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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
RKUS
626
DELISTED
RUCKUS WIRELESS INC COM STK (DE)
RKUS
$1.14M 0.01%
95,750
+45
+0% +$506
MET icon
627
MetLife
MET
$63.7B
$1.12M 0.01%
26,716
+948
+4% +$44.3K
ACWV icon
628
iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
ACWV
$3.36B
$1.12M 0.01%
16,750
+11,472
+217% +$793K
DNB
629
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$1.12M 0.01%
10,643
– –
TRV icon
630
Travelers Companies
TRV
$80.5B
$1.12M 0.01%
11,215
-2,559
-19% -$262K
HDS
631
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
$1.11M 0.01%
38,782
+109
+0.3% +$3.66K
BPOP icon
632
Popular Inc
BPOP
$11.2B
$1.1M 0.01%
36,500
– –
SWK icon
633
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$15.3B
$1.1M 0.01%
11,365
– –
BCR
634
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
$1.1M 0.01%
5,904
-475
-7% -$89.9K
PH icon
635
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$135B
$1.1M 0.01%
11,283
-930
-8% -$101K
POT
636
DELISTED
Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
POT
$1.1M 0.01%
53,424
+3,196
+6% +$83.8K
STT icon
637
State Street
STT
$50.8B
$1.09M 0.01%
16,249
+485
+3% +$36.1K
JCI icon
638
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$93.6B
$1.08M 0.01%
24,934
+9,888
+66% +$456K
GPC icon
639
Genuine Parts
GPC
$18.3B
$1.07M 0.01%
12,972
-2,483
-16% -$214K
SLCA
640
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$1.07M 0.01%
76,145
+48,341
+174% +$1.03M
ROK icon
641
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$49.1B
$1.06M 0.01%
10,472
-745
-7% -$84.4K
BHC icon
642
Bausch Health
BHC
$2.21B
$1.06M 0.01%
5,950
-186,245
-97% -$43.4M
QLTA icon
643
iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF
QLTA
$1.23B
$1.05M 0.01%
20,587
-8,844
-30% -$450K
LVS icon
644
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$29.9B
$1.04M 0.01%
27,508
+12,865
+88% +$649K
DOC icon
645
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$14.5B
$1.04M 0.01%
30,602
-2,318
-7% -$80.2K
BCE icon
646
BCE
BCE
$21.2B
$1.04M 0.01%
25,311
-5,208
-17% -$214K
TAP icon
647
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.92B
$1.02M 0.01%
12,356
-1,835
-13% -$133K
DIA icon
648
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
DIA
$46.3B
$1.02M 0.01%
6,250
+88
+1% +$15K
XEL icon
649
Xcel Energy
XEL
$48.1B
$1.02M 0.01%
28,715
-1,420
-5% -$48.3K
ENLC
650
DELISTED
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC
ENLC
$1.01M 0.01%
55,365
-1,920
-3% -$47.1K
24 25
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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.