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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
NLSN
476
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$2.04M 0.02%
+45,788
New +$2.12M
APA icon
477
APA Corp
APA
$13.3B
$2.02M 0.02%
51,662
-931
-2% -$42.3K
GAS
478
DELISTED
AGL Resources Inc
GAS
$2.01M 0.02%
33,008
-2,655
-7% -$142K
WELL icon
479
Welltower
WELL
$171B
$2M 0.02%
29,592
-3,904
-12% -$261K
NFLX icon
480
Netflix
NFLX
$309B
$1.98M 0.02%
191,680
+112,930
+143% +$1.21M
KKR icon
481
KKR & Co
KKR
$92.3B
$1.97M 0.02%
117,408
-5,880
-5% -$125K
OMC icon
482
Omnicom Group
OMC
$23.4B
$1.97M 0.02%
29,829
-3,840
-11% -$269K
SO icon
483
Southern Company
SO
$107B
$1.96M 0.02%
43,902
+4,515
+11% +$198K
CALD
484
DELISTED
Callidus Software, Inc.
CALD
$1.96M 0.02%
115,444
-791,283
-87% -$12.7M
DEM icon
485
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
DEM
$3.98B
$1.96M 0.02%
58,396
+24,201
+71% +$918K
ENV
486
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
$1.93M 0.02%
64,490
+13,416
+26% +$492K
MRSH
487
Marsh
MRSH
$91.5B
$1.93M 0.02%
36,950
-510
-1% -$28.5K
AET
488
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$1.92M 0.02%
17,524
+1,050
+6% +$121K
RDS.B
489
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$1.91M 0.02%
40,291
+1,169
+3% +$63K
XRAY icon
490
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.43B
$1.91M 0.02%
37,750
+1,685
+5% +$89.8K
IJH icon
491
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$127B
$1.9M 0.02%
69,730
-4,910
-7% -$143K
DE icon
492
Deere & Co
DE
$168B
$1.9M 0.02%
25,660
+225
+0.9% +$19.8K
GLW icon
493
Corning
GLW
$143B
$1.9M 0.02%
110,794
+730
+0.7% +$13.1K
LQD icon
494
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$33B
$1.88M 0.02%
16,153
-2,190,461
-99% -$253M
DASTY
495
DELISTED
DASSAULT SYSTEMES SA ADR
DASTY
$1.87M 0.02%
25,393
-4,818
-16% -$355K
EL icon
496
Estee Lauder
EL
$32B
$1.87M 0.02%
23,187
-254,368
-92% -$21.3M
GEL icon
497
Genesis Energy
GEL
$1.85B
$1.86M 0.02%
48,451
+4,711
+11% +$203K
IP icon
498
International Paper
IP
$22B
$1.84M 0.02%
51,404
-8,971
-15% -$380K
CRZO
499
DELISTED
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc
CRZO
$1.84M 0.02%
60,174
-933,836
-94% -$33.8M
GPN icon
500
Global Payments
GPN
$22.8B
$1.82M 0.02%
31,780
-5,936
-16% -$330K
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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.