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Whale Rock Capital

Q4 2013 13F · by Alex Sacerdote, founder

As of
Dec 31, 2013
Filed
Feb 14, 2014
US stock
$568M · prev $551M
Positions
23 · prev 30
Options notional
$65M
Documents
1· no amendments

Picture89.7% US stock

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

  • US stock listed on a US exchange 89.7%
  • Foreign stock not listed in the US 0.0%
  • Notes debt, at principal 0.0%
  • Puts at notional value 10.3%
  • Calls at notional value 0.0%

Moves35 since the prior filing

+23.6 pp in · −23.6 pp out

Options: 3 moves on a notional base, in the table below.

The book

Concentrated · behaves like 16 equal-sized positions

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

High turnover · 108% a year, about 0.9 years per position

  1. Low
  2. Moderate
  3. High

Top 5 positions45% of US stock

  1. unresolved Yahoo Inc added+3.30 pp added+3.3012.5%
  2. unresolved Qihoo 360 Technology Co. ADR added−0.31 pp added−0.319.7%
  3. AMZN Amazon.Com Inc added+7.96 pp added+7.969.1%
  4. unresolved Google Inc. added+2.31 pp added+2.317.5%
  5. unresolved Priceline Grp Inc trimmed+0.41 pp trimmed+0.416.2%

Positions23 in this filing · 9 exited

unresolvedYahoo Inc12.49%1,755,028$71Madded+15%+3.30 pp3 q
unresolvedQihoo 360 Technology Co. ADR9.66%668,840$55Madded+1%−0.31 pp3 q
AMZNAmazon.Com Inc9.12%129,862$52Madded×6.3+7.96 pp2 q
unresolvedGoogle Inc.7.48%37,939$43Madded+17%+2.31 pp3 q
unresolvedPriceline Grp Inc6.17%30,144$35Mtrimmed−4%+0.41 pp3 q
TRIPTripAdvisor, Inc.4.80%328,920$27Madded+4%+0.42 pp3 q
unresolvedPandora Media Inc4.76%1,016,362$27Madded+4%+0.28 pp3 q
WDAYWorkday, Inc. Class A4.55%311,078$26Madded+4%+0.13 pp3 q
MLCOMelco Resorts & Entertainment Limited4.37%632,853$25Mtrimmed−7%+0.45 pp3 q
YELPYelp Inc.4.32%356,080$25Mtrimmed−9%−0.37 pp2 q
VIPSVipshop Holdings Limited4.11%279,283$23Madded+84%+2.54 pp2 q
NFLXNetFlix Inc4.06%62,587$23Madded+4%+0.67 pp3 q
unresolvedTwenty First Centy Fox Inc3.56%583,969$20Madded+4%+0.14 pp2 q
HIMXHimax Technologies, Inc.2.98%1,151,032$17Mnew+2.98 ppnew
SPLKSplunk Inc2.78%229,726$16Madded+4%+0.36 pp3 q
ASMLASML Holding NV2.44%147,749$14Mtrimmed−33%−1.53 pp3 q
TWXTime Warner Inc2.40%195,739$14Mtrimmed−30%−0.93 pp3 q
MAMastercard Incorporated2.12%14,425$12Madded+4%+0.42 pp3 q
IACIIac / Interactivecorp (De) Com Stk2.08%172,249$12Mnew+2.08 ppnew
unresolvedCBS Corp1.95%174,164$11Madded+4%+0.26 pp3 q
MDSOMedidata Solutions, Inc.1.95%183,152$11Mtrimmed−19%−2.09 pp3 q
EPAMEpam Systems, Inc.1.47%238,289$8Madded+4%+0.03 pp3 q
unresolvedTwenty First Centy Fox Inc0.38%60,635$2Madded+4%+0.02 pp2 q
unresolvedLinkedin Corp Cl A—−147,459—exited−6.59 pp—
unresolvedE-commerce China Dangdang In—−1,684,430—exited−3.21 pp—
MELIMercado Libre, Inc—−119,695—exited−2.93 pp—
CYOUChangyou.com Limited—−375,228—exited−2.42 pp—
unresolvedGiant Interactive Group Inc—−865,695—exited−1.43 pp—
unresolvedSoufun Holdings Ltd ADR—−111,259—exited−1.04 pp—
MPWRMonolithic Power Systems, Inc.—−172,703—exited−0.95 pp—
unresolvedGt Advanced Technologies Inc—−476,306—exited−0.74 pp—
unresolvedFleetmatics Group PLC—−32,177—exited−0.22 pp—

Other 13(f) securities

Options 2

Contract% of notionalSharesNotional
International Business Machs PUT53.23%185,800$35M
STARWOOD HOTELS&RESORTS WRLD PUT46.77%385,400$31M

Notes 0

None in this filing

Source

Form
13F-HR
Reading
2 defects · 8 unresolved
Notes
none in this filing
SEC cross-check
SEC data set not published yet
  • A row was set aside — invalid CUSIP 459200951
  • A row was set aside — invalid CUSIP 85590A951