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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
-0.37%
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
$58.5B
AUM Growth
-$2.78B
Cap. Flow
-$639M
Cap. Flow %
-1.09%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.82%
Holding
2,314
New
217
Increased
799
Reduced
860
Closed
188

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$246M
2
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$169M
3
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$103M
4
VRSK icon
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
+$100M
5
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$86.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$196M
2
CYT
CYTEC INDS INC
CYT
+$169M
3
HOG icon
Harley-Davidson
HOG
+$144M
4
FOSL icon
Fossil Group
FOSL
+$138M
5
COV
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
+$109M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.42%
2 Healthcare 6.73%
3 Technology 6.16%
4 Financials 5.99%
5 Consumer Discretionary 5.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
GEN icon
801
Gen Digital
GEN
$16.7B
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
52,248
+201
+0.4% +$4.79K
BMO icon
802
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$127B
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
16,645
– –
EXPD icon
803
Expeditors International
EXPD
$23.6B
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
30,180
+11,557
+62% +$492K
BDBD
804
DELISTED
BOULDER BRANDS INC
BDBD
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
89,775
+8,450
+10% +$112K
LEN icon
805
Lennar Class A
LEN
$21.2B
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
32,906
+69
+0.2% +$2.56K
AJG icon
806
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$64.3B
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
26,237
+17,300
+194% +$795K
DLN icon
807
WisdomTree US LargeCap Dividend Fund
DLN
$6.37B
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
33,392
+3,800
+13% +$135K
SJI
808
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
+44,480
New +$1.25M
AFSI
809
DELISTED
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
AFSI
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
59,614
+970
+2% +$20.5K
ARGO
810
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
32,784
– –
AGO icon
811
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.66B
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
53,384
+5,616
+12% +$131K
FBC
812
DELISTED
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. New
FBC
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
70,330
+9,000
+15% +$160K
CVSA
813
Covista Inc
CVSA
$4.42B
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
27,553
-1,696
-6% -$72.1K
GD icon
814
General Dynamics
GD
$104B
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
9,227
-5,657
-38% -$687K
TRW
815
DELISTED
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP
TRW
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
11,460
-155
-1% -$15.5K
CBSH icon
816
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$8.58B
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
46,179
– –
ACH
817
Accendra Health
ACH
$227M
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
34,753
-2,515
-7% -$85.6K
SHW icon
818
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$89.7B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
15,594
-8,556
-35% -$607K
BJRI icon
819
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.44B
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
31,520
– –
JBTM
820
JBT Marel
JBTM
$6.35B
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
+40,320
New +$1.16M
OMC icon
821
Omnicom Group
OMC
$22.4B
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
16,410
+1,068
+7% +$76.2K
EMC
822
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
38,452
-16
-0% -$462
STT icon
823
State Street
STT
$51.4B
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
15,155
+937
+7% +$66.7K
VDE icon
824
Vanguard Energy ETF
VDE
$9.69B
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
8,500
-100
-1% -$13.9K
STLD icon
825
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$38.1B
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
49,108
+38
+0.1% +$831
31 32
33
34 35

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William Blair & Company's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,314 positions worth $58.5B, down 4.5% from $61.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.8% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q3 2014 filing shows 217 new, 799 increased, 860 reduced and 188 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alibaba: 1,144,057 shares worth $102M. The largest sale was TSMC, an estimated $196M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.4% of assets, up from 8.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2014 buy was Alibaba: 1,144,057 shares worth $102M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Teva Pharmaceuticals in Q3 2014, an estimated $246M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was TSMC, cutting an estimated $196M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $59.6M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.8% of its $58.5B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 217 new positions and closed 188 in Q3 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $58.5B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 4 Nov 2014.