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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
+563.35%
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
EWH icon
676
iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF
EWH
$1.22B
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
106,806
-7,550
-7% -$159K
JWN
677
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
27,560
-35
-0.1% -$2.57K
HYG icon
678
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$16.6B
$2.18M ﹤0.01%
24,370
-1,120
-4% -$102K
HPQ icon
679
HP
HPQ
$26.1B
$2.18M ﹤0.01%
119,710
+19,519
+19% +$327K
TIF
680
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$2.17M ﹤0.01%
20,323
+12,393
+156% +$1.24M
ZBH icon
681
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$19B
$2.17M ﹤0.01%
19,662
-113
-0.6% -$11.9K
BRS
682
DELISTED
Bristow Group, Inc.
BRS
$2.15M ﹤0.01%
32,728
+2,835
+9% +$192K
KYNB
683
Kyntra Bio
KYNB
$28.3M
$2.15M ﹤0.01%
+3,148
New +$2.03M
COF icon
684
Capital One
COF
$136B
$2.15M ﹤0.01%
26,059
+5,540
+27% +$451K
TRI icon
685
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$43B
$2.15M ﹤0.01%
45,951
+986
+2% +$43.7K
NFG icon
686
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.5B
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
30,805
+829
+3% +$57.2K
WEC icon
687
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.3B
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
40,566
-1,546
-4% -$75.8K
GAS
688
DELISTED
AGL Resources Inc
GAS
$2.13M ﹤0.01%
39,185
+7,967
+26% +$421K
SNY icon
689
Sanofi
SNY
$104B
$2.13M ﹤0.01%
46,770
-736
-2% -$35.7K
ETN icon
690
Eaton
ETN
$174B
$2.13M ﹤0.01%
31,318
+2,525
+9% +$166K
SWK icon
691
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$15.6B
$2.13M ﹤0.01%
22,140
+350
+2% +$32.3K
IHG icon
692
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$23.7B
$2.12M ﹤0.01%
40,071
+6,768
+20% +$346K
CAVM
693
DELISTED
Cavium, Inc.
CAVM
$2.1M ﹤0.01%
34,033
+1,183
+4% +$62.6K
CTRA
694
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$2.09M ﹤0.01%
70,577
-2,431
-3% -$76.5K
CBI
695
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$2.08M ﹤0.01%
49,455
-145,486
-75% -$7.17M
IJH icon
696
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$125B
$2.06M ﹤0.01%
71,185
+8,920
+14% +$251K
RPV icon
697
Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF
RPV
$1.68B
$2.05M ﹤0.01%
37,332
+25
+0.1% +$1.34K
AAP icon
698
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.59B
$2.05M ﹤0.01%
12,862
+60
+0.5% +$8.81K
K
699
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$2.04M ﹤0.01%
33,250
-1,278
-4% -$76.7K
HCR
700
DELISTED
Hi-Crush Inc. Common Stock
HCR
$2.04M ﹤0.01%
65,645
+35,035
+114% +$1.46M
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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.