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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
EME icon
351
Emcor
EME
$36.6B
$15.6M 0.03%
351,115
-46,206
-12% -$1.99M
SPTN
352
DELISTED
SpartanNash
SPTN
$15.5M 0.03%
593,740
+35,348
+6% +$814K
EPR icon
353
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.62B
$15.5M 0.03%
268,578
+72,365
+37% +$4.02M
ENPH icon
354
Enphase Energy
ENPH
$5.27B
$15.4M 0.02%
1,077,680
+222,580
+26% +$2.77M
MBFI
355
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$15.2M 0.02%
463,298
+326,650
+239% +$9.95M
DAN icon
356
Dana Inc
DAN
$3.06B
$15M 0.02%
690,031
+33,890
+5% +$685K
RYL
357
DELISTED
RYLAND GROUP INC
RYL
$15M 0.02%
388,175
+18,028
+5% +$654K
ORCL icon
358
Oracle
ORCL
$414B
$14.9M 0.02%
332,174
-23,083
-6% -$939K
PAA icon
359
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$16.5B
$14.9M 0.02%
290,424
-15,884
-5% -$844K
T icon
360
AT&T
T
$157B
$14.9M 0.02%
586,732
-6,306
-1% -$164K
TMO icon
361
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$212B
$14.8M 0.02%
118,340
-47,005
-28% -$5.72M
YDKN
362
DELISTED
Yadkin Financial Corporation
YDKN
$14.8M 0.02%
751,918
+228,685
+44% +$4.34M
RMD icon
363
ResMed
RMD
$32.3B
$14.8M 0.02%
263,530
-5,700
-2% -$298K
EWJ icon
364
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$22.8B
$14.8M 0.02%
+328,484
New +$15.1M
SMG icon
365
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.84B
$14.8M 0.02%
236,867
+23,947
+11% +$1.43M
SWFT
366
DELISTED
Swift Transportation Company
SWFT
$14.6M 0.02%
508,453
+18,226
+4% +$465K
COV
367
DELISTED
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
$14.5M 0.02%
142,204
-50,413
-26% -$4.84M
SSNC icon
368
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$18.8B
$14.4M 0.02%
+493,124
New +$12.2M
SLGN icon
369
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.46B
$14.3M 0.02%
533,608
+27,106
+5% +$681K
NVO
370
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$200B
$14.2M 0.02%
669,732
-58,090
-8% -$1.3M
CLR
371
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$14.1M 0.02%
366,484
-101,470
-22% -$5M
KLXI
372
DELISTED
KLX Inc.
KLXI
$13.9M 0.02%
+399,497
New +$14.1M
ETD icon
373
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$619M
$13.9M 0.02%
447,384
+20,096
+5% +$561K
TROW icon
374
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$24.8B
$13.8M 0.02%
161,216
-2,651
-2% -$216K
SFE
375
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
$13.8M 0.02%
694,931
+41,495
+6% +$800K
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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.