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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
FIZZ icon
676
National Beverage
FIZZ
$2.99B
$890K 0.01%
57,914
+492
+0.9% +$6.3K
GGG icon
677
Graco
GGG
$13.5B
$886K 0.01%
39,681
-23,934
-38% -$552K
LNC icon
678
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.93B
$886K 0.01%
18,662
-2,224
-11% -$119K
GDX icon
679
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$25.6B
$883K 0.01%
64,319
+11,400
+22% +$165K
POOL icon
680
Pool Corp
POOL
$7.31B
$867K 0.01%
+11,995
New +$846K
RBA icon
681
RB Global
RBA
$17.2B
$864K 0.01%
33,428
HCR
682
DELISTED
Hi-Crush Inc. Common Stock
HCR
$855K 0.01%
114,222
+19,960
+21% +$332K
WWAV
683
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
$845K 0.01%
21,076
+935
+5% +$44.6K
BR icon
684
Broadridge
BR
$18.8B
$844K 0.01%
15,255
LHX icon
685
L3Harris
LHX
$53.9B
$837K 0.01%
11,446
-22
-0.2% -$1.72K
WWD icon
686
Woodward
WWD
$21.6B
$834K 0.01%
20,500
RSG icon
687
Republic Services
RSG
$64.5B
$833K 0.01%
20,217
-2,342
-10% -$96.5K
PCL
688
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
$832K 0.01%
21,080
-1,649
-7% -$66.1K
MU icon
689
Micron Technology
MU
$996B
$827K 0.01%
55,239
+2,185
+4% +$37.6K
BBBY
690
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$824K 0.01%
14,456
-1,294
-8% -$82.5K
IJR icon
691
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
$111B
$820K 0.01%
15,400
+2,250
+17% +$128K
IGSB icon
692
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$819K 0.01%
15,590
COF icon
693
Capital One
COF
$135B
$818K 0.01%
11,292
-786
-7% -$63.1K
DLN icon
694
WisdomTree US LargeCap Dividend Fund
DLN
$6.37B
$814K 0.01%
24,214
-7,500
-24% -$265K
CONE
695
DELISTED
CyrusOne Inc Common Stock
CONE
$811K 0.01%
24,829
-3,804
-13% -$121K
DHI icon
696
D.R. Horton
DHI
$40.8B
$809K 0.01%
27,576
TRI icon
697
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$43.4B
$807K 0.01%
17,268
-18,579
-52% -$847K
AFL icon
698
Aflac
AFL
$64.5B
$805K 0.01%
27,718
-550
-2% -$16.6K
TCF
699
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$805K 0.01%
24,905
QVCGA
700
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$801K 0.01%
630

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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.