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Stephen Mandel’s $12.5B Lone Pine Capital Exits Microsoft and Amazon and Adds Bitcoin Miners

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  1. 01 Lone Pine Capital, the concentrated growth fund run by Tiger Cub Stephen Mandel, holds a $12.5 billion equity portfolio per its May 2026 13F filing (the SEC form institutional managers use to report stock holdings 45 days after quarter end), built around one shift: sell the mega-cap cloud giants and rotate into Bitcoin miners, power plants, and physical infrastructure.
  2. 02 The portfolio shrank from about $13.6 billion to $12.5 billion between filings, an 8 percent decline, as Mandel exited seven names worth $3.4 billion and opened 11 new ones worth $3.4 billion.
  3. 03 The top 5 stakes hold about 30 percent of the portfolio: Vistra at $930 million, ASML at $865 million, Carpenter Technology at $717 million, LPL Financial at $617 million, and AppLovin at $583 million.
  4. 04 The exits tell the thesis: Mandel sold Broadcom, Microsoft, Amazon, and DoorDash, all software and cloud names, and bought TeraWulf and Hut 8, two Bitcoin miners that are repurposing their power campuses to host AI computing.
  5. 05 The filing landed on EDGAR May 15, 2026, during peak 13F season, with both Bitcoin miners up sharply year-to-date as hyperscalers compete for power-ready data center capacity.
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How Lone Pine Moved Last Quarter

Here is what Lone Pine Capital did with the portfolio last quarter, grouped by the kind of move. Share count change is what the manager chose. Value change also reflects where the stock price went.

Position Share Change Value
New Buys
TeradyneMakes the machines that test computer chips before they ship New $555M
CorningMakes specialty glass and fiber optic cables that connect data centers New $506M
MasTecBuilds cell towers, pipelines, and data center infrastructure under contract New $493M
US FoodsDistributes food to restaurants, hospitals, and cafeterias across the U.S. New $350M
Performance Food GroupDelivers food and supplies to restaurants and convenience stores nationwide New $341M
McKessonDistributes pharmaceuticals to pharmacies and hospitals across North America New $339M
CienaBuilds networking equipment that moves data through fiber optic cables at high speeds New $314M
TeraWulfMines Bitcoin using mostly nuclear and hydroelectric power, expanding into AI hosting New $287M
Hut 8Mines Bitcoin and runs AI data centers repurposed from former mining facilities New $285M
ArganBuilds power plants and industrial facilities for utilities and energy companies New $214M
AlphabetRuns Google Search, YouTube, and the Google Cloud AI platform New $54M
Largest Holdings Now (30% of portfolio)
VistraRuns U.S. nuclear and natural gas power plants, a major data center electricity supplier $930M
ASMLMakes the lithography machines chip factories need to produce advanced semiconductors $865M
Carpenter TechnologyProduces specialty metals and alloys used in aerospace engines and defense systems $717M
LPL FinancialRuns the largest independent broker-dealer platform for financial advisors $617M
AppLovinOperates an AI-powered advertising platform for mobile app developers $583M
Added To
VisaProcesses digital payments across a global network of over 4 billion cards +510% $28M
SpotifyStreams music and podcasts to over 600 million users worldwide +288% $33M
AppLovinAI-powered mobile ad platform, share count nearly doubled from Q4 +88% $583M
TransDigmMakes niche aerospace parts with no close substitutes, giving it pricing power +86% $41M
HiltonManages nearly 8,000 hotels worldwide without owning most of the buildings +54% $27M
Talen EnergyRuns the Susquehanna nuclear plant selling power to an Amazon data center next door +41% $580M
Carpenter TechnologySpecialty metals maker, shares added 38 percent on top of a Q4 base +38% $717M
Nu HoldingsRuns the largest digital bank in Latin America with over 100 million customers +28% $546M
Clean HarborsCollects and disposes of hazardous waste for industrial companies +27% $503M
Tenet HealthcareOperates hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers across the U.S. +26% $426M
VistraNuclear and gas power plants, the fund’s largest holding by dollar value +19% $930M
ASMLLithography machines for chip production, the fund’s second-largest holding +8% $865M
EntegrisSupplies purification materials that chipmakers need to manufacture advanced semiconductors +2% $365M
MedlineDistributes medical supplies to hospitals and clinics nationwide +1% $525M
Cut Back
KKRGlobal investment firm managing private equity, credit, and real estate -96% $17M
AmphenolMakes electronic connectors that link components inside servers and data centers -92% $28M
Vulcan MaterialsMines and sells crushed stone, sand, and gravel for construction projects -91% $39M
TSMCManufactures the advanced chips inside Nvidia GPUs and Apple processors -54% $470M
Boston ScientificMakes medical devices including stents, pacemakers, and surgical tools -48% $7M
Booking HoldingsRuns the largest online travel reservation platform in the world -48% $10M
MastercardProcesses electronic payments across a global network alongside Visa -41% $29M
BrookfieldManages renewable power, infrastructure, and real estate assets globally -30% $454M
Capital OneIssues credit cards and runs digital banking for U.S. consumers -1% $414M
CarvanaSells used cars online and delivers them to buyers’ doors -1% $552M
LPL FinancialLargest independent broker-dealer, share count essentially flat -1% $617M
Exited
BroadcomDesigns networking and custom AI chips for cloud data centers $599M
MicrosoftRuns Azure cloud, Office 365, and invested over $13 billion in OpenAI $597M
DoorDashDelivers restaurant food and groceries through a mobile app $573M
AmazonRuns Amazon Web Services, the largest cloud computing platform for AI workloads $557M
Philip MorrisSells Marlboro cigarettes and heated tobacco products in over 180 countries $424M
WingstopFranchises over 2,400 chicken wing restaurants worldwide $380M
AffirmOffers buy-now-pay-later loans at online and in-store retail checkouts $284M

What to watch

1. Lone Pine’s next 13F is due by August 14, 2026. It will show whether the Bitcoin mining and power infrastructure bets grew further or whether Mandel trimmed them after the first quarter.

2. Mandel sold every share of Microsoft and Amazon in one quarter, two of the most widely held institutional names in the market. The next filing will reveal whether he stayed out of both or started rebuilding either stake.

3. TeraWulf and Hut 8 both depend on two revenue streams simultaneously: Bitcoin mining income and AI hosting contracts from hyperscalers. A sustained drop in Bitcoin’s price or a slowdown in data center leasing would pressure both the $287 million and $285 million bets at the same time.

Verified as of May 17, 2026.

Sources

Primary Filings & Announcements

SEC EDGAR: Lone Pine Capital 13F-HR Information Table (Q1 2026, filed May 15, 2026)

SEC EDGAR: 13F-HR Filing Index, Accession 0000919574-26-003439

SEC EDGAR: Lone Pine Capital CIK 0001061165 Full 13F Filing History

Market Coverage

Yahoo Finance: TeraWulf Quote and Performance

Yahoo Finance: Vistra Quote and Performance

Yahoo Finance: ASML Quote and Performance

Background & Analysis

SEC EDGAR: Lone Pine Capital Full Filing History (all forms)

SEC EDGAR: Lone Pine Capital Q4 2025 13F-HR Information Table (prior quarter comparison)