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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
-0.37%
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
$58.5B
AUM Growth
-$2.78B
Cap. Flow
-$639M
Cap. Flow %
-1.09%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.82%
Holding
2,314
New
217
Increased
799
Reduced
860
Closed
188

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$246M
2
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$169M
3
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$103M
4
VRSK icon
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
+$100M
5
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$86.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$196M
2
CYT
CYTEC INDS INC
CYT
+$169M
3
HOG icon
Harley-Davidson
HOG
+$144M
4
FOSL icon
Fossil Group
FOSL
+$138M
5
COV
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
+$109M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.42%
2 Healthcare 6.73%
3 Technology 6.16%
4 Financials 5.99%
5 Consumer Discretionary 5.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NSPH
651
DELISTED
NANOSPHERE INC. COM NEW
NSPH
$2.41M ﹤0.01%
211,376
-88,502
-30% -$1.85M
CRTO icon
652
Criteo S.A. Ordinary Shares
CRTO
$857M
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
71,192
+5,710
+9% +$186K
KMT icon
653
Kennametal
KMT
$2.6B
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
57,845
-290,778
-83% -$12.8M
EWG icon
654
iShares MSCI Germany ETF
EWG
$1.61B
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
86,172
-73,732
-46% -$2.17M
CTRA
655
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
73,008
-12,570
-15% -$420K
MKL icon
656
Markel Group
MKL
$23.3B
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
3,751
-360
-9% -$232K
VOD icon
657
Vodafone
VOD
$35.4B
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
72,471
-11,264
-13% -$376K
SRE icon
658
Sempra
SRE
$55.3B
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
45,198
+392
+0.9% +$20.2K
IFX
659
DELISTED
INFINEON TECH AG ADS(REP1 ORD)
IFX
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
227,824
-356
-0.2% -$3.67K
HYG icon
660
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$16.6B
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
25,490
+875
+4% +$81.8K
MS icon
661
Morgan Stanley
MS
$343B
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
67,294
+9,439
+16% +$315K
EWH icon
662
iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF
EWH
$1.22B
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
114,356
+104,666
+1,080% +$2.27M
STJ
663
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$2.32M ﹤0.01%
38,530
-3,875
-9% -$253K
SH icon
664
ProShares Short S&P500
SH
$900M
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
+12,554
New +$2.32M
IEFA icon
665
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
IEFA
$194B
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
39,607
+300
+0.8% +$18.2K
CTLT
666
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
+92,125
New +$2.04M
NSLR
667
Neostellar Capital Corp
NSLR
$289M
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
352,166
-3,080
-0.9% -$20.5K
DVAX
668
DELISTED
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
$2.25M ﹤0.01%
157,426
+3,110
+2% +$44.8K
SSTK icon
669
Shutterstock
SSTK
$229M
$2.22M ﹤0.01%
31,106
+705
+2% +$53.5K
DE icon
670
Deere & Co
DE
$165B
$2.21M ﹤0.01%
26,939
-4,425
-14% -$378K
UNH icon
671
UnitedHealth
UNH
$375B
$2.2M ﹤0.01%
25,558
+698
+3% +$59K
MDY icon
672
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$27B
$2.2M ﹤0.01%
8,809
-150
-2% -$38.5K
PODD icon
673
Insulet
PODD
$9.23B
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
59,547
-5,668
-9% -$207K
BDX icon
674
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$47B
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
19,750
+604
+3% +$68.9K
D icon
675
Dominion Energy
D
$60B
$2.15M ﹤0.01%
31,161
-1,260
-4% -$87K
25 26
27
28 29

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William Blair & Company's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,314 positions worth $58.5B, down 4.5% from $61.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.8% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q3 2014 filing shows 217 new, 799 increased, 860 reduced and 188 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alibaba: 1,144,057 shares worth $102M. The largest sale was TSMC, an estimated $196M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.4% of assets, up from 8.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2014 buy was Alibaba: 1,144,057 shares worth $102M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Teva Pharmaceuticals in Q3 2014, an estimated $246M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was TSMC, cutting an estimated $196M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $59.6M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.8% of its $58.5B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 217 new positions and closed 188 in Q3 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $58.5B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 4 Nov 2014.