Sands Capital Management 13F holdings, Q4 2017
Holdings as of December 31, 2017 · filings on SEC EDGAR · latest filing →
Sands Capital Management disclosed 68 US equity positions worth $33.0bn in its Q4 2017 13F filing. The largest position was BABA at 7.6% of the reported book, followed by V and AMZN. Against the Q3 2017 filing, it opened 2 new positions, added to 15 and reduced 33 among the top 50 holdings.
What did Sands Capital Management own in Q4 2017? Top 50 positions
| # | Stock | Sector | Weight | Value | Shares | Δ shares | vs Q3 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTD | Consumer Cyclical | 7.6% | $2.5bn | 14,494,696 | -3% | reduced |
| 2 | V VISA INC | Financial Services | 7.4% | $2.4bn | 21,443,949 | -3% | reduced |
| 3 | AMZN AMAZON COM INC | Consumer Cyclical | 7.0% | $2.3bn | 1,969,357 | 7% | added |
| 4 | META FACEBOOK INC | Communication Services | 6.8% | $2.2bn | 12,654,919 | -9% | reduced |
| 5 | BIDU BAIDU INC | Communication Services | 5.2% | $1.7bn | 7,317,748 | -3% | reduced |
| 6 | PRICELINE GRP INC | 4.4% | $1.5bn | 835,581 | -4% | reduced | |
| 7 | GOOGL ALPHABET INC | Communication Services | 4.3% | $1.4bn | 1,337,101 | -3% | reduced |
| 8 | NFLX NETFLIX INC | Communication Services | 4.0% | $1.3bn | 6,841,144 | -4% | reduced |
| 9 | CRM SALESFORCE COM INC | Technology | 4.0% | $1.3bn | 12,842,270 | -4% | reduced |
| 10 | SCHW SCHWAB CHARLES CORP | Financial Services | 4.0% | $1.3bn | 25,431,961 | -4% | reduced |
| 11 | NOW SERVICENOW INC | Technology | 3.2% | $1.1bn | 8,070,993 | 6% | added |
| 12 | ILMN ILLUMINA INC | Healthcare | 3.1% | $1.0bn | 4,752,498 | -4% | reduced |
| 13 | REGN REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS | Healthcare | 2.9% | $961.2m | 2,556,612 | -3% | reduced |
| 14 | ADBE ADOBE SYS INC | Technology | 2.8% | $937.8m | 5,351,366 | -5% | reduced |
| 15 | EW EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP | Healthcare | 2.4% | $784.0m | 6,956,035 | -4% | reduced |
| 16 | INCY INCYTE CORP | Healthcare | 2.4% | $775.8m | 8,191,287 | 8% | added |
| 17 | BMRN BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC | Healthcare | 2.1% | $689.0m | 7,726,778 | -4% | reduced |
| 18 | SBUX STARBUCKS CORP | Consumer Cyclical | 2.1% | $683.1m | 11,893,848 | -3% | reduced |
| 19 | ASML ASML HOLDING N V | Technology | 2.0% | $644.2m | 3,706,104 | -2% | reduced |
| 20 | MNST MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP | Consumer Defensive | 1.9% | $641.2m | 10,131,493 | -5% | reduced |
| 21 | PANW PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC | Technology | 1.7% | $574.3m | 3,962,586 | 28% | added |
| 22 | NKE NIKE INC | Consumer Cyclical | 1.7% | $563.7m | 9,012,009 | 19% | added |
| 23 | ALXN ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 1.7% | $544.5m | 4,553,095 | -5% | reduced | |
| 24 | WDAY WORKDAY INC | Technology | 1.6% | $536.8m | 5,275,949 | -2% | reduced |
| 25 | SPLUNK INC | 1.5% | $507.4m | 6,125,483 | -25% | reduced | |
| 26 | CSGP COSTAR GROUP INC | Real Estate | 1.3% | $438.5m | 1,476,588 | -5% | reduced |
| 27 | GOOG ALPHABET INC | Communication Services | 1.3% | $426.4m | 407,525 | -7% | reduced |
| 28 | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC | 1.2% | $401.6m | 6,342,176 | -3% | reduced | |
| 29 | BIIB BIOGEN INC | Healthcare | 1.1% | $362.8m | 1,138,777 | -6% | reduced |
| 30 | SHOP SHOPIFY INC | Technology | 1.1% | $361.5m | 3,578,904 | -2% | reduced |
| 31 | LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP | Consumer Cyclical | 1.1% | $351.8m | 5,062,253 | -2% | reduced |
| 32 | INDA ISHARES TR | 0.7% | $232.1m | 6,434,616 | 7% | added | |
| 33 | MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS INC | 0.7% | $225.2m | 3,554,159 | -2% | reduced | |
| 34 | LOXO ONCOLOGY INC | 0.6% | $191.3m | 2,272,109 | – | new | |
| 35 | LKFT GALAPAGOS NV | Healthcare | 0.6% | $187.4m | 1,998,311 | -2% | reduced |
| 36 | CMG CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.5% | $157.3m | 544,141 | -74% | reduced |
| 37 | NBIS YANDEX N V | Communication Services | 0.3% | $104.2m | 3,180,454 | 5% | added |
| 38 | CTRIP COM INTL LTD | 0.3% | $93.8m | 2,126,434 | 24% | added | |
| 39 | MELI MERCADOLIBRE INC | Consumer Cyclical | 0.3% | $93.3m | 296,406 | -23% | reduced |
| 40 | TSM TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG LTD | Technology | 0.3% | $89.3m | 2,252,958 | 15% | added |
| 41 | MAKEMYTRIP LIMITED MAURITIUS | 0.2% | $60.9m | 2,041,064 | 7% | added | |
| 42 | BAP CREDICORP LTD | Financial Services | 0.1% | $42.9m | 206,711 | -20% | reduced |
| 43 | ASR GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL SURE | 0.1% | $36.1m | 197,896 | 71% | added | |
| 44 | SE SEA LTD | Consumer Cyclical | 0.1% | $30.5m | 2,290,640 | – | new |
| 45 | HDB HDFC BANK LTD | Financial Services | 0.1% | $22.0m | 216,718 | 158% | added |
| 46 | AMT AMERICAN TOWER CORP | Real Estate | 0.1% | $18.6m | 130,380 | 57% | added |
| 47 | MULESOFT INC | 0.0% | $12.6m | 541,163 | -5% | reduced | |
| 48 | TDG TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | Industrials | 0.0% | $11.1m | 40,554 | 437% | added |
| 49 | NETSHOES CAYMAN LTD | 0.0% | $10.1m | 1,279,725 | 7% | added | |
| 50 | GWRE GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC | Technology | 0.0% | $9.7m | 130,770 | -6% | 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.