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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
+5.93%
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
$10.7B
AUM Growth
-$908M
Cap. Flow
-$1.39B
Cap. Flow %
-13.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.51%
Holding
1,529
New
105
Increased
364
Reduced
634
Closed
286

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$66.7M
2
G icon
Genpact
G
+$27.6M
3
ZTS icon
Zoetis
ZTS
+$17.2M
4
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$16.2M
5
PLAY icon
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
+$13.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.61%
2 Technology 14.78%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Financials 12.35%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
IONS icon
876
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.06B
$353K ﹤0.01%
+5,712
New +$308K
HDP
877
DELISTED
Hortonworks, Inc.
HDP
$351K ﹤0.01%
+16,040
New +$315K
AA icon
878
Alcoa
AA
$12.5B
$350K ﹤0.01%
14,810
-707
-5% -$15.8K
HPE icon
879
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$69.4B
$348K ﹤0.01%
+39,502
New +$331K
IVW icon
880
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$77B
$348K ﹤0.01%
12,056
AWK icon
881
American Water Works
AWK
$26.8B
$346K ﹤0.01%
5,793
+300
+5% +$17.3K
AZZ icon
882
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$4.53B
$346K ﹤0.01%
+6,235
New +$348K
NOBL icon
883
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
NOBL
$11.9B
$345K ﹤0.01%
14,000
+2,000
+17% +$49.4K
ASMB icon
884
Assembly Biosciences
ASMB
$524M
$344K ﹤0.01%
3,821
+2,238
+141% +$244K
SZYM
885
DELISTED
SOLAZYME INC COM STK (DE)
SZYM
$344K ﹤0.01%
138,927
-39,000
-22% -$116K
LOCO icon
886
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$499M
$338K ﹤0.01%
26,825
+13,148
+96% +$156K
RCI icon
887
Rogers Communications
RCI
$18.7B
$337K ﹤0.01%
9,796
-5,356
-35% -$201K
NTG
888
DELISTED
Tortoise Midstream Energy Fund, Inc. Common Stock
NTG
$337K ﹤0.01%
1,945
-395
-17% -$66.2K
LOGI icon
889
Logitech
LOGI
$14.7B
$336K ﹤0.01%
22,335
LFUS icon
890
Littelfuse
LFUS
$11.7B
$335K ﹤0.01%
3,135
-145
-4% -$14.9K
NCMI icon
891
National CineMedia
NCMI
$378M
$332K ﹤0.01%
2,112
+1
+0% +$148
CFG icon
892
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$30.5B
$331K ﹤0.01%
12,650
-1,684
-12% -$42.4K
CSGS
893
DELISTED
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$329K ﹤0.01%
9,146
-5,305
-37% -$182K
BBDC icon
894
Barings BDC
BBDC
$963M
$328K ﹤0.01%
17,175
-200
-1% -$3.77K
HDSN
895
Hudson Technologies
HDSN
$238M
$325K ﹤0.01%
109,808
+2,237
+2% +$6.92K
WBD icon
896
Warner Bros
WBD
$66.2B
$325K ﹤0.01%
12,221
-2,557
-17% -$73.8K
ARLP icon