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Whale Rock Capital Management LLC 13F holdings, Q3 2008

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Whale Rock Capital Management LLC disclosed 22 US equity positions worth $133.5m in its Q3 2008 13F filing. Its largest position is AAPL at 23.0% of the reported book, followed by ORCL and HEWLETT PACKARD CO. Versus Q2 2008 it opened 15 new positions, added to 2, reduced 4 and exited 20.

$134m
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
22
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
23.0%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
83.5%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
9
Effective positions
1 / HHI of portfolio weights: the number of equal-weight positions the book behaves like.
79
Quarters on file since Q4 2006
Quarters for which this manager's 13F holdings are on record.

Holdings

Against Q2 2008: 15 new, 2 added, 4 reduced, 20 exited

22 rows
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology23.0%$30.7m270,105+28%added
ORCL ORACLE CORPTechnology15.9%$21.2m1.04m–new
HEWLETT PACKARD CO no ticker–13.6%$18.2m393,078+91%added
CMCSA COMCAST CORP NEWCommunication Services8.0%$10.7m544,425–new
ADI ANALOG DEVICES INCTechnology6.1%$8.1m307,493–new
TGT TARGET CORPConsumer Defensive5.7%$7.6m154,314–new
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LT no ticker–3.0%$4.1m178,192−80%reduced
LVS LAS VEGAS SANDS CORPConsumer Cyclical2.8%$3.7m103,800–new
TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES INC no ticker–2.8%$3.7m227,835−28%reduced
MGM MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONALConsumer Cyclical2.7%$3.6m127,500−62%reduced
BALLY TECHNOLOGIES INC no ticker–2.6%$3.5m116,047–new
JDA SOFTWARE GROUP INC no ticker–2.5%$3.4m222,448–new
TALEO CORP no ticker–2.2%$2.9m147,140–new
ADVANCED ANALOGIC TECHNOLOGI no ticker–2.1%$2.9m613,468−33%reduced
RF MICRODEVICES INC no ticker–2.1%$2.8m961,900−0.3%held
MYRG MYR GROUP INCIndustrials1.6%$2.1m166,176–new
HSN INC no ticker–0.9%$1.2m112,527–new
MPWR MONOLITHIC PWR SYS INCTechnology0.9%$1.2m66,959–new
VALUECLICK INC no ticker–0.7%$992k96,998–new
ANF ABERCROMBIE & FITCH COConsumer Cyclical0.4%$468k11,862–new
VSH VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INCTechnology0.2%$263k39,800–new
AVT AVNET INCTechnology0.2%$254k10,300–new

Exited since Q2 2008

20 rows
WALTER ENERGY INC no ticker12.4%$30.4m
SMSMY SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT LTD8.0%$19.6m
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYS I no ticker6.6%$16.2m
RS RELIANCE INC6.4%$15.6m
T AT&T INC5.5%$13.4m
STLD STEEL DYNAMICS INC3.3%$8.0m
DECK DECKERS OUTDOOR CORP3.0%$7.3m
VISIONCHINA MEDIA INC SPONS no ticker2.4%$5.9m
TERRA INDS INC no ticker2.4%$5.8m
FORDING CDN COAL TR TR UNIT no ticker2.4%$5.8m
POT1EUR POTASH CORP SASK INC2.4%$5.8m
WARNACO GROUP INC no ticker1.6%$3.9m
GIANT INTERACTIVE GROUP INC no ticker1.4%$3.5m
PHILLIPS VAN HEUSEN CORP no ticker1.2%$3.0m
SUCCESSFACTORS INC no ticker1.2%$2.9m
PERFECT WORLD CO LTD no ticker1.1%$2.6m
BIGBAND NETWORKS INC no ticker1.0%$2.5m
STARENT NETWORKS CORP no ticker0.7%$1.8m
CF CF Industries Holdings Inc0.6%$1.5m
MELI MERCADOLIBRE0.4%$923k

Sector mix

  • Technology46.2%
  • Unclassified32.7%
  • Communication Services8.0%
  • Consumer Cyclical5.9%
  • Consumer Defensive5.7%
  • Industrials1.6%

