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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
-5.41%
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
$11.6B
AUM Growth
-$55.3B
Cap. Flow
-$52.2B
Cap. Flow %
-451.81%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.24%
Holding
2,286
New
72
Increased
349
Reduced
842
Closed
862

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$23.1M
2
WDAY icon
Workday
WDAY
+$23M
3
PANW icon
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
+$16.6M
4
BIIB icon
Biogen
BIIB
+$16.4M
5
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$16.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$348M
2
WP
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
+$342M
3
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$333M
4
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$333M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$330M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.68%
2 Technology 13.63%
3 Industrials 12.35%
4 Financials 11.99%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.58%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SPWR
601
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
$1.21M 0.01%
92,115
-20,645
-18% -$333K
TIVO
602
DELISTED
TIVO INC
TIVO
$1.2M 0.01%
139,070
+325
+0.2% +$3.08K
ORI icon
603
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.5B
$1.2M 0.01%
76,907
– –
STJ
604
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$1.2M 0.01%
19,022
+1,776
+10% +$127K
PFF icon
605
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.2B
$1.2M 0.01%
31,000
-7,250
-19% -$283K
HEP
606
DELISTED
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
HEP
$1.2M 0.01%
41,260
– –
CGEN icon
607
Compugen
CGEN
$218M
$1.19M 0.01%
230,800
+26,650
+13% +$155K
HEDJ icon
608
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
$1.87B
$1.19M 0.01%
43,688
+534
+1% +$16.1K
MSI icon
609
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$78.7B
$1.19M 0.01%
17,439
-3,122
-15% -$197K
ELV icon
610
Elevance Health
ELV
$84.9B
$1.18M 0.01%
8,439
+1,219
+17% +$183K
CBSH icon
611
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$8.51B
$1.18M 0.01%
44,291
– –
DGX icon
612
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$26.3B
$1.18M 0.01%
19,128
-1,794
-9% -$125K
WTFC icon
613
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$10.7B
$1.17M 0.01%
21,956
– –
PVTB
614
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
$1.17M 0.01%
30,600
+8,550
+39% +$337K
CNO icon
615
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$5.14B
$1.16M 0.01%
61,800
-1,170,983
-95% -$21.3M
FC icon
616
Franklin Covey
FC
$242M
$1.16M 0.01%
72,316
-512,367
-88% -$8.84M
SPLK
617
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$1.16M 0.01%
+20,925
New +$1.37M
CATM
618
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
$1.16M 0.01%
35,329
-9,395
-21% -$324K
NFG icon
619
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.66B
$1.15M 0.01%
23,082
-5,970
-21% -$323K
SYNT
620
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
$1.15M 0.01%
25,475
-12,870
-34% -$564K
NOV icon
621
NOV
NOV
$7.09B
$1.15M 0.01%
30,545
-12,165
-28% -$498K
XLY icon
622
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$22.9B
$1.15M 0.01%
30,928
+4,072
+15% +$156K
RCL icon
623
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$85.7B
$1.14M 0.01%
12,828
+2,755
+27% +$242K
ARGO
624
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
$1.14M 0.01%
25,506
– –
ALXN
625
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$1.14M 0.01%
7,304
-8,009
-52% -$1.46M
23 24
25
26 27

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William Blair & Company's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, William Blair & Company held 2,286 positions worth $11.6B, down 83% from $66.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $52.2B in Q3 2015, closing 862 positions and reducing 842 holdings. Its most notable exit was Enbridge, an estimated $154M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 7.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in PayPal worth $20M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2015 buy was PayPal: 644,428 shares worth $20M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Workday in Q3 2015, an estimated $23M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Teva Pharmaceuticals, cutting an estimated $348M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Enbridge in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $154M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $11.6B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 72 new positions and closed 862 in Q3 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 83% quarter-over-quarter to $11.6B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 12 Nov 2015.