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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
+0.61%
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
$66.9B
AUM Growth
+$1.9B
Cap. Flow
+$1.98B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.71%
Holding
2,412
New
252
Increased
857
Reduced
879
Closed
200

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BC icon
Brunswick
BC
+$132M
2
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$129M
3
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$129M
4
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$108M
5
IWD icon
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
+$83.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CTSH icon
Cognizant
CTSH
+$154M
2
SRCL
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
+$140M
3
PXD
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
+$99.4M
4
SFM icon
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
+$84M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$83.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 7.37%
2 Industrials 7.1%
3 Financials 6.37%
4 Consumer Discretionary 6.33%
5 Technology 6.14%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
LEG icon
601
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.43B
$3.43M 0.01%
70,514
-3,500
-5% -$164K
XLNX
602
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$3.42M 0.01%
77,461
-2,390
-3% -$108K
RIO icon
603
Rio Tinto
RIO
$161B
$3.39M 0.01%
82,358
+18,275
+29% +$802K
WPP icon
604
WPP
WPP
$4.44B
$3.39M 0.01%
30,053
+6,352
+27% +$746K
WM icon
605
Waste Management
WM
$90B
$3.37M 0.01%
72,804
+122
+0.2% +$6.13K
IWN icon
606
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
IWN
$14.7B
$3.35M 0.01%
32,904
-603
-2% -$62.1K
CACC icon
607
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$6.15B
$3.32M 0.01%
13,500
+700
+5% +$155K
THS
608
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
$3.28M ﹤0.01%
40,467
-12,365
-23% -$956K
VB icon
609
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$82.3B
$3.28M ﹤0.01%
26,992
+922
+4% +$113K
PSXP
610
DELISTED
PHILLIPS 66 PARTNERS LP
PSXP
$3.22M ﹤0.01%
44,785
-410
-0.9% -$29.6K
WU icon
611
Western Union
WU
$2.28B
$3.21M ﹤0.01%
157,944
+1,313
+0.8% +$27.9K
VXF icon
612
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
VXF
$31.5B
$3.19M ﹤0.01%
34,666
-41
-0.1% -$3.81K
SNN icon
613
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$12.8B
$3.19M ﹤0.01%
93,915
+17,767
+23% +$617K
SAP icon
614
SAP
SAP
$226B
$3.13M ﹤0.01%
44,628
+39,461
+764% +$2.93M
RALY
615
DELISTED
RALLY SOFTWARE DEV CORP
RALY
$3.13M ﹤0.01%
160,810
-15,000
-9% -$247K
TOVX icon
616
Theriva Biologics
TOVX
$10.5M
$3.1M ﹤0.01%
+124
New +$2.49M
UBS icon
617
UBS Group
UBS
$175B
$3.08M ﹤0.01%
145,124
+129,726
+842% +$2.71M
NEE icon
618
NextEra Energy
NEE
$182B
$3.06M ﹤0.01%
124,916
+3,980
+3% +$101K
FMI
619
DELISTED
Foundation Medicine, Inc.
FMI
$3.06M ﹤0.01%
90,412
+19,838
+28% +$798K
BDX icon
620
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$46.9B
$3.05M ﹤0.01%
22,090
-7,909
-26% -$1.09M
MDLZ icon
621
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.2B
$3.04M ﹤0.01%
73,889
-447
-0.6% -$17.5K
APA icon
622
APA Corp
APA
$12.7B
$3.03M ﹤0.01%
52,593
+1,751
+3% +$110K
NBL
623
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$3.02M ﹤0.01%
70,725
-8,855
-11% -$418K
WOOF
624
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
$2.98M ﹤0.01%
54,719
-100
-0.2% -$5.3K
FDX icon
625
FedEx
FDX
$74.1B
$2.97M ﹤0.01%
17,419
-1,782
-9% -$310K
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, William Blair & Company held 2,412 positions worth $66.9B, up 2.9% from $65B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.7% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2015 filing shows 252 new, 857 increased, 879 reduced and 200 closed positions. Its largest new stake was FirstService: 2,731,551 shares worth $75.9M. The largest sale was Cognizant, an estimated $154M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 7.4% of assets, down from 7.5% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2015 buy was FirstService: 2,731,551 shares worth $75.9M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Brunswick in Q2 2015, an estimated $132M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Cognizant, cutting an estimated $154M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Sprouts Farmers Market in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $84M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.7% of its $66.9B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 252 new positions and closed 200 in Q2 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $66.9B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 3 Aug 2015.