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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
+5.93%
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
$10.7B
AUM Growth
-$908M
Cap. Flow
-$1.39B
Cap. Flow %
-13.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.51%
Holding
1,529
New
105
Increased
364
Reduced
634
Closed
286

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$66.7M
2
G icon
Genpact
G
+$27.6M
3
ZTS icon
Zoetis
ZTS
+$17.2M
4
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$16.2M
5
PLAY icon
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
+$13.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$104M
2
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$42.3M
3
MA icon
Mastercard
MA
+$37.4M
4
MJN
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
+$37.4M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$33.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.61%
2 Technology 14.78%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Financials 12.35%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
STT icon
601
State Street
STT
$51.1B
$1.07M 0.01%
16,123
-126
-0.8% -$8.75K
RKUS
602
DELISTED
RUCKUS WIRELESS INC COM STK (DE)
RKUS
$1.06M 0.01%
98,800
+3,050
+3% +$35.4K
CAKE icon
603
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$5.32B
$1.06M 0.01%
22,925
+13,123
+134% +$642K
CLB icon
604
Core Laboratories
CLB
$518M
$1.05M 0.01%
+9,687
New +$1.11M
BMO icon
605
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$127B
$1.05M 0.01%
18,653
+1,532
+9% +$88.1K
GPC icon
606
Genuine Parts
GPC
$18.3B
$1.05M 0.01%
12,210
-762
-6% -$66.6K
AMLP icon
607
Alerian MLP ETF
AMLP
$12.9B
$1.04M 0.01%
17,248
+6,331
+58% +$396K
ALV icon
608
Autoliv
ALV
$8.88B
$1.03M 0.01%
11,483
+142
+1% +$12.4K
XEL icon
609
Xcel Energy
XEL
$47.8B
$1.03M 0.01%
28,715
– –
POT
610
DELISTED
Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
POT
$1.03M 0.01%
59,993
+6,569
+12% +$131K
RAMP icon
611
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.3B
$1.02M 0.01%
+48,770
New +$1.06M
WWD icon
612
Woodward
WWD
$21.7B
$1.02M 0.01%
20,500
– –
ELS icon
613
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$12.6B
$1.02M 0.01%
30,530
+60
+0.2% +$1.86K
EW icon
614
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$51.2B
$1.02M 0.01%
38,586
+25,830
+202% +$671K
HEDJ icon
615
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
$1.87B
$1.01M 0.01%
37,712
-5,976
-14% -$176K
EMC
616
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$1.01M 0.01%
39,489
-961
-2% -$24.9K
SE
617
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
$1.01M 0.01%
42,233
-7,484
-15% -$199K
MUB icon
618
iShares National Muni Bond ETF
MUB
$45.3B
$996K 0.01%
9,000
-200
-2% -$21.9K
CTRA
619
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$991K 0.01%
56,015
-56,595
-50% -$1.14M
LHX icon
620
L3Harris
LHX
$53.9B
$989K 0.01%
11,396
-50
-0.4% -$4.03K
CNK icon
621
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$4.37B
$980K 0.01%
29,323
-7,992
-21% -$276K
HEWG
622
DELISTED
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF
HEWG
$980K 0.01%
40,232
-15,714
-28% -$387K
WWAV
623
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
$979K 0.01%
25,176
+4,100
+19% +$166K
CBOE icon
624
PUT
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$29.9B
$973K 0.01%
+15,000
New +$1.01M
HRL icon
625
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.8B
$973K 0.01%
24,600
– –
23 24
25
26 27

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William Blair & Company's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, William Blair & Company held 1,529 positions worth $10.7B, down 7.9% from $11.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $1.39B in Q4 2015, closing 286 positions and reducing 634 holdings. Its most notable exit was Barracuda Networks, Inc., an estimated $7.62M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $70.1M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 1,802,460 shares worth $70.1M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Zoetis in Q4 2015, an estimated $17.2M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $104M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Barracuda Networks, Inc. in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $7.62M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $10.7B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 105 new positions and closed 286 in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 7.9% quarter-over-quarter to $10.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.