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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
+2.47%
1 Year Est. Return
+18.88%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.84%
5 Year Est. Return
+90.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+512.03%
AUM
$61.2B
AUM Growth
+$786M
Cap. Flow
-$852M
Cap. Flow %
-1.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.92%
Holding
2,266
New
219
Increased
716
Reduced
943
Closed
168

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SU icon
Suncor Energy
SU
+$298M
2
CNQ icon
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
+$154M
3
IFF icon
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
+$134M
4
BWA icon
BorgWarner
BWA
+$108M
5
ENB icon
Enbridge
ENB
+$98.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
+$210M
2
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$176M
3
DKS icon
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
+$175M
4
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$139M
5
J icon
Jacobs Solutions
J
+$120M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.21%
2 Technology 6.76%
3 Financials 6.05%
4 Healthcare 5.85%
5 Consumer Discretionary 5.46%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FOSL icon
51
Fossil Group
FOSL
$288M
$174M 0.28%
1,667,901
-87,102
-5% -$9.3M
CNQ icon
52
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$98.6B
$173M 0.28%
7,774,498
+7,722,476
+14,845% +$154M
GWRE icon
53
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$12.8B
$173M 0.28%
4,243,837
+577,751
+16% +$22.9M
PX
54
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$172M 0.28%
1,297,541
-12,297
-0.9% -$1.61M
SBUX icon
55
Starbucks
SBUX
$121B
$169M 0.28%
4,379,162
-257,376
-6% -$9.35M
CTRX
56
DELISTED
CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA)
CTRX
$167M 0.27%
3,772,702
-243,897
-6% -$10.3M
ENB icon
57
Enbridge
ENB
$121B
$165M 0.27%
3,463,120
+2,088,173
+152% +$98.9M
SBNY
58
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$162M 0.26%
1,283,178
-367,600
-22% -$44.2M
ALGN icon
59
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.4B
$160M 0.26%
2,855,673
+1,617,104
+131% +$84.1M
CHD icon
60
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.1B
$153M 0.25%
4,376,726
-661,644
-13% -$22.7M
ANSS
61
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$152M 0.25%
2,006,352
+819,278
+69% +$61.5M
ZD icon
62
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.94B
$150M 0.24%
3,384,241
+691,617
+26% +$28.9M
BAP icon
63
Credicorp
BAP
$32B
$149M 0.24%
956,335
+123,674
+15% +$18.5M
V icon
64
Visa
V
$673B
$148M 0.24%
2,803,644
-206,232
-7% -$10.8M
CNI icon
65
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$76.9B
$146M 0.24%
2,247,803
-53,773
-2% -$3.2M
IFF icon
66
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$20.3B
$142M 0.23%
+1,361,169
New +$134M
SPY icon
67
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$784B
$139M 0.23%
711,345
+64,168
+10% +$12.2M
COST icon
68
Costco
COST
$423B
$139M 0.23%
1,208,722
-274,015
-18% -$31.4M
ESRX
69
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$139M 0.23%
1,998,171
-771,404
-28% -$54.3M
BMRN icon
70
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$11.7B
$137M 0.22%
2,201,271
-210,442
-9% -$12.7M
UNP icon
71
Union Pacific
UNP
$172B
$136M 0.22%
1,362,839
-84,223
-6% -$8.16M
TECH icon
72
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.2B
$134M 0.22%
5,810,224
-588,624
-9% -$13M
ECL icon
73
Ecolab
ECL
$78.6B
$129M 0.21%
1,158,950
-55,444
-5% -$5.94M
COV
74
DELISTED
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
$128M 0.21%
1,419,047
-1,040,746
-42% -$77.9M
HMSY
75
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$122M 0.2%
5,962,725
-950,287
-14% -$17.1M
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,266 positions worth $61.2B, up 1.3% from $60.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.9% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2014 filing shows 219 new, 716 increased, 943 reduced and 168 closed positions. Its largest new stake was International Flavors & Fragrances: 1,361,169 shares worth $142M. The largest sale was Allergan Inc, an estimated $210M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.2% of assets, down from 8.7% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2014 buy was International Flavors & Fragrances: 1,361,169 shares worth $142M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Suncor Energy in Q2 2014, an estimated $298M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Allergan Inc, cutting an estimated $210M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited iShares MBS ETF in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $88M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.9% of its $61.2B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 219 new positions and closed 168 in Q2 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $61.2B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 1 Aug 2014.