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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
MU icon
751
Micron Technology
MU
$1.01T
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
45,834
-2,784
-6% -$92.2K
IBB icon
752
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$9.47B
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
15,801
-1,440
-8% -$140K
BCE icon
753
BCE
BCE
$20.6B
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
34,722
-72
-0.2% -$3.23K
IEFA icon
754
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
IEFA
$194B
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
28,770
-10,837
-27% -$615K
TRLA
755
DELISTED
TRULIA INC (DEL)
TRLA
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
34,565
-9,250
-21% -$434K
SIRI icon
756
SiriusXM
SIRI
$10.3B
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
45,336
+110
+0.2% +$3.79K
DNOW icon
757
DNOW Inc
DNOW
$2.6B
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
61,277
-42,803
-41% -$1.17M
QLTA icon
758
iShares AAA-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF
QLTA
$1.23B
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
30,394
-685
-2% -$35.4K
F icon
759
Ford
F
$56.3B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
100,738
-37,599
-27% -$554K
RCI icon
760
Rogers Communications
RCI
$18.3B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
40,100
+1,149
+3% +$44.3K
IJJ icon
761
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF
IJJ
$8.96B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
24,376
-90
-0.4% -$5.58K
PNRA
762
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
8,878
+2,432
+38% +$406K
ROK icon
763
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$50.1B
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
13,809
– –
ACWX icon
764
iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
ACWX
$11.8B
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
35,610
+4,990
+16% +$221K
GPN icon
765
Global Payments
GPN
$23.9B
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
37,734
-2,974
-7% -$119K
LNC icon
766
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.98B
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
26,416
+679
+3% +$37K
SPLS
767
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
83,729
-5,119
-6% -$71.5K
AET
768
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
17,070
+59
+0.3% +$4.95K
CMS icon
769
CMS Energy
CMS
$22.4B
$1.51M ﹤0.01%
43,474
-17,545
-29% -$573K
RSP icon
770
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
RSP
$99.3B
$1.51M ﹤0.01%
+18,870
New +$1.47M
GNTX icon
771
Gentex
GNTX
$5.14B
$1.51M ﹤0.01%
83,546
+6,732
+9% +$112K
PFF icon
772
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
38,050
-5,270
-12% -$208K
CPRT icon
773
Copart
CPRT
$26.8B
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
321,640
+6,936
+2% +$29.7K
DBI icon
774
Designer Brands
DBI
$339M
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
39,246
+7,152
+22% +$234K
GM icon
775
General Motors
GM
$78.2B
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
41,805
-8,975
-18% -$287K
29 30
31
32 33

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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.