Sands Capital Management 13F holdings, Q3 2014
Holdings as of September 30, 2014 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Sands Capital Management disclosed 51 US equity positions worth $40.2bn in its Q3 2014 13F filing. The largest position was V at 6.7% of the reported book, followed by BIDU and META. Against the Q2 2014 filing, it opened 4 new positions, added to 25 and reduced 16 among the top 50 holdings.
What did Sands Capital Management own in Q3 2014? Top 50 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q2 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V VISA INC | Financial Services | 6.7% | $2.7bn | 12,668,989 | 1% | added |
| 2 | BIDU BAIDU INC | Communication Services | 6.1% | $2.5bn | 11,266,494 | -9% | reduced |
| 3 | META FACEBOOK INC | Communication Services | 5.7% | $2.3bn | 28,948,978 | -1% | reduced |
| 4 | AMZN AMAZON COM INC | Consumer Cyclical | 5.2% | $2.1bn | 6,461,118 | -2% | reduced |
| 5 | REGN REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS | Healthcare | 4.4% | $1.8bn | 4,967,466 | 1% | added |
| 6 | BIIB BIOGEN IDEC INC. | Healthcare | 4.1% | $1.6bn | 4,952,096 | 1% | added |
| 7 | CRM SALESFORCE COM INC | Technology | 3.8% | $1.5bn | 26,807,738 | -2% | reduced |
| 8 | NKE NIKE INC | Consumer Cyclical | 3.6% | $1.4bn | 16,229,321 | 1% | added |
| 9 | MONSANTO CO | 3.6% | $1.4bn | 12,826,427 | 1% | added | |
| 10 | LINKEDIN CORP | 3.5% | $1.4bn | 6,873,049 | -6% | reduced | |
| 11 | GOOGLE INC | 3.5% | $1.4bn | 2,390,441 | 0% | held | |
| 12 | SLB SCHLUMBERGER LTD | Energy | 3.5% | $1.4bn | 13,768,762 | 1% | added |
| 13 | PRICELINE GROUP INC | 3.5% | $1.4bn | 1,206,221 | 0% | held | |
| 14 | CMG CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC | Consumer Cyclical | 3.3% | $1.3bn | 1,973,343 | -16% | reduced |
| 15 | SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORP | Financial Services | 3.1% | $1.3bn | 43,010,543 | 2% | added |
| 16 | ASML ASML HOLDING NV | Technology | 2.8% | $1.1bn | 11,492,674 | 1% | added |
| 17 | GOOGLE INC | 2.6% | $1.1bn | 1,821,190 | -9% | reduced | |
| 18 | CERNER CORP | 2.6% | $1.0bn | 17,518,499 | 1% | added | |
| 19 | NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC | 2.5% | $1.0bn | 13,213,124 | 1% | added | |
| 20 | LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP | Consumer Cyclical | 2.3% | $933.1m | 14,999,391 | 1% | added |
| 21 | FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC | 2.3% | $913.8m | 16,825,269 | 1% | added | |
| 22 | ALXN ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 2.2% | $880.8m | 5,311,488 | 1% | added | |
| 23 | ARM HOLDINGS PLC | 2.2% | $877.3m | 20,079,833 | -0% | held | |
| 24 | BMRN BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC | Healthcare | 2.2% | $873.0m | 12,098,628 | 1% | added |
| 25 | SPLUNK INC | 2.0% | $790.7m | 14,283,379 | -1% | reduced | |
| 26 | SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY | 1.9% | $768.5m | 21,989,684 | 1% | added | |
| 27 | ADBE ADOBE SYSTEMS INC | Technology | 1.7% | $680.7m | 9,837,532 | – | new |
| 28 | ATHENAHEALTH INC | 1.6% | $638.7m | 4,850,197 | 0% | held | |
| 29 | WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC | 1.6% | $633.2m | 16,615,096 | 1% | added | |
| 30 | TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY FOX INC | 1.6% | $626.8m | 18,278,200 | 0% | held | |
| 31 | BABA ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD | Consumer Cyclical | 1.5% | $587.3m | 6,609,592 | – | new |
| 32 | WDAY WORKDAY INC | Technology | 0.9% | $343.8m | 4,167,110 | 2% | added |
| 33 | KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN | 0.6% | $226.4m | 1,867,650 | 3% | added | |
| 34 | MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS INC | 0.5% | $215.5m | 4,866,217 | 3% | added | |
| 35 | MELI MERCADOLIBRE | Consumer Cyclical | 0.4% | $157.2m | 1,447,195 | 2% | added |
| 36 | DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS | 0.1% | $50.1m | 1,324,650 | 4% | added | |
| 37 | DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS | 0.1% | $49.3m | 1,323,750 | – | new | |
| 38 | GWRE GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC | Technology | 0.1% | $22.6m | 509,820 | 43% | added |
| 39 | NETSUITE INC | 0.1% | $20.4m | 227,625 | -11% | reduced | |
| 40 | QUNAR CAYMAN ISLANDS LTD | 0.0% | $19.4m | 701,640 | 34% | added | |
| 41 | MINDRAY MEDICAL INTL LTD | 0.0% | $14.6m | 485,275 | 5% | added | |
| 42 | IPGP IPG PHOTONICS CORP | Technology | 0.0% | $14.4m | 208,710 | -14% | reduced |
| 43 | NBIS YANDEX N V | Communication Services | 0.0% | $13.1m | 469,660 | 5% | added |
| 44 | SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR | 0.0% | $12.4m | 63,000 | -51% | reduced | |
| 45 | TRIP TRIPADVISOR INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.0% | $9.4m | 102,875 | – | new |
| 46 | AKX ANSYS INC | 0.0% | $9.3m | 123,545 | -13% | reduced | |
| 47 | E2OPEN INC | 0.0% | $8.1m | 866,260 | -11% | reduced | |
| 48 | SAP SAP AG | Technology | 0.0% | $8.0m | 110,845 | -41% | reduced |
| 49 | EEM ISHARES TR | 0.0% | $2.8m | 67,800 | -93% | reduced | |
| 50 | CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS INC | Technology | 0.0% | $302.0k | 12,000 | -6% | 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.