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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
+4.38%
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
$61.9B
AUM Growth
+$3.42B
Cap. Flow
+$1.81B
Cap. Flow %
2.93%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.58%
Holding
2,343
New
217
Increased
904
Reduced
850
Closed
216

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TW
TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE)
TW
+$164M
2
NTES icon
NetEase
NTES
+$140M
3
EPI icon
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
EPI
+$119M
4
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$108M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$104M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CP icon
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
+$147M
2
ARG
Airgas Inc
ARG
+$130M
3
FAST icon
Fastenal
FAST
+$128M
4
FDS icon
Factset
FDS
+$98.5M
5
TD icon
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
+$86.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.07%
2 Healthcare 7.65%
3 Consumer Discretionary 6.48%
4 Technology 6.31%
5 Financials 6.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FDX icon
601
FedEx
FDX
$73.7B
$3.52M 0.01%
20,301
+294
+1% +$49.7K
RWO icon
602
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF
RWO
$1.3B
$3.49M 0.01%
73,207
+37,917
+107% +$1.77M
NSC icon
603
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$76.5B
$3.48M 0.01%
31,729
+830
+3% +$91K
BDX icon
604
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$46.8B
$3.44M 0.01%
25,322
+5,572
+28% +$713K
HAL icon
605
Halliburton
HAL
$26.6B
$3.39M 0.01%
86,143
-30,161
-26% -$1.47M
IRT icon
606
Independence Realty Trust
IRT
$4.03B
$3.34M 0.01%
359,278
+91,763
+34% +$873K
IRDM icon
607
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$5.13B
$3.3M 0.01%
338,611
+19,751
+6% +$185K
RGP
608
DELISTED
REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMMON UTS REP LIMITED PART INTS
RGP
$3.27M 0.01%
136,437
-7,464
-5% -$211K
SHPG
609
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$3.26M 0.01%
15,324
+14,333
+1,446% +$3.04M
DBC icon
610
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
DBC
$1.64B
$3.25M 0.01%
175,993
+62,295
+55% +$1.32M
IDV icon
611
iShares International Select Dividend ETF
IDV
$8.47B
$3.24M 0.01%
96,072
-16,245
-14% -$569K
BNY
612
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$108B
$3.22M 0.01%
79,368
-450
-0.6% -$17.6K
VNQI icon
613
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
VNQI
$3.53B
$3.15M 0.01%
58,945
-2,369
-4% -$130K
BDBD
614
DELISTED
BOULDER BRANDS INC
BDBD
$3.15M 0.01%
284,815
+195,040
+217% +$2.06M
IAU icon
615
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$66B
$3.15M 0.01%
137,628
+8,673
+7% +$202K
LEG icon
616
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.4B
$3.15M 0.01%
73,864
-5,355
-7% -$211K
MWE
617
DELISTED
MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, LP
MWE
$3.13M 0.01%
46,600
+34,815
+295% +$2.43M
BPL
618
DELISTED
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
BPL
$3.05M ﹤0.01%
40,382
+20,485
+103% +$1.58M
UNH icon
619
UnitedHealth
UNH
$376B
$3.05M ﹤0.01%
30,189
+4,631
+18% +$439K
IWN icon
620
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
IWN
$14.6B
$3.05M ﹤0.01%
29,961
+12,882
+75% +$1.26M
NJ
621
DELISTED
NIDEC CP (NIHON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)1 ADS REPTG .25 SH COM STK
NJ
$3.04M ﹤0.01%
187,600
-22,727
-11% -$370K
GOGO icon
622
Gogo Inc
GOGO
$607M
$3.02M ﹤0.01%
182,580
-9,732
-5% -$159K
PPO
623
DELISTED
POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC
PPO
$3.02M ﹤0.01%
64,145
-14,925
-19% -$677K
AXA
624
DELISTED
AXA ADS (1 ORD SHS)
AXA
$2.99M ﹤0.01%
130,740
+18,862
+17% +$432K
CHRW icon
625
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$18B
$2.99M ﹤0.01%
39,901
-1,176
-3% -$83.9K
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25
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,343 positions worth $61.9B, up 5.8% from $58.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.6% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2014 filing shows 217 new, 904 increased, 850 reduced and 216 closed positions. Its largest new stake was NetEase: 7,341,640 shares worth $146M. The largest sale was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, an estimated $147M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.1% of assets, down from 8.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2014 buy was NetEase: 7,341,640 shares worth $146M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE) in Q4 2014, an estimated $164M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, cutting an estimated $147M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares) in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $46.8M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.6% of its $61.9B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 217 new positions and closed 216 in Q4 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5.8% quarter-over-quarter to $61.9B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 5 Feb 2015.