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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
+5.93%
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
$10.7B
AUM Growth
-$908M
Cap. Flow
-$1.39B
Cap. Flow %
-13.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.51%
Holding
1,529
New
105
Increased
364
Reduced
634
Closed
286

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$66.7M
2
G icon
Genpact
G
+$27.6M
3
ZTS icon
Zoetis
ZTS
+$17.2M
4
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$16.2M
5
PLAY icon
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
+$13.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.61%
2 Technology 14.78%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Financials 12.35%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
NUE icon
726
Nucor
NUE
$62.1B
$642K 0.01%
15,941
-163
-1% -$6.7K
KATE
727
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
$641K 0.01%
36,128
-747
-2% -$14.6K
ANDX
728
DELISTED
Andeavor Logistics LP
ANDX
$635K 0.01%
12,635
+105
+0.8% +$5.33K
FXI icon
729
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.31B
$633K 0.01%
17,927
-2,788
-13% -$105K
MGPI icon
730
MGP Ingredients
MGPI
$375M
$633K 0.01%
24,400
-8,000
-25% -$158K
FCFS icon
731
FirstCash
FCFS
$8.78B
$631K 0.01%
16,868
-72,504
-81% -$2.83M
GTU
732
DELISTED
CENTRAL GOLD TR (CANADA)
GTU
$628K 0.01%
16,668
AGG icon
733
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
$622K 0.01%
5,755
AIV
734
Aimco
AIV
$383M
$622K 0.01%
116,731
+16,403
+16% +$84.4K
CTXS
735
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$618K 0.01%
10,256
+94
+0.9% +$5.77K
ZGNX
736
DELISTED
Zogenix, Inc.
ZGNX
$617K 0.01%
41,900
-6,662
-14% -$89.6K
SLH
737
DELISTED
SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC. COM
SLH
$614K 0.01%
11,200
LYG icon
738
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$91.3B
$611K 0.01%
140,333
-482,662
-77% -$2.19M
MUFG icon
739
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$254B
$611K 0.01%
98,435
-481,308
-83% -$3.11M
HCR
740
DELISTED
Hi-Crush Inc. Common Stock
HCR
$605K 0.01%
102,277
-11,945
-10% -$81.6K
FTNT icon
741
Fortinet
FTNT
$117B
$604K 0.01%
96,960
-62,500
-39% -$449K
DTE icon
742
DTE Energy
DTE
$29.1B
$603K 0.01%
8,850
-969
-10% -$66.7K
STBI
743
DELISTED
STURGIS BANCORP INC
STBI
$598K 0.01%
57,066
XLE icon
744
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLE
$37.7B
$596K 0.01%
19,756
-30
-0.2% -$987
IX icon
745
ORIX
IX
$43.5B
$594K 0.01%
42,325
-199,295
-82% -$2.9M
AAPL icon
746
CALL
Apple
AAPL
$4.57T
$589K 0.01%
+22,400
New +$640K
RYAAY icon
747
Ryanair
RYAAY
$31.3B
$589K 0.01%
17,040
-61,291
-78% -$2M
WPP icon
748
WPP
WPP
$5.94B
$586K 0.01%
5,108
-21,077
-80% -$2.37M
BBY icon
749
Best Buy
BBY
$17.3B
$584K 0.01%
19,204
-250
-1% -$8.27K
WBMD
750
DELISTED
WebMD Health Corp.
WBMD
$578K 0.01%
11,979
+6,011
+101% +$268K

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William Blair & Company's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, William Blair & Company held 1,529 positions worth $10.7B, down 7.9% from $11.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $1.39B in Q4 2015, closing 286 positions and reducing 634 holdings. Its most notable exit was Barracuda Networks, Inc., an estimated $7.62M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $70.1M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 1,802,460 shares worth $70.1M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Zoetis in Q4 2015, an estimated $17.2M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $104M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Barracuda Networks, Inc. in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $7.62M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $10.7B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 105 new positions and closed 286 in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 7.9% quarter-over-quarter to $10.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.