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Lee Ainslie

Maverick Capital · Founder · Net worth: ~$1B

Founded Maverick Capital in 1993. Yet another Tiger Cub — Ainslie worked under Julian Robertson before striking out. Known for a collaborative research culture and disciplined risk management.

"Long-short equity, deep fundamental, team-based research."
Data verified 2026-05-15 · sourced from SEC EDGAR
Informational only — not investment advice. HoldLens tracks institutional positioning from public 13F filings. We are not a registered investment advisor and do not provide recommendations to buy or sell securities. Our 2026 backtest over 221 ticker-quarter pairs found the ConvictionScore has no predictive signal for forward returns (Pearson r = −0.12). The rankings describe what tracked superinvestors were accumulating or selling at the latest 13F snapshot — useful as market intelligence, not as personal investment advice. 13F data is reported with a 45-day SEC filing lag.
Latest 13F: Q1 2026(7d ago)Next due: Q2 2026by 2026-08-14 RSS — move alerts
Tracked positions
10
Top concentration
70%
Longest holding
Microsoft (since 2016)

Lee's portfolio concentration: top-1, top-5, top-10

Diversified
Top 1 · AMZN
19.4%
Top 5 combined
53.0%
Top 10 combined
69.7%
Tracked positions
10
AMZN logoAMZNTop-5 zoneTop-10

Lee's single largest bet is AMZN at 19.4% of tracked positions. Exposure is spread across a broader basket, reducing single-name risk.

Realized 10-year track record
Maverick Capital partner letters
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10y CAGR
4.0%
net of fees
Alpha vs S&P
-9.2%
vs 13.1% benchmark
Win rate
20%
years beating S&P
Quality score
1.0
computed 0–10
Best year
+22%
Worst year
-32%
Cumulative 10y
1.5×
Volatility
16%

Lee Ainslie's recent 13F moves: buys, adds, trims, and exits

Manager quality score: 1.0/10

Every tracked 13F move — buys, adds, trims, and exits — over the last two quarters.

Q1 2026
6 buys · 23 sells
TickerActivity% portfolio
METABuy (new)
2.50%
GOOGLBuy (new)
2.40%
GLDBuy (new)
2.00%
ASMLBuy (new)
0.80%
KLABuy (new)
0.80%
LRCXBuy (new)
0.80%
PDDSell (exit)
0.00%
MSFTSell (exit)
0.00%
CSGPSell (exit)
0.00%
LPLASell (exit)
0.00%
CMGSell (exit)
0.00%
CEGSell (exit)
0.00%
VSTSell (exit)
0.00%
BABASell (exit)
0.00%
SPOTSell (exit)
0.00%
PGRSell (exit)
0.00%
TMOSell (exit)
0.00%
CSXSell (exit)
0.00%
BNReduce 99%
0.70%
NVDAReduce 94%
1.60%
Showing top 20 by position change · 9 smaller moves hidden
Q4 2025
16 buys · 13 sells
TickerActivity% portfolio
DHRAdd 1100%
1.90%
UNPAdd 107%
5.80%
CMGBuy (new)
2.40%
CEGBuy (new)
2.30%
BABABuy (new)
1.70%
APIBuy (new)
1.60%
SPOTBuy (new)
0.80%
PGRBuy (new)
0.70%
TMOBuy (new)
0.40%
CSXBuy (new)
0.20%
METAAdd 50%
Big META add — conviction build.
2.93%
NFLXAdd 35%
Adding Netflix.
3.40%
BNAdd 33%
3.90%
SPGSell (exit)
0.00%
FLUTSell (exit)
0.00%
APOSell (exit)
0.00%
TLNSell (exit)
0.00%
JSell (exit)
0.00%
FNDSell (exit)
0.00%
TSMReduce 61%
1.80%
Showing top 20 by position change · 9 smaller moves hidden
Q3 2025
6 buys · 15 sells
TickerActivity% portfolio
SPGBuy (new)
6.50%
UNPBuy (new)
2.30%
FNDBuy (new)
1.10%
METAAdd 47%
1.80%
MSFTAdd 40%
Maverick MSFT add.
3.80%
CPAYSell (exit)
0.00%
ICESell (exit)
0.00%
WDAYSell (exit)
0.00%
FTVSell (exit)
0.00%
SEASell (exit)
0.00%
SABRESell (exit)
0.00%
DHRReduce 90%
0.10%
TLNReduce 55%
1.70%
LYVReduce 32%
2.50%
APOReduce 29%
1.70%
JReduce 28%
1.50%
VSTReduce 25%
2.00%
TSMReduce 23%
3.40%
COFReduce 23%
3.30%
CRHReduce 16%
2.90%
Showing top 20 by position change · 1 smaller moves hidden
Q2 2025
15 buys · 12 sells
TickerActivity% portfolio
DHRBuy (new)
1.30%
WDAYBuy (new)
0.90%
SEABuy (new)
0.10%
SABREBuy (new)
0.00%
NVDAAdd 93%
5.80%
COFAdd 72%
5.00%
CSGPAdd 56%
3.30%
VSTAdd 47%
3.20%
TLNAdd 34%
3.00%
MSFTAdd 27%
2.60%
METAAdd 20%
Starting to build META conviction — 3 Q chain.
2.10%
AMZNAdd 15%
7.80%
SPGSell (exit)
0.00%
EQTSell (exit)
0.00%
DFSSell (exit)
0.00%
TSell (exit)
0.00%
HESSSell (exit)
0.00%
FTVReduce 39%
0.80%
TSMReduce 20%
4.30%
CRSReduce 14%
2.70%
Showing top 20 by position change · 7 smaller moves hidden

