Sands Capital Management 13F holdings, Q4 2014
Holdings as of December 31, 2014 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Sands Capital Management disclosed 54 US equity positions worth $42.0bn in its Q4 2014 13F filing. The largest position was V at 7.9% of the reported book, followed by BIDU and META. Against the Q3 2014 filing, it opened 3 new positions, added to 20 and reduced 20 among the top 50 holdings.
What did Sands Capital Management own in Q4 2014? Top 50 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q3 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V VISA INC | Financial Services | 7.9% | $3.3bn | 12,627,083 | -0% | held |
| 2 | BIDU BAIDU INC | Communication Services | 5.9% | $2.5bn | 10,858,529 | -4% | reduced |
| 3 | META FACEBOOK INC | Communication Services | 5.4% | $2.3bn | 28,844,338 | -0% | held |
| 4 | REGN REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS | Healthcare | 4.9% | $2.0bn | 4,986,177 | 0% | held |
| 5 | BABA ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD | Consumer Cyclical | 4.8% | $2.0bn | 19,566,814 | 196% | added |
| 6 | CRM SALESFORCE.COM INC | Technology | 4.0% | $1.7bn | 28,546,139 | 6% | added |
| 7 | BIIB BIOGEN IDEC INC | Healthcare | 4.0% | $1.7bn | 4,974,331 | 0% | held |
| 8 | PRICELINE GROUP INC | 3.7% | $1.5bn | 1,358,227 | 13% | added | |
| 9 | MONSANTO CO | 3.7% | $1.5bn | 12,920,998 | 1% | added | |
| 10 | LINKEDIN CORP | 3.7% | $1.5bn | 6,696,076 | -3% | reduced | |
| 11 | SLB SCHLUMBERGER LTD | Energy | 3.2% | $1.4bn | 15,935,526 | 16% | added |
| 12 | CMG CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC | Consumer Cyclical | 3.2% | $1.3bn | 1,958,598 | -1% | reduced |
| 13 | NKE NIKE | Consumer Cyclical | 3.1% | $1.3bn | 13,696,065 | -16% | reduced |
| 14 | SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORP | Financial Services | 3.1% | $1.3bn | 43,512,842 | 1% | added |
| 15 | GOOGLE INC | 3.0% | $1.2bn | 2,353,392 | -2% | reduced | |
| 16 | ASML ASML HOLDING NV | Technology | 3.0% | $1.2bn | 11,516,046 | 0% | held |
| 17 | CERNER CORP | 2.7% | $1.1bn | 17,572,633 | 0% | held | |
| 18 | BMRN BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC | Healthcare | 2.6% | $1.1bn | 12,183,113 | 1% | added |
| 19 | LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP | Consumer Cyclical | 2.5% | $1.1bn | 18,234,051 | 22% | added |
| 20 | ALXN ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 2.3% | $974.7m | 5,267,903 | -1% | reduced | |
| 21 | ADBE ADOBE SYSTEMS INC | Technology | 2.2% | $944.0m | 12,985,328 | 32% | added |
| 22 | GOOGLE INC | 2.2% | $941.9m | 1,789,369 | -2% | reduced | |
| 23 | ARM HOLDINGS PLC | 2.2% | $913.5m | 19,730,737 | -2% | reduced | |
| 24 | TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY FOX INC | 2.1% | $896.2m | 23,336,121 | 28% | added | |
| 25 | WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC | 2.0% | $831.4m | 16,490,006 | -1% | reduced | |
| 26 | SPLUNK INC | 1.9% | $817.1m | 13,861,512 | -3% | reduced | |
| 27 | FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC | 1.9% | $788.9m | 16,842,529 | 0% | held | |
| 28 | NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC | 1.7% | $708.8m | 10,816,658 | -18% | reduced | |
| 29 | ATHENAHEALTH INC | 1.7% | $700.8m | 4,810,009 | -1% | reduced | |
| 30 | SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY | 1.4% | $594.2m | 21,774,834 | -1% | reduced | |
| 31 | WDAY WORKDAY INC | Technology | 0.8% | $346.9m | 4,250,610 | 2% | added |
| 32 | LENDINGCLUB CORP | 0.6% | $255.4m | 10,095,840 | – | new | |
| 33 | MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS INC | 0.6% | $244.8m | 5,126,077 | 5% | added | |
| 34 | KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN | 0.6% | $238.3m | 1,952,550 | 5% | added | |
| 35 | MELI MERCADOLIBRE | Consumer Cyclical | 0.5% | $203.0m | 1,590,280 | 10% | added |
| 36 | INDA ISHARES TR | 0.2% | $79.8m | 2,665,900 | – | new | |
| 37 | SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST | 0.2% | $79.8m | 388,000 | 516% | added | |
| 38 | DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS | 0.1% | $48.1m | 1,397,450 | 5% | added | |
| 39 | DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS | 0.1% | $47.1m | 1,396,150 | 5% | added | |
| 40 | QUNAR CAYMAN ISLANDS LTD | 0.1% | $26.0m | 913,869 | 30% | added | |
| 41 | MINDRAY MEDICAL INTL LTD | 0.0% | $16.7m | 634,124 | 31% | added | |
| 42 | GWRE GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC | Technology | 0.0% | $16.4m | 324,420 | -36% | reduced |
| 43 | NETSUITE INC | 0.0% | $15.4m | 141,225 | -38% | reduced | |
| 44 | NBIS YANDEX NV | Communication Services | 0.0% | $11.0m | 614,263 | 31% | added |
| 45 | IPGP IPG PHOTONICS CORP | Technology | 0.0% | $10.1m | 135,210 | -35% | reduced |
| 46 | AKX ANSYS INC | 0.0% | $6.5m | 79,245 | -36% | reduced | |
| 47 | CSGP COSTAR GROUP INC | Real Estate | 0.0% | $5.7m | 31,175 | – | new |
| 48 | TRIP TRIPADVISOR INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.0% | $5.3m | 71,175 | -31% | reduced |
| 49 | E2OPEN INC | 0.0% | $5.2m | 539,560 | -38% | reduced | |
| 50 | SAP SAP SE | Technology | 0.0% | $4.1m | 58,845 | -47% | 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.