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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
-0.37%
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
$58.5B
AUM Growth
-$2.78B
Cap. Flow
-$639M
Cap. Flow %
-1.09%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.82%
Holding
2,314
New
217
Increased
799
Reduced
860
Closed
188

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$246M
2
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$169M
3
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$103M
4
VRSK icon
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
+$100M
5
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$86.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$196M
2
CYT
CYTEC INDS INC
CYT
+$169M
3
HOG icon
Harley-Davidson
HOG
+$144M
4
FOSL icon
Fossil Group
FOSL
+$138M
5
COV
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
+$109M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.42%
2 Healthcare 6.73%
3 Technology 6.16%
4 Financials 5.99%
5 Consumer Discretionary 5.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AMJ
376
DELISTED
JP Morgan Alerian MLP Index ETN 5/24/24
AMJ
$12.2M 0.02%
230,163
+12,208
+6% +$640K
ISIL
377
DELISTED
Intersil Corp
ISIL
$12.2M 0.02%
856,520
+8,530
+1% +$124K
HRL icon
378
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.9B
$12.1M 0.02%
470,360
– –
SFE
379
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
$12M 0.02%
653,436
+6,900
+1% +$136K
VTI icon
380
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
VTI
$683B
$12M 0.02%
118,098
-2,150
-2% -$220K
HON icon
381
Honeywell
HON
$78.2B
$11.9M 0.02%
142,523
-2,315
-2% -$197K
SLGN icon
382
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.37B
$11.9M 0.02%
506,502
+5,492
+1% +$137K
ADTN icon
383
Adtran
ADTN
$718M
$11.9M 0.02%
579,282
+5,847
+1% +$131K
CAT icon
384
Caterpillar
CAT
$404B
$11.9M 0.02%
119,951
-2,663
-2% -$282K
ITP
385
DELISTED
INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP INC
ITP
$11.8M 0.02%
810,567
-661,861
-45% -$9.64M
CALD
386
DELISTED
Callidus Software, Inc.
CALD
$11.8M 0.02%
979,910
-80,910
-8% -$924K
CTAS icon
387
Cintas
CTAS
$81.6B
$11.8M 0.02%
666,084
-36,692
-5% -$598K
ICLR icon
388
Icon
ICLR
$12.2B
$11.7M 0.02%
+204,919
New +$10.5M
DCI icon
389
Donaldson
DCI
$11.1B
$11.7M 0.02%
288,580
-122,023
-30% -$4.97M
SMG icon
390
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.97B
$11.7M 0.02%
212,920
-38,634
-15% -$2.17M
FCE.A
391
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
$11.7M 0.02%
598,609
+5,943
+1% +$119K
NWPX icon
392
NWPX Infrastructure Inc
NWPX
$1.23B
$11.7M 0.02%
342,156
+3,650
+1% +$134K
IWM icon
393
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$83B
$11.5M 0.02%
105,604
-336
-0.3% -$38.4K
MO icon
394
Altria Group
MO
$114B
$11.5M 0.02%
250,261
-7,347
-3% -$315K
IMAX icon
395
IMAX
IMAX
$2.8B
$11.4M 0.02%
+415,352
New +$11.2M
CBI
396
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$11.3M 0.02%
194,941
-3,940
-2% -$248K
ETP
397
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
ETP
$11.2M 0.02%
231,501
+8,197
+4% +$388K
KMB icon
398
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$35.7B
$11.1M 0.02%
107,801
-541
-0.5% -$56.3K
HSY icon
399
Hershey
HSY
$35.7B
$11.1M 0.02%
116,395
+42,800
+58% +$3.96M
SWC
400
DELISTED
Stillwater Mining Co
SWC
$11.1M 0.02%
736,858
-39,940
-5% -$717K
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William Blair & Company's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,314 positions worth $58.5B, down 4.5% from $61.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.8% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q3 2014 filing shows 217 new, 799 increased, 860 reduced and 188 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alibaba: 1,144,057 shares worth $102M. The largest sale was TSMC, an estimated $196M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.4% of assets, up from 8.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2014 buy was Alibaba: 1,144,057 shares worth $102M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Teva Pharmaceuticals in Q3 2014, an estimated $246M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was TSMC, cutting an estimated $196M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $59.6M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.8% of its $58.5B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 217 new positions and closed 188 in Q3 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $58.5B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 4 Nov 2014.