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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

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
TWOU
351
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
$3.85M 0.03%
3,574
-54,109
-94% -$55.7M
BN icon
352
Brookfield
BN
$108B
$3.81M 0.03%
345,619
-19,738,358
-98% -$230M
BDSI
353
DELISTED
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
BDSI
$3.81M 0.03%
686,223
+90,762
+15% +$670K
MON
354
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$3.76M 0.03%
44,105
-4,816
-10% -$476K
CBM
355
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
$3.73M 0.03%
94,036
-137,376
-59% -$6.43M
BGS icon
356
B&G Foods
BGS
$278M
$3.7M 0.03%
+101,505
New +$3.2M
CNI icon
357
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$76.5B
$3.69M 0.03%
65,060
-1,084,339
-94% -$63.1M
IPHI
358
DELISTED
INPHI CORPORATION
IPHI
$3.66M 0.03%
152,425
-1,223,973
-89% -$28.1M
CDK
359
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$3.63M 0.03%
75,943
-3,167
-4% -$161K
ATR icon
360
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.63B
$3.62M 0.03%
54,865
+12,733
+30% +$844K
GMED icon
361
Globus Medical
GMED
$11B
$3.61M 0.03%
174,733
+21,998
+14% +$557K
EEM icon
362
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$29.2B
$3.59M 0.03%
109,639
-4,494
-4% -$159K
FCFS icon
363
FirstCash
FCFS
$8.92B
$3.58M 0.03%
89,372
-1,346,472
-94% -$55.2M
TXTR
364
DELISTED
TEXTURA CORPORATION COM
TXTR
$3.58M 0.03%
138,413
-64,049
-32% -$1.76M
ICFI icon
365
ICF International
ICFI
$1.54B
$3.57M 0.03%
117,411
-1,835,721
-94% -$63.1M
EGRX
366
DELISTED
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
EGRX
$3.54M 0.03%
47,754
+3,934
+9% +$327K
MUFG icon
367
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$254B
$3.53M 0.03%
579,743
-113,782
-16% -$770K
HURN icon
368
Huron Consulting
HURN
$2.39B
$3.48M 0.03%
55,693
-727,957
-93% -$52.1M
CVT
369
DELISTED
CVENT, INC.
CVT
$3.48M 0.03%
103,300
-1,489,749
-94% -$45M
RAX
370
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
$3.47M 0.03%
140,660
+26,245
+23% +$846K
IVV icon
371
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$897B
$3.46M 0.03%
17,944
+10,237
+133% +$2.09M
GLD icon
372
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$138B
$3.46M 0.03%
32,340
-230
-0.7% -$24.8K
NKTR icon
373
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.48B
$3.43M 0.03%
20,871
-403
-2% -$71.3K
TSLA icon
374
Tesla
TSLA
$1.26T
$3.41M 0.03%
205,965
-645,780
-76% -$11M
BAY
375
DELISTED
BAYER AG SPONS ADR
BAY
$3.4M 0.03%
26,595
+20,004
+304% +$2.56M
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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.