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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
+512.03%
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
BMRN icon
51
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$11.6B
$151M 0.26%
2,089,954
-111,317
-5% -$7.32M
SPY icon
52
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$790B
$151M 0.26%
764,760
+53,415
+8% +$10.6M
HD icon
53
Home Depot
HD
$331B
$150M 0.26%
1,637,021
+189,534
+13% +$16.3M
SIX
54
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$150M 0.26%
4,348,427
+95,081
+2% +$3.58M
ZTS icon
55
Zoetis
ZTS
$32.4B
$149M 0.26%
4,040,003
+1,582,536
+64% +$54.2M
COST icon
56
Costco
COST
$422B
$149M 0.25%
1,186,650
-22,072
-2% -$2.67M
CHKP icon
57
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13B
$148M 0.25%
2,141,983
+386,557
+22% +$26.3M
V icon
58
Visa
V
$684B
$144M 0.25%
2,701,976
-101,668
-4% -$5.46M
CNQ icon
59
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$99.4B
$143M 0.25%
7,613,977
-160,521
-2% -$3.31M
FDS icon
60
Factset
FDS
$9.36B
$142M 0.24%
1,171,361
-365,301
-24% -$45.1M
ALGN icon
61
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.1B
$142M 0.24%
2,744,399
-111,274
-4% -$6.06M
BKNG icon
62
Booking.com
BKNG
$149B
$141M 0.24%
3,047,650
+1,209,000
+66% +$59.5M
TECH icon
63
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.2B
$141M 0.24%
6,019,084
+208,860
+4% +$4.9M
EHC icon
64
Encompass Health
EHC
$11B
$140M 0.24%
4,773,640
-1,554,532
-25% -$47.4M
SBNY
65
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$138M 0.24%
1,233,827
-49,351
-4% -$5.81M
ZD icon
66
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.96B
$138M 0.24%
3,216,902
-167,339
-5% -$7.42M
PX
67
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$137M 0.23%
1,062,871
-234,670
-18% -$30.8M
MAR icon
68
Marriott International
MAR
$98.3B
$137M 0.23%
1,958,439
+859,795
+78% +$58.2M
SBUX icon
69
Starbucks
SBUX
$120B
$135M 0.23%
3,577,968
-801,194
-18% -$31M
MD icon
70
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$2.18B
$133M 0.23%
2,432,883
+1,182,853
+95% +$67.1M
ECL icon
71
Ecolab
ECL
$78.1B
$132M 0.23%
1,151,691
-7,259
-0.6% -$817K
CTSH icon
72
Cognizant
CTSH
$24.9B
$132M 0.23%
2,953,467
+840,417
+40% +$39.5M
UNP icon
73
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
$132M 0.23%
1,214,256
-148,583
-11% -$15.4M
PII icon
74
Polaris
PII
$3.82B
$131M 0.22%
876,114
+410,198
+88% +$59.3M
ESRX
75
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$128M 0.22%
1,806,459
-191,712
-10% -$13.7M
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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.