Julian Robertson Buys Tableau Software, Facebook, Netflix, Sells Ulta Salon, EBay, EQT

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Aug 14, 2014

Legendary investor Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) just reported his second quarter portfolio at Tiger Management. The portfolio is primarily Mr. Robertson’s personal investment.

Mr. Robertson is regarded as the founder of the whole hedge fund industry. He had tremendous success from 1980 through 2000, when his flagship fund compounded 31.5%, and his assets grew from a few hundred million to $26 billion in 2008.

In addition to his own success with his fund, Mr. Robertson has taught and seeded a group of hedge fund managers who are called Tiger Cubs or Tiger Seeds. Many of the Tiger Cubs are also great investors and have been very successful on their own. GuruFocus tracks the portfolios of a few of them, including John Griffin (Trades, Portfolio) of Blue Ridge Capital, Lee Ainslie (Trades, Portfolio) of Maverick Capital, Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) of Viking Global, and Steve Mandel (Trades, Portfolio) of Lone Pine Capital.

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) buys Tableau Software Inc, Facebook Inc, Netflix Inc, Citigroup Inc, Gilead Sciences Inc, Google Inc, etc. during the 3-months ended 06/30/2014, according to the most recent filings of his investment company, Tiger Management. As of 06/30/2014, Tiger Management owns 49 stocks with a total value of $274 million. These are the details of the buys and sells.

For the details of Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio)'s stock buys and sells, go to http://www.gurufocus.com/StockBuy.php?GuruName=Julian+Robertson

These are the top 5 holdings of Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio)

1. Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD) - 443,911 shares, 13.4% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 28.55%

2. Tableau Software Inc (DATA) - 348,000 shares, 9.1% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 2900%

3. Facebook Inc (FB) - 341,500 shares, 8.4% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 1776.37%

4. Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL) - 561,485 shares, 7.9% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 24.68%

5. Google Inc (GOOGL) - 32,896 shares, 7.0% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 61.29%

New Purchase: Netflix Inc (NFLX)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) initiated holdings in Netflix Inc. His purchase prices were between $314.21 and $448.68, with an estimated average price of $377.79. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 4.7%. His holdings were 29,000 shares as of 06/30/2014.

New Purchase: Citigroup Inc (C)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) initiated holdings in Citigroup Inc. His purchase prices were between $45.68 and $49.58, with an estimated average price of $47.57. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 4.6%. His holdings were 267,800 shares as of 06/30/2014.

New Purchase: Micron Technology Inc (MU)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) initiated holdings in Micron Technology Inc. His purchase prices were between $21.13 and $32.5, with an estimated average price of $27.18. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.59%. His holdings were 49,300 shares as of 06/30/2014.

New Purchase: USA Truck Inc (USAK)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) initiated holdings in USA Truck Inc. His purchase prices were between $14.82 and $19.24, with an estimated average price of $17.18. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.49%. His holdings were 71,933 shares as of 06/30/2014.

New Purchase: CommVault Systems Inc (CVLT)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) initiated holdings in CommVault Systems Inc. His purchase prices were between $46.07 and $70.8, with an estimated average price of $53.9. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.42%. His holdings were 23,500 shares as of 06/30/2014.

New Purchase: Pandora Media Inc (P)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) initiated holdings in Pandora Media Inc. His purchase prices were between $22.17 and $31.74, with an estimated average price of $26.06. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.42%. His holdings were 39,500 shares as of 06/30/2014.

New Purchase: Baidu Inc (BIDU)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) initiated holdings in Baidu Inc. His purchase prices were between $143.51 and $184.96, with an estimated average price of $163.28. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.42%. His holdings were 6,100 shares as of 06/30/2014.

New Purchase: Nielsen NV (NLSN)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) initiated holdings in Nielsen NV. His purchase prices were between $42.68 and $48.42, with an estimated average price of $46.52. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.32%. His holdings were 18,000 shares as of 06/30/2014.

New Purchase: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) initiated holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. His purchase prices were between $50.75 and $57.12, with an estimated average price of $53.82. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.13%. His holdings were 6,400 shares as of 06/30/2014.

New Purchase: Hemisphere Media Group Inc (HMTV)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) initiated holdings in Hemisphere Media Group Inc. His purchase prices were between $10.91 and $12.63, with an estimated average price of $11.8. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.09%. His holdings were 19,287 shares as of 06/30/2014.

