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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
-5.41%
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
$11.6B
AUM Growth
-$55.3B
Cap. Flow
-$52.2B
Cap. Flow %
-451.81%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.24%
Holding
2,286
New
72
Increased
349
Reduced
842
Closed
862

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$23.1M
2
WDAY icon
Workday
WDAY
+$23M
3
PANW icon
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
+$16.6M
4
BIIB icon
Biogen
BIIB
+$16.4M
5
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$16.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.68%
2 Technology 13.63%
3 Industrials 12.35%
4 Financials 11.99%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.58%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
GME icon
726
GameStop
GME
$8.63B
$710K 0.01%
68,968
FMX icon
727
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$41.6B
$708K 0.01%
7,938
-585,234
-99% -$52M
KATE
728
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
$705K 0.01%
36,875
+747
+2% +$14.9K
SILC icon
729
Silicom
SILC
$239M
$702K 0.01%
25,987
-5,800
-18% -$159K
INOV
730
DELISTED
Inovalon Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
INOV
$685K 0.01%
32,919
-2,250
-6% -$52.2K
EXPD icon
731
Expeditors International
EXPD
$23.2B
$684K 0.01%
14,555
+520
+4% +$24.6K
EXPE icon
732
Expedia Group
EXPE
$36.8B
$681K 0.01%
5,786
+100
+2% +$11.5K
AMLP icon
733
Alerian MLP ETF
AMLP
$12.9B
$680K 0.01%
10,917
-363
-3% -$26.4K
SSYS icon
734
Stratasys
SSYS
$760M
$680K 0.01%
25,692
+5,345
+26% +$165K
VVC
735
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$679K 0.01%
16,193
+7,291
+82% +$297K
ERF
736
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
$675K 0.01%
138,885
-1,077,102
-89% -$6.83M
DTE icon
737
DTE Energy
DTE
$29.1B
$672K 0.01%
9,819
-1,427
-13% -$95.4K
IEX icon
738
IDEX
IEX
$17.2B
$670K 0.01%
9,403
+200
+2% +$14.7K
MNST icon
739
Monster Beverage
MNST
$92.1B
$670K 0.01%
29,778
-14,089,734
-100% -$330M
HYS icon
740
PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund
HYS
$1.75B
$668K 0.01%
7,059
-43
-0.6% -$4.22K
AMAT icon
741
Applied Materials
AMAT
$419B
$667K 0.01%
45,419
+3,579
+9% +$59.8K
CEO
742
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
$667K 0.01%
6,478
-5,045
-44% -$604K
GTU
743
DELISTED
CENTRAL GOLD TR (CANADA)
GTU
$661K 0.01%
16,668
SAN icon
744
Banco Santander
SAN
$209B
$658K 0.01%
131,289
-40,157
-23% -$244K
WOLF icon
745
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.43B
$658K 0.01%
27,198
-1,100
-4% -$28.1K
HCAP
746
DELISTED
Harvest Capital Credit Corporation
HCAP
$657K 0.01%
55,225
+2,450
+5% +$31.3K
ZGNX
747
DELISTED
Zogenix, Inc.
ZGNX
$655K 0.01%
48,562
-18,126
-27% -$327K
RVNC
748
DELISTED
Revance Therapeutics, Inc.
RVNC
$654K 0.01%
+22,007
New +$668K
AYR
749
DELISTED
Aircastle Ltd
AYR
$652K 0.01%
31,642
+6,657
+27% +$146K
LNT icon
750
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18B
$645K 0.01%
22,076
-45,250
-67% -$1.33M

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William Blair & Company's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, William Blair & Company held 2,286 positions worth $11.6B, down 83% from $66.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $52.2B in Q3 2015, closing 862 positions and reducing 842 holdings. Its most notable exit was Enbridge, an estimated $154M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 7.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in PayPal worth $20M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2015 buy was PayPal: 644,428 shares worth $20M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Workday in Q3 2015, an estimated $23M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Teva Pharmaceuticals, cutting an estimated $348M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Enbridge in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $154M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $11.6B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 72 new positions and closed 862 in Q3 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 83% quarter-over-quarter to $11.6B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 12 Nov 2015.