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Whale Rock Capital Management LLC 13F holdings, Q2 2017

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Whale Rock Capital Management LLC disclosed 28 US equity positions worth $1.4bn in its Q2 2017 13F filing. Its largest position is AMZN at 12.0% of the reported book, followed by BABA and ELLIE MAE INC. Versus Q1 2017 it opened 11 new positions, added to 7, reduced 9 and exited 8.

$1.4bn
Reported equity book
Sum of the long US equity positions in the filing, at the values filed. Options are excluded.
28
Positions
Distinct securities in the equity book with a reported value above zero. Options are excluded.
12.0%
Largest position
The largest single position as a share of the reported equity book.
61.1%
Top 10 weight
The ten largest positions together, as a share of the reported equity book.
19
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 Q1 2017: 11 new, 7 added, 9 reduced, 8 exited

28 rows
AMZN AMAZON COM INCConsumer Cyclical12.0%$172m177,902+7.7%added
BABA ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTDConsumer Cyclical7.4%$106m755,112+94%added
ELLIE MAE INC no ticker–6.9%$99.0m900,559−9.4%reduced
SHOP SHOPIFY INCTechnology5.8%$83.5m961,030−7.6%reduced
GOOGL ALPHABET INCCommunication Services5.8%$83.4m89,684+0.7%added
META META PLATFORMS INCCommunication Services5.5%$78.2m518,215−24%reduced
TSLA TESLA INCConsumer Cyclical4.7%$66.6m184,178–new
NTES NETEASE COM INCCommunication Services4.4%$62.8m208,815−41%reduced
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology4.3%$60.8m422,086−35%reduced
PEGA PEGASYSTEMS INCTechnology4.2%$60.2m1.03m+4.2%added
LRCX LAM RESEARCH CORPTechnology4.0%$56.8m401,339+68%added
LITE LUMENTUM HLDGS INCTechnology3.4%$48.8m855,120−11%reduced
MELI MERCADOLIBREConsumer Cyclical3.3%$46.7m186,161+30%added
NFLX NETFLIX INC.Communication Services3.2%$46.3m309,753−53%reduced
INSTEUR INSTRUCTURE INC–2.9%$41.8m1.42m+28%added
ZEN1EUR ZENDESK INC–2.8%$40.4m1.45m−42%reduced
RNG RINGCENTRAL INCTechnology2.8%$39.5m1.08m–new
FN FABRINETTechnology2.6%$37.9m888,013−3.0%reduced
LNWO LIGHT & WONDER INCConsumer Cyclical2.6%$36.9m1.41m–new
BOX BOX INCTechnology2.3%$32.4m1.78m–new
MPWR MONOLITHIC PWR SYS INCTechnology1.7%$23.9m248,2540.0%held
STMP STAMPS COM INC–1.5%$21.8m140,715–new
FIVN FIVE9 INCTechnology1.5%$21.3m989,592–new
CEVA CEVA INCTechnology1.5%$21.3m468,040–new
MTSI MACOM TECH SOLUTIONS HLDGS ITechnology1.2%$17.1m307,247–new
CGNX COGNEX CORPTechnology1.2%$17.1m200,982–new
APPN APPIAN CORPTechnology0.3%$4.4m244,993–new
OKTA OKTA INCTechnology0.2%$2.2m94,952–new

Exited since Q1 2017

8 rows
AAOI APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC4.4%$64.9m
SYMCEUR SYMANTEC CORP3.4%$50.6m
NVDA NVIDIA CORPORATION3.3%$47.9m
MSFT MICROSOFT CORP3.2%$46.6m
OCLR OCLARO INC3.1%$46.0m
MXL MAXLINEAR INC2.3%$34.4m
ACIA ACACIA COMMUNICATIONS INC1.6%$23.5m
QUANTENNA COMMUNICATIONS INC no ticker1.3%$19.0m

Sector mix

  • Technology36.9%
  • Consumer Cyclical30.0%
  • Communication Services18.9%
  • Unclassified14.2%

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