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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
SZYM
826
DELISTED
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
$462K ﹤0.01%
177,927
-20,450
-10% -$53.3K
SNAK
827
DELISTED
Inventure Foods, Inc.
SNAK
$461K ﹤0.01%
51,925
+31,175
+150% +$289K
SEIC icon
828
SEI Investments
SEIC
$12.6B
$460K ﹤0.01%
9,547
+1,000
+12% +$50.9K
TTEC icon
829
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$127M
$460K ﹤0.01%
17,184
-405,174
-96% -$11.1M
MAA icon
830
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.5B
$458K ﹤0.01%
5,595
+975
+21% +$76.9K
N
831
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
$457K ﹤0.01%
5,454
+600
+12% +$55.1K
EMLP icon
832
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.1B
$455K ﹤0.01%
20,810
-325
-2% -$7.77K
ONB icon
833
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$10.2B
$455K ﹤0.01%
32,700
– –
L icon
834
Loews
L
$23.7B
$452K ﹤0.01%
12,520
-241
-2% -$9.02K
TNL icon
835
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.74B
$449K ﹤0.01%
13,846
-166
-1% -$5.96K
FFNM
836
DELISTED
FIRST FEDERAL OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN BANCORP, INC.
FFNM
$448K ﹤0.01%
71,292
– –
CSGS
837
DELISTED
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$445K ﹤0.01%
14,451
-1,261
-8% -$39.1K
MPC icon
838
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$84B
$444K ﹤0.01%
9,599
+1,535
+19% +$79K
PDCO
839
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$444K ﹤0.01%
10,280
-82
-0.8% -$3.91K
WRB icon
840
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$26.8B
$441K ﹤0.01%
+27,439
New +$450K
EZU icon
841
iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF
EZU
$9.84B
$440K ﹤0.01%
+12,800
New +$474K
SPH icon
842
Suburban Propane Partners
SPH
$1.18B
$439K ﹤0.01%
13,347
+312
+2% +$11.5K
WSTC
843
DELISTED
West Corporation
WSTC
$439K ﹤0.01%
+19,600
New +$516K
SSNC icon
844
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$18.7B
$438K ﹤0.01%
12,530
-528,696
-98% -$17.8M
GBDC icon
845
Golub Capital BDC
GBDC
$3.39B
$437K ﹤0.01%
27,935
-1,531
-5% -$24.8K
SHY icon
846
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
SHY
$25.1B
$437K ﹤0.01%
5,137
-1,686
-25% -$143K
RIG icon
847
Transocean
RIG
$5.71B
$434K ﹤0.01%
33,566
+1,925
+6% +$26.7K
VBK icon
848
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
VBK
$23.9B
$433K ﹤0.01%
3,677
+460
+14% +$59.5K
BTI icon
849
British American Tobacco
BTI
$127B
$431K ﹤0.01%
7,832
-1,508
-16% -$83.7K
BOH icon
850
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3.12B
$430K ﹤0.01%
6,782
+104
+2% +$6.75K
32 33
34
35 36

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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.