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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
-0.37%
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
$58.5B
AUM Growth
-$2.78B
Cap. Flow
-$639M
Cap. Flow %
-1.09%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.82%
Holding
2,314
New
217
Increased
799
Reduced
860
Closed
188

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$246M
2
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$169M
3
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$103M
4
VRSK icon
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
+$100M
5
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$86.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$196M
2
CYT
CYTEC INDS INC
CYT
+$169M
3
HOG icon
Harley-Davidson
HOG
+$144M
4
FOSL icon
Fossil Group
FOSL
+$138M
5
COV
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
+$109M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.42%
2 Healthcare 6.73%
3 Technology 6.16%
4 Financials 5.99%
5 Consumer Discretionary 5.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ABB
601
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$3.09M 0.01%
137,688
-4,980
-3% -$114K
DVN icon
602
Devon Energy
DVN
$48.5B
$3.08M 0.01%
45,135
+5,447
+14% +$405K
PPO
603
DELISTED
POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC
PPO
$3.08M 0.01%
79,070
+448
+0.6% +$19.5K
PE
604
DELISTED
PARSLEY ENERGY INC
PE
$3.06M 0.01%
143,459
-7,315
-5% -$159K
WU icon
605
Western Union
WU
$2.26B
$3.06M 0.01%
190,444
+26,041
+16% +$448K
COL
606
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$3.03M 0.01%
38,640
+1,200
+3% +$92.3K
IAU icon
607
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$65.9B
$3.02M 0.01%
128,955
+23,075
+22% +$573K
RGEN icon
608
Repligen
RGEN
$8.95B
$2.99M 0.01%
+150,000
New +$3.16M
CATM
609
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
$2.98M 0.01%
84,529
-8,267
-9% -$294K
RIO icon
610
Rio Tinto
RIO
$165B
$2.97M 0.01%
60,343
-11,368
-16% -$628K
IX icon
611
ORIX
IX
$45.1B
$2.95M 0.01%
213,610
-315
-0.1% -$4.83K
TMIC
612
DELISTED
TREND MICRO INC SPONS ADR-NEW
TMIC
$2.94M 0.01%
86,896
+18,495
+27% +$626K
TGT icon
613
Target
TGT
$67.1B
$2.94M 0.01%
46,942
-559
-1% -$33.9K
GARS
614
DELISTED
Garrison Capital Inc.
GARS
$2.88M ﹤0.01%
199,225
+8,350
+4% +$122K
BAY
615
DELISTED
BAYER AG SPONS ADR
BAY
$2.87M ﹤0.01%
20,479
-7,142
-26% -$1M
SYNT
616
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
$2.86M ﹤0.01%
65,006
-4,820
-7% -$212K
FARO
617
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$2.85M ﹤0.01%
56,250
-1,500
-3% -$77.9K
KKR icon
618
KKR & Co
KKR
$94.9B
$2.84M ﹤0.01%
127,179
-10,150
-7% -$238K
MUFG icon
619
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$253B
$2.83M ﹤0.01%
504,540
-803
-0.2% -$4.69K
IRDM icon
620
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$5.13B
$2.82M ﹤0.01%
318,860
-107,400
-25% -$931K
RY icon
621
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$294B
$2.8M ﹤0.01%
39,247
+32,299
+465% +$2.38M
MDLZ icon
622
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.9B
$2.79M ﹤0.01%
81,477
-6,857
-8% -$250K
CMI icon
623
Cummins
CMI
$89.7B
$2.79M ﹤0.01%
21,141
-1,417
-6% -$204K
LEG icon
624
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.4B
$2.77M ﹤0.01%
79,219
-750
-0.9% -$25.7K
SPLV icon
625
Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
SPLV
$7.22B
$2.77M ﹤0.01%
79,082
-4,009
-5% -$140K
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William Blair & Company's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,314 positions worth $58.5B, down 4.5% from $61.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.8% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q3 2014 filing shows 217 new, 799 increased, 860 reduced and 188 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alibaba: 1,144,057 shares worth $102M. The largest sale was TSMC, an estimated $196M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.4% of assets, up from 8.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2014 buy was Alibaba: 1,144,057 shares worth $102M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Teva Pharmaceuticals in Q3 2014, an estimated $246M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was TSMC, cutting an estimated $196M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $59.6M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.8% of its $58.5B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 217 new positions and closed 188 in Q3 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $58.5B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 4 Nov 2014.