Sands Capital Management 13F holdings, Q4 2012
Holdings as of December 31, 2012 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Sands Capital Management disclosed 31 US equity positions worth $22.5bn in its Q4 2012 13F filing. The largest position was V at 8.9% of the reported book, followed by AMZN and AAPL. Against the Q3 2012 filing, it opened 2 new positions, added to 17 and reduced 8 among the top 31 holdings.
What did Sands Capital Management own in Q4 2012? Top 31 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q3 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V VISA INC | Financial Services | 8.9% | $2.0bn | 13,282,579 | -4% | reduced |
| 2 | AMZN AMAZON.COM | Consumer Cyclical | 8.6% | $1.9bn | 7,730,515 | 3% | added |
| 3 | AAPL APPLE | Technology | 8.5% | $1.9bn | 3,607,135 | -0% | held |
| 4 | CRM SALESFORCE.COM | Technology | 8.0% | $1.8bn | 10,714,926 | 2% | added |
| 5 | 7.8% | $1.8bn | 2,490,314 | 0% | held | ||
| 6 | ALLERGAN | 4.8% | $1.1bn | 11,896,641 | 19% | added | |
| 7 | ASML ASML HOLDING NV | Technology | 4.2% | $954.2m | 14,819,627 | – | new |
| 8 | QCOM QUALCOMM | Technology | 4.2% | $953.6m | 15,415,875 | -21% | reduced |
| 9 | SLB SCHLUMBERGER | Energy | 3.7% | $842.6m | 12,158,962 | 4% | added |
| 10 | NKE NIKE | Consumer Cyclical | 3.4% | $762.3m | 14,774,160 | 107% | added |
| 11 | ALXN ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 3.4% | $757.3m | 8,078,606 | 3% | added | |
| 12 | PXGBX PRAXAIR, INC | 3.3% | $746.6m | 6,821,699 | 4% | added | |
| 13 | CERNER CORP | 3.2% | $726.6m | 9,374,174 | 16% | added | |
| 14 | META FACEBOOK INC - A | Communication Services | 3.2% | $713.4m | 26,797,536 | 57% | added |
| 15 | CMG CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC | Consumer Cyclical | 3.0% | $686.0m | 2,306,224 | – | new |
| 16 | LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS | Consumer Cyclical | 2.9% | $650.3m | 14,087,237 | -15% | reduced |
| 17 | NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO | 2.9% | $644.1m | 9,422,878 | 4% | added | |
| 18 | FFIV F5 NETWORKS INC | Technology | 2.8% | $631.5m | 6,500,573 | 35% | added |
| 19 | COACH, INC | 2.6% | $596.2m | 10,739,556 | 3% | added | |
| 20 | FMC TECHNOLOGIES | 2.5% | $554.8m | 12,954,057 | 3% | added | |
| 21 | INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE | 2.2% | $497.1m | 4,015,051 | 0% | held | |
| 22 | BMRN BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC | Healthcare | 2.2% | $485.8m | 9,874,728 | 451% | added |
| 23 | SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY | 1.6% | $367.9m | 11,010,809 | 3% | added | |
| 24 | ATHENAHEALTH, INC | 1.1% | $246.8m | 3,367,535 | 3% | added | |
| 25 | MELI MERCADOLIBRE | Consumer Cyclical | 0.5% | $118.2m | 1,505,410 | -2% | reduced |
| 26 | NETSUITE INC | 0.1% | $21.1m | 314,065 | -23% | reduced | |
| 27 | CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC | 0.1% | $13.0m | 192,444 | -13% | reduced | |
| 28 | AKX ANSYS INC | 0.1% | $12.6m | 187,535 | -12% | reduced | |
| 29 | BIDU BAIDU INC | Communication Services | 0.0% | $7.4m | 73,720 | -19% | reduced |
| 30 | ISHARES TRUST RUSSELL1000GRW | 0.0% | $3.6m | 55,186 | 712% | added | |
| 31 | CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS | Technology | 0.0% | $275.0k | 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.