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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
YHOO
701
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
46,664
-8,386
-15% -$315K
TRI icon
702
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$43B
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
44,965
-1,425
-3% -$61.6K
ALV icon
703
Autoliv
ALV
$9.02B
$1.89M ﹤0.01%
28,532
+35
+0.1% +$2.57K
JWN
704
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$1.89M ﹤0.01%
27,595
+4,590
+20% +$316K
NWL icon
705
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.63B
$1.88M ﹤0.01%
54,491
+11,382
+26% +$376K
ATR icon
706
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.69B
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
30,794
-4,118
-12% -$262K
WAB icon
707
Wabtec
WAB
$50B
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
23,038
+5,309
+30% +$438K
WOOF
708
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
47,469
-200
-0.4% -$7.71K
XLE icon
709
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLE
$37.6B
$1.86M ﹤0.01%
41,134
+2,650
+7% +$128K
CMCSK
710
DELISTED
COMCAST CORP SPL A (NEW)
CMCSK
$1.85M ﹤0.01%
34,623
+50
+0.1% +$2.67K
TIVO
711
DELISTED
TIVO INC
TIVO
$1.85M ﹤0.01%
144,485
+2,400
+2% +$32.3K
CSOD
712
DELISTED
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CSOD
$1.85M ﹤0.01%
53,690
-1,970
-4% -$77.7K
SEP
713
DELISTED
Spectra Engy Parters Lp
SEP
$1.83M ﹤0.01%
34,522
+1,800
+6% +$97K
ETN icon
714
Eaton
ETN
$174B
$1.82M ﹤0.01%
28,793
-2,811
-9% -$199K
SZYM
715
DELISTED
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
$1.82M ﹤0.01%
244,250
+8,000
+3% +$74.7K
FLR icon
716
Fluor
FLR
$7.2B
$1.82M ﹤0.01%
27,237
-5,895
-18% -$434K
WEC icon
717
WEC Energy
WEC
$35.3B
$1.81M ﹤0.01%
42,112
+10,291
+32% +$457K
CMS icon
718
CMS Energy
CMS
$22.4B
$1.81M ﹤0.01%
61,019
-490
-0.8% -$14.6K
PSX icon
719
Phillips 66
PSX
$81.2B
$1.79M ﹤0.01%
22,032
-545
-2% -$45.4K
MRSH
720
Marsh
MRSH
$91.4B
$1.79M ﹤0.01%
34,193
-1,445
-4% -$75.3K
VMI icon
721
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.58B
$1.79M ﹤0.01%
13,241
-575
-4% -$82.5K
CGEN icon
722
Compugen
CGEN
$216M
$1.77M ﹤0.01%
206,150
+7,700
+4% +$68.3K
VMC icon
723
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$37.2B
$1.74M ﹤0.01%
28,922
– –
AWK icon
724
American Water Works
AWK
$26.7B
$1.73M ﹤0.01%
35,932
+317
+0.9% +$15.5K
AMAT icon
725
Applied Materials
AMAT
$424B
$1.72M ﹤0.01%
79,561
+14,273
+22% +$316K
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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.