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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
+5.93%
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
$10.7B
AUM Growth
-$908M
Cap. Flow
-$1.39B
Cap. Flow %
-13.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.51%
Holding
1,529
New
105
Increased
364
Reduced
634
Closed
286

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$66.7M
2
G icon
Genpact
G
+$27.6M
3
ZTS icon
Zoetis
ZTS
+$17.2M
4
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$16.2M
5
PLAY icon
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
+$13.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.61%
2 Technology 14.78%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Financials 12.35%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
MSI icon
576
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$78.6B
$1.18M 0.01%
17,290
-149
-0.9% -$10.4K
CNO icon
577
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$5.14B
$1.18M 0.01%
61,800
SPLK
578
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$1.16M 0.01%
19,744
-1,181
-6% -$67.7K
CBSH icon
579
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$8.52B
$1.16M 0.01%
44,288
-3
-0% -$81
ENLK
580
DELISTED
EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
ENLK
$1.16M 0.01%
69,680
-15,057
-18% -$244K
VCIT icon
581
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCIT
$66.1B
$1.15M 0.01%
+13,703
New +$1.16M
PCL
582
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
$1.14M 0.01%
23,803
+2,723
+13% +$123K
REGN icon
583
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$79B
$1.13M 0.01%
2,083
+1,454
+231% +$788K
BCR
584
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
$1.13M 0.01%
5,954
+50
+0.8% +$9.37K
NBL
585
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$1.12M 0.01%
34,024
-8,214
-19% -$287K
MET icon
586
MetLife
MET
$64.2B
$1.12M 0.01%
26,044
-672
-3% -$29.6K
ACWV icon
587
iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
ACWV
$3.36B
$1.12M 0.01%
16,115
-635
-4% -$44.3K
FUSB icon
588
First US Bancshares
FUSB
$90.9M
$1.11M 0.01%
125,500
+37,000
+42% +$308K
AVGR
589
DELISTED
Avinger, Inc. Common Stock
AVGR
0
SCOR icon
590
Comscore
SCOR
$112M
$1.1M 0.01%
1,338
-343
-20% -$298K
JWN
591
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$1.1M 0.01%
22,058
+9,098
+70% +$552K
BPOP icon
592
Popular Inc
BPOP
$11.3B
$1.09M 0.01%
38,500
+2,000
+5% +$59.1K
KKR icon
593
KKR & Co
KKR
$92.4B
$1.09M 0.01%
70,010
-47,398
-40% -$810K
DOC icon
594
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$14.6B
$1.09M 0.01%
31,233
+631
+2% +$21.1K
SYNT
595
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
$1.08M 0.01%
23,906
-1,569
-6% -$73.3K
RH icon
596
RH
RH
$3.53B
$1.08M 0.01%
13,572
-630
-4% -$58.5K
DNB
597
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$1.08M 0.01%
10,368
-275
-3% -$29.8K
GM icon
598
General Motors
GM
$76.3B
$1.08M 0.01%
31,652
+898
+3% +$31.2K
ROK icon
599
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$49.2B
$1.07M 0.01%
10,472
PRU icon
600
Prudential Financial
PRU
$42B
$1.07M 0.01%
13,152
+1,163
+10% +$96.1K

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William Blair & Company's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, William Blair & Company held 1,529 positions worth $10.7B, down 7.9% from $11.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $1.39B in Q4 2015, closing 286 positions and reducing 634 holdings. Its most notable exit was Barracuda Networks, Inc., an estimated $7.62M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $70.1M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 1,802,460 shares worth $70.1M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Zoetis in Q4 2015, an estimated $17.2M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $104M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Barracuda Networks, Inc. in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $7.62M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $10.7B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 105 new positions and closed 286 in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 7.9% quarter-over-quarter to $10.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.