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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
+0.61%
1 Year Est. Return
+18.88%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.84%
5 Year Est. Return
+90.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+512.03%
AUM
$66.9B
AUM Growth
+$1.9B
Cap. Flow
+$1.98B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.71%
Holding
2,412
New
252
Increased
857
Reduced
879
Closed
200

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BC icon
Brunswick
BC
+$132M
2
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$129M
3
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$129M
4
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$108M
5
IWD icon
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
+$83.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CTSH icon
Cognizant
CTSH
+$154M
2
SRCL
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
+$140M
3
PXD
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
+$99.4M
4
SFM icon
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
+$84M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$83.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 7.37%
2 Industrials 7.1%
3 Financials 6.37%
4 Consumer Discretionary 6.33%
5 Technology 6.14%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PRU icon
876
Prudential Financial
PRU
$42.9B
$983K ﹤0.01%
11,235
+298
+3% +$25.3K
INOV
877
DELISTED
Inovalon Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
INOV
$981K ﹤0.01%
35,169
+15,794
+82% +$424K
FMER
878
DELISTED
FIRSTMERIT CORP
FMER
$977K ﹤0.01%
46,942
-3,600
-7% -$71.5K
DKS icon
879
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$18B
$976K ﹤0.01%
18,867
– –
HUM icon
880
Humana
HUM
$43.5B
$975K ﹤0.01%
5,102
+1,850
+57% +$343K
BLBD icon
881
Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
$2.46B
$974K ﹤0.01%
75,000
– –
XEL icon
882
Xcel Energy
XEL
$48.6B
$969K ﹤0.01%
30,135
-225
-0.7% -$7.57K
ARW icon
883
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$11.6B
$967K ﹤0.01%
17,325
-310
-2% -$18.8K
BMO icon
884
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$126B
$953K ﹤0.01%
16,093
+48
+0.3% +$3.01K
GDX icon
885
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$23.8B
$939K ﹤0.01%
52,919
+26,150
+98% +$508K
CAG icon
886
Conagra Brands
CAG
$7.18B
$934K ﹤0.01%
27,440
-1,407
-5% -$42.2K
RBA icon
887
RB Global
RBA
$20.7B
$933K ﹤0.01%
33,428
– –
BAY
888
DELISTED
BAYER AG SPONS ADR
BAY
$928K ﹤0.01%
6,591
-90
-1% -$12.7K
PCL
889
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
$922K ﹤0.01%
22,729
+2,592
+13% +$109K
TUMI
890
DELISTED
TUMI HLDGS INC COM
TUMI
$917K ﹤0.01%
44,700
-24,255
-35% -$530K
JWN
891
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$913K ﹤0.01%
12,255
-835
-6% -$63.5K
EWT icon
892
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$10.6B
$909K ﹤0.01%
28,821
-56,146
-66% -$1.81M
VCRA
893
DELISTED
VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
VCRA
$908K ﹤0.01%
79,360
– –
ALSN icon
894
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$10.2B
$903K ﹤0.01%
30,894
-550
-2% -$17.1K
ZGNX
895
DELISTED
Zogenix, Inc.
ZGNX
$896K ﹤0.01%
66,688
-10,250
-13% -$126K
HAS icon
896
Hasbro
HAS
$12.9B
$889K ﹤0.01%
11,905
-4,849
-29% -$346K
RSG icon
897
Republic Services
RSG
$63.9B
$883K ﹤0.01%
22,559
-243
-1% -$9.78K
LHX icon
898
L3Harris
LHX
$53.1B
$882K ﹤0.01%
11,468
+394
+4% +$31.3K
AFL icon
899
Aflac
AFL
$63.7B
$878K ﹤0.01%
28,268
-4,928
-15% -$156K
PVTB
900
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
$878K ﹤0.01%
22,050
-1,119
-5% -$42.7K
34 35
36
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, William Blair & Company held 2,412 positions worth $66.9B, up 2.9% from $65B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.7% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2015 filing shows 252 new, 857 increased, 879 reduced and 200 closed positions. Its largest new stake was FirstService: 2,731,551 shares worth $75.9M. The largest sale was Cognizant, an estimated $154M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 7.4% of assets, down from 7.5% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2015 buy was FirstService: 2,731,551 shares worth $75.9M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Brunswick in Q2 2015, an estimated $132M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Cognizant, cutting an estimated $154M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Sprouts Farmers Market in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $84M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.7% of its $66.9B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 252 new positions and closed 200 in Q2 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $66.9B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 3 Aug 2015.