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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
PII icon
326
Polaris
PII
$4.16B
$4.37M 0.04%
36,470
-1,532,422
-98% -$208M
C icon
327
Citigroup
C
$231B
$4.37M 0.04%
88,038
-517,136
-85% -$28.2M
RELX icon
328
RELX
RELX
$63.9B
$4.36M 0.04%
250,635
-42,017
-14% -$702K
PBPB
329
DELISTED
Potbelly
PBPB
$4.36M 0.04%
395,654
-31,283
-7% -$375K
BAH icon
330
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.65B
$4.35M 0.04%
166,112
-2,871,062
-95% -$76.7M
TECH icon
331
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.2B
$4.34M 0.04%
187,712
-4,901,244
-96% -$123M
NUS icon
332
Nu Skin
NUS
$253M
$4.33M 0.04%
104,796
-1,303,267
-93% -$55.9M
ADM icon
333
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$37.4B
$4.31M 0.04%
104,017
+95
+0.1% +$4.34K
BKD icon
334
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$3.45B
$4.31M 0.04%
187,794
-1,910,893
-91% -$56.4M
ADT
335
DELISTED
ADT Corp
ADT
$4.31M 0.04%
144,217
-24,305
-14% -$788K
BUD icon
336
AB InBev
BUD
$168B
$4.3M 0.04%
40,471
+281
+0.7% +$32.6K
RWO icon
337
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF
RWO
$1.31B
$4.3M 0.04%
95,185
-65,179
-41% -$3.01M
HXL icon
338
Hexcel
HXL
$7.89B
$4.29M 0.04%
95,539
-1,496,093
-94% -$73.9M
TROW icon
339
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$24.5B
$4.17M 0.04%
60,067
-50,615
-46% -$3.75M
GRFS
340
Grifois
GRFS
$5.4B
$4.14M 0.04%
272,420
+8,414
+3% +$134K
OXY icon
341
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$53.5B
$4.14M 0.04%
62,690
+3,067
+5% +$214K
TOVX icon
342
Theriva Biologics
TOVX
$10.3M
$4.1M 0.04%
206
+82
+66% +$2.02M
PPG icon
343
PPG Industries
PPG
$26.5B
$4.07M 0.04%
46,429
-413,835
-90% -$42.1M
DD
344
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$4.06M 0.04%
84,312
-21,238
-20% -$1.13M
TTC icon
345
Toro Company
TTC
$9.42B
$4.03M 0.03%
114,350
-2,410,526
-95% -$83.6M
BX icon
346
Blackstone
BX
$109B
$4.01M 0.03%
129,193
-35
-0% -$1.27K
DEO icon
347
Diageo
DEO
$49.2B
$4.01M 0.03%
37,248
+4,067
+12% +$452K
SHLX
348
DELISTED
Shell Midstream Partners, L.P.
SHLX
$3.89M 0.03%
132,300
+5,155
+4% +$202K
AAC
349
DELISTED
AAC Holdings
AAC
$3.88M 0.03%
174,390
+92,000
+112% +$2.68M
WFM
350
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$3.86M 0.03%
122,116
-27,009
-18% -$955K

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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.