Sands Capital Management 13F holdings, Q1 2012
Holdings as of March 31, 2012 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Sands Capital Management disclosed 35 US equity positions worth $19.4bn in its Q1 2012 13F filing. The largest position was AAPL at 10.3% of the reported book, followed by V and CRM. Against the Q4 2011 filing, it opened 1 new position, added to 23 and reduced 10 among the top 35 holdings.
What did Sands Capital Management own in Q1 2012? Top 35 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q4 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AAPL APPLE | Technology | 10.3% | $2.0bn | 3,339,318 | 4% | added |
| 2 | V VISA INC | Financial Services | 8.7% | $1.7bn | 14,372,499 | 4% | added |
| 3 | CRM SALESFORCE.COM | Technology | 7.9% | $1.5bn | 9,906,804 | 7% | added |
| 4 | 7.3% | $1.4bn | 2,208,864 | 25% | added | ||
| 5 | AMZN AMAZON.COM | Consumer Cyclical | 7.2% | $1.4bn | 6,924,762 | 26% | added |
| 6 | QCOM QUALCOMM | Technology | 6.3% | $1.2bn | 17,969,899 | 3% | added |
| 7 | ALXN ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 4.4% | $849.8m | 9,151,320 | 4% | added | |
| 8 | LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS | Consumer Cyclical | 3.7% | $720.9m | 12,522,863 | 4% | added |
| 9 | NKE NIKE | Consumer Cyclical | 3.7% | $712.2m | 6,567,461 | 4% | added |
| 10 | FFIV F5 NETWORKS INC | Technology | 3.7% | $712.1m | 5,276,374 | 5% | added |
| 11 | ASML | 3.5% | $675.9m | 13,480,384 | 3% | added | |
| 12 | PXGBX PRAXAIR, INC | 3.4% | $668.7m | 5,832,920 | 27% | added | |
| 13 | NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO | 3.4% | $663.2m | 8,345,309 | -2% | reduced | |
| 14 | SLB SCHLUMBERGER | Energy | 3.4% | $657.9m | 9,407,444 | 3% | added |
| 15 | ALLERGAN | 3.3% | $649.6m | 6,807,193 | 3% | added | |
| 16 | GWW WW GRAINGER INC | Industrials | 3.0% | $589.0m | 2,741,983 | 5% | added |
| 17 | FMC TECHNOLOGIES | 3.0% | $580.9m | 11,520,806 | 4% | added | |
| 18 | INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE | 2.9% | $559.0m | 4,067,749 | 3% | added | |
| 19 | COACH, INC | 2.4% | $475.5m | 6,153,227 | 6% | added | |
| 20 | NFLX NETFLIX INC | Communication Services | 2.2% | $436.4m | 3,793,709 | 82% | added |
| 21 | SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY | 1.6% | $304.1m | 9,936,554 | 6% | added | |
| 22 | CERNER CORP | 1.5% | $300.7m | 3,948,178 | 12585% | added | |
| 23 | ATHENAHEALTH, INC | 1.2% | $227.4m | 3,068,507 | 1020% | added | |
| 24 | SCHW CHARLES SCHWAB | Financial Services | 0.6% | $112.7m | 7,843,800 | -73% | reduced |
| 25 | MELI MERCADOLIBRE | Consumer Cyclical | 0.5% | $94.8m | 969,475 | -8% | reduced |
| 26 | BMRN BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC | Healthcare | 0.3% | $53.5m | 1,560,700 | 810% | added |
| 27 | ABBNY ABB LTD | Industrials | 0.2% | $34.1m | 1,671,100 | -9% | reduced |
| 28 | NETSUITE INC | 0.1% | $18.2m | 361,400 | -1% | reduced | |
| 29 | ARM HOLDINGS PLC | 0.1% | $15.7m | 555,085 | -1% | reduced | |
| 30 | AKX ANSYS INC | 0.1% | $11.9m | 182,855 | -1% | reduced | |
| 31 | CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC | 0.1% | $10.6m | 185,544 | -1% | reduced | |
| 32 | BIDU BAIDU INC | Communication Services | 0.0% | $9.4m | 64,515 | – | new |
| 33 | FLIR FLIR SYSTEMS INC | 0.0% | $9.3m | 368,130 | -1% | reduced | |
| 34 | DDD 3D SYSTEMS CORP | Technology | 0.0% | $7.6m | 322,910 | -1% | reduced |
| 35 | CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS | Technology | 0.0% | $296.0k | 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.