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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
PEG icon
851
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$37.4B
$430K ﹤0.01%
10,204
+872
+9% +$35.6K
PPL
852
PPL Corp
PPL
$26B
$430K ﹤0.01%
13,097
+2,920
+29% +$91.4K
NTG
853
DELISTED
Tortoise Midstream Energy Fund, Inc. Common Stock
NTG
$428K ﹤0.01%
2,340
+197
+9% +$39.4K
COR icon
854
Cencora
COR
$62B
$427K ﹤0.01%
4,504
-304
-6% -$31.9K
RPM icon
855
RPM International
RPM
$14.8B
$427K ﹤0.01%
10,212
-1,500
-13% -$68.3K
BMS
856
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$427K ﹤0.01%
10,805
-993
-8% -$43.6K
ANK
857
DELISTED
ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK,INC
ANK
$427K ﹤0.01%
5,772
-312
-5% -$23.1K
XLF icon
858
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$58.4B
$421K ﹤0.01%
21,234
-40
-0.2% -$848
NMRX
859
DELISTED
Numerex Corp
NMRX
$414K ﹤0.01%
47,600
-1,000
-2% -$8.7K
CGNX icon
860
Cognex
CGNX
$11.3B
$412K ﹤0.01%
24,024
-2,872
-11% -$57.1K
JNK icon
861
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$6.91B
$411K ﹤0.01%
3,838
-659,875
-99% -$73.8M
AVGR
862
DELISTED
Avinger, Inc. Common Stock
AVGR
– –
0
– –
STWD icon
863
Starwood Property Trust
STWD
$5.9B
$406K ﹤0.01%
19,796
+6,538
+49% +$142K
STR
864
DELISTED
QUESTAR CORP
STR
$406K ﹤0.01%
20,919
+301
+1% +$6.15K
XYL icon
865
Xylem
XYL
$28.2B
$404K ﹤0.01%
12,305
-560
-4% -$18.8K
FICO icon
866
Fair Isaac
FICO
$22.3B
$403K ﹤0.01%
4,775
– –
FTA icon
867
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
FTA
$1.4B
$400K ﹤0.01%
10,608
– –
VGSH icon
868
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF
VGSH
$29.2B
$400K ﹤0.01%
6,550
– –
USO icon
869
United States Oil Fund
USO
$1.86B
$399K ﹤0.01%
3,406
+1,887
+124% +$232K
TSN icon
870
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.6B
$398K ﹤0.01%
+9,247
New +$394K
UEIC icon
871
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$60.6M
$394K ﹤0.01%
9,370
-151,101
-94% -$7.21M
XCRA
872
DELISTED
Xcerra Corporation
XCRA
$393K ﹤0.01%
62,593
+21,387
+52% +$137K
MLVF
873
DELISTED
Malvern Bancorp, Inc.
MLVF
$390K ﹤0.01%
25,000
– –
PRI icon
874
Primerica
PRI
$10.2B
$389K ﹤0.01%
8,633
+1,864
+28% +$81.6K
CASS icon
875
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$744M
$388K ﹤0.01%
10,462
+196
+2% +$7.64K
33 34
35
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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.