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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
ODFL icon
26
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$44.2B
$225M 0.38%
9,551,235
-943,092
-9% -$20.8M
ARG
27
DELISTED
Airgas Inc
ARG
$221M 0.38%
1,996,836
+22,220
+1% +$2.44M
TDG icon
28
TransDigm Group
TDG
$69.9B
$221M 0.38%
1,198,412
-9,677
-0.8% -$1.73M
WP
29
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$219M 0.37%
7,079,651
+1,378,944
+24% +$44.8M
QCOM icon
30
Qualcomm
QCOM
$159B
$215M 0.37%
2,877,353
-1,364,425
-32% -$104M
CP icon
31
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$77.5B
$214M 0.37%
5,166,705
-1,018,130
-16% -$39.9M
IT icon
32
Gartner
IT
$10.2B
$212M 0.36%
2,891,643
-1,232
-0% -$89.5K
GWRE icon
33
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$12.8B
$205M 0.35%
4,627,244
+383,407
+9% +$16.2M
RHI icon
34
Robert Half
RHI
$3.81B
$204M 0.35%
4,155,188
+307,861
+8% +$15.2M
BN icon
35
Brookfield
BN
$103B
$200M 0.34%
19,030,737
+906,606
+5% +$9.76M
CSGP icon
36
CoStar Group
CSGP
$11.9B
$198M 0.34%
12,702,700
-102,040
-0.8% -$1.52M
SIRO
37
DELISTED
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK
SIRO
$190M 0.32%
2,475,452
-558,841
-18% -$44.9M
CL icon
38
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.3B
$190M 0.32%
2,907,028
+21,190
+0.7% +$1.4M
P
39
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$190M 0.32%
7,844,344
-1,238,521
-14% -$32.9M
AMZN icon
40
Amazon
AMZN
$2.53T
$188M 0.32%
11,681,460
+354,620
+3% +$5.9M
NXPI icon
41
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$61.8B
$184M 0.31%
2,689,600
-856,097
-24% -$56.9M
LPLA icon
42
LPL Financial
LPLA
$27.1B
$177M 0.3%
3,850,489
-9,201
-0.2% -$443K
IWD icon
43
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
$81.8B
$170M 0.29%
1,694,317
-137,374
-7% -$13.9M
TD icon
44
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$164M 0.28%
3,309,836
-792,858
-19% -$41.1M
CHD icon
45
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.1B
$164M 0.28%
4,664,158
+287,432
+7% +$9.79M
ENB icon
46
Enbridge
ENB
$121B
$162M 0.28%
3,378,767
-84,353
-2% -$4.17M
CNI icon
47
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$76.9B
$157M 0.27%
2,217,887
-29,916
-1% -$2.07M
FBIN icon
48
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.88B
$157M 0.27%
4,474,908
-1,898,151
-30% -$66.4M
IFF icon
49
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$20.3B
$155M 0.26%
1,613,227
+252,058
+19% +$25.5M
WEX icon
50
WEX
WEX
$6.35B
$154M 0.26%
1,393,140
-279,379
-17% -$30.7M
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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.