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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
BCE icon
626
BCE
BCE
$21.2B
$962K 0.01%
24,919
-392
-2% -$16.5K
APC
627
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$962K 0.01%
19,806
+4,733
+31% +$290K
VVC
628
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$953K 0.01%
22,463
+6,270
+39% +$270K
ORI icon
629
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.5B
$950K 0.01%
50,999
-25,908
-34% -$466K
PCAR icon
630
PACCAR
PCAR
$69.5B
$945K 0.01%
29,937
-7,590
-20% -$259K
GGG icon
631
Graco
GGG
$13.5B
$944K 0.01%
39,333
-348
-0.9% -$8.39K
VE
632
DELISTED
VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT
VE
$944K 0.01%
39,777
-21,000
-35% -$498K
MITK icon
633
Mitek Systems
MITK
$759M
$942K 0.01%
229,345
-8,130
-3% -$32.7K
BR icon
634
Broadridge
BR
$18.8B
$941K 0.01%
17,521
+2,266
+15% +$127K
NFG icon
635
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.66B
$941K 0.01%
22,010
-1,072
-5% -$50.9K
DLN icon
636
WisdomTree US LargeCap Dividend Fund
DLN
$6.37B
$938K 0.01%
26,402
+2,188
+9% +$78.3K
FRPT icon
637
Freshpet
FRPT
$3.28B
$926K 0.01%
109,155
+56,505
+107% +$491K
HURN icon
638
Huron Consulting
HURN
$2.39B
$926K 0.01%
15,608
-40,085
-72% -$2.25M
SUI icon
639
Sun Communities
SUI
$14.7B
$923K 0.01%
13,480
+235
+2% +$15.8K
AEP icon
640
American Electric Power
AEP
$68.2B
$920K 0.01%
15,812
-57
-0.4% -$3.23K
ABCB icon
641
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.92B
$919K 0.01%
27,036
– –
RELX icon
642
RELX
RELX
$62.4B
$891K 0.01%
49,986
-200,649
-80% -$3.58M
RSG icon
643
Republic Services
RSG
$64.5B
$889K 0.01%
20,232
+15
+0.1% +$655
VOD icon
644
Vodafone
VOD
$37B
$889K 0.01%
27,568
-11,706
-30% -$382K
PH icon
645
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$135B
$887K 0.01%
9,145
-2,138
-19% -$217K
DHI icon
646
D.R. Horton
DHI
$40.8B
$883K 0.01%
27,576
– –
DIA icon
647
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
DIA
$46.3B
$881K 0.01%
5,065
-1,185
-19% -$207K
LNC icon
648
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.93B
$866K 0.01%
17,238
-1,424
-8% -$74.5K
TAP icon
649
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.95B
$865K 0.01%
9,222
-3,134
-25% -$282K
TCF
650
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$853K 0.01%
24,905
– –
24 25
26
27 28

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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.