Sold Out: Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrances Inc (ULTA)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) sold out his holdings in Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrances Inc. His sale prices were between $84.79 and $100.11, with an estimated average price of $89.99.

Sold Out: eBay Inc (EBAY)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) sold out his holdings in eBay Inc. His sale prices were between $48.25 and $56.04, with an estimated average price of $51.79.

Sold Out: EQT Corp (EQT)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) sold out his holdings in EQT Corp. His sale prices were between $98.65 and $109.84, with an estimated average price of $105.31.

Sold Out: MetLife Inc (MET)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) sold out his holdings in MetLife Inc. His sale prices were between $49.19 and $56.55, with an estimated average price of $52.46.

Sold Out: Himax Technologies Inc (HIMX)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) sold out his holdings in Himax Technologies Inc. His sale prices were between $5.94 and $11.98, with an estimated average price of $8.02.

Sold Out: Navistar International Corp (NAV)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) sold out his holdings in Navistar International Corp. His sale prices were between $31.93 and $38.35, with an estimated average price of $35.47.

Sold Out: Adtran Inc (ADTN)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) sold out his holdings in Adtran Inc. His sale prices were between $21.29 and $26.11, with an estimated average price of $22.64.

Sold Out: Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (TTWO)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) sold out his holdings in Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. His sale prices were between $18.81 and $22.38, with an estimated average price of $20.45.

Sold Out: Brocade Communications Systems Inc (BRCD)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) sold out his holdings in Brocade Communications Systems Inc. His sale prices were between $7.99 and $10.84, with an estimated average price of $9.21.

Sold Out: Sothebys (BID)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) sold out his holdings in Sothebys. His sale prices were between $37.91 and $44.8, with an estimated average price of $40.69.

Sold Out: Splunk Inc (SPLK)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) sold out his holdings in Splunk Inc. His sale prices were between $40.39 and $74.9, with an estimated average price of $52.43.

Sold Out: ARM Holdings PLC (ARMH)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) sold out his holdings in ARM Holdings PLC. His sale prices were between $42.83 and $52.82, with an estimated average price of $46.45.

Sold Out: Infoblox Inc (BLOX)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) sold out his holdings in Infoblox Inc. His sale prices were between $12.17 and $21.32, with an estimated average price of $17.18.

Sold Out: Ruckus Wireless Inc (RKUS)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) sold out his holdings in Ruckus Wireless Inc. His sale prices were between $8.96 and $12.3, with an estimated average price of $10.6.

Sold Out: Cvent Inc (CVT)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) sold out his holdings in Cvent Inc. His sale prices were between $23.25 and $36, with an estimated average price of $28.27.

Sold Out: Marvell Technology Group Ltd (MRVL)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) sold out his holdings in Marvell Technology Group Ltd. His sale prices were between $14.18 and $16.23, with an estimated average price of $15.41.

Sold Out: Textura Corp (TXTR)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) sold out his holdings in Textura Corp. His sale prices were between $14.23 and $25.3, with an estimated average price of $20.3.

Sold Out: American Realty Capital Properties Inc (ARCP)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) sold out his holdings in American Realty Capital Properties Inc. His sale prices were between $11.94 and $14.13, with an estimated average price of $12.86.

Added: Tableau Software Inc (DATA, Financial)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) added to his holdings in Tableau Software Inc by 2900%. His purchase prices were between $54.13 and $81.18, with an estimated average price of $62.56. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 8.8%. His holdings were 348,000 shares as of 06/30/2014.

Added: Facebook Inc (FB, Financial)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) added to his holdings in Facebook Inc by 1776.37%. His purchase prices were between $56.14 and $67.6, with an estimated average price of $61.42. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 7.95%. His holdings were 341,500 shares as of 06/30/2014.

Added: Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD, Financial)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) added to his holdings in Gilead Sciences Inc by 28.55%. His purchase prices were between $65.48 and $83.02, with an estimated average price of $77.76. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 2.98%. His holdings were 443,911 shares as of 06/30/2014.

Added: Google Inc (GOOGL, Financial)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) added to his holdings in Google Inc by 61.29%. His purchase prices were between $518 and $585.93, with an estimated average price of $551.75. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 2.66%. His holdings were 32,896 shares as of 06/30/2014.

Added: Ensign Group Inc (ENSG, Financial)

Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) added to his holdings in Ensign Group Inc by 97.1%. His purchase prices were between $22.04 and $30.93, with an estimated average price of $25.43. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.47%. His holdings were 84,950 shares as of 06/30/2014.