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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
+4.38%
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
$61.9B
AUM Growth
+$3.42B
Cap. Flow
+$1.81B
Cap. Flow %
2.93%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.58%
Holding
2,343
New
217
Increased
904
Reduced
850
Closed
216

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TW
TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE)
TW
+$164M
2
NTES icon
NetEase
NTES
+$140M
3
EPI icon
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
EPI
+$119M
4
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$108M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$104M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CP icon
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
+$147M
2
ARG
Airgas Inc
ARG
+$130M
3
FAST icon
Fastenal
FAST
+$128M
4
FDS icon
Factset
FDS
+$98.5M
5
TD icon
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
+$86.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.07%
2 Healthcare 7.65%
3 Consumer Discretionary 6.48%
4 Technology 6.31%
5 Financials 6.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AME icon
51
Ametek
AME
$55.4B
$177M 0.29%
3,363,482
+1,076,440
+47% +$54.7M
V icon
52
Visa
V
$684B
$176M 0.28%
2,683,184
-18,792
-0.7% -$1.13M
IWD icon
53
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
$82.2B
$173M 0.28%
1,659,058
-35,259
-2% -$3.6M
ENB icon
54
Enbridge
ENB
$119B
$172M 0.28%
3,339,559
-39,208
-1% -$1.85M
QCOM icon
55
Qualcomm
QCOM
$155B
$171M 0.28%
2,303,875
-573,478
-20% -$42M
DG icon
56
Dollar General
DG
$28B
$171M 0.28%
2,418,598
+797,617
+49% +$51.9M
MDVN
57
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
$170M 0.28%
3,418,110
-1,266,488
-27% -$65.8M
HD icon
58
Home Depot
HD
$331B
$170M 0.28%
1,620,962
-16,059
-1% -$1.56M
BAP icon
59
Credicorp
BAP
$31.8B
$167M 0.27%
1,040,157
+354,645
+52% +$56.3M
ALGN icon
60
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.1B
$166M 0.27%
2,973,198
+228,799
+8% +$12.1M
SBUX icon
61
Starbucks
SBUX
$120B
$165M 0.27%
4,030,838
+452,870
+13% +$17.7M
RHI icon
62
Robert Half
RHI
$3.87B
$162M 0.26%
2,781,430
-1,373,758
-33% -$74.6M
COST icon
63
Costco
COST
$422B
$162M 0.26%
1,143,644
-43,006
-4% -$5.85M
JLL icon
64
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$16.3B
$161M 0.26%
1,071,721
+258,589
+32% +$35.7M
LOW icon
65
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$117B
$155M 0.25%
2,249,732
-109,373
-5% -$6.55M
NXPI icon
66
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$57.8B
$153M 0.25%
2,000,599
-689,001
-26% -$48.8M
ESRX
67
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$151M 0.24%
1,786,233
-20,226
-1% -$1.58M
P
68
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$151M 0.24%
8,460,377
+616,033
+8% +$12.2M
ZTS icon
69
Zoetis
ZTS
$32.4B
$150M 0.24%
3,478,015
-561,988
-14% -$22.8M
LQD icon
70
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.3B
$149M 0.24%
1,249,879
+192,270
+18% +$22.9M
CTSH icon
71
Cognizant
CTSH
$24.9B
$149M 0.24%
2,828,999
-124,468
-4% -$6.22M
NTES icon
72
NetEase
NTES
$85.3B
$146M 0.24%
+7,341,640
New +$140M
FBIN icon
73
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.88B
$145M 0.23%
3,738,365
-736,543
-16% -$27M
EXAS
74
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$139M 0.23%
5,080,804
+1,966,498
+63% +$47.9M
MTD icon
75
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28.6B
$138M 0.22%
456,467
+277,744
+155% +$76.3M
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,343 positions worth $61.9B, up 5.8% from $58.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.6% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2014 filing shows 217 new, 904 increased, 850 reduced and 216 closed positions. Its largest new stake was NetEase: 7,341,640 shares worth $146M. The largest sale was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, an estimated $147M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.1% of assets, down from 8.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2014 buy was NetEase: 7,341,640 shares worth $146M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE) in Q4 2014, an estimated $164M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, cutting an estimated $147M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares) in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $46.8M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.6% of its $61.9B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 217 new positions and closed 216 in Q4 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5.8% quarter-over-quarter to $61.9B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 5 Feb 2015.