Sands Capital Management 13F holdings, Q2 2015
Holdings as of June 30, 2015 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Sands Capital Management disclosed 51 US equity positions worth $40.7bn in its Q2 2015 13F filing. The largest position was V at 8.0% of the reported book, followed by META and REGN. Against the Q1 2015 filing, it opened 2 new positions, added to 18 and reduced 30 among the top 50 holdings.
What did Sands Capital Management own in Q2 2015? Top 50 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q1 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V VISA INC | Financial Services | 8.0% | $3.2bn | 48,267,949 | -4% | reduced |
| 2 | META FACEBOOK INC | Communication Services | 5.7% | $2.3bn | 27,242,347 | -4% | reduced |
| 3 | REGN REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS | Healthcare | 5.3% | $2.2bn | 4,218,968 | -16% | reduced |
| 4 | BIDU BAIDU INC | Communication Services | 4.7% | $1.9bn | 9,696,094 | -5% | reduced |
| 5 | BIIB BIOGEN INC | Healthcare | 4.7% | $1.9bn | 4,732,945 | -6% | reduced |
| 6 | CRM SALESFORCE COM INC | Technology | 4.3% | $1.7bn | 25,116,905 | -7% | reduced |
| 7 | BMRN BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC | Healthcare | 3.9% | $1.6bn | 11,627,607 | -6% | reduced |
| 8 | BABA ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD | Consumer Cyclical | 3.9% | $1.6bn | 19,207,433 | -3% | reduced |
| 9 | LINKEDIN CORP | 3.8% | $1.5bn | 7,400,262 | 2% | added | |
| 10 | PRICELINE GROUP INC | 3.8% | $1.5bn | 1,328,001 | -4% | reduced | |
| 11 | NKE NIKE INC | Consumer Cyclical | 3.5% | $1.4bn | 13,066,663 | -4% | reduced |
| 12 | SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORP | Financial Services | 3.4% | $1.4bn | 42,836,362 | -3% | reduced |
| 13 | SLB SCHLUMBERGER LTD | Energy | 3.3% | $1.4bn | 15,766,110 | -4% | reduced |
| 14 | MONSANTO CO | 3.3% | $1.3bn | 12,604,149 | -4% | reduced | |
| 15 | ALXN ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 2.9% | $1.2bn | 6,519,546 | 25% | added | |
| 16 | ASML ASML HOLDING NV | Technology | 2.9% | $1.2bn | 11,176,193 | -3% | reduced |
| 17 | GOOGLE INC | 2.8% | $1.2bn | 2,134,139 | -5% | reduced | |
| 18 | CMG CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC | Consumer Cyclical | 2.7% | $1.1bn | 1,807,202 | -6% | reduced |
| 19 | CERNER CORP | 2.5% | $1.0bn | 14,935,655 | -15% | reduced | |
| 20 | ADBE ADOBE SYSTEMS INC | Technology | 2.3% | $948.2m | 11,704,596 | -6% | reduced |
| 21 | ARM HOLDINGS PLC | 2.3% | $919.6m | 18,664,223 | -4% | reduced | |
| 22 | FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC | 2.0% | $821.0m | 19,787,998 | -4% | reduced | |
| 23 | SPLUNK INC | 2.0% | $796.4m | 11,439,623 | -6% | reduced | |
| 24 | TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY FOX INC | 1.8% | $728.6m | 22,386,366 | -6% | reduced | |
| 25 | LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS | Consumer Cyclical | 1.8% | $714.3m | 13,587,637 | -26% | reduced |
| 26 | WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC | 1.5% | $619.8m | 15,714,182 | -6% | reduced | |
| 27 | ILMN ILLUMINA INC | Healthcare | 1.4% | $579.1m | 2,652,228 | – | new |
| 28 | GOOGLE INC | 1.4% | $578.0m | 1,110,451 | -36% | reduced | |
| 29 | LENDINGCLUB CORP | 1.3% | $543.0m | 36,813,407 | 54% | added | |
| 30 | ATHENAHEALTH INC | 1.3% | $515.2m | 4,496,359 | -6% | reduced | |
| 31 | WDAY WORKDAY INC | Technology | 1.0% | $412.3m | 5,397,010 | 4% | added |
| 32 | PANW PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC | Technology | 1.0% | $405.0m | 2,318,135 | – | new |
| 33 | MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS INC | 0.7% | $302.9m | 5,576,577 | 3% | added | |
| 34 | SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY | 0.7% | $265.1m | 11,661,425 | -46% | reduced | |
| 35 | MELI MERCADOLIBRE INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.6% | $242.6m | 1,711,880 | 3% | added |
| 36 | KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN | 0.5% | $193.6m | 2,123,000 | 3% | added | |
| 37 | INDA ISHARES TR | 0.3% | $139.8m | 4,618,500 | 23% | added | |
| 38 | SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST | 0.2% | $61.1m | 297,000 | -23% | reduced | |
| 39 | DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS | 0.1% | $50.4m | 1,516,550 | 3% | added | |
| 40 | DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS | 0.1% | $47.2m | 1,520,250 | 3% | added | |
| 41 | QUNAR CAYMAN ISLANDS LTD | 0.1% | $33.3m | 776,625 | -15% | reduced | |
| 42 | GWRE GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC | Technology | 0.0% | $17.5m | 330,420 | 1% | added |
| 43 | MINDRAY MEDICAL INTL LTD | 0.0% | $13.6m | 477,384 | -25% | reduced | |
| 44 | BAP CREDICORP LTD | Financial Services | 0.0% | $13.5m | 97,292 | 35% | added |
| 45 | NETSUITE INC | 0.0% | $13.2m | 143,325 | 1% | added | |
| 46 | IPGP IPG PHOTONICS CORP | Technology | 0.0% | $11.7m | 137,810 | 1% | added |
| 47 | CSGP COSTAR GROUP INC | Real Estate | 0.0% | $10.3m | 50,940 | 61% | added |
| 48 | AKX ANSYS INC | 0.0% | $7.4m | 80,645 | 1% | added | |
| 49 | TRIP TRIPADVISOR INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.0% | $6.4m | 72,975 | 1% | added |
| 50 | ISHARES | 0.0% | $5.9m | 198,000 | 98% | added |
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.