Sands Capital Management 13F holdings, Q4 2016
Holdings as of December 31, 2016 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Sands Capital Management disclosed 53 US equity positions worth $28.7bn in its Q4 2016 13F filing. The largest position was V at 8.6% of the reported book, followed by META and PRICELINE GRP INC. Against the Q3 2016 filing, it opened 4 new positions, added to 7 and reduced 36 among the top 50 holdings.
What did Sands Capital Management own in Q4 2016? Top 50 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q3 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V VISA INC | Financial Services | 8.6% | $2.5bn | 31,759,809 | -9% | reduced |
| 2 | META FACEBOOK INC | Communication Services | 6.8% | $1.9bn | 16,847,494 | -21% | reduced |
| 3 | PRICELINE GRP INC | 6.4% | $1.8bn | 1,252,290 | -8% | reduced | |
| 4 | AMZN AMAZON COM INC | Consumer Cyclical | 6.0% | $1.7bn | 2,287,389 | -8% | reduced |
| 5 | BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTD | Consumer Cyclical | 5.4% | $1.6bn | 17,681,858 | -6% | reduced |
| 6 | GOOGL ALPHABET INC | Communication Services | 4.5% | $1.3bn | 1,636,470 | -7% | reduced |
| 7 | SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORP | Financial Services | 4.2% | $1.2bn | 30,272,825 | -7% | reduced |
| 8 | CRM SALESFORCE COM INC | Technology | 4.0% | $1.1bn | 16,665,486 | -21% | reduced |
| 9 | BIDU BAIDU INC | Communication Services | 3.8% | $1.1bn | 6,558,476 | -6% | reduced |
| 10 | ADBE ADOBE SYS INC | Technology | 3.1% | $880.3m | 8,551,108 | -11% | reduced |
| 11 | REGN REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS | Healthcare | 2.9% | $845.3m | 2,302,802 | -8% | reduced |
| 12 | NFLX NETFLIX INC | Communication Services | 2.8% | $802.4m | 6,481,617 | -11% | reduced |
| 13 | EW EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP | Healthcare | 2.7% | $780.3m | 8,327,338 | -8% | reduced |
| 14 | BMRN BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC | Healthcare | 2.7% | $777.1m | 9,380,802 | -8% | reduced |
| 15 | ILMN ILLUMINA INC | Healthcare | 2.5% | $731.5m | 5,713,188 | -8% | reduced |
| 16 | BIIB BIOGEN INC | Healthcare | 2.5% | $731.3m | 2,578,909 | -8% | reduced |
| 17 | ALXN ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 2.4% | $683.4m | 5,585,268 | 6% | added | |
| 18 | GOOG ALPHABET INC | Communication Services | 2.2% | $633.8m | 821,167 | -6% | reduced |
| 19 | CMG CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC | Consumer Cyclical | 2.2% | $629.5m | 1,668,312 | -9% | reduced |
| 20 | MNST MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP | Consumer Defensive | 2.0% | $569.7m | 12,848,216 | – | new |
| 21 | SPLUNK INC | 1.8% | $515.9m | 10,086,257 | 8% | added | |
| 22 | ASML ASML HOLDING N V | Technology | 1.8% | $509.7m | 4,542,506 | -2% | reduced |
| 23 | PANW PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC | Technology | 1.7% | $476.1m | 3,807,003 | -12% | reduced |
| 24 | SLB SCHLUMBERGER LTD | Energy | 1.6% | $455.5m | 5,425,775 | -11% | reduced |
| 25 | MONSANTO CO | 1.3% | $384.6m | 3,655,602 | -60% | reduced | |
| 26 | WDAY WORKDAY INC | Technology | 1.3% | $375.2m | 5,676,670 | -2% | reduced |
| 27 | INCY INCYTE CORP | Healthcare | 1.3% | $366.3m | 3,652,652 | -11% | reduced |
| 28 | WHOLE FOODS MKT INC | 1.3% | $358.9m | 11,668,823 | -2% | reduced | |
| 29 | MOBILEYE N V AMSTELVEEN | 1.1% | $306.2m | 8,033,526 | -11% | reduced | |
| 30 | NOW SERVICENOW INC | Technology | 1.0% | $296.0m | 3,981,417 | 2208% | added |
| 31 | NKE NIKE INC | Consumer Cyclical | 1.0% | $290.8m | 5,720,158 | -2% | reduced |
| 32 | ATHENAHEALTH INC | 1.0% | $289.1m | 2,749,185 | -11% | reduced | |
| 33 | LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP | Consumer Cyclical | 1.0% | $288.6m | 5,402,652 | -2% | reduced |
| 34 | KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN | 0.8% | $237.4m | 2,797,622 | -2% | reduced | |
| 35 | UAA UNDER ARMOUR INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.7% | $206.6m | 7,112,156 | -9% | reduced |
| 36 | MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS INC | 0.7% | $188.2m | 3,788,033 | -2% | reduced | |
| 37 | UA UNDER ARMOUR INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.6% | $180.3m | 7,161,870 | -10% | reduced |
| 38 | LENDINGCLUB CORP | 0.5% | $153.6m | 29,256,320 | -12% | reduced | |
| 39 | CERNER CORP | 0.5% | $148.0m | 3,123,675 | -71% | reduced | |
| 40 | INDA ISHARES TR | 0.4% | $114.5m | 4,272,216 | 1% | added | |
| 41 | MELI MERCADOLIBRE INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.2% | $62.6m | 401,048 | 2% | added |
| 42 | TSM TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG LTD | Technology | 0.2% | $45.7m | 1,589,672 | 2% | added |
| 43 | CTRIP COM INTL LTD | 0.1% | $38.1m | 951,415 | 2% | added | |
| 44 | BAP CREDICORP LTD | Financial Services | 0.1% | $37.7m | 238,842 | -19% | reduced |
| 45 | MAKEMYTRIP LIMITED MAURITIUS | 0.1% | $22.7m | 1,022,275 | – | new | |
| 46 | GWRE GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC | Technology | 0.0% | $10.7m | 217,590 | -0% | held |
| 47 | ISHARES TR | 0.0% | $10.2m | 97,635 | – | new | |
| 48 | AMT AMERICAN TOWER CORP | Real Estate | 0.0% | $9.7m | 91,937 | – | new |
| 49 | CSGP COSTAR GROUP INC | Real Estate | 0.0% | $8.7m | 46,140 | -0% | held |
| 50 | AKX ANSYS INC | 0.0% | $6.8m | 73,245 | -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.