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Summary Overview
Cadian Capital Management, led by Eric Bannasch, focuses on technology and consumer sectors, with significant positions in software and fitness companies. The fund’s top holdings include major investments in companies like Braze and Varonis Systems, while recent activity shows new investments in automotive retail and social media management, alongside reductions in existing technology and consumer holdings.
3 sector-specific insights
- The top holdings reflect a strong emphasis on technology, particularly in software and data management, with significant investments in companies like Varonis Systems and Braze.
- New investments in automotive retail and social media management suggest a strategic diversification into these sectors.
- Reductions in existing technology and consumer holdings indicate a rebalancing or profit-taking strategy.
Top 5 holdings, additions, and reduced positions
- ESTC (Elastic N.V.): Technology sector, provides open-source search and analytics engine services.
- PCOR (Procore Technologies, Inc.): Technology sector, offers a cloud-based construction management platform.
- PLNT (Planet Fitness, Inc.): Consumer discretionary sector, operates and franchises fitness centers.
- VRNS (Varonis Systems, Inc.): Technology sector, provides software solutions that protect data from insider threats and cyberattacks.
- BRZE (Braze, Inc.): Technology sector, provides customer engagement platform services.
New Holdings
- GPI (Group 1 Automotive, Inc.): Consumer discretionary sector, operates in the automotive retail industry, offering new and used cars, light trucks, and related services.
- SPT (Sprout Social, Inc.): Technology sector, provides social media management solutions for businesses.
Reduced Holdings
- GH (Guardant Health, Inc.): Healthcare sector, focuses on developing blood tests for early cancer detection.
- CRTO (Criteo S.A.): Technology sector, provides personalized online display advertisements.
- PCOR (Procore Technologies, Inc.): Technology sector, offers a cloud-based construction management platform.
- PLNT (Planet Fitness, Inc.): Consumer discretionary sector, operates and franchises fitness centers.
- VRNS (Varonis Systems, Inc.): Technology sector, provides software solutions that protect data from insider threats and cyberattacks.