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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
SAP icon
451
SAP
SAP
$230B
$2.46M 0.02%
38,028
-6,600
-15% -$455K
CTRA
452
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$2.46M 0.02%
112,610
-37,076
-25% -$949K
MDY icon
453
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.9B
$2.44M 0.02%
9,789
-115
-1% -$30.5K
MS icon
454
Morgan Stanley
MS
$336B
$2.44M 0.02%
77,317
+2,802
+4% +$102K
SYT
455
DELISTED
Syngenta Ag
SYT
$2.41M 0.02%
37,784
-7,798
-17% -$594K
EFOR
456
Everforth Inc
EFOR
$1.29B
$2.4M 0.02%
65,123
+3,977
+7% +$151K
SPLV icon
457
Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
SPLV
$7.22B
$2.39M 0.02%
66,516
-7,462
-10% -$277K
CNQ icon
458
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$94.8B
$2.38M 0.02%
253,142
-13,595,124
-98% -$150M
NEO icon
459
NeoGenomics
NEO
$2B
$2.37M 0.02%
413,287
-18,843
-4% -$117K
FIS icon
460
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$22.1B
$2.36M 0.02%
35,165
-800
-2% -$53.3K
BPL
461
DELISTED
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
BPL
$2.35M 0.02%
39,727
-251
-0.6% -$17.4K
PDP icon
462
Invesco Dorsey Wright Momentum ETF
PDP
$1.49B
$2.31M 0.02%
57,625
-27,950
-33% -$1.19M
GSK icon
463
GSK
GSK
$104B
$2.27M 0.02%
47,198
-1,484
-3% -$77.3K
MTW icon
464
Manitowoc
MTW
$510M
$2.25M 0.02%
+165,786
New +$2.56M
DFS
465
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$2.24M 0.02%
43,157
-6,777
-14% -$372K
ETN icon
466
Eaton
ETN
$174B
$2.24M 0.02%
43,728
-87,831
-67% -$5.19M
SMFG icon
467
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
SMFG
$163B
$2.24M 0.02%
293,657
+279,893
+2,034% +$2.35M
CG icon
468
Carlyle Group
CG
$17.6B
$2.23M 0.02%
133,000
-125,450
-49% -$2.95M
PFNX
469
DELISTED
Pfenex Inc.
PFNX
$2.2M 0.02%
146,846
-43,733
-23% -$889K
PSXP
470
DELISTED
PHILLIPS 66 PARTNERS LP
PSXP
$2.19M 0.02%
44,502
-283
-0.6% -$16.4K
SRE icon
471
Sempra
SRE
$55.1B
$2.13M 0.02%
44,086
+62
+0.1% +$3.05K
CPB icon
472
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.73B
$2.13M 0.02%
41,948
+844
+2% +$41.5K
MWE
473
DELISTED
MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, LP
MWE
$2.12M 0.02%
49,316
+1,141
+2% +$65K
CAVM
474
DELISTED
Cavium, Inc.
CAVM
$2.1M 0.02%
34,240
+4,095
+14% +$273K
RNET
475
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
$2.06M 0.02%
80,720
+11,807
+17% +$322K
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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.