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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

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$348M
2
WP
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
+$342M
3
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$333M
4
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$333M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$330M

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
HFBC
751
DELISTED
HopFed Bancorp Inc
HFBC
$644K 0.01%
53,947
– –
SPLS
752
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$644K 0.01%
54,979
– –
CPRT icon
753
Copart
CPRT
$27.4B
$633K 0.01%
154,128
+648
+0.4% +$2.86K
AGG icon
754
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
$631K 0.01%
5,755
-58,700
-91% -$6.4M
JKHY icon
755
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11B
$630K 0.01%
9,058
+504
+6% +$34.7K
HYG icon
756
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$16.6B
$629K 0.01%
+7,557
New +$655K
ATVI
757
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$629K 0.01%
20,363
– –
SPG icon
758
Simon Property Group
SPG
$72.3B
$627K 0.01%
3,418
+53
+2% +$9.72K
AVY icon
759
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.4B
$622K 0.01%
11,000
– –
CMP icon
760
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.14B
$619K 0.01%
7,893
-664
-8% -$54.5K
VAR
761
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$619K 0.01%
9,563
-3,798
-28% -$277K
ACH
762
Accendra Health
ACH
$244M
$613K 0.01%
19,192
-4,799
-20% -$163K
VAW icon
763
Vanguard Materials ETF
VAW
$3.13B
$613K 0.01%
7,020
– –
PSA icon
764
Public Storage
PSA
$61.2B
$612K 0.01%
2,890
+14
+0.5% +$2.85K
IMAX icon
765
IMAX
IMAX
$2.73B
$611K 0.01%
18,103
-197,494
-92% -$6.84M
EQR icon
766
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.2B
$608K 0.01%
8,098
-2,104
-21% -$155K
XLE icon
767
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLE
$38B
$605K 0.01%
19,786
-763,058
-97% -$25.7M
SLH
768
DELISTED
SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC. COM
SLH
$605K 0.01%
11,200
-1,136,596
-99% -$51.6M
NUE icon
769
Nucor
NUE
$61.9B
$604K 0.01%
16,104
-2,081
-11% -$89.2K
BEN icon
770
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.1B
$599K 0.01%
16,080
+181
+1% +$7.84K
WLL
771
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$599K 0.01%
131
-34
-21% -$210K
BAP icon
772
Credicorp
BAP
$30.9B
$596K 0.01%
5,605
-974,349
-99% -$118M
VDC icon
773
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
VDC
$7.97B
$593K 0.01%
4,901
+101
+2% +$12.8K
FMBI
774
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$589K 0.01%
33,576
+1,180
+4% +$21.5K
IYR icon
775
iShares US Real Estate ETF
IYR
$4.66B
$584K 0.01%
8,239
+488
+6% +$35.6K
29 30
31
32 33

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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.