Sands Capital Management 13F holdings, Q3 2012
Holdings as of September 30, 2012 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Sands Capital Management disclosed 33 US equity positions worth $21.9bn in its Q3 2012 13F filing. The largest position was AAPL at 11.0% of the reported book, followed by AMZN and GOOGLE. Against the Q2 2012 filing, it opened 1 new position, added to 23 and reduced 8 among the top 33 holdings.
What did Sands Capital Management own in Q3 2012? Top 33 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q2 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AAPL APPLE | Technology | 11.0% | $2.4bn | 3,609,061 | 2% | added |
| 2 | AMZN AMAZON.COM | Consumer Cyclical | 8.7% | $1.9bn | 7,492,289 | 2% | added |
| 3 | 8.5% | $1.9bn | 2,484,149 | 2% | added | ||
| 4 | V VISA INC | Financial Services | 8.4% | $1.8bn | 13,773,824 | -2% | reduced |
| 5 | CRM SALESFORCE.COM | Technology | 7.3% | $1.6bn | 10,525,604 | 2% | added |
| 6 | QCOM QUALCOMM | Technology | 5.5% | $1.2bn | 19,441,228 | 3% | added |
| 7 | ALLERGAN | 4.2% | $912.0m | 9,958,329 | 38% | added | |
| 8 | ALXN ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 4.1% | $898.2m | 7,851,217 | -19% | reduced | |
| 9 | SLB SCHLUMBERGER | Energy | 3.9% | $848.1m | 11,725,291 | 18% | added |
| 10 | ASML HOLDING NV | 3.6% | $786.7m | 14,654,767 | 3% | added | |
| 11 | LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS | Consumer Cyclical | 3.5% | $771.4m | 16,634,796 | 25% | added |
| 12 | NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO | 3.3% | $728.0m | 9,087,257 | 3% | added | |
| 13 | PXGBX PRAXAIR, INC | 3.1% | $683.1m | 6,576,215 | 3% | added | |
| 14 | NKE NIKE | Consumer Cyclical | 3.1% | $677.1m | 7,134,494 | 2% | added |
| 15 | CERNER CORP | 2.8% | $623.3m | 8,054,102 | 73% | added | |
| 16 | GWW WW GRAINGER INC | Industrials | 2.8% | $617.1m | 2,961,702 | 2% | added |
| 17 | COACH, INC | 2.7% | $584.4m | 10,431,426 | 18% | added | |
| 18 | FMC TECHNOLOGIES | 2.6% | $579.5m | 12,517,118 | 2% | added | |
| 19 | INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE | 2.4% | $535.0m | 4,009,925 | -7% | reduced | |
| 20 | FFIV F5 NETWORKS INC | Technology | 2.3% | $502.8m | 4,805,225 | 2% | added |
| 21 | SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY | 1.7% | $373.0m | 10,723,260 | 2% | added | |
| 22 | META FACEBOOK INC - A | Communication Services | 1.7% | $370.6m | 17,111,785 | 47% | added |
| 23 | ATHENAHEALTH, INC | 1.4% | $299.5m | 3,263,110 | 3% | added | |
| 24 | MELI MERCADOLIBRE | Consumer Cyclical | 0.6% | $127.3m | 1,542,190 | 9% | added |
| 25 | BMRN BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC | Healthcare | 0.3% | $72.2m | 1,793,000 | 11% | added |
| 26 | NETSUITE INC | 0.1% | $26.1m | 408,600 | -1% | reduced | |
| 27 | CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC | 0.1% | $16.4m | 221,844 | -1% | reduced | |
| 28 | AKX ANSYS INC | 0.1% | $15.7m | 214,035 | 17% | added | |
| 29 | ARM HOLDINGS PLC | 0.1% | $15.4m | 549,785 | -1% | reduced | |
| 30 | BIDU BAIDU INC | Communication Services | 0.0% | $10.6m | 90,455 | -1% | reduced |
| 31 | DDD 3D SYSTEMS CORP | Technology | 0.0% | $6.7m | 202,505 | -37% | reduced |
| 32 | ISHARES TR RUSSELL1000GRW | 0.0% | $454.0k | 6,800 | – | new | |
| 33 | CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS | Technology | 0.0% | $267.0k | 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.