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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
EA icon
576
Electronic Arts
EA
$1.32M 0.01%
19,526
+3,676
+23% +$258K
SCZ icon
577
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF
SCZ
$13.6B
$1.31M 0.01%
27,375
+725
+3% +$36.2K
SE
578
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
$1.31M 0.01%
49,717
-635
-1% -$18.5K
PCAR icon
579
PACCAR
PCAR
$69.5B
$1.3M 0.01%
37,527
-207
-0.5% -$8.39K
BDBD
580
DELISTED
BOULDER BRANDS INC
BDBD
$1.3M 0.01%
158,775
-4,700
-3% -$37.6K
WAT icon
581
Waters Corp
WAT
$39.2B
$1.29M 0.01%
10,931
+5,285
+94% +$668K
GLOB icon
582
Globant
GLOB
$1.61B
$1.29M 0.01%
42,154
+9,230
+28% +$285K
HCCI
583
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
$1.28M 0.01%
124,500
-11,424
-8% -$141K
LMT icon
584
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$135B
$1.27M 0.01%
6,154
-5
-0.1% -$1.02K
NBL
585
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$1.27M 0.01%
42,238
-28,487
-40% -$980K
MINT icon
586
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund
MINT
$17B
$1.27M 0.01%
12,638
+5,068
+67% +$512K
AX icon
587
Axos Financial
AX
$5.78B
$1.27M 0.01%
39,500
-514,072
-93% -$15.4M
HEWG
588
DELISTED
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF
HEWG
$1.27M 0.01%
55,946
-24,929
-31% -$624K
TLT icon
589
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
$41.6B
$1.26M 0.01%
10,236
-427
-4% -$51.8K
AAL icon
590
American Airlines Group
AAL
$10.6B
$1.26M 0.01%
32,559
+2,000
+7% +$82.1K
PNR icon
591
Pentair
PNR
$11.2B
$1.26M 0.01%
36,842
-9,782
-21% -$384K
AVB icon
592
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$26.6B
$1.25M 0.01%
7,176
-390
-5% -$66.1K
VOD icon
593
Vodafone
VOD
$37B
$1.25M 0.01%
39,274
-2,816
-7% -$100K
PAGP icon
594
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
$5.02B
$1.24M 0.01%
26,703
– –
FARO
595
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$1.23M 0.01%
35,250
-21,000
-37% -$830K
VLO icon
596
Valero Energy
VLO
$87.2B
$1.23M 0.01%
20,526
+2,799
+16% +$178K
CIVB icon
597
Civista Bancshares
CIVB
$596M
$1.22M 0.01%
120,522
– –
NEM icon
598
Newmont
NEM
$111B
$1.22M 0.01%
75,860
+23,335
+44% +$418K
CNK icon
599
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$4.4B
$1.21M 0.01%
37,315
+9,989
+37% +$372K
IWP icon
600
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF
IWP
$20.2B
$1.21M 0.01%
27,340
-1,364
-5% -$64.7K
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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.