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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
TFM
526
DELISTED
THE FRESH MARKET, INC COM STK
TFM
$1.59M 0.01%
70,508
+27,089
+62% +$735K
CMI icon
527
Cummins
CMI
$88.7B
$1.59M 0.01%
14,657
-2,139
-13% -$264K
BBVA icon
528
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA
$155B
$1.58M 0.01%
197,137
-46,127
-19% -$417K
NSC icon
529
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$76.9B
$1.58M 0.01%
20,740
+297
+1% +$24.1K
DHS icon
530
WisdomTree US High Dividend Fund
DHS
$1.57B
$1.58M 0.01%
28,510
+11,860
+71% +$688K
NOC icon
531
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$80.7B
$1.56M 0.01%
9,400
-215
-2% -$36K
SCOR icon
532
Comscore
SCOR
$113M
$1.55M 0.01%
1,681
-7,835
-82% -$8.48M
ABM icon
533
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.84B
$1.55M 0.01%
56,718
-1,940,933
-97% -$61.3M
ACWX icon
534
iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
ACWX
$11.7B
$1.55M 0.01%
39,600
-830
-2% -$34.9K
MGK icon
535
Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Growth ETF
MGK
$33.9B
$1.54M 0.01%
+99,090
New +$1.64M
CMCSK
536
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
$1.54M 0.01%
26,843
-142
-0.5% -$8.13K
RSP icon
537
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
RSP
$98.8B
$1.53M 0.01%
20,865
-2,655
-11% -$207K
AMP icon
538
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$49.5B
$1.52M 0.01%
13,891
-3,581
-20% -$422K
EEMV icon
539
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF
EEMV
$3.52B
$1.52M 0.01%
30,432
-635
-2% -$33.6K
CAI
540
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
$1.51M 0.01%
151,340
-720,809
-83% -$10.2M
DVN icon
541
Devon Energy
DVN
$49.7B
$1.5M 0.01%
40,537
-196
-0.5% -$8.99K
IWO icon
542
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.8B
$1.5M 0.01%
11,209
-50,010
-82% -$7.41M
VOE icon
543
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF
VOE
$24B
$1.5M 0.01%
17,987
-1,675
-9% -$149K
HSIC icon
544
Henry Schein
HSIC
$9.83B
$1.49M 0.01%
28,677
-2,073
-7% -$115K
VRTX icon
545
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$123B
$1.49M 0.01%
14,295
+7,826
+121% +$1.01M
IHG icon
546
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$23.5B
$1.49M 0.01%
32,544
-6,703
-17% -$343K
AZN icon
547
AstraZeneca
AZN
$250B
$1.48M 0.01%
23,219
+1,510
+7% +$99.3K
HSTM icon
548
HealthStream
HSTM
$822M
$1.46M 0.01%
66,971
+4,310
+7% +$115K
ABB
549
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$1.46M 0.01%
82,505
+12,439
+18% +$242K
TIF
550
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$1.46M 0.01%
18,854
-1,720
-8% -$150K
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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.