SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

Fundamental diversified ★Signal CIK 1020066
League rank
#301
in Fundamental diversified · #1368 overall
Long book
$25.49B
Q1 2026
Positions
67
Top-10 weight
52%
concentration
Last quarter
+15.6%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
23%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC is a diversified fundamental manager, running a $25.49B US long book across 67 positions.

The portfolio is concentrated: the top 10 names carry 52% of the portfolio. Turnover is modest: positions are typically held for years. Current anchor positions: NVIDIA CORP, TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR, ALPHABET INC-CL A, AMAZON.COM INC, SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0.9pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 3 of 9 quarters. We rate its filings as signal-bearing: position changes reflect genuine views.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
+0.5%
Q2 2024
+0.0%
Q3 2024
+8.4%
Q4 2024
-6.6%
Q1 2025
+27.3%
Q2 2025
+4.0%
Q3 2025
-4.0%
Q4 2025
-12.6%
Q1 2026
+15.6%

Sector allocation

Technology
43%
Services media
15%
Industrials
12%
Consumer discretionary
12%
Financials
5%
Communications
4%
Other
4%
Healthcare
3%

Long book by quarter

$35.75B
Q1 2024
$34.03B
Q2 2024
$32.95B
Q3 2024
$33.80B
Q4 2024
$29.39B
Q1 2025
$34.83B
Q2 2025
$36.25B
Q3 2025
$32.88B
Q4 2025
$25.49B
Q1 2026

What does SANDS CAPITAL own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology18.1M$3.15B12.4%-9.8%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology5.1M$1.47B5.8%+3.8%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary6.7M$1.40B5.5%-9.7%
SHOP SHOPIFY INC - CLASS ATechnology8.9M$1.06B4.2%-6.0%
NFLX NETFLIX INCServices media9.4M$905.2M3.6%-6.1%
SPOT SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SACommunications1.8M$870.0M3.4%+22.1%
ASML ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHSIndustrials639.8K$845.1M3.3%-4.5%
V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARESServices media2.8M$837.3M3.3%-10.3%
MELI MERCADOLIBRE INCServices media475.5K$822.1M3.2%-6.7%
NET CLOUDFLARE INC - CLASS ATechnology3.7M$755.6M3.0%-1.9%
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology1.3M$731.8M2.9%+1.9%
ICE INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INFinancials4.4M$689.6M2.7%-20.3%
CVNA CARVANA COConsumer discretionary2.1M$665.6M2.6%-13.3%
AXON AXON ENTERPRISE INCIndustrials1.6M$664.4M2.6%-2.8%
ISRG INTUITIVE SURGICAL INCHealthcare1.3M$609.1M2.4%-4.0%
DASH DOORDASH INC - AServices media4.0M$594.2M2.3%-12.0%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology1.5M$566.4M2.2%-38.1%
IOT SAMSARA INC-CL ATechnology15.7M$496.2M1.9%-18.1%
NU NU HOLDINGS LTD/CAYMAN ISL-AFinancials34.3M$493.5M1.9%-22.7%
AVGO BROADCOM INCTechnology1.4M$434.2M1.7%-33.7%
APP APPLOVIN CORP-CLASS ATechnology971.6K$386.7M1.5%-33.6%
PWR QUANTA SERVICES INCIndustrials626.3K$343.9M1.3%+8.6%
XYZ BLOCK INCTechnology5.5M$331.6M1.3%-7.1%
CRS CARPENTER TECHNOLOGYIndustrials823.3K$324.5M1.3%+32.4%
CSL CARLISLE COS INCOther919.6K$306.8M1.2%-5.0%
BE BLOOM ENERGY CORP- AIndustrials1.8M$241.0M0.9%New
BLDR BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INCConsumer discretionary2.6M$215.8M0.8%-5.0%
ONON ON HOLDING AG-CLASS AOther6.3M$215.2M0.8%-4.7%
STXN SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS531.9K$208.4M0.8%New
PPB FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT PLC-DI2.0M$202.8M0.8%-4.7%
TTEK TETRA TECH INCServices media6.7M$200.6M0.8%-5.0%
MCK MCKESSON CORPConsumer discretionary201.3K$174.2M0.7%+15.5%
CPNG COUPANG INCConsumer discretionary9.2M$173.2M0.7%-11.1%
DDOG DATADOG INC - CLASS ATechnology1.4M$166.0M0.7%-7.1%
LRCX LAM RESEARCH CORPIndustrials755.2K$161.4M0.6%New
RBLX ROBLOX CORP -CLASS ATechnology2.7M$154.2M0.6%-14.3%
FWONK LIBERTY MEDIA CORP-FORMULA-CCommunications1.6M$132.6M0.5%-25.1%
TDG TRANSDIGM GROUP INCIndustrials94.3K$109.3M0.4%-8.6%
WCN WASTE CONNECTIONS INCUtilities634.9K$103.1M0.4%-34.3%
APH AMPHENOL CORP-CL ATechnology805.6K$101.8M0.4%-8.4%
RACE FERRARI NVIndustrials287.7K$97.4M0.4%-7.2%
RARE ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INHealthcare3.2M$67.3M0.3%-7.8%
BSX BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPHealthcare736.1K$46.2M0.2%-8.6%
GRAB GRAB HOLDINGS LTD - CL AServices media9.1M$33.4M0.1%-18.9%
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare32.9K$30.2M0.1%New
LIN LINDE PLCMaterials54.6K$27.1M0.1%-7.8%
PANW PALO ALTO NETWORKS INCTechnology161.1K$25.8M0.1%-1.2%
KVYO KLAVIYO INC-ATechnology595.2K$11.6M0.0%-35.9%
STVN STEVANATO GROUP SPAHealthcare497.3K$6.8M0.0%+0.9%
FIG FIGMA INC-CL ATechnology187.6K$4.0M0.0%-1.2%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 8, 202667$25.49B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 13, 202666$32.88B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 13, 202564$36.25B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 13, 202566$34.83B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 14, 202575$29.39B canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 13, 202571$33.80B canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 13, 202467$32.95B canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 13, 202466$34.03B canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 14, 202476$35.75B canonicalSEC ↗