Sands Capital Management 13F holdings, Q1 2015
Holdings as of March 31, 2015 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Sands Capital Management disclosed 49 US equity positions worth $42.0bn in its Q1 2015 13F filing. The largest position was V at 7.8% of the reported book, followed by META and REGN. Against the Q4 2014 filing, it opened 2 new positions, added to 27 and reduced 12 among the top 49 holdings.
What did Sands Capital Management own in Q1 2015? Top 49 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q4 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V VISA INC | Financial Services | 7.8% | $3.3bn | 50,366,538 | 299% | added |
| 2 | META FACEBOOK INC | Communication Services | 5.6% | $2.3bn | 28,412,706 | -1% | reduced |
| 3 | REGN REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS | Healthcare | 5.4% | $2.3bn | 5,010,161 | 0% | held |
| 4 | BIDU BAIDU INC | Communication Services | 5.1% | $2.1bn | 10,223,686 | -6% | reduced |
| 5 | BIIB BIOGEN INC | Healthcare | 5.0% | $2.1bn | 5,009,615 | 1% | added |
| 6 | LINKEDIN CORP | 4.3% | $1.8bn | 7,237,279 | 8% | added | |
| 7 | CRM SALESFORCE COM INC | Technology | 4.3% | $1.8bn | 27,033,423 | -5% | reduced |
| 8 | BABA ALIBABA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | Consumer Cyclical | 3.9% | $1.6bn | 19,738,199 | 1% | added |
| 9 | PRICELINE GROUP INC | 3.8% | $1.6bn | 1,389,674 | 2% | added | |
| 10 | BMRN BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC | Healthcare | 3.7% | $1.5bn | 12,335,452 | 1% | added |
| 11 | MONSANTO CO | 3.5% | $1.5bn | 13,063,900 | 1% | added | |
| 12 | SLB SCHLUMBERGER LTD | Energy | 3.2% | $1.4bn | 16,359,854 | 3% | added |
| 13 | NKE NIKE INC | Consumer Cyclical | 3.2% | $1.4bn | 13,564,967 | -1% | reduced |
| 14 | SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORP | Financial Services | 3.2% | $1.3bn | 44,155,602 | 1% | added |
| 15 | CERNER CORP | 3.1% | $1.3bn | 17,629,838 | 0% | held | |
| 16 | CMG CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC | Consumer Cyclical | 3.0% | $1.3bn | 1,924,308 | -2% | reduced |
| 17 | GOOGLE INC | 3.0% | $1.2bn | 2,235,723 | -5% | reduced | |
| 18 | ASML ASML HOLDING NV | Technology | 2.8% | $1.2bn | 11,536,330 | 0% | held |
| 19 | LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP | Consumer Cyclical | 2.4% | $1.0bn | 18,408,929 | 1% | added |
| 20 | ARM HOLDINGS PLC | 2.3% | $958.6m | 19,443,793 | -1% | reduced | |
| 21 | GOOGLE INC | 2.3% | $954.1m | 1,741,038 | -3% | reduced | |
| 22 | ADBE ADOBE SYSTEMS INC | Technology | 2.2% | $921.5m | 12,462,685 | -4% | reduced |
| 23 | ALXN ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 2.1% | $901.9m | 5,204,296 | -1% | reduced | |
| 24 | WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC | 2.1% | $872.0m | 16,744,037 | 2% | added | |
| 25 | TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY FOX INC | 1.9% | $805.7m | 23,808,776 | 2% | added | |
| 26 | FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC | 1.8% | $761.7m | 20,581,868 | 22% | added | |
| 27 | SPLUNK INC | 1.7% | $723.9m | 12,227,221 | -12% | reduced | |
| 28 | ATHENAHEALTH INC | 1.4% | $571.5m | 4,786,729 | -0% | held | |
| 29 | SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY | 1.2% | $501.1m | 21,610,256 | -1% | reduced | |
| 30 | LENDINGCLUB CORP | 1.1% | $470.8m | 23,958,621 | 137% | added | |
| 31 | WDAY WORKDAY INC | Technology | 1.0% | $439.9m | 5,211,410 | 23% | added |
| 32 | MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS INC | 0.6% | $264.8m | 5,399,777 | 5% | added | |
| 33 | KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN | 0.5% | $209.9m | 2,056,600 | 5% | added | |
| 34 | MELI MERCADOLIBRE INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.5% | $203.0m | 1,657,155 | 4% | added |
| 35 | INDA ISHARES TR | 0.3% | $119.8m | 3,746,600 | 41% | added | |
| 36 | SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST | 0.2% | $80.1m | 388,000 | 0% | held | |
| 37 | DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS | 0.1% | $45.2m | 1,470,250 | 5% | added | |
| 38 | DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS | 0.1% | $43.3m | 1,468,850 | 5% | added | |
| 39 | QUNAR CAYMAN ISLANDS LTD | 0.1% | $37.8m | 915,769 | 0% | held | |
| 40 | MINDRAY MEDICAL INTL LTD | 0.0% | $17.3m | 634,224 | 0% | held | |
| 41 | GWRE GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC | Technology | 0.0% | $17.2m | 327,620 | 1% | added |
| 42 | NETSUITE INC | 0.0% | $13.2m | 142,325 | 1% | added | |
| 43 | IPGP IPG PHOTONICS CORP | Technology | 0.0% | $12.7m | 136,710 | 1% | added |
| 44 | BAP CREDICORP LTD | Financial Services | 0.0% | $10.2m | 72,190 | – | new |
| 45 | AKX ANSYS INC | 0.0% | $7.0m | 79,945 | 1% | added | |
| 46 | CSGP COSTAR GROUP INC | Real Estate | 0.0% | $6.2m | 31,575 | 1% | added |
| 47 | TRIP TRIPADVISOR INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.0% | $6.0m | 72,075 | 1% | added |
| 48 | ISHARES | 0.0% | $3.1m | 100,000 | – | new | |
| 49 | CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS INC | Technology | 0.0% | $330.0k | 12,000 | 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.