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William Blair & Company

William Blair & Company Portfolio holdings

AUM $34.9B
1-Year Est. Return 18.88%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+2.47%
1 Year Est. Return
+18.88%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.84%
5 Year Est. Return
+90.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+512.03%
AUM
$61.2B
AUM Growth
+$786M
Cap. Flow
-$852M
Cap. Flow %
-1.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.92%
Holding
2,266
New
219
Increased
716
Reduced
943
Closed
168

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SU icon
Suncor Energy
SU
+$298M
2
CNQ icon
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
+$154M
3
IFF icon
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
+$134M
4
BWA icon
BorgWarner
BWA
+$108M
5
ENB icon
Enbridge
ENB
+$98.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
+$210M
2
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$176M
3
DKS icon
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
+$175M
4
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$139M
5
J icon
Jacobs Solutions
J
+$120M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.21%
2 Technology 6.76%
3 Financials 6.05%
4 Healthcare 5.85%
5 Consumer Discretionary 5.46%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PAYX icon
226
Paychex
PAYX
$41.6B
$24.5M 0.04%
590,635
-28,918
-5% -$1.19M
PLL
227
DELISTED
PALL CORP
PLL
$24.2M 0.04%
283,493
+71,961
+34% +$6.16M
WMT icon
228
Walmart Inc
WMT
$885B
$24.2M 0.04%
966,126
-7,683
-0.8% -$197K
MMM icon
229
3M
MMM
$90.9B
$24.1M 0.04%
201,075
-2,998
-1% -$352K
PXD
230
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$23.5M 0.04%
102,426
-14,345
-12% -$2.96M
ABCO
231
DELISTED
Advisory Board Co
ABCO
$23.5M 0.04%
453,231
-44,612
-9% -$2.41M
HOLI
232
DELISTED
Hollsys Automation Technologies INTERNATIONAL, LTD. COMMON (British Virgin Island)
HOLI
$23.3M 0.04%
952,659
-3,348
-0.4% -$72.7K
INTU icon
233
Intuit
INTU
$86.5B
$23.2M 0.04%
288,550
+28,608
+11% +$2.21M
PRLB icon
234
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.79B
$23.1M 0.04%
282,225
+141,948
+101% +$9.61M
ADBE icon
235
Adobe
ADBE
$99.5B
$23.1M 0.04%
319,196
+64,125
+25% +$4.14M
SGEN
236
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
$23.1M 0.04%
603,182
+19,330
+3% +$731K
ILMN icon
237
Illumina
ILMN
$31B
$23M 0.04%
132,436
-869
-0.7% -$130K
CDNS icon
238
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$93.6B
$23M 0.04%
1,313,488
-72,180
-5% -$1.15M
PDCE
239
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$22.9M 0.04%
361,943
+220,011
+155% +$13.8M
IPHI
240
DELISTED
INPHI CORPORATION
IPHI
$22.8M 0.04%
1,553,850
-165,666
-10% -$2.49M
KCG
241
DELISTED
KCG Holdings, Inc.
KCG
$22.7M 0.04%
1,911,516
+1,457,266
+321% +$16.3M
MTX icon
242
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.36B
$22.7M 0.04%
345,657
-34,458
-9% -$2.15M
VYM icon
243
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
VYM
$80.9B
$22.6M 0.04%
341,115
+3,490
+1% +$226K
CNO icon
244
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$5.14B
$22.5M 0.04%
1,266,223
-77,990
-6% -$1.33M
CNL
245
DELISTED
CLECO CRP (HOLDING CO)
CNL
$22.3M 0.04%
378,963
-23,430
-6% -$1.22M
ESL
246
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
$22.3M 0.04%
193,389
+89,980
+87% +$9.93M
C icon
247
Citigroup
C
$222B
$22.2M 0.04%
471,539
-34,014
-7% -$1.62M
AVNT icon
248
Avient
AVNT
$3.33B
$22.1M 0.04%
524,074
-77,440
-13% -$3.03M
EPD icon
249
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$82.3B
$22.1M 0.04%
563,482
+4,258
+0.8% +$157K
FC icon
250
Franklin Covey
FC
$242M
$21.7M 0.04%
1,080,294
-64,131
-6% -$1.34M
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,266 positions worth $61.2B, up 1.3% from $60.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.9% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2014 filing shows 219 new, 716 increased, 943 reduced and 168 closed positions. Its largest new stake was International Flavors & Fragrances: 1,361,169 shares worth $142M. The largest sale was Allergan Inc, an estimated $210M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.2% of assets, down from 8.7% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2014 buy was International Flavors & Fragrances: 1,361,169 shares worth $142M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Suncor Energy in Q2 2014, an estimated $298M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Allergan Inc, cutting an estimated $210M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited iShares MBS ETF in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $88M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.9% of its $61.2B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 219 new positions and closed 168 in Q2 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $61.2B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 1 Aug 2014.