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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
+0.61%
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
$66.9B
AUM Growth
+$1.9B
Cap. Flow
+$1.98B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.71%
Holding
2,412
New
252
Increased
857
Reduced
879
Closed
200

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BC icon
Brunswick
BC
+$132M
2
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$129M
3
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$129M
4
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$108M
5
IWD icon
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
+$83.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CTSH icon
Cognizant
CTSH
+$154M
2
SRCL
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
+$140M
3
PXD
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
+$99.4M
4
SFM icon
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
+$84M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$83.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 7.37%
2 Industrials 7.1%
3 Financials 6.37%
4 Consumer Discretionary 6.33%
5 Technology 6.14%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NXPI icon
51
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$57.8B
$194M 0.29%
1,974,113
+25,606
+1% +$2.63M
MDVN
52
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
$194M 0.29%
3,389,480
+16,166
+0.5% +$997K
ANSS
53
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$193M 0.29%
2,120,313
+1,451,563
+217% +$129M
META icon
54
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.42T
$193M 0.29%
2,245,527
+786,618
+54% +$64.2M
V icon
55
Visa
V
$684B
$189M 0.28%
2,818,410
+11,028
+0.4% +$747K
ZD icon
56
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.96B
$186M 0.28%
3,140,618
+79,795
+3% +$4.72M
TW
57
DELISTED
TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE)
TW
$185M 0.28%
1,471,838
-72,734
-5% -$9.76M
BC icon
58
Brunswick
BC
$5.13B
$183M 0.27%
3,589,954
+2,524,206
+237% +$132M
CNQ icon
59
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$99.4B
$182M 0.27%
13,848,266
+3,570,993
+35% +$53.8M
CL icon
60
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.1B
$171M 0.26%
2,609,414
+110,515
+4% +$7.5M
BMRN icon
61
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$11.6B
$170M 0.25%
1,241,307
-461,550
-27% -$57.2M
UNP icon
62
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
$169M 0.25%
1,772,529
+1,235,392
+230% +$129M
MTD icon
63
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28.6B
$165M 0.25%
482,388
+9,899
+2% +$3.26M
LOW icon
64
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$117B
$161M 0.24%
2,411,334
+292,286
+14% +$20.8M
EXAS
65
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$161M 0.24%
5,402,473
-279,083
-5% -$7.01M
FAST icon
66
Fastenal
FAST
$54.7B
$160M 0.24%
15,211,944
-1,072,264
-7% -$11.3M
SIX
67
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$160M 0.24%
3,559,178
+7,549
+0.2% +$362K
MIDD icon
68
Middleby
MIDD
$6.04B
$158M 0.24%
1,406,240
+25,598
+2% +$2.74M
HD icon
69
Home Depot
HD
$331B
$157M 0.24%
1,414,192
-51,672
-4% -$5.79M
BKNG icon
70
Booking.com
BKNG
$149B
$156M 0.23%
3,386,375
-377,150
-10% -$18M
RHI icon
71
Robert Half
RHI
$3.87B
$156M 0.23%
2,802,039
-36,814
-1% -$2.11M
ENB icon
72
Enbridge
ENB
$119B
$154M 0.23%
3,298,884
-27,845
-0.8% -$1.38M
P
73
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$154M 0.23%
9,907,732
+1,572,968
+19% +$27.6M
HDB icon
74
HDFC Bank
HDB
$123B
$153M 0.23%
10,109,420
-261,876
-3% -$3.8M
LGND icon
75
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$5.76B
$148M 0.22%
2,359,044
+18,707
+0.8% +$1.02M
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, William Blair & Company held 2,412 positions worth $66.9B, up 2.9% from $65B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.7% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2015 filing shows 252 new, 857 increased, 879 reduced and 200 closed positions. Its largest new stake was FirstService: 2,731,551 shares worth $75.9M. The largest sale was Cognizant, an estimated $154M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 7.4% of assets, down from 7.5% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2015 buy was FirstService: 2,731,551 shares worth $75.9M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Brunswick in Q2 2015, an estimated $132M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Cognizant, cutting an estimated $154M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Sprouts Farmers Market in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $84M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.7% of its $66.9B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 252 new positions and closed 200 in Q2 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $66.9B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 3 Aug 2015.