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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
LH icon
776
Labcorp
LH
$25.7B
$575K 0.01%
6,176
-1,765
-22% -$183K
MSM icon
777
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$6.92B
$574K 0.01%
9,410
+3,393
+56% +$231K
NSLR
778
Neostellar Capital Corp
NSLR
$255M
$574K 0.01%
112,781
-125,977
-53% -$764K
STBI
779
DELISTED
STURGIS BANCORP INC
STBI
$573K 0.01%
57,066
+4,800
+9% +$48.2K
VOT icon
780
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF
VOT
$19.6B
$572K ﹤0.01%
5,885
-345
-6% -$36K
BSX icon
781
Boston Scientific
BSX
$71.4B
$569K ﹤0.01%
34,679
-1,156
-3% -$19.8K
SLF icon
782
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$45.6B
$568K ﹤0.01%
17,631
-462
-3% -$15K
ACET
783
DELISTED
Aceto Corp
ACET
$566K ﹤0.01%
20,632
-5,250
-20% -$131K
LUX
784
DELISTED
Luxottica Group
LUX
$566K ﹤0.01%
8,180
-200
-2% -$13.8K
SIEN
785
DELISTED
Sientra, Inc.
SIEN
$564K ﹤0.01%
5,558
+173
+3% +$39.2K
ANDX
786
DELISTED
Andeavor Logistics LP
ANDX
$563K ﹤0.01%
12,530
+890
+8% +$46.1K
APU
787
DELISTED
AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
APU
$562K ﹤0.01%
13,537
-1,896
-12% -$84.6K
BEAV
788
DELISTED
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
$561K ﹤0.01%
12,774
-9,104
-42% -$454K
CTXS
789
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$560K ﹤0.01%
10,162
-16,899
-62% -$962K
CODI icon
790
Compass Diversified
CODI
$810M
$555K ﹤0.01%
34,450
+9,674
+39% +$160K
FRPT icon
791
Freshpet
FRPT
$3.21B
$552K ﹤0.01%
+52,650
New +$762K
EPI icon
792
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
EPI
$2.05B
$548K ﹤0.01%
27,511
-9,898,195
-100% -$206M
ITUB icon
793
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$90.2B
$544K ﹤0.01%
186,201
-178,833
-49% -$635K
WAB icon
794
Wabtec
WAB
$49.9B
$543K ﹤0.01%
6,172
-12,502
-67% -$1.19M
LSTR icon
795
Landstar System
LSTR
$6.01B
$542K ﹤0.01%
8,546
+100
+1% +$6.82K
APTS
796
DELISTED
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
APTS
$542K ﹤0.01%
49,825
+2,350
+5% +$25K
HPQ icon
797
HP
HPQ
$25.8B
$541K ﹤0.01%
46,559
-9,149
-16% -$119K
FLG
798
Flagstar Bank National Association
FLG
$5.9B
$541K ﹤0.01%
9,997
+4,157
+71% +$226K
CMRX
799
DELISTED
Chimerix, Inc.
CMRX
$533K ﹤0.01%
13,975
-2,605
-16% -$129K
SNY icon
800
Sanofi
SNY
$103B
$532K ﹤0.01%
11,219
-290
-3% -$14.8K
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32
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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.