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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
+5.93%
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
$10.7B
AUM Growth
-$908M
Cap. Flow
-$1.39B
Cap. Flow %
-13.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.51%
Holding
1,529
New
105
Increased
364
Reduced
634
Closed
286

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$66.7M
2
G icon
Genpact
G
+$27.6M
3
ZTS icon
Zoetis
ZTS
+$17.2M
4
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$16.2M
5
PLAY icon
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
+$13.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$104M
2
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$42.3M
3
MA icon
Mastercard
MA
+$37.4M
4
MJN
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
+$37.4M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$33.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.61%
2 Technology 14.78%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Financials 12.35%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MLPN
426
DELISTED
Credit Suisse X- Links Cushing MLP Infrastructure ETN's due April 20, 2020
MLPN
$2.28M 0.02%
122,577
+35,145
+40% +$714K
FDX icon
427
FedEx
FDX
$73.5B
$2.28M 0.02%
15,287
-2,297
-13% -$355K
CAVM
428
DELISTED
Cavium, Inc.
CAVM
$2.27M 0.02%
34,625
+385
+1% +$26K
PETX
429
DELISTED
Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.
PETX
$2.26M 0.02%
405,401
+56,820
+16% +$376K
OMC icon
430
Omnicom Group
OMC
$22.4B
$2.26M 0.02%
29,828
-1
-0% -$73
MS icon
431
Morgan Stanley
MS
$343B
$2.24M 0.02%
70,522
-6,795
-9% -$226K
IAU icon
432
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$65.9B
$2.24M 0.02%
109,326
-13,424
-11% -$286K
XYZ
433
Block Inc
XYZ
$50.1B
$2.23M 0.02%
+170,836
New +$2.1M
GLW icon
434
Corning
GLW
$135B
$2.23M 0.02%
122,233
+11,439
+10% +$207K
TEVA icon
435
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$40.5B
$2.23M 0.02%
34,036
-68,739
-67% -$4.25M
CPB icon
436
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.87B
$2.23M 0.02%
42,504
+556
+1% +$28.5K
WM icon
437
Waste Management
WM
$89.7B
$2.23M 0.02%
41,806
-23,118
-36% -$1.23M
SPWR
438
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
$2.22M 0.02%
113,119
+21,004
+23% +$351K
MRLN
439
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
$2.22M 0.02%
138,016
-37,325
-21% -$631K
HSY icon
440
Hershey
HSY
$36.1B
$2.19M 0.02%
24,597
-4,860
-16% -$436K
CALD
441
DELISTED
Callidus Software, Inc.
CALD
$2.18M 0.02%
117,364
+1,920
+2% +$36.3K
FIS icon
442
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$22.1B
$2.13M 0.02%
35,195
+30
+0.1% +$1.98K
FDS icon
443
Factset
FDS
$9.89B
$2.13M 0.02%
13,104
-25,150
-66% -$4.22M
MPLX icon
444
MPLX
MPLX
$60.2B
$2.13M 0.02%
+54,158
New +$2.04M
DHS icon
445
WisdomTree US High Dividend Fund
DHS
$1.57B
$2.12M 0.02%
35,890
+7,380
+26% +$436K
HMSY
446
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$2.11M 0.02%
170,889
-154,132
-47% -$1.75M
SHOO icon
447
Steven Madden
SHOO
$3.59B
$2.11M 0.02%
104,517
+49,019
+88% +$1.09M
AIRM
448
DELISTED
Air Methods Corp
AIRM
$2.11M 0.02%
50,252
-2,787
-5% -$113K
CP icon
449
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$80.4B
$2.1M 0.02%
82,205
-7,030
-8% -$197K
WEC icon
450
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.3B
$2.08M 0.02%
40,631
-9,323
-19% -$476K
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, William Blair & Company held 1,529 positions worth $10.7B, down 7.9% from $11.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $1.39B in Q4 2015, closing 286 positions and reducing 634 holdings. Its most notable exit was Barracuda Networks, Inc., an estimated $7.62M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $70.1M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 1,802,460 shares worth $70.1M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Zoetis in Q4 2015, an estimated $17.2M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $104M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Barracuda Networks, Inc. in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $7.62M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $10.7B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 105 new positions and closed 286 in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 7.9% quarter-over-quarter to $10.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.