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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
+563.35%
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
EXC icon
276
Exelon
EXC
$47.1B
$6.12M 0.05%
289,091
-12,423
-4% -$279K
FDS icon
277
Factset
FDS
$9.89B
$6.11M 0.05%
38,254
-322,922
-89% -$52.8M
AMT icon
278
American Tower
AMT
$78.3B
$6.09M 0.05%
69,256
+2,115
+3% +$199K
TMUS icon
279
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$186B
$6.08M 0.05%
152,735
-39
-0% -$1.56K
IRT icon
280
Independence Realty Trust
IRT
$4.03B
$5.96M 0.05%
826,947
+34,837
+4% +$267K
SNA icon
281
Snap-on
SNA
$21.7B
$5.95M 0.05%
39,403
+1,168
+3% +$187K
XEC
282
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$5.93M 0.05%
57,920
+44
+0.1% +$4.69K
EMR icon
283
Emerson Electric
EMR
$90.6B
$5.93M 0.05%
134,339
-7,280
-5% -$358K
MTD icon
284
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28.5B
$5.86M 0.05%
20,583
-461,805
-96% -$146M
VTR icon
285
Ventas
VTR
$47.5B
$5.81M 0.05%
103,732
+16,867
+19% +$1.11M
TEVA icon
286
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$40.5B
$5.8M 0.05%
102,775
-5,365,082
-98% -$348M
UNH icon
287
UnitedHealth
UNH
$375B
$5.79M 0.05%
49,962
+16,125
+48% +$1.93M
TRMB icon
288
Trimble
TRMB
$13.7B
$5.78M 0.05%
352,273
-315,446
-47% -$6.37M
DUK icon
289
Duke Energy
DUK
$96.2B
$5.76M 0.05%
80,062
+2,766
+4% +$200K
HON icon
290
Honeywell
HON
$78.6B
$5.62M 0.05%
66,090
-1,838
-3% -$167K
BP icon
291
BP
BP
$106B
$5.59M 0.05%
217,407
+9,282
+4% +$272K
FBIN icon
292
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$6.24B
$5.56M 0.05%
137,136
+3,488
+3% +$144K
DVY icon
293
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.5B
$5.55M 0.05%
76,286
+8,803
+13% +$658K
CE icon
294
Celanese
CE
$4.73B
$5.54M 0.05%
93,623
-1,307,947
-93% -$83M
SYY icon
295
Sysco
SYY
$40.3B
$5.5M 0.05%
141,054
+512
+0.4% +$19.5K
TYL icon
296
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$12.6B
$5.5M 0.05%
36,819
-178,659
-83% -$25.1M
MCHP icon
297
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$43.8B
$5.48M 0.05%
254,554
-140
-0.1% -$3.02K
VNQI icon
298
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
VNQI
$3.53B
$5.37M 0.05%
105,263
+29,038
+38% +$1.54M
IWS icon
299
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF
IWS
$15.9B
$5.35M 0.05%
79,685
-3,612
-4% -$257K
CAT icon
300
Caterpillar
CAT
$401B
$5.25M 0.05%
80,337
-8,472
-10% -$648K

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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.