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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
IWF icon
251
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$127B
$7.45M 0.06%
320,428
+137,036
+75% +$3.37M
IWM icon
252
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$82.5B
$7.44M 0.06%
68,147
-39,616
-37% -$4.7M
PXD
253
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$7.39M 0.06%
60,734
-106,329
-64% -$13.3M
EHC icon
254
Encompass Health
EHC
$11B
$7.31M 0.06%
239,593
-3,449,928
-94% -$120M
TEL icon
255
TE Connectivity
TEL
$63.2B
$7.25M 0.06%
121,021
-5,220
-4% -$318K
VOO icon
256
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$1.01T
$7.19M 0.06%
40,938
+6,111
+18% +$1.14M
EPAY
257
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
$7.09M 0.06%
283,389
+7,750
+3% +$207K
IQV icon
258
IQVIA
IQV
$38.9B
$7.01M 0.06%
100,751
-1,092,034
-92% -$81.7M
CHH icon
259
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5.09B
$6.98M 0.06%
146,394
-1,400,803
-91% -$71.7M
CPHD
260
DELISTED
Cepheid Inc
CPHD
$6.82M 0.06%
150,911
+26,127
+21% +$1.39M
PGR icon
261
Progressive
PGR
$124B
$6.8M 0.06%
222,015
-40,051
-15% -$1.21M
ETP
262
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
ETP
$6.78M 0.06%
236,671
-13,170
-5% -$447K
RPXC
263
DELISTED
RPX Corporation
RPXC
$6.78M 0.06%
493,916
-2,074,895
-81% -$30.7M
UN
264
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$6.74M 0.06%
167,612
+7,881
+5% +$332K
CIGI icon
265
Colliers International
CIGI
$5.17B
$6.69M 0.06%
164,865
-1,127,177
-87% -$48.3M
CTLT
266
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$6.64M 0.06%
273,145
-18,070
-6% -$549K
RTX icon
267
RTX Corp
RTX
$300B
$6.62M 0.06%
118,277
+198
+0.2% +$12.2K
LLY icon
268
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.04T
$6.61M 0.06%
78,950
-7
-0% -$591
WNS
269
DELISTED
WNS Holdings
WNS
$6.52M 0.06%
233,248
-2,859,065
-92% -$83.8M
PCTY icon
270
Paylocity
PCTY
$7.91B
$6.37M 0.06%
212,426
+22,166
+12% +$754K
KSS icon
271
Kohl's
KSS
$2.23B
$6.31M 0.05%
136,189
-2,701
-2% -$152K
IFF icon
272
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$22.5B
$6.28M 0.05%
60,784
-646,261
-91% -$71.4M
CLX icon
273
Clorox
CLX
$12.8B
$6.24M 0.05%
54,040
+5,969
+12% +$670K
EVER
274
DELISTED
Everbank Financial Corp
EVER
$6.22M 0.05%
322,427
+17,430
+6% +$346K
APD icon
275
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.7B
$6.13M 0.05%
51,974
-6,355
-11% -$809K

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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.