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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
PSXP
626
DELISTED
PHILLIPS 66 PARTNERS LP
PSXP
$2.98M ﹤0.01%
43,250
+5,410
+14% +$352K
ENLK
627
DELISTED
EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
ENLK
$2.97M ﹤0.01%
102,515
-37,520
-27% -$1.08M
WU icon
628
Western Union
WU
$2.26B
$2.92M ﹤0.01%
163,100
-27,344
-14% -$474K
SPLV icon
629
Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
SPLV
$7.22B
$2.91M ﹤0.01%
76,733
-2,349
-3% -$86K
MS icon
630
Morgan Stanley
MS
$343B
$2.89M ﹤0.01%
74,514
+7,220
+11% +$257K
MRLN
631
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
$2.88M ﹤0.01%
140,051
-1,250
-0.9% -$23.8K
GLOG
632
DELISTED
GASLOG LTD
GLOG
$2.88M ﹤0.01%
+141,300
New +$2.77M
RDS.B
633
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$2.86M ﹤0.01%
41,117
+23,165
+129% +$1.67M
DE icon
634
Deere & Co
DE
$165B
$2.83M ﹤0.01%
32,022
+5,083
+19% +$439K
BDSI
635
DELISTED
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
BDSI
$2.81M ﹤0.01%
234,065
+39,700
+20% +$603K
MUFG icon
636
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$253B
$2.78M ﹤0.01%
503,559
-981
-0.2% -$5.47K
URI icon
637
United Rentals
URI
$72.3B
$2.78M ﹤0.01%
27,274
-623,174
-96% -$66.8M
VXF icon
638
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
VXF
$31.3B
$2.78M ﹤0.01%
31,687
+39
+0.1% +$3.34K
RIO icon
639
Rio Tinto
RIO
$165B
$2.77M ﹤0.01%
60,175
-168
-0.3% -$7.92K
RTN
640
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$2.73M ﹤0.01%
25,204
+515
+2% +$53.2K
DVN icon
641
Devon Energy
DVN
$48.5B
$2.72M ﹤0.01%
44,425
-710
-2% -$43K
PSX icon
642
Phillips 66
PSX
$81.2B
$2.71M ﹤0.01%
37,803
+15,771
+72% +$1.16M
XLU icon
643
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
$22.6B
$2.71M ﹤0.01%
114,568
-915,982
-89% -$20.7M
BAY
644
DELISTED
BAYER AG SPONS ADR
BAY
$2.7M ﹤0.01%
19,759
-720
-4% -$98.5K
MDLZ icon
645
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.9B
$2.69M ﹤0.01%
74,019
-7,458
-9% -$271K
ENV
646
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
$2.68M ﹤0.01%
54,591
-490
-0.9% -$23K
IFX
647
DELISTED
INFINEON TECH AG ADS(REP1 ORD)
IFX
$2.67M ﹤0.01%
250,831
+23,007
+10% +$245K
ABB
648
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
125,913
-11,775
-9% -$255K
IX icon
649
ORIX
IX
$45.1B
$2.66M ﹤0.01%
212,780
-830
-0.4% -$10.9K
BX icon
650
Blackstone
BX
$109B
$2.61M ﹤0.01%
78,609
-8,040
-9% -$252K
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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.