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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
IJK icon
876
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
IJK
$11B
$952K ﹤0.01%
22,212
-3,732
-14% -$154K
ESSX
877
DELISTED
ESSEX RENTAL CORP. COMMON STOCK
ESSX
$948K ﹤0.01%
718,500
-46,800
-6% -$49.7K
EMC
878
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$942K ﹤0.01%
36,874
-4,186
-10% -$115K
EA
879
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
$940K ﹤0.01%
16,000
-765
-5% -$41.2K
CSX icon
880
CSX Corp
CSX
$93.9B
$937K ﹤0.01%
84,864
-372,054
-81% -$4.28M
QIWI
881
DELISTED
QIWI PLC
QIWI
$937K ﹤0.01%
39,050
+21,350
+121% +$471K
AMAT icon
882
Applied Materials
AMAT
$419B
$931K ﹤0.01%
41,282
-36,180
-47% -$867K
LH icon
883
Labcorp
LH
$25.7B
$927K ﹤0.01%
8,555
-1,332
-13% -$137K
RSG icon
884
Republic Services
RSG
$64.5B
$924K ﹤0.01%
22,802
-2,879
-11% -$117K
SPLS
885
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$916K ﹤0.01%
56,279
-27,450
-33% -$461K
AEC
886
DELISTED
ASSOCIATED ESTATES REALTY CORP
AEC
$912K ﹤0.01%
36,960
-500
-1% -$12.3K
STLD icon
887
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$37.5B
$904K ﹤0.01%
45,004
+3,574
+9% +$66.6K
WWAV
888
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
$893K ﹤0.01%
20,141
-7,355
-27% -$281K
CEF icon
889
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
$7.83B
$892K ﹤0.01%
74,797
+1,250
+2% +$15.4K
SSYS icon
890
Stratasys
SSYS
$760M
$886K ﹤0.01%
16,787
-5,085
-23% -$337K
CONE
891
DELISTED
CyrusOne Inc Common Stock
CONE
$878K ﹤0.01%
28,210
-2,302
-8% -$67.9K
PRU icon
892
Prudential Financial
PRU
$41.9B
$877K ﹤0.01%
10,937
-505
-4% -$40.9K
VBR icon
893
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF
VBR
$37.7B
$876K ﹤0.01%
8,008
+1,873
+31% +$199K
PCL
894
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
$874K ﹤0.01%
20,137
-3,974
-16% -$173K
LHX icon
895
L3Harris
LHX
$53.9B
$872K ﹤0.01%
11,074
JCI icon
896
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$93.6B
$871K ﹤0.01%
16,494
-382
-2% -$19.4K
DIA icon
897
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
DIA
$46.3B
$857K ﹤0.01%
4,827
+2,322
+93% +$413K
GEO icon
898
The GEO Group
GEO
$4.03B
$855K ﹤0.01%
29,366
-2,056
-7% -$58.6K
AMLP icon
899
Alerian MLP ETF
AMLP
$12.9B
$853K ﹤0.01%
10,296
-3,424
-25% -$289K
WY icon
900
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$18.3B
$853K ﹤0.01%
25,746

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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.