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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
+3.05%
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
$65B
AUM Growth
+$3.08B
Cap. Flow
+$214M
Cap. Flow %
0.33%
Top 10 Hldgs %
7.07%
Holding
2,420
New
292
Increased
857
Reduced
826
Closed
260

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 7.54%
2 Industrials 7.52%
3 Consumer Discretionary 6.41%
4 Technology 6.29%
5 Financials 6.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
ARUN
601
DELISTED
ARUBA NETWORKS, INC.
ARUN
$3.34M 0.01%
136,423
-255,291
-65% -$5.14M
AXA
602
DELISTED
AXA ADS (1 ORD SHS)
AXA
$3.31M 0.01%
131,293
+553
+0.4% +$14K
MRLN
603
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
$3.31M 0.01%
165,125
+25,074
+18% +$470K
WU icon
604
Western Union
WU
$2.23B
$3.26M 0.01%
156,631
-6,469
-4% -$120K
IX icon
605
ORIX
IX
$44.8B
$3.25M 0.01%
230,950
+18,170
+9% +$238K
VXF icon
606
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
VXF
$31.2B
$3.21M ﹤0.01%
34,707
+3,020
+10% +$270K
VB icon
607
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$81.3B
$3.19M ﹤0.01%
26,070
+19,687
+308% +$2.33M
PSXP
608
DELISTED
PHILLIPS 66 PARTNERS LP
PSXP
$3.19M ﹤0.01%
45,195
+1,945
+4% +$140K
NKTR icon
609
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.48B
$3.18M ﹤0.01%
19,286
-2,237
-10% -$460K
NSC icon
610
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$76.9B
$3.18M ﹤0.01%
30,892
-837
-3% -$89.5K
FDX icon
611
FedEx
FDX
$74.7B
$3.18M ﹤0.01%
19,201
-1,100
-5% -$191K
NEE icon
612
NextEra Energy
NEE
$176B
$3.15M ﹤0.01%
120,936
-20,800
-15% -$549K
CHRW icon
613
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$17.1B
$3.13M ﹤0.01%
42,694
+2,793
+7% +$204K
BPL
614
DELISTED
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
BPL
$3.09M ﹤0.01%
40,952
+570
+1% +$42.8K
BX icon
615
Blackstone
BX
$107B
$3.08M ﹤0.01%
80,749
+2,140
+3% +$77.4K
APA icon
616
APA Corp
APA
$12.9B
$3.07M ﹤0.01%
50,842
-11,912
-19% -$750K
MWE
617
DELISTED
MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, LP
MWE
$3.07M ﹤0.01%
46,405
-195
-0.4% -$12K
KKR icon
618
KKR & Co
KKR
$92.8B
$3.03M ﹤0.01%
132,918
-21,761
-14% -$514K
WOOF
619
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
$3M ﹤0.01%
54,819
+7,350
+15% +$384K
NOV icon
620
NOV
NOV
$7.09B
$3M ﹤0.01%
60,070
-35,612
-37% -$1.93M
IFX
621
DELISTED
INFINEON TECH AG ADS(REP1 ORD)
IFX
$2.96M ﹤0.01%
247,361
-3,470
-1% -$41.6K
BAX icon
622
Baxter International
BAX
$14B
$2.89M ﹤0.01%
77,661
+12,642
+19% +$479K
PSX icon
623
Phillips 66
PSX
$82B
$2.88M ﹤0.01%
36,717
-1,086
-3% -$79.7K
ENV
624
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
$2.88M ﹤0.01%
51,291
-3,300
-6% -$176K
IAU icon
625
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$66B
$2.87M ﹤0.01%
125,324
-12,304
-9% -$290K

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William Blair & Company's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, William Blair & Company held 2,420 positions worth $65B, up 5% from $61.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.1% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q1 2015 filing shows 292 new, 857 increased, 826 reduced and 260 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First American: 468,238 shares worth $16.7M. The largest sale was PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP, an estimated $146M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 7.5% of assets, down from 7.7% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Consumer Discretionary.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q1 2015 buy was First American: 468,238 shares worth $16.7M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Cerner Corp in Q1 2015, an estimated $197M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP, cutting an estimated $146M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Global Brokerage, Inc. Class A Common Stock in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $91.3M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 7.1% of its $65B portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 292 new positions and closed 260 in Q1 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5% quarter-over-quarter to $65B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 11 May 2015.