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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

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
GD icon
651
General Dynamics
GD
$105B
$1.01M 0.01%
7,308
+104
+1% +$15K
MUB icon
652
iShares National Muni Bond ETF
MUB
$45.3B
$1.01M 0.01%
9,200
-500
-5% -$54.4K
SSTK icon
653
Shutterstock
SSTK
$218M
$1M 0.01%
33,110
+4,404
+15% +$177K
BRS
654
DELISTED
Bristow Group, Inc.
BRS
$1M 0.01%
38,283
+31,740
+485% +$1.27M
IUSG icon
655
iShares Core S&P US Growth ETF
IUSG
$33.4B
$993K 0.01%
26,154
+8,630
+49% +$348K
DKS icon
656
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$17.8B
$979K 0.01%
19,755
+888
+5% +$44.8K
EMC
657
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$977K 0.01%
40,450
+2,331
+6% +$58.9K
ZBH icon
658
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.5B
$971K 0.01%
10,655
-1,662
-13% -$167K
ARW icon
659
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$11.4B
$970K 0.01%
17,555
+230
+1% +$12.8K
ZSPH
660
DELISTED
ZS PHARMA INC COMS TK (DE)
ZSPH
$970K 0.01%
14,777
+3,972
+37% +$238K
DXYN
661
DELISTED
Dixie Group Inc
DXYN
$954K 0.01%
114,223
FITB
662
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$51.7B
$935K 0.01%
49,481
-13,218
-21% -$269K
BMO icon
663
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$127B
$933K 0.01%
17,121
+1,028
+6% +$56.5K
JWN
664
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$929K 0.01%
12,960
+705
+6% +$53.1K
GM icon
665
General Motors
GM
$76.3B
$923K 0.01%
30,754
+711
+2% +$21.8K
PRU icon
666
Prudential Financial
PRU
$41.9B
$913K 0.01%
11,989
+754
+7% +$63.3K
APC
667
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$910K 0.01%
15,073
+1,109
+8% +$78.8K
SWI
668
DELISTED
SOLARWINDS INC COM STK (DE)
SWI
$907K 0.01%
23,120
-866,613
-97% -$35.6M
DCI icon
669
Donaldson
DCI
$11.4B
$905K 0.01%
32,264
-96,168
-75% -$3.09M
AEP icon
670
American Electric Power
AEP
$68.2B
$902K 0.01%
15,869
-593
-4% -$32.9K
CSX icon
671
CSX Corp
CSX
$93.9B
$902K 0.01%
100,638
+20,556
+26% +$202K
SUI icon
672
Sun Communities
SUI
$14.7B
$897K 0.01%
+13,245
New +$882K
ARLP icon
673
Alliance Resource Partners
ARLP
$3.26B
$892K 0.01%
40,115
-2,410
-6% -$58.8K
ELS icon
674
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$12.5B
$892K 0.01%
30,470
+22,670
+291% +$645K
ALV icon
675
Autoliv
ALV
$8.83B
$890K 0.01%
11,341
-15,944
-58% -$1.21M

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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.