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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
+0.61%
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
$66.9B
AUM Growth
+$1.9B
Cap. Flow
+$1.98B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.71%
Holding
2,412
New
252
Increased
857
Reduced
879
Closed
200

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BC icon
Brunswick
BC
+$132M
2
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$129M
3
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$129M
4
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$108M
5
IWD icon
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
+$83.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CTSH icon
Cognizant
CTSH
+$154M
2
SRCL
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
+$140M
3
PXD
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
+$99.4M
4
SFM icon
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
+$84M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$83.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 7.37%
2 Industrials 7.1%
3 Financials 6.37%
4 Consumer Discretionary 6.33%
5 Technology 6.14%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
OXY icon
551
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$54.8B
$4.63M 0.01%
59,623
-3,411
-5% -$266K
DCI icon
552
Donaldson
DCI
$11.4B
$4.6M 0.01%
128,432
-17,229
-12% -$628K
IWF icon
553
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$127B
$4.54M 0.01%
183,392
-320
-0.2% -$8.05K
EEP
554
DELISTED
Enbridge Energy Partners
EEP
$4.53M 0.01%
135,876
-1,320
-1% -$48.6K
EEM icon
555
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$29.7B
$4.52M 0.01%
114,133
-7,870
-6% -$329K
GIS icon
556
General Mills
GIS
$19.4B
$4.51M 0.01%
80,900
+1,155
+1% +$64.7K
RDS.A
557
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$4.48M 0.01%
78,649
-5,340
-6% -$325K
MACK
558
DELISTED
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MACK
$4.47M 0.01%
45,991
+2,078
+5% +$198K
DVAX
559
DELISTED
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
$4.39M 0.01%
187,396
+19,705
+12% +$429K
IUSV icon
560
iShares Core S&P US Value ETF
IUSV
$27.7B
$4.37M 0.01%
97,260
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SPSB icon
561
State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
SPSB
$10.7B
$4.37M 0.01%
142,728
-1,607
-1% -$49.3K
IRDM icon
562
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$5.26B
$4.3M 0.01%
473,567
+73,651
+18% +$757K
IX icon
563
ORIX
IX
$44B
$4.28M 0.01%
287,370
+56,420
+24% +$874K
CDK
564
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$4.27M 0.01%
79,110
-3,195
-4% -$164K
RAX
565
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
$4.25M 0.01%
114,415
-23,606
-17% -$1.09M
VSA
566
VisionSys AI
VSA
$8.32M
$4.25M 0.01%
134
+80
+148% +$2.46M
VNQI icon
567
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
VNQI
$3.53B
$4.23M 0.01%
76,225
+15,613
+26% +$907K
NOAH
568
Noah Holdings
NOAH
$577M
$4.22M 0.01%
+139,751
New +$4.53M
MCK icon
569
McKesson
MCK
$97.4B
$4.14M 0.01%
18,403
+424
+2% +$98K
UNH icon
570
UnitedHealth
UNH
$371B
$4.13M 0.01%
33,837
+2,061
+6% +$244K
AKRX
571
DELISTED
Akorn Inc
AKRX
$4.1M 0.01%
94,002
-1,129,606
-92% -$52.2M
GRFS
572
Grifois
GRFS
$5.5B
$4.09M 0.01%
264,006
-75,440
-22% -$1.22M
HOS
573
DELISTED
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
HOS
$4.08M 0.01%
+198,686
New +$4.36M
AXA
574
DELISTED
AXA ADS (1 ORD SHS)
AXA
$4.07M 0.01%
161,123
+29,830
+23% +$753K
HSBC icon
575
HSBC
HSBC
$363B
$4.04M 0.01%
101,319
-2,041
-2% -$85K
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, William Blair & Company held 2,412 positions worth $66.9B, up 2.9% from $65B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.7% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2015 filing shows 252 new, 857 increased, 879 reduced and 200 closed positions. Its largest new stake was FirstService: 2,731,551 shares worth $75.9M. The largest sale was Cognizant, an estimated $154M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 7.4% of assets, down from 7.5% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2015 buy was FirstService: 2,731,551 shares worth $75.9M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Brunswick in Q2 2015, an estimated $132M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Cognizant, cutting an estimated $154M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Sprouts Farmers Market in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $84M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.7% of its $66.9B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 252 new positions and closed 200 in Q2 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $66.9B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 3 Aug 2015.