Lee's sector breakdown

How the top 10 positions are diversified across 2 sectors. Weighted by stated portfolio percentage.

Other
6 positions · TDS, CRH, CRS, DHR, API, LYV
58.7%
40.9% of AUM
Technology
4 positions · AMZN, TSM, META, GOOGL
41.3%
28.8% of AUM
Position intelligence · 13F-derived

How Ainslie is sized + moving

Every position classified by both portfolio weight (size bucket) and recent move activity (trend bucket). A 22% Apple position building +5% this quarter signals different intent than a 1% starter trimmed in half. Descriptive analysis of 13F filings — not recommendation.

2
Core
≥10% positions
6
Significant
3–10%
6
Starter
1–3%
6
Small
<1%
4
Building
3
Steady
7
Trimming
6
New
0
Exit pending
Position% portfolioTrend
AMZN
AMAZON COM INC
19.4%↓ trimming
TDS
TELEPHONE &amp; DATA SYS INC
13.3%↑ building
CRH
CRH PLC
9.6%↓ trimming
CRS
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP
5.9%↓ trimming
DHR
DANAHER CORP DEL
4.8%↑ building
TSM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC
4.5%↓ trimming
API
API GROUP CORP
3.9%↑ building
LYV
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT IN
3.4%↓ trimming
META
META PLATFORMS INC
2.5%★ new
GOOGL
ALPHABET INC
2.4%★ new
GLD
SPDR GOLD TR
2.0%★ new
NVDA
NVIDIA CORPORATION
1.6%→ steady
COF
CAPITAL ONE FINL CORP
1.2%↓ trimming
UNP
UNION PAC CORP
1.2%↑ building
ASML
ASML HLDG NV
0.8%★ new
Showing top 15 of 20 positions.

How to read: Size bucket from current 13F-filed portfolio weight. Trend bucket from the last 2 quarters of move activity (net delta >5% in either direction = building/trimming; new = first-appearance this quarter; exit pending = trimmed >50% last quarter). Data lag: SEC 13F filings are reported 45 days after quarter-end. This is descriptive intelligence — not investment advice.

Score explainability · 9-factor breakdown

What drives the ConvictionScore on Ainslie's top positions

The HoldLens ConvictionScore combines 9 factors. This table shows the per-position breakdown — exactly which factors contribute and by how much for each of Ainslie's top 8 holdings. Hover any header for factor definition. Empty cells (·) = neutral (no contribution).

