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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
+4.38%
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
$61.9B
AUM Growth
+$3.42B
Cap. Flow
+$1.81B
Cap. Flow %
2.93%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.58%
Holding
2,343
New
217
Increased
904
Reduced
850
Closed
216

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TW
TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE)
TW
+$164M
2
NTES icon
NetEase
NTES
+$140M
3
EPI icon
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
EPI
+$119M
4
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$108M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$104M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CP icon
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
+$147M
2
ARG
Airgas Inc
ARG
+$130M
3
FAST icon
Fastenal
FAST
+$128M
4
FDS icon
Factset
FDS
+$98.5M
5
TD icon
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
+$86.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.07%
2 Healthcare 7.65%
3 Consumer Discretionary 6.48%
4 Technology 6.31%
5 Financials 6.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MORN icon
301
Morningstar
MORN
$7.47B
$19.8M 0.03%
306,122
-69,270
-18% -$4.59M
CBRE icon
302
CBRE Group
CBRE
$43.4B
$19.8M 0.03%
576,909
+3,537
+0.6% +$113K
VNQ icon
303
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$39B
$19.6M 0.03%
242,090
-5,579
-2% -$438K
BDC icon
304
Belden
BDC
$4.92B
$19.6M 0.03%
248,708
+10,475
+4% +$742K
WLL
305
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$19.4M 0.03%
1,963
+211
+12% +$3.22M
RDN icon
306
Radian Group
RDN
$5.25B
$19.4M 0.03%
1,159,809
+54,382
+5% +$877K
VEA icon
307
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$233B
$19.3M 0.03%
510,092
+306,716
+151% +$11.9M
HP icon
308
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.44B
$19.3M 0.03%
285,683
+16,486
+6% +$1.28M
AVNT icon
309
Avient
AVNT
$3.45B
$19.2M 0.03%
505,685
-23,794
-4% -$869K
JJSF icon
310
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
$1.48B
$19.1M 0.03%
175,437
+8,585
+5% +$879K
JBHT icon
311
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$25.7B
$18.9M 0.03%
224,874
-4,484
-2% -$357K
ADUS icon
312
Addus HomeCare
ADUS
$2.13B
$18.8M 0.03%
775,790
+9,385
+1% +$198K
PM icon
313
Philip Morris
PM
$289B
$18.7M 0.03%
230,012
-8,924
-4% -$766K
SJI
314
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
$18.7M 0.03%
634,544
+590,064
+1,327% +$16.9M
TIP icon
315
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
$18.5M 0.03%
165,408
-17,959
-10% -$2.03M
CAI
316
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
$18.4M 0.03%
792,303
-425,847
-35% -$9.04M
SXT icon
317
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.43B
$18.4M 0.03%
304,469
-12,505
-4% -$716K
BRK.A icon
318
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.11T
$18.3M 0.03%
81
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EGBN icon
319
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$863M
$18.3M 0.03%
514,543
+55,208
+12% +$1.9M
BC icon
320
Brunswick
BC
$5.34B
$18.2M 0.03%
355,932
+15,914
+5% +$745K
IBKC
321
DELISTED
IBERIABANK Corp
IBKC
$18M 0.03%
278,127
+23,724
+9% +$1.54M
EXAR
322
DELISTED
Exar Corporation
EXAR
$17.8M 0.03%
1,747,024
+2,691
+0.2% +$24.9K
COBZ
323
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
$17.7M 0.03%
1,350,452
-39,553
-3% -$474K
FC icon
324
Franklin Covey
FC
$243M
$17.5M 0.03%
905,107
-66,564
-7% -$1.28M
WSFS icon
325
WSFS Financial
WSFS
$4.24B
$17.5M 0.03%
682,749
+30,138
+5% +$761K
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,343 positions worth $61.9B, up 5.8% from $58.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.6% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2014 filing shows 217 new, 904 increased, 850 reduced and 216 closed positions. Its largest new stake was NetEase: 7,341,640 shares worth $146M. The largest sale was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, an estimated $147M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.1% of assets, down from 8.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2014 buy was NetEase: 7,341,640 shares worth $146M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE) in Q4 2014, an estimated $164M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, cutting an estimated $147M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares) in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $46.8M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.6% of its $61.9B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 217 new positions and closed 216 in Q4 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5.8% quarter-over-quarter to $61.9B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 5 Feb 2015.