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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
+5.93%
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
$10.7B
AUM Growth
-$908M
Cap. Flow
-$1.39B
Cap. Flow %
-13.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.51%
Holding
1,529
New
105
Increased
364
Reduced
634
Closed
286

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$66.7M
2
G icon
Genpact
G
+$27.6M
3
ZTS icon
Zoetis
ZTS
+$17.2M
4
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$16.2M
5
PLAY icon
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
+$13.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.61%
2 Technology 14.78%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Financials 12.35%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
BP icon
276
BP
BP
$109B
$5.29M 0.05%
201,205
-16,202
-7% -$461K
DEO icon
277
Diageo
DEO
$48.8B
$5.26M 0.05%
48,192
+10,944
+29% +$1.23M
EXC icon
278
Exelon
EXC
$47.2B
$5.24M 0.05%
264,479
-24,612
-9% -$499K
CCOI icon
279
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$666M
$5.18M 0.05%
149,460
-13,050
-8% -$422K
LDRH
280
DELISTED
LDR HOLDINGS CORP COM STK
LDRH
$5.18M 0.05%
206,484
+164,676
+394% +$4.29M
THRM icon
281
Gentherm
THRM
$1.32B
$5.18M 0.05%
109,225
-5,601
-5% -$269K
DUK icon
282
Duke Energy
DUK
$96.9B
$5.17M 0.05%
72,448
-7,614
-10% -$535K
DST
283
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$5.15M 0.05%
90,380
XEC
284
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$5.13M 0.05%
57,406
-514
-0.9% -$57.1K
EVER
285
DELISTED
Everbank Financial Corp
EVER
$5.09M 0.05%
318,727
-3,700
-1% -$66.3K
IWS icon
286
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF
IWS
$16B
$5.07M 0.05%
73,810
-5,875
-7% -$413K
MBFI
287
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$5.02M 0.05%
154,990
+3,955
+3% +$132K
DVAX
288
DELISTED
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
$5M 0.05%
207,068
+15,153
+8% +$380K
WES
289
DELISTED
Western Gas Partners Lp
WES
$5M 0.05%
105,240
-975
-0.9% -$46.9K
CBRE icon
290
CBRE Group
CBRE
$43.7B
$4.94M 0.05%
142,870
-4,769
-3% -$168K
ADM icon
291
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$38.5B
$4.92M 0.05%
134,162
+30,145
+29% +$1.21M
VO icon
292
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF
VO
$109B
$4.9M 0.05%
163,112
-1,500
-0.9% -$45.8K
USMV icon
293
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
$24B
$4.87M 0.05%
116,347
+108,767
+1,435% +$4.53M
UNH icon
294
UnitedHealth
UNH
$370B
$4.85M 0.05%
41,200
-8,762
-18% -$1.02M
EBAY icon
295
eBay
EBAY
$48.7B
$4.83M 0.05%
175,881
-178,990
-50% -$4.94M
GMED icon
296
Globus Medical
GMED
$11.1B
$4.72M 0.04%
169,646
-5,087
-3% -$128K
DG icon
297
Dollar General
DG
$28.1B
$4.69M 0.04%
65,257
-327,062
-83% -$22.2M
RWO icon
298
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF
RWO
$1.3B
$4.68M 0.04%
100,014
+4,829
+5% +$227K
CAH icon
299
Cardinal Health
CAH
$54.7B
$4.67M 0.04%
52,304
-6,564
-11% -$557K
SIX
300
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$4.67M 0.04%
84,961
-122,428
-59% -$6.33M

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William Blair & Company's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, William Blair & Company held 1,529 positions worth $10.7B, down 7.9% from $11.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $1.39B in Q4 2015, closing 286 positions and reducing 634 holdings. Its most notable exit was Barracuda Networks, Inc., an estimated $7.62M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $70.1M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 1,802,460 shares worth $70.1M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Zoetis in Q4 2015, an estimated $17.2M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $104M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Barracuda Networks, Inc. in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $7.62M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $10.7B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 105 new positions and closed 286 in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 7.9% quarter-over-quarter to $10.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.