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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
+3.05%
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
$65B
AUM Growth
+$3.08B
Cap. Flow
+$214M
Cap. Flow %
0.33%
Top 10 Hldgs %
7.07%
Holding
2,420
New
292
Increased
857
Reduced
826
Closed
260

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 7.54%
2 Industrials 7.52%
3 Consumer Discretionary 6.41%
4 Technology 6.29%
5 Financials 6.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
BCR
851
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
6,379
-202
-3% -$34.6K
AFL icon
852
Aflac
AFL
$63.2B
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
33,196
+21,228
+177% +$648K
HAS icon
853
Hasbro
HAS
$13.1B
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
16,754
-1,286
-7% -$75.5K
XEL icon
854
Xcel Energy
XEL
$48.7B
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
30,360
-1,260
-4% -$45.1K
JWN
855
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
13,090
-14,470
-53% -$1.15M
WWD icon
856
Woodward
WWD
$21.5B
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
20,500
WTFC icon
857
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$10.7B
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
21,916
PCYC
858
DELISTED
PHARMACYCLICS INC
PCYC
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
4,071
-15,548
-79% -$3M
DXYN
859
DELISTED
Dixie Group Inc
DXYN
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
114,223
+500
+0.4% +$4.39K
GD icon
860
General Dynamics
GD
$105B
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
7,596
-581
-7% -$79.7K
VLO icon
861
Valero Energy
VLO
$86.5B
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
16,033
-4,004
-20% -$223K
ARGO
862
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
25,506
-2,580
-9% -$100K
LVS icon
863
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$29.6B
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
18,312
-2,745
-13% -$153K
ALSN icon
864
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$9.75B
$1M ﹤0.01%
31,444
+2,175
+7% +$69.7K
BAY
865
DELISTED
BAYER AG SPONS ADR
BAY
$1M ﹤0.01%
6,681
-13,078
-66% -$1.97M
XLY icon
866
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$23.3B
$1M ﹤0.01%
26,602
+16,130
+154% +$593K
TAP icon
867
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$8.12B
$996K ﹤0.01%
13,383
-852
-6% -$64.2K
QVCGA
868
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$984K ﹤0.01%
694
-46
-6% -$64.1K
AEP icon
869
American Electric Power
AEP
$68.7B
$971K ﹤0.01%
17,259
-1,380
-7% -$81.9K
HSP
870
DELISTED
HOSPIRA INC
HSP
$971K ﹤0.01%
11,060
-6,905
-38% -$541K
COF icon
871
Capital One
COF
$133B
$967K ﹤0.01%
12,278
-13,781
-53% -$1.08M
FMER
872
DELISTED
FIRSTMERIT CORP
FMER
$963K ﹤0.01%
50,542
-1,059
-2% -$19.2K
BMO icon
873
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$127B
$962K ﹤0.01%
16,045
-1,100
-6% -$68.2K
FFIV icon
874
F5
FFIV
$23.2B
$960K ﹤0.01%
8,356
+2,025
+32% +$238K
RCL icon
875
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$86.2B
$958K ﹤0.01%
11,708
+380
+3% +$30.1K

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William Blair & Company's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, William Blair & Company held 2,420 positions worth $65B, up 5% from $61.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.1% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q1 2015 filing shows 292 new, 857 increased, 826 reduced and 260 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First American: 468,238 shares worth $16.7M. The largest sale was PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP, an estimated $146M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 7.5% of assets, down from 7.7% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Consumer Discretionary.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q1 2015 buy was First American: 468,238 shares worth $16.7M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Cerner Corp in Q1 2015, an estimated $197M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP, cutting an estimated $146M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Global Brokerage, Inc. Class A Common Stock in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $91.3M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 7.1% of its $65B portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 292 new positions and closed 260 in Q1 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5% quarter-over-quarter to $65B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 11 May 2015.