Whale Rock Capital
Alex Sacerdote · CIK 0001387322 · latest 13F for 2026-06-30 filed 2026-08-14
Estimated from 13F holdings — long US equities only; follow-the-filing returns are net of an assumed 10 bps per unit of turnover.
About the fund
Whale Rock Capital Management is a Boston-based, SEC-registered investment adviser founded in 2006. The firm specializes in global technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) sectors, managing a variety of investment vehicles including hedge funds, long-only, and hybrid strategies.
Strategy
Technology-focused, fundamental, research-driven long/short equity and hybrid strategies.
Investment approach
Whale Rock employs a fundamental, research-driven approach to identify technological, social, and economic trends that drive significant product cycles and industry inflection points. The firm uses an S-Curve framework to assess market opportunities, competitive advantages, and potential valuation. It focuses on TMT sectors, seeking companies with strong business models and underappreciated earnings power for long positions, while identifying companies with weak models or over-hyped opportunities for short positions.
History
Whale Rock Capital Management was founded by Alex Sacerdote in 2006. The firm has grown into a technology-focused investment manager, navigating periods of significant market volatility and performance fluctuations, including a notable turnaround following losses in 2021 and 2022. It operates out of Boston and manages various investment vehicles including flagship, long-only, hybrid, and megacap funds.
Notable positions & campaigns
- Nvidia2022 — Initiated position in Q4 2022; became the firm's largest long by March 2024.
- Amazon2015 — Initial investment made in 2015; became second-largest long by Q1 2024.
- Meta Platforms2022 — Initiated position in Q3 2022; became third-largest long.
- Super Micro Computer2023 — Significant gains reported in 2023; position liquidated in Q1 2024.
Profile generated 2026-10-09 from public sources; may be incomplete or out of date.
- Founded by
- Alex Sacerdote
- Founded
- 2006
- HQ
- Boston, United States
- Reported AUM
- $13.0bn (as of 2026-06-02)
- Website
- whalerockcapital.com
Management
- Alex SacerdoteCEO, Owner, Managing Member
- Robert Edward FinneranChief Financial Officer
- James Gaddis HoughtlinGeneral Counsel
- Kristy Sott KennedyChief Operating Officer
- Kendell Victoria BenzChief Compliance Officer
Holdings heatmap
Latest 13F (2026-06-30): top 35 positions grouped by sector, sized by weight, coloured by the change in weight since the previous 13F.
Holdings map
Each tile is a position, sized by reported value and coloured by the stock's own price return (red down, green up) — the LiquidRound / finviz-style map.
Copy portfolio vs SPY
Growth of $1 following each filing the trading day after it was filed.
Top holdings
Latest 13F (2026-06-30).
| # | Ticker | Value | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SNDK | $1.4B | 10.9% |
| 2 | AMD | $877M | 7.0% |
| 3 | GOOGL | $856M | 6.9% |
| 4 | TTMI | $791M | 6.4% |
| 5 | ALAB | $757M | 6.1% |
| 6 | AMZN | $583M | 4.7% |
| 7 | GLW | $571M | 4.6% |
| 8 | MKSI | $566M | 4.5% |
| 9 | CLS | $539M | 4.3% |
| 10 | BE | $487M | 3.9% |
| 11 | COHR | $482M | 3.9% |
| 12 | — | $419M | 3.4% |
| 13 | SITM | $418M | 3.4% |
| 14 | — | $405M | 3.3% |
| 15 | MTSI | $376M | 3.0% |
| 16 | VIAV | $328M | 2.6% |
| 17 | LRCX | $322M | 2.6% |
| 18 | TSM | $282M | 2.3% |
| 19 | CVNA | $281M | 2.3% |
| 20 | META | $257M | 2.1% |
| 21 | WDC | $256M | 2.1% |
| 22 | APP | $238M | 1.9% |
| 23 | SNOW | $225M | 1.8% |
| 24 | TWLO | $170M | 1.4% |
| 25 | — | $143M | 1.2% |
Sector mix
Top-25 holdings by weight.
Changes this quarter
| Move | Ticker | Prev wt | Now wt |
|---|---|---|---|
| added | AMD | 0.2% | 7.0% |
| new | ALAB | 0.0% | 6.1% |
| trimmed | SNDK | 6.6% | 10.9% |
| exited | AEIS | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| trimmed | GOOGL | 9.9% | 6.9% |
| trimmed | AVGO | 2.9% | 0.2% |
| exited | RBLX | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| exited | — | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| added | TTMI | 4.4% | 6.4% |
| new | SNOW | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| trimmed | NVDA | 2.3% | 0.6% |
| trimmed | META | 3.8% | 2.1% |
| trimmed | APP | 3.6% | 1.9% |
| new | TWLO | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| trimmed | TSM | 3.6% | 2.3% |
| added | CVNA | 3.6% | 2.3% |
| exited | CIEN | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| new | — | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| added | VIAV | 1.5% | 2.6% |
| trimmed | KVYO | 1.7% | 0.7% |
Quarterly copy returns
Each 13F held from the day after filing until the next filing.
| 13F period | Copy | SPY | Alpha | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | -1.5% | +0.4% | -1.9% | 92% |
| 2026-03-31 | +1.6% | +4.9% | -3.3% | 90% |
| 2025-12-31 | +35.1% | +7.9% | +27.2% | 90% |
| 2025-09-30 | +3.9% | +3.4% | +0.5% | 93% |
| 2025-06-30 | +9.9% | +3.7% | +6.2% | 92% |
| 2025-03-31 | +20.8% | +8.6% | +12.2% | 89% |
| 2024-12-31 | -6.7% | -2.5% | -4.2% | 87% |
| 2024-09-30 | +26.6% | +4.7% | +21.9% | 86% |
| 2024-06-30 | +23.2% | +6.2% | +16.9% | 88% |
| 2024-03-31 | +4.3% | +4.9% | -0.7% | 87% |
| 2023-12-31 | -0.1% | +5.6% | -5.7% | 81% |
| 2023-09-30 | +27.4% | +12.1% | +15.3% | 83% |
| 2023-06-30 | +8.9% | +1.9% | +7.0% | 85% |
| 2023-03-31 | +18.8% | +8.4% | +10.4% | 88% |
| 2022-12-31 | +4.8% | -0.5% | +5.4% | 75% |
| 2022-09-30 | +14.5% | +4.4% | +10.2% | 77% |
Filing dates
- 2026-08-1413F-HR for 2026-06-30 · $12.5B · 35 rows
- 2026-05-1513F-HR for 2026-03-31 · $7.7B · 35 rows
- 2026-02-1713F-HR for 2025-12-31 · $7.8B · 32 rows
- 2025-11-1413F-HR for 2025-09-30 · $8.5B · 36 rows
- 2025-08-1413F-HR for 2025-06-30 · $7.2B · 42 rows
- 2025-05-1513F-HR for 2025-03-31 · $5.8B · 32 rows
- 2025-02-1413F-HR for 2024-12-31 · $8.4B · 38 rows
- 2024-11-1413F-HR for 2024-09-30 · $7.1B · 36 rows
- 2024-08-1413F-HR for 2024-06-30 · $7.1B · 39 rows
- 2024-05-1513F-HR for 2024-03-31 · $6.7B · 33 rows
- 2024-02-1413F-HR for 2023-12-31 · $5.6B · 38 rows
- 2023-11-1413F-HR for 2023-09-30 · $5.0B · 40 rows
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