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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
TSM icon
676
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
$777K 0.01%
34,172
-334,204
-91% -$7.52M
ATVI
677
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$776K 0.01%
20,063
-300
-1% -$10.8K
SKX
678
DELISTED
Skechers
SKX
$771K 0.01%
+25,550
New +$854K
DCI icon
679
Donaldson
DCI
$11.4B
$770K 0.01%
26,884
-5,380
-17% -$158K
NOV icon
680
NOV
NOV
$7.08B
$764K 0.01%
22,820
-7,725
-25% -$287K
BLBD icon
681
Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
$2.16B
$760K 0.01%
75,000
– –
BSX icon
682
Boston Scientific
BSX
$71.8B
$759K 0.01%
41,179
+6,500
+19% +$116K
APTS
683
DELISTED
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
APTS
$759K 0.01%
58,100
+8,275
+17% +$95.7K
HDS
684
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
$756K 0.01%
25,207
-13,575
-35% -$407K
AVY icon
685
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.3B
$755K 0.01%
12,055
+1,055
+10% +$66.6K
EWH icon
686
iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF
EWH
$1.23B
$751K 0.01%
37,897
-32,209
-46% -$652K
CEF icon
687
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
$8.04B
$749K 0.01%
75,027
-130
-0.2% -$1.38K
ARW icon
688
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$10.2B
$748K 0.01%
13,809
-3,746
-21% -$214K
DVN icon
689
Devon Energy
DVN
$47.6B
$743K 0.01%
23,242
-17,295
-43% -$710K
CG icon
690
Carlyle Group
CG
$17.5B
$742K 0.01%
47,550
-85,450
-64% -$1.52M
HDB icon
691
HDFC Bank
HDB
$121B
$725K 0.01%
47,100
-249,940
-84% -$3.78M
PSA icon
692
Public Storage
PSA
$61.2B
$724K 0.01%
2,926
+36
+1% +$8.43K
IEX icon
693
IDEX
IEX
$17.3B
$720K 0.01%
9,403
– –
HAR
694
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
$720K 0.01%
+7,650
New +$776K
RAI
695
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
$714K 0.01%
15,488
-741
-5% -$34.3K
POOL icon
696
Pool Corp
POOL
$7.5B
$713K 0.01%
8,835
-3,160
-26% -$253K
LVS icon
697
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$29.6B
$706K 0.01%
16,109
-11,399
-41% -$518K
SMFG icon
698
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
SMFG
$164B
$703K 0.01%
92,684
-200,973
-68% -$1.58M
AMAT icon
699
Applied Materials
AMAT
$428B
$701K 0.01%
37,538
-7,881
-17% -$137K
JKHY icon
700
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11B
$701K 0.01%
8,980
-78
-0.9% -$5.99K
26 27
28
29 30

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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.