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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

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
HUM icon
801
Humana
HUM
$44.1B
$530K ﹤0.01%
2,963
-2,139
-42% -$395K
NWL icon
802
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.56B
$530K ﹤0.01%
13,358
-820
-6% -$34.5K
CAKE icon
803
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$5.34B
$528K ﹤0.01%
9,802
-868
-8% -$47.7K
JOY
804
DELISTED
Joy Global Inc
JOY
$528K ﹤0.01%
35,400
-18,800
-35% -$456K
BMRC icon
805
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$465M
$525K ﹤0.01%
21,896
-4,104
-16% -$99.5K
ACHN
806
DELISTED
Achillion Pharmaceuticals
ACHN
$525K ﹤0.01%
76,000
-71,630
-49% -$584K
RNDY
807
DELISTED
ROUNDYS INC COM STK
RNDY
$523K ﹤0.01%
225,580
-5,000
-2% -$13.3K
RCI icon
808
Rogers Communications
RCI
$18.7B
$522K ﹤0.01%
15,152
-2,717
-15% -$93.5K
EMB icon
809
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.7B
$520K ﹤0.01%
4,886
-156
-3% -$16.9K
IDCC icon
810
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.47B
$520K ﹤0.01%
10,288
+416
+4% +$21.5K
MGPI icon
811
MGP Ingredients
MGPI
$371M
$518K ﹤0.01%
32,400
+7,300
+29% +$114K
BSAC icon
812
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$16.8B
$514K ﹤0.01%
28,189
-2,671,641
-99% -$52.2M
GAP
813
The Gap Inc
GAP
$7.39B
$509K ﹤0.01%
17,873
VT icon
814
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
VT
$79.1B
$504K ﹤0.01%
9,130
-700
-7% -$41.6K
SUSA icon
815
iShares ESG Optimized MSCI USA ETF
SUSA
$4.15B
$500K ﹤0.01%
12,700
+270
+2% +$11.2K
AIV
816
Aimco
AIV
$381M
$494K ﹤0.01%
100,328
+18,616
+23% +$94.2K
OVV icon
817
Ovintiv
OVV
$16.6B
$493K ﹤0.01%
15,324
+197
+1% +$7.55K
TCP
818
DELISTED
TC Pipelines LP
TCP
$488K ﹤0.01%
10,250
-700
-6% -$38.1K
TFX icon
819
Teleflex
TFX
$6.15B
$478K ﹤0.01%
3,850
CIEN icon
820
Ciena
CIEN
$57.2B
$477K ﹤0.01%
23,028
-6,433
-22% -$150K
QIWI
821
DELISTED
QIWI PLC
QIWI
$474K ﹤0.01%
29,443
-15,757
-35% -$386K
TWC
822
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$469K ﹤0.01%
2,616
-4
-0.2% -$747
EQT icon
823
EQT Corp
EQT
$32.3B
$467K ﹤0.01%
13,263
DRI icon
824
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$24.1B
$466K ﹤0.01%
7,606
-598
-7% -$37.9K
EEQ
825
DELISTED
Enbridge Energy Management Llc
EEQ
$462K ﹤0.01%
26,732
+404
+2% +$8.29K

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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.