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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
IP icon
451
International Paper
IP
$21.9B
$9.23M 0.01%
181,879
-11,053
-6% -$541K
TUES
452
DELISTED
Tuesday Morning Corp
TUES
$9.13M 0.01%
420,681
-143,933
-25% -$2.92M
TTEC icon
453
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$122M
$9.11M 0.01%
384,547
+2,632
+0.7% +$63K
IEF icon
454
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
IEF
$47.3B
$9.09M 0.01%
85,792
+9,872
+13% +$1.04M
RTX icon
455
RTX Corp
RTX
$292B
$9.01M 0.01%
124,441
-6,869
-5% -$468K
CMI icon
456
Cummins
CMI
$89.5B
$8.93M 0.01%
61,916
+40,775
+193% +$5.77M
DD icon
457
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$19.1B
$8.82M 0.01%
76,362
+328
+0.4% +$40K
WPZ
458
DELISTED
Williams Partners L.P.
WPZ
$8.77M 0.01%
171,702
+25,480
+17% +$1.44M
LULU icon
459
lululemon athletica
LULU
$14B
$8.77M 0.01%
157,192
-234,967
-60% -$10.7M
DD
460
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$8.7M 0.01%
123,887
-1,865
-1% -$125K
BBSI icon
461
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$979M
$8.65M 0.01%
+1,262,728
New +$9.33M
KSS icon
462
Kohl's
KSS
$2.28B
$8.58M 0.01%
140,556
-35,484
-20% -$2.05M
MNRO icon
463
Monro
MNRO
$399M
$8.52M 0.01%
+147,467
New +$7.86M
CALD
464
DELISTED
Callidus Software, Inc.
CALD
$8.43M 0.01%
516,074
-463,836
-47% -$6.8M
WES
465
DELISTED
Western Gas Partners Lp
WES
$8.4M 0.01%
114,956
-1,935
-2% -$136K
AYI icon
466
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10B
$8.35M 0.01%
+59,635
New +$8.1M
WDFC icon
467
WD-40
WDFC
$3.05B
$8.26M 0.01%
97,064
+89,738
+1,225% +$6.83M
TEL icon
468
TE Connectivity
TEL
$59.4B
$8.19M 0.01%
129,425
-13,042
-9% -$785K
IEMG icon
469
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$156B
$8.08M 0.01%
+171,867
New +$8.39M
GRFS
470
Grifois
GRFS
$5.35B
$8.05M 0.01%
473,502
-76,248
-14% -$1.31M
AAL icon
471
American Airlines Group
AAL
$11B
$8.02M 0.01%
149,600
-21,210
-12% -$914K
PBY
472
DELISTED
PEP BOYS MANNY MOE& JACK
PBY
$8.02M 0.01%
816,449
+37,091
+5% +$343K
MWIV
473
DELISTED
MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY, INC.
MWIV
$7.82M 0.01%
46,000
+3,085
+7% +$493K
CFN
474
DELISTED
CAREFUSION CORPORATION
CFN
$7.68M 0.01%
129,458
-110,648
-46% -$6.36M
FNGN
475
DELISTED
Financial Engines, Inc.
FNGN
$7.58M 0.01%
207,387
+148,839
+254% +$5.15M
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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.