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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
-5.41%
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
$11.6B
AUM Growth
-$55.3B
Cap. Flow
-$52.2B
Cap. Flow %
-451.81%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.24%
Holding
2,286
New
72
Increased
349
Reduced
842
Closed
862

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$23.1M
2
WDAY icon
Workday
WDAY
+$23M
3
PANW icon
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
+$16.6M
4
BIIB icon
Biogen
BIIB
+$16.4M
5
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$16.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.68%
2 Technology 13.63%
3 Industrials 12.35%
4 Financials 11.99%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.58%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
COP icon
226
ConocoPhillips
COP
$140B
$9.19M 0.08%
191,616
-735
-0.4% -$37.4K
USB icon
227
US Bancorp
USB
$100B
$9.15M 0.08%
223,201
+4,001
+2% +$173K
ANSS
228
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$8.9M 0.08%
100,973
-2,019,340
-95% -$185M
MRCC
229
DELISTED
Monroe Capital Corp
MRCC
$8.87M 0.08%
638,186
+69,572
+12% +$1.02M
BABA icon
230
Alibaba
BABA
$308B
$8.83M 0.08%
149,668
-1,650,444
-92% -$120M
PAA icon
231
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$16.3B
$8.82M 0.08%
290,280
-14,581
-5% -$533K
IWD icon
232
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
$83.2B
$8.76M 0.08%
93,929
-2,813,047
-97% -$279M
MXL icon
233
MaxLinear
MXL
$6.12B
$8.71M 0.08%
700,366
-1,126,959
-62% -$12.4M
EBAY icon
234
eBay
EBAY
$49.4B
$8.67M 0.08%
354,871
-1,039,102
-75% -$27.9M
YUM icon
235
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.6B
$8.64M 0.07%
150,357
-19,491
-11% -$1.18M
WPZ
236
DELISTED
Williams Partners L.P.
WPZ
$8.61M 0.07%
269,692
-6,276
-2% -$263K
WDFC icon
237
WD-40
WDFC
$3.15B
$8.6M 0.07%
96,566
-685,945
-88% -$59.8M
VTI icon
238
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
VTI
$681B
$8.52M 0.07%
86,349
-256,120
-75% -$26.9M
VGK icon
239
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$31.1B
$8.52M 0.07%
173,240
+14,337
+9% +$760K
BAC icon
240
Bank of America
BAC
$442B
$8.32M 0.07%
534,193
-26,270
-5% -$442K
CME icon
241
CME Group
CME
$95.2B
$8.21M 0.07%
88,539
-5,962
-6% -$567K
MIDD icon
242
Middleby
MIDD
$6.12B
$8.02M 0.07%
76,278
-1,329,962
-95% -$153M
IEMG icon
243
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$156B
$7.89M 0.07%
197,736
-22,472
-10% -$963K
AIG icon
244
American International
AIG
$42.5B
$7.88M 0.07%
138,705
-1,496
-1% -$91.4K
ETP
245
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners L.p.
ETP
$7.76M 0.07%
189,084
-6,151
-3% -$298K
TDOC icon
246
Teladoc Health
TDOC
$1.26B
$7.76M 0.07%
+348,360
New +$9.41M
XLV icon
247
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$42.3B
$7.74M 0.07%
116,866
+7,655
+7% +$559K
TSM icon
248
TSMC
TSM
$2.15T
$7.64M 0.07%
368,376
-9,619,303
-96% -$202M
CUDA
249
DELISTED
Barracuda Networks, Inc.
CUDA
$7.62M 0.07%
489,043
+179,972
+58% +$5.06M
AMJ
250
DELISTED
JP Morgan Alerian MLP Index ETN 5/24/24
AMJ
$7.47M 0.06%
245,785
+30,067
+14% +$1.08M

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William Blair & Company's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, William Blair & Company held 2,286 positions worth $11.6B, down 83% from $66.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $52.2B in Q3 2015, closing 862 positions and reducing 842 holdings. Its most notable exit was Enbridge, an estimated $154M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 7.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in PayPal worth $20M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2015 buy was PayPal: 644,428 shares worth $20M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Workday in Q3 2015, an estimated $23M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Teva Pharmaceuticals, cutting an estimated $348M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Enbridge in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $154M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $11.6B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 72 new positions and closed 862 in Q3 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 83% quarter-over-quarter to $11.6B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 12 Nov 2015.