Sands Capital Management 13F holdings, Q4 2015
Holdings as of December 31, 2015 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Sands Capital Management disclosed 53 US equity positions worth $38.8bn in its Q4 2015 13F filing. The largest position was V at 8.8% of the reported book, followed by META and REGN. Against the Q3 2015 filing, it opened 4 new positions, added to 12 and reduced 32 among the top 50 holdings.
What did Sands Capital Management own in Q4 2015? Top 50 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q3 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V VISA INC | Financial Services | 8.8% | $3.4bn | 44,284,945 | -4% | reduced |
| 2 | META FACEBOOK INC | Communication Services | 6.5% | $2.5bn | 24,017,872 | -4% | reduced |
| 3 | REGN REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS | Healthcare | 5.2% | $2.0bn | 3,698,553 | -11% | reduced |
| 4 | BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTD | Consumer Cyclical | 4.8% | $1.9bn | 23,074,907 | -2% | reduced |
| 5 | BIDU BAIDU INC | Communication Services | 4.7% | $1.8bn | 9,629,786 | -11% | reduced |
| 6 | CRM SALESFORCE COM INC | Technology | 4.5% | $1.8bn | 22,374,160 | -6% | reduced |
| 7 | GOOGL ALPHABET INC | Communication Services | 3.9% | $1.5bn | 1,969,576 | – | new |
| 8 | LINKEDIN CORP | 3.8% | $1.5bn | 6,604,158 | -7% | reduced | |
| 9 | AMZN AMAZON COM INC | Consumer Cyclical | 3.7% | $1.4bn | 2,113,048 | 21% | added |
| 10 | PRICELINE GRP INC | 3.6% | $1.4bn | 1,098,756 | -7% | reduced | |
| 11 | SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORP NEW | Financial Services | 3.3% | $1.3bn | 39,167,037 | -7% | reduced |
| 12 | BMRN BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC | Healthcare | 3.1% | $1.2bn | 11,637,466 | 2% | added |
| 13 | ILMN ILLUMINA INC | Healthcare | 3.0% | $1.2bn | 6,091,448 | 41% | added |
| 14 | MONSANTO CO NEW | 3.0% | $1.2bn | 11,854,253 | -4% | reduced | |
| 15 | ALXN ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 3.0% | $1.2bn | 6,056,762 | -5% | reduced | |
| 16 | BIIB BIOGEN INC | Healthcare | 2.7% | $1.0bn | 3,367,531 | -18% | reduced |
| 17 | ADBE ADOBE SYS INC | Technology | 2.6% | $1.0bn | 10,718,635 | -4% | reduced |
| 18 | EW EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP | Healthcare | 2.2% | $862.8m | 10,924,382 | 724% | added |
| 19 | NFLX NETFLIX INC | Communication Services | 2.2% | $852.3m | 7,451,892 | – | new |
| 20 | CERNER CORP | 2.1% | $811.2m | 13,481,971 | -8% | reduced | |
| 21 | CMG CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC | Consumer Cyclical | 1.9% | $748.5m | 1,559,938 | 5% | added |
| 22 | GOOG ALPHABET INC | Communication Services | 1.8% | $684.2m | 901,625 | – | new |
| 23 | ATHENAHEALTH INC | 1.7% | $670.8m | 4,167,503 | -5% | reduced | |
| 24 | UAA UNDER ARMOUR INC | Consumer Cyclical | 1.7% | $652.9m | 8,099,435 | 606% | added |
| 25 | SPLUNK INC | 1.6% | $615.1m | 10,458,579 | -4% | reduced | |
| 26 | SLB SCHLUMBERGER LTD | Energy | 1.5% | $579.7m | 8,311,228 | -5% | reduced |
| 27 | PANW PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC | Technology | 1.4% | $531.4m | 3,016,786 | -4% | reduced |
| 28 | MOBILEYE N V AMSTELVEEN | 1.3% | $516.6m | 12,219,040 | 5% | added | |
| 29 | LENDINGCLUB CORP | 1.3% | $486.6m | 44,037,073 | 10% | added | |
| 30 | INCY INCYTE CORP | Healthcare | 1.2% | $479.5m | 4,420,966 | – | new |
| 31 | WDAY WORKDAY INC | Technology | 1.2% | $457.8m | 5,745,060 | -7% | reduced |
| 32 | FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC | 1.0% | $403.4m | 13,903,990 | -21% | reduced | |
| 33 | ASML ASML HOLDING N V | Technology | 1.0% | $374.4m | 4,217,296 | -61% | reduced |
| 34 | NKE NIKE INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.9% | $363.0m | 5,807,598 | -36% | reduced |
| 35 | MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS INC | 0.7% | $269.4m | 5,465,577 | -1% | reduced | |
| 36 | WHOLE FOODS MKT INC | 0.7% | $256.5m | 7,657,224 | -61% | reduced | |
| 37 | LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP | Consumer Cyclical | 0.6% | $240.0m | 5,474,400 | -0% | held |
| 38 | KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN | 0.5% | $211.3m | 2,829,550 | -0% | held | |
| 39 | MELI MERCADOLIBRE INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.4% | $162.9m | 1,424,865 | -17% | reduced |
| 40 | INDA ISHARES TR | 0.4% | $141.1m | 5,130,500 | 10% | added | |
| 41 | ARM HLDGS PLC | 0.1% | $24.6m | 543,740 | -95% | reduced | |
| 42 | TSM TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG LTD | Technology | 0.1% | $24.4m | 1,073,180 | 575% | added |
| 43 | BAP CREDICORP LTD | Financial Services | 0.0% | $17.9m | 184,261 | 35% | added |
| 44 | SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR | 0.0% | $17.7m | 87,000 | -63% | reduced | |
| 45 | GWRE GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC | Technology | 0.0% | $14.7m | 244,235 | -5% | reduced |
| 46 | NETSUITE INC | 0.0% | $11.5m | 135,525 | -4% | reduced | |
| 47 | ISHARES TR | 0.0% | $11.4m | 114,340 | 4198% | added | |
| 48 | CSGP COSTAR GROUP INC | Real Estate | 0.0% | $9.8m | 47,640 | -5% | reduced |
| 49 | IPGP IPG PHOTONICS CORP | Technology | 0.0% | $7.4m | 83,400 | -34% | reduced |
| 50 | AKX ANSYS INC | 0.0% | $7.0m | 75,545 | -4% | 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.