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Sands Capital Outpaces in Q2, Unwinds Uber, Nike and Airbnb as ClearBridge Details Small‑Cap Headwinds

Investor letters emphasize AI infrastructure strength and stock‑specific setbacks as managers explain returns and reposition portfolios.

Overview

  • Sands Capital’s Select Growth Strategy returned 27.7% in Q2, beating the Russell 1000 Growth’s 17.8%, and it sold Uber after five years, citing autonomous‑vehicle disruption risk and heightened uncertainty.
  • Sands highlighted Broadcom’s AI demand tailwinds, noting AI‑related revenue up 46% year over year to $4.4 billion, and pointed to strong operating trends at holdings such as Shopify and Roblox.
  • Sands Capital’s Global Growth Strategy gained 21.7% versus the MSCI ACWI’s 11.5%, exited Nike to fund On Holding, and sold Airbnb after top‑line growth slowed to under 10% in Q1 2025.
  • Global Growth disclosed new positions in Intercontinental Exchange, Carlisle, On Holding and Pro Medicus, and reiterated confidence in holdings like Builders FirstSource and Axon based on execution and end‑market opportunities.
  • ClearBridge’s Small Cap Strategy underperformed as small caps trailed large caps, with Murphy USA pressured by lower fuel volumes and higher store costs, and the fund exiting Abacus after a strategy shift and a short report alleging inflated policy valuations.