Sands Capital Management 13F holdings, Q3 2015
Holdings as of September 30, 2015 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Sands Capital Management disclosed 53 US equity positions worth $35.8bn in its Q3 2015 13F filing. The largest position was V at 9.0% of the reported book, followed by META and REGN. Against the Q2 2015 filing, it opened 4 new positions, added to 12 and reduced 33 among the top 50 holdings.
What did Sands Capital Management own in Q3 2015? Top 50 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q2 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V VISA INC | Financial Services | 9.0% | $3.2bn | 46,271,842 | -4% | reduced |
| 2 | META FACEBOOK INC | Communication Services | 6.3% | $2.3bn | 25,069,333 | -8% | reduced |
| 3 | REGN REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS | Healthcare | 5.4% | $1.9bn | 4,138,184 | -2% | reduced |
| 4 | CRM SALESFORCE COM INC | Technology | 4.6% | $1.6bn | 23,735,958 | -5% | reduced |
| 5 | BIDU BAIDU INC | Communication Services | 4.1% | $1.5bn | 10,779,865 | 11% | added |
| 6 | PRICELINE GRP INC | 4.1% | $1.5bn | 1,179,582 | -11% | reduced | |
| 7 | BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTD | Consumer Cyclical | 3.9% | $1.4bn | 23,493,338 | 22% | added |
| 8 | LINKEDIN CORP | 3.8% | $1.3bn | 7,094,183 | -4% | reduced | |
| 9 | GOOGLE INC | 3.7% | $1.3bn | 2,049,373 | -4% | reduced | |
| 10 | BIIB BIOGEN INC | Healthcare | 3.4% | $1.2bn | 4,121,400 | -13% | reduced |
| 11 | BMRN BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC | Healthcare | 3.4% | $1.2bn | 11,395,866 | -2% | reduced |
| 12 | SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORP | Financial Services | 3.4% | $1.2bn | 42,012,034 | -2% | reduced |
| 13 | NKE NIKE INC | Consumer Cyclical | 3.1% | $1.1bn | 9,039,234 | -31% | reduced |
| 14 | CMG CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC | Consumer Cyclical | 3.0% | $1.1bn | 1,482,511 | -18% | reduced |
| 15 | MONSANTO CO | 2.9% | $1.1bn | 12,348,234 | -2% | reduced | |
| 16 | ALXN ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 2.8% | $997.7m | 6,379,857 | -2% | reduced | |
| 17 | ASML ASML HOLDING N V | Technology | 2.7% | $960.9m | 10,921,794 | -2% | reduced |
| 18 | ADBE ADOBE SYS INC | Technology | 2.6% | $920.1m | 11,190,108 | -4% | reduced |
| 19 | AMZN AMAZON COM INC | Consumer Cyclical | 2.5% | $893.5m | 1,745,554 | – | new |
| 20 | CERNER CORP | 2.5% | $879.3m | 14,665,256 | -2% | reduced | |
| 21 | ILMN ILLUMINA INC | Healthcare | 2.1% | $762.2m | 4,334,855 | 63% | added |
| 22 | WHOLE FOODS MKT INC | 1.8% | $628.1m | 19,845,100 | 26% | added | |
| 23 | GOOGLE INC | 1.7% | $626.2m | 1,029,182 | -7% | reduced | |
| 24 | SPLUNK INC | 1.7% | $606.0m | 10,948,738 | -4% | reduced | |
| 25 | SLB SCHLUMBERGER LTD | Energy | 1.7% | $604.7m | 8,767,912 | -44% | reduced |
| 26 | ATHENAHEALTH INC | 1.6% | $586.6m | 4,399,018 | -2% | reduced | |
| 27 | FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC | 1.5% | $545.1m | 17,582,363 | -11% | reduced | |
| 28 | PANW PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC | Technology | 1.5% | $538.5m | 3,131,071 | 35% | added |
| 29 | MOBILEYE N V AMSTELVEEN | 1.5% | $531.3m | 11,682,621 | – | new | |
| 30 | LENDINGCLUB CORP | 1.5% | $531.2m | 40,154,764 | 9% | added | |
| 31 | ARM HLDGS PLC | 1.3% | $463.5m | 10,717,783 | -43% | reduced | |
| 32 | WDAY WORKDAY INC | Technology | 1.2% | $426.8m | 6,197,435 | 15% | added |
| 33 | KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN | 0.7% | $257.5m | 2,832,950 | 33% | added | |
| 34 | MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS INC | 0.6% | $231.6m | 5,500,277 | -1% | reduced | |
| 35 | LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP | Consumer Cyclical | 0.6% | $207.9m | 5,475,900 | -60% | reduced |
| 36 | EW EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP | Healthcare | 0.5% | $188.4m | 1,325,385 | – | new |
| 37 | MELI MERCADOLIBRE INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.4% | $157.2m | 1,726,060 | 1% | added |
| 38 | INDA ISHARES TR | 0.4% | $133.3m | 4,664,500 | 1% | added | |
| 39 | UAA UNDER ARMOUR INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.3% | $111.0m | 1,146,775 | – | new |
| 40 | SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR | 0.1% | $45.4m | 237,000 | -20% | reduced | |
| 41 | QUNAR CAYMAN IS LTD | 0.1% | $26.7m | 888,525 | 14% | added | |
| 42 | BAP CREDICORP LTD | Financial Services | 0.0% | $14.5m | 136,780 | 41% | added |
| 43 | GWRE GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC | Technology | 0.0% | $13.5m | 255,835 | -23% | reduced |
| 44 | NETSUITE INC | 0.0% | $11.8m | 141,025 | -2% | reduced | |
| 45 | IPGP IPG PHOTONICS CORP | Technology | 0.0% | $9.6m | 126,620 | -8% | reduced |
| 46 | CSGP COSTAR GROUP INC | Real Estate | 0.0% | $8.6m | 49,940 | -2% | reduced |
| 47 | AKX ANSYS INC | 0.0% | $7.0m | 79,045 | -2% | reduced | |
| 48 | ISHARES | 0.0% | $5.5m | 198,000 | 0% | held | |
| 49 | TWENTY FIRST CENTY FOX INC | 0.0% | $4.8m | 178,220 | -99% | reduced | |
| 50 | TRIP TRIPADVISOR INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.0% | $4.5m | 71,175 | -2% | 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.