRM SALESFORCE.COM | Technology | 7.8% | $1.0bn | 8,850,280 | 2% | added |
| 5 | QCOM QUALCOMM | Technology | 7.1% | $930.8m | 19,140,342 | 1% | added |
| 6 | 5.5% | $712.2m | 1,382,841 | 2% | added | ||
| 7 | ALXN ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 4.3% | $561.9m | 8,771,444 | 2% | added | |
| 8 | ALLERGAN | 4.0% | $515.0m | 6,251,822 | -18% | reduced | |
| 9 | NKE NIKE | Consumer Cyclical | 3.9% | $508.8m | 5,949,821 | 2% | added |
| 10 | SLB SCHLUMBERGER | Energy | 3.9% | $505.4m | 8,461,402 | 2% | added |
| 11 | ILMN ILLUMINA INC | Healthcare | 3.5% | $458.8m | 11,212,471 | 19% | added |
| 12 | INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE | 3.4% | $438.0m | 3,704,113 | 2% | added | |
| 13 | ASML | 3.2% | $416.1m | 12,046,366 | 28% | added | |
| 14 | PXGBX PRAXAIR, INC | 3.0% | $397.6m | 4,253,248 | 37% | added | |
| 15 | NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO | 3.0% | $396.3m | 7,736,807 | -17% | reduced | |
| 16 | FMC TECHNOLOGIES | 3.0% | $395.0m | 10,505,274 | 2% | added | |
| 17 | GWW WW GRAINGER INC | Industrials | 3.0% | $386.9m | 2,587,286 | 2% | added |
| 18 | LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS | Consumer Cyclical | 2.8% | $367.2m | 9,577,664 | 5% | added |
| 19 | FFIV F5 NETWORKS INC | Technology | 2.7% | $355.2m | 4,998,810 | 3% | added |
| 20 | SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY | 2.4% | $312.4m | 9,373,734 | 40% | added | |
| 21 | SCHW CHARLES SCHWAB | Financial Services | 2.4% | $312.0m | 27,681,432 | 2% | added |
| 22 | NFLX NETFLIX INC | Communication Services | 1.8% | $232.5m | 2,052,448 | 1% | added |
| 23 | MELI MERCADOLIBRE | Consumer Cyclical | 0.3% | $34.1m | 634,400 | 22% | added |
| 24 | ABBNY ABB LTD | Industrials | 0.1% | $17.5m | 1,024,950 | 0% | held |
| 25 | ARM HOLDINGS PLC | 0.1% | $15.9m | 621,600 | -3% | reduced | |
| 26 | ATHENAHEALTH, INC | 0.1% | $15.8m | 265,977 | -23% | reduced | |
| 27 | NETSUITE INC | 0.1% | $9.7m | 358,400 | 23% | added | |
| 28 | FLIR FLIR SYSTEMS INC | 0.1% | $9.1m | 365,130 | -32% | reduced | |
| 29 | CREE INC | 0.1% | $8.1m | 310,990 | -30% | reduced | |
| 30 | AKX ANSYS INC | 0.1% | $7.2m | 147,580 | -3% | reduced | |
| 31 | SILICON GRAPHICS INTL CORP | 0.0% | $6.5m | 541,370 | – | new | |
| 32 | CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC | 0.0% | $5.5m | 147,054 | -3% | reduced | |
| 33 | BMRN BIOMARIN PHARMS | Healthcare | 0.0% | $5.5m | 171,450 | 13% | added |
| 34 | DDD 3D SYSTEMS CORP | Technology | 0.0% | $4.5m | 320,310 | – | new |
| 35 | COMPLETE GENOMICS INC | 0.0% | $4.3m | 730,278 | -8% | reduced | |
| 36 | VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS | 0.0% | $3.0m | 56,650 | -99% | reduced | |
| 37 | NUVASIVE | 0.0% | $2.5m | 145,350 | 28% | added | |
| 38 | VOLCANO CORP | 0.0% | $2.4m | 80,050 | 106% | added | |
| 39 | EW EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP | Healthcare | 0.0% | $2.4m | 32,970 | -2% | reduced |
| 40 | CELG CELGENE | 0.0% | $2.1m | 34,450 | 25% | added | |
| 41 | MINDRAY MEDICAL INTL | 0.0% | $1.9m | 80,650 | -2% | reduced | |
| 42 | NXSTAGE MEDICAL INC | 0.0% | $1.6m | 77,150 | -2% | reduced | |
| 43 | VRTX VERTEX PHARMS | Healthcare | 0.0% | $1.4m | 31,875 | -2% | reduced |
| 44 | BIIB BIOGEN IDEC, INC | Healthcare | 0.0% | $1.2m | 13,350 | – | new |
| 45 | INCY INCYTE CORPORATION | Healthcare | 0.0% | $1.2m | 85,825 | 18% | added |
| 46 | SEATTLE GENETICS INC | 0.0% | $1.2m | 62,250 | -33% | reduced | |
| 47 | DENDREON | 0.0% | $797.0k | 88,600 | 56% | added | |
| 48 | VIVUS INC | 0.0% | $760.0k | 94,225 | -2% | reduced | |
| 49 | ALIMERA SCIENCES INC | 0.0% | $655.0k | 81,825 | 0% | held | |
| 50 | CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS | Technology | 0.0% | $217.0k | 14,000 | 0% | held |
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.