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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
IMAX icon
376
IMAX
IMAX
$2.78B
$13.4M 0.02%
435,268
+19,916
+5% +$583K
HOUS
377
DELISTED
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
$13.4M 0.02%
300,474
-65,394
-18% -$2.72M
PLCE icon
378
Children's Place
PLCE
$58M
$13.4M 0.02%
234,226
+10,486
+5% +$542K
FCE.A
379
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
$13.3M 0.02%
625,430
+26,821
+4% +$558K
KAI icon
380
Kadant
KAI
$3.96B
$13.3M 0.02%
311,692
-14,439
-4% -$584K
ADTN icon
381
Adtran
ADTN
$717M
$13.2M 0.02%
607,303
+28,021
+5% +$575K
IWM icon
382
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$83.2B
$13.2M 0.02%
110,291
+4,687
+4% +$536K
NVDQ
383
DELISTED
Novadaq Technologies Inc.
NVDQ
$13.1M 0.02%
790,855
-9,305
-1% -$133K
SREV
384
DELISTED
ServiceSource International, Inc.
SREV
$13.1M 0.02%
2,804,001
+2,001,952
+250% +$7.74M
MXL icon
385
MaxLinear
MXL
$6.68B
$13.1M 0.02%
1,770,328
-148,596
-8% -$1.06M
CTAS icon
386
Cintas
CTAS
$81.5B
$13.1M 0.02%
666,300
+216
+0% +$3.9K
IBM icon
387
IBM
IBM
$220B
$13M 0.02%
84,925
-17,392
-17% -$2.77M
DAR icon
388
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.6B
$12.9M 0.02%
712,970
+31,871
+5% +$576K
COWN
389
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$12.9M 0.02%
672,437
+8,202
+1% +$137K
MMI icon
390
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.16B
$12.8M 0.02%
384,746
+143,843
+60% +$4.43M
OSIS icon
391
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.91B
$12.5M 0.02%
176,403
+2,800
+2% +$191K
HLX icon
392
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$1.41B
$12.4M 0.02%
572,993
-129,398
-18% -$3.08M
UNF icon
393
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.27B
$12.4M 0.02%
102,218
+2,204
+2% +$240K
EFOR
394
Everforth Inc
EFOR
$1.23B
$12.4M 0.02%
373,533
-15,416
-4% -$463K
RNST icon
395
Renasant Corp
RNST
$4.06B
$12.4M 0.02%
+427,443
New +$12.3M
COP icon
396
ConocoPhillips
COP
$144B
$12.3M 0.02%
178,513
+35,606
+25% +$2.49M
GNRC icon
397
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$12.9B
$12.3M 0.02%
262,388
+10,687
+4% +$468K
HRL icon
398
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.9B
$12.3M 0.02%
470,360
– –
AROC icon
399
Archrock
AROC
$6.23B
$12.2M 0.02%
375,565
-20,143
-5% -$720K
HDV
400
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
HDV
$14.8B
$12.1M 0.02%
792,015
+132,430
+20% +$2.02M
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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.