Book over time

Every quarter on file (79)
QuarterPositionsEquity book
Q2 202635$12.5bn
Q1 202635$7.7bn
Q4 202532$7.8bn
Q3 202536$8.5bn
Q2 202542$7.2bn
Q1 202532$5.8bn
Q4 202438$8.4bn
Q3 202436$7.1bn
Q2 202439$7.1bn
Q1 202433$6.7bn
Q4 202338$5.6bn
Q3 202340$5.0bn
Q2 202341$5.8bn
Q1 202341$4.5bn
Q4 202239$3.0bn
Q3 202240$3.6bn
Q2 202234$3.4bn
Q1 202249$8.1bn
Q4 202149$11.8bn
Q3 202169$15.2bn
Q2 202162$15.3bn
Q1 202149$12.2bn
Q4 202052$15.0bn
Q3 202046$14.7bn
Q2 202042$12.5bn
Q1 202049$7.3bn
Q4 201940$5.9bn
Q3 201939$5.4bn
Q2 201943$5.7bn
Q1 201938$5.3bn
Q4 201828$3.1bn
Q3 201835$4.5bn
Q2 201833$3.5bn
Q1 201830$2.9bn
Q4 201728$2.1bn
Q3 201732$1.9bn
Q2 201728$1.4bn
Q1 201725$1.5bn
Q4 201629$1.2bn
Q3 201630$1.3bn
Q2 201631$1.2bn
Q1 201635$1.1bn
Q4 201533$1.2bn
Q3 201536$1.0bn
Q2 201534$1.1bn
Q1 201529$947m
Q4 201427$875m
Q3 201424$733m
Q2 201428$769m
Q1 201424$560m
Q4 201323$568m
Q3 201330$551m
Q2 201328$444m
Q1 201326$307m
Q4 201230$283m
Q3 201221$242m
Q2 201217$146m
Q1 201227$241m
Q4 201123$130m
Q3 201116$121m
Q2 201122$247m
Q1 201128$247m
Q4 201026$221m
Q3 201027$155m
Q2 201023$149m
Q1 201038$309m
Q4 200936$220m
Q3 200943$274m
Q2 200936$190m
Q1 200927$116m
Q4 200827$119m
Q3 200822$134m
Q2 200827$245m
Q1 200828$207m
Q4 200725$341m
Q3 200729$305m
Q2 200723$242m
Q1 200718$191m
Q4 200621$147m

Where Whale Rock Capital Management LLC was early

127 rows
TV GRUPO TELEVISA SA DE CV SPQ1 20075 of 791.6%1.6%2Exited by Q3 2007−7.3%
DECK DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPQ2 20071 of 1855.4%7.4%5Exited by Q3 2008+38%
DDS DILLARDS INCQ2 20072 of 1132.6%9.6%13Exited by Q1 2013+133%
CROX CROCS INCQ2 20073 of 1562.1%5.7%5Exited by Q1 2010−87%
BIDU BAIDU INCQ2 20075 of 2316.5%6.5%13Exited by Q1 2015+1257%
MSTR MICROSTRATEGY INCQ3 20071 of 1431.2%8.8%17Exited by Q3 2016+121%
MPWR MONOLITHIC PWR SYS INCQ3 20072 of 1521.5%8.3%36Exited by Q2 2025+2183%
M MACYS INCQ3 20073 of 1772.0%2.0%3Exited by Q1 2010−48%
ANF ABERCROMBIE & FITCH COQ3 20074 of 1464.0%4.0%4Exited by Q4 2008−51%
GAP GAP INC DELQ3 20074 of 1582.9%2.9%3Exited by Q2 2008+6.7%
EHTH EHEALTH INCQ4 20071 of 1053.0%3.0%2Exited by Q2 2008−31%
MELI MERCADOLIBRE INCQ4 20072 of 2242.6%4.9%33Exited by Q1 2026+2626%
MGM MGM MIRAGEQ1 20083 of 2122.6%4.8%4Exited by Q1 2009−77%
ORCL ORACLE CORPQ1 200810 of 2560.9%15.9%24Exited by Q1 2024+439%
MYRG MYR GROUP INC DELQ3 20081 of 1041.6%5.2%5Exited by Q4 2009+67%
ADI ANALOG DEVICES INCQ3 20082 of 2026.1%7.1%8Exited by Q3 2019+328%
VSH VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INCQ3 20083 of 1340.2%2.6%5Exited by Q2 2012+104%
TGT TARGET CORPQ3 20087 of 1915.7%7.5%2Exited by Q2 2009−30%
AKAM AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INCQ4 20083 of 2113.8%6.9%8Exited by Q4 2023+606%
DIS DISNEY WALT COQ4 20084 of 2533.9%4.1%6Exited by Q2 2021+713%
HST HOST HOTELS & RESORTS INCQ1 20091 of 1270.5%2.3%2Exited by Q3 2009+114%
TTWO TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARQ1 20093 of 2137.6%7.6%8Exited by Q2 2013+93%
NFLX NETFLIX INC.Q1 20094 of 3013.8%8.9%32Exited by Q2 2026+15582%
EFII ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING INCQ2 20091 of 541.9%4.1%5Exited by Q3 2010−8.5%
SFLY SHUTTERFLY INCQ2 20091 of 822.1%2.7%2Exited by Q4 2009+19%
EBAY EBAY INCQ3 200913 of 18611.0%11.0%7Exited by Q3 2013+119%
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCQ4 200921 of 3202.4%5.6%11Exited by Q3 2024+1146%
FNSR FINISAR CORPQ1 20101 of 683.1%5.4%3Exited by Q2 2011–
KLIC KULICKE & SOFFA INDS INCQ1 20101 of 1033.6%3.8%11Exited by Q2 2020+188%
SSP SCRIPPS E W CO OHIOQ1 20101 of 734.1%5.3%2Exited by Q3 2010−12%
IMAX IMAX CORPQ1 20105 of 1163.0%3.2%3Exited by Q4 2010−6.3%
NTCT NETSCOUT SYS INCQ3 20101 of 914.2%4.2%2Exited by Q1 2011+12%
ALLT ALLOT COMMUNICATIONS LTDQ4 20101 of 570.4%2.7%6Exited by Q4 2012+128%
RDWR RADWARE LTDQ4 20101 of 663.9%5.0%6Exited by Q2 2012−0.2%
CRUS CIRRUS LOGIC INCQ4 20103 of 1082.2%3.0%12Exited by Q1 2021+414%
ATML ATMEL CORPQ4 20104 of 562.6%2.6%3Exited by Q3 2015–
FFIV F5 NETWORKS INCQ4 20104 of 1411.9%4.1%3Exited by Q3 2012−24%
SMTC SEMTECH CORPQ1 20111 of 1632.8%3.7%8Exited by Q1 2026+195%
FN FABRINETQ1 20114 of 1360.6%4.4%21Held at last filing, Q2 2026+2688%
PEGA PEGASYSTEMS INCQ2 20112 of 1372.8%7.8%7Exited by Q4 2017+148%
IPHI INPHI CORPQ4 20111 of 1031.3%2.2%9Exited by Q4 2016–
ON ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPQ4 20112 of 2446.3%6.3%8Exited by Q1 2024+982%
MLCO MELCO CROWN ENTMT LTDQ4 20113 of 1082.5%7.7%9Exited by Q1 2014+308%
YELP YELP INCQ1 20121 of 1430.4%4.8%11Exited by Q1 2017+42%
CRM SALESFORCE INCQ1 20127 of 3032.2%5.0%18Exited by Q1 2025+766%
TRIP TRIPADVISOR INCQ2 20123 of 2032.8%6.3%12Exited by Q3 2021−9.8%
WDAY WORKDAY INCQ4 20121 of 2634.5%8.5%27Exited by Q2 2024+400%
MA MASTERCARD INCQ4 201221 of 2632.5%2.5%5Exited by Q1 2014+70%
EPAM EPAM SYS INCQ1 20131 of 1640.6%2.7%12Exited by Q1 2017+177%
ASML ASML HOLDING N VQ1 20133 of 2345.3%5.3%9Exited by Q2 2022+882%

Concentration and tenure

10.0%
Median largest position, all quarters
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
59.3%
Median top 10 weight, all quarters
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
Concentrated
Style, by median largest position
2
Median completed holding, quarters