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Whale Rock Capital

Q3 2013 13F · by Alex Sacerdote, founder

As of
Sep 30, 2013
Filed
Nov 14, 2013
US stock
$551M · prev $444M
Positions
30 · prev 28
Options notional
$25M
Documents
1· no amendments

Picture95.6% US stock

Full picture · of what this 13F reports is US stock

  • US stock listed on a US exchange 95.6%
  • Foreign stock not listed in the US 0.0%
  • Notes debt, at principal 0.0%
  • Puts at notional value 4.4%
  • Calls at notional value 0.0%

Moves38 since the prior filing

+18.2 pp in · −18.2 pp out

Options: 1 move on a notional base, in the table below.

The book

Focused · behaves like 20 equal-sized positions

  1. Very concentrated
  2. Concentrated
  3. Focused
  4. Diversified

High turnover · 81% a year, about 1.2 years per position

  1. Low
  2. Moderate
  3. High

Top 5 positions37% of US stock

  1. unresolved Qihoo 360 Technology Co. ADR trimmed+1.32 pp trimmed+1.3210.0%
  2. unresolved Yahoo Inc added+1.97 pp added+1.979.2%
  3. unresolved Linkedin Corp Cl A trimmed−0.28 pp trimmed−0.286.6%
  4. unresolved Priceline Grp Inc trimmed−0.10 pp trimmed−0.105.8%
  5. unresolved Google Inc. trimmed−1.89 pp trimmed−1.895.2%

Positions30 in this filing · 7 exited

unresolvedQihoo 360 Technology Co. ADR9.97%659,759$55Mtrimmed−21%+1.32 pp2 q
unresolvedYahoo Inc9.19%1,526,607$51Madded+20%+1.97 pp2 q
unresolvedLinkedin Corp Cl A6.59%147,459$36Mtrimmed−14%−0.28 pp2 q
unresolvedPriceline Grp Inc5.76%31,382$32Mtrimmed−0%−0.10 pp2 q
unresolvedGoogle Inc.5.17%32,514$28Mtrimmed−9%−1.89 pp2 q
YELPYelp Inc.4.69%390,349$26Mnew+4.69 ppnew
unresolvedPandora Media Inc4.48%981,845$25Mtrimmed−11%−0.09 pp2 q
WDAYWorkday, Inc. Class A4.42%300,514$24Mtrimmed−0%+0.07 pp2 q
TRIPTripAdvisor, Inc.4.38%317,749$24Mtrimmed−13%−0.61 pp2 q
MDSOMedidata Solutions, Inc.4.04%224,803$22Mtrimmed−19%−0.79 pp2 q
ASMLASML Holding NV3.97%221,103$22Mtrimmed−0%+0.02 pp2 q
MLCOMelco Resorts & Entertainment Limited3.92%678,763$22Mtrimmed−27%−0.78 pp2 q
unresolvedTwenty First Centy Fox Inc3.42%564,137$19Mnew+3.42 ppnew
NFLXNetFlix Inc3.39%60,461$19Mtrimmed−0%+0.51 pp2 q
TWXTime Warner Inc3.33%278,934$18Mtrimmed−0%−0.31 pp2 q
unresolvedE-commerce China Dangdang In3.21%1,684,430$18Madded+10%+0.83 pp2 q
MELIMercado Libre, Inc2.93%119,695$16Madded+11%+0.31 pp2 q
CYOUChangyou.com Limited2.42%375,228$13Mtrimmed−51%−2.85 pp2 q
SPLKSplunk Inc2.42%221,925$13Mtrimmed−0%+0.10 pp2 q
MAMastercard Incorporated1.70%13,936$9Mtrimmed−0%−0.11 pp2 q
unresolvedCBS Corp1.69%168,249$9Mtrimmed−0%−0.17 pp2 q
VIPSVipshop Holdings Limited1.57%151,769$9Mnew+1.57 ppnew
EPAMEpam Systems, Inc.1.44%230,197$8Madded×2.7+0.92 pp2 q
unresolvedGiant Interactive Group Inc1.43%865,695$8Mtrimmed−49%−1.66 pp2 q
AMZNAmazon.Com Inc1.16%20,466$6Mnew+1.16 ppnew
unresolvedSoufun Holdings Ltd ADR1.04%111,259$6Mnew+1.04 ppnew
MPWRMonolithic Power Systems, Inc.0.95%172,703$5Mnew+0.95 ppnew
unresolvedGt Advanced Technologies Inc0.74%476,306$4Mnew+0.74 ppnew
unresolvedTwenty First Centy Fox Inc0.36%58,576$2Mnew+0.36 ppnew
unresolvedFleetmatics Group PLC0.22%32,177$1Mnew+0.22 ppnew
unresolvedSodastream International Ltd—−260,036—exited−4.25 pp—
MUMicron Technology, Inc.—−666,880—exited−2.15 pp—
EBAYeBay Inc—−152,465—exited−1.78 pp—
CVLTCommvault Systems, Inc.—−66,939—exited−1.14 pp—
unresolvedCree Inc—−70,418—exited−1.01 pp—
unresolvedSTARWOOD HOTELS&RESORTS WRLD—−380,000—exited−0.23 pp—
DATATableau Software, Inc.—−499—exited−0.01 pp—

Other 13(f) securities

Options 1

Contract% of notionalSharesNotional
Starwood Ppty Tr Inc PUT100.00%378,900$25M

Notes 0

None in this filing

Source

Form
13F-HR
Reading
1 defect · 14 unresolved
Notes
none in this filing
SEC cross-check
SEC data set not published yet
  • A row was set aside — invalid CUSIP 85571B955