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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

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$348M
2
WP
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
+$342M
3
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$333M
4
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$333M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$330M

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
ODFL icon
301
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$44.8B
$5.23M 0.05%
257,133
-10,225,095
-98% -$232M
IMPV
302
DELISTED
Imperva, Inc.
IMPV
$5.19M 0.04%
79,263
-10,250
-11% -$680K
THRM icon
303
Gentherm
THRM
$1.28B
$5.16M 0.04%
114,826
-134,704
-54% -$6.45M
III icon
304
Information Services Group
III
$204M
$5.01M 0.04%
1,282,244
+20,898
+2% +$88.9K
WES
305
DELISTED
Western Gas Partners Lp
WES
$4.97M 0.04%
106,215
-6,280
-6% -$355K
MBFI
306
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$4.93M 0.04%
151,035
– –
ET icon
307
Energy Transfer Partners
ET
$70B
$4.84M 0.04%
232,690
+10,612
+5% +$300K
RWX icon
308
State Street SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF
RWX
$269M
$4.84M 0.04%
123,001
-16,204
-12% -$660K
BND icon
309
Vanguard Total Bond Market
BND
$158B
$4.83M 0.04%
59,000
-15,570
-21% -$1.27M
VO icon
310
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF
VO
$109B
$4.8M 0.04%
164,612
-10,680
-6% -$333K
DST
311
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$4.75M 0.04%
90,380
+580
+0.6% +$32.2K
CBRE icon
312
CBRE Group
CBRE
$43.8B
$4.72M 0.04%
147,639
-427,742
-74% -$15.2M
DVAX
313
DELISTED
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
$4.71M 0.04%
191,915
+4,519
+2% +$128K
IUSV icon
314
iShares Core S&P US Value ETF
IUSV
$27.6B
$4.58M 0.04%
112,881
+15,621
+16% +$674K
HDB icon
315
HDFC Bank
HDB
$122B
$4.54M 0.04%
297,040
-9,812,380
-97% -$148M
ALL icon
316
Allstate
ALL
$68.1B
$4.53M 0.04%
77,832
-520
-0.7% -$32.5K
CAH icon
317
Cardinal Health
CAH
$56B
$4.52M 0.04%
58,868
+15,134
+35% +$1.26M
FNGN
318
DELISTED
Financial Engines, Inc.
FNGN
$4.5M 0.04%
152,880
-271,940
-64% -$10.1M
BSFT
319
DELISTED
BroadSoft, Inc.
BSFT
$4.48M 0.04%
149,473
+3,648
+3% +$119K
GIS icon
320
General Mills
GIS
$19.2B
$4.47M 0.04%
79,711
-1,189
-1% -$68.1K
BC icon
321
Brunswick
BC
$5.43B
$4.46M 0.04%
93,060
-3,496,894
-97% -$178M
TGT icon
322
Target
TGT
$67.1B
$4.45M 0.04%
56,618
+13,884
+32% +$1.11M
KR icon
323
Kroger
KR
$34.7B
$4.43M 0.04%
122,711
-8,633
-7% -$320K
CCOI icon
324
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$644M
$4.41M 0.04%
162,510
+20,710
+15% +$611K
NXPI icon
325
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$58.3B
$4.38M 0.04%
50,294
-1,923,819
-97% -$173M
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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.