Ticker% portScoreSmart $InsiderTrackStreakConcContraEventDissentCrowd
AMZN19.40+24·-4+5+9··+41·
TDS13.30+3·-10·+2····
CRH9.60+7-4-9·+4··+13·
CRS5.90+8·-7·+3··+7·
DHR4.80+7·-6·+2··+21·
TSM4.50+17+1·+10+5··+35·
API3.90+2·-8·+1··+5·
LYV3.40+3-4-10·+2··+8·
Factor definitions →
Smart $
Manager quality × consensus (0–30)
Insider
Form 4 net buy/sell (-15..+20)
Track
Buyer 10y CAGR × concentration (-10..+20)
Streak
Multi-quarter compounding (0–10)
Conc
Biggest position size as conviction (0–10)
Contra
Under-the-radar bonus (0–10)
Event
8-K events last 90d (-15..+5)
Dissent
Sells subtract, weighted ×1.6 (0–60)
Crowd
Too many owners = priced in (0–10)

Factors are summed (positive add, penalties subtract), then clamped to the -100/+100 range. Each factor has a maximum contribution shown in parentheses next to its name. Read positive cells as bullish contributions, negative as bearish. See /learn/conviction-score-explained for the full methodology. ConvictionScore is descriptive synthesis of public filings — not investment advice.

Cross-portfolio overlap

Who else holds what Ainslie holds

Top 6 highest-conviction overlap pairs containing Lee Ainslie. Each page is the full intersection of two 13F-filed portfolios.

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Lee Ainslie's top 10 disclosed holdings (Q1 2026)

TickerCompany% Portfolio
AMZN logoAMZN
AMAZON COM INC
19.4%
TDS logoTDS
TELEPHONE &amp; DATA SYS INC
13.3%
CRH logoCRH
CRH PLC
9.6%
CRS logoCRS
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP
5.9%
DHR logoDHR
DANAHER CORP DEL
4.8%
TSM logoTSM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC
4.5%
API logoAPI
API GROUP CORP
3.9%
LYV logoLYV
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT IN
3.4%
META logoMETA
META PLATFORMS INC
Added aggressively in Q4 — 776k share add.
2.5%
GOOGL logoGOOGL
ALPHABET INC
Search + AI.
2.4%
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ETF replication
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Investing style
Lee is a long-short investor
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Per-quarter digests

What Lee Ainslie did, quarter by quarter

Full move-by-move breakdown for each of the last 8 filed quarters.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Lee Ainslie?

Lee Ainslie runs Maverick Capital as founder. Founded Maverick Capital in 1993. Yet another Tiger Cub — Ainslie worked under Julian Robertson before striking out. Known for a collaborative research culture and disciplined risk management.

What fund does Lee Ainslie run?

Lee Ainslie is founder of Maverick Capital. Maverick Capital files SEC Form 13F-HR quarterly with the latest disclosure dated 2026-05-15 (Q1 2026). Full holdings, share counts, dollar values, and quarter-over-quarter changes are listed below.

What does Lee Ainslie invest in?

Lee Ainslie's Maverick Capital portfolio is disclosed quarterly via SEC Form 13F-HR. Each position below shows the ticker, share count, dollar value, percentage of portfolio, and quarter-over-quarter change. Data is sourced directly from SEC filings (public-domain regulatory disclosure).

What is Lee Ainslie's investment philosophy?

Lee Ainslie's stated investment philosophy: "Long-short equity, deep fundamental, team-based research.". Lee Ainslie has been founder of Maverick Capital; estimated net worth ~$1B.

What is Lee Ainslie's net worth?

Lee Ainslie's estimated net worth is ~$1B. Lee Ainslie runs Maverick Capital as founder; full 13F holdings disclosed quarterly with the SEC are listed below.

Data sourced from Maverick Capital 13F filings with the SEC. Approximate snapshot. Not investment advice.

Sister property: SecFilingDex — the encyclopedic reference for Form 13F (HR / NT / HR/A variants) and the regulatory citation behind every position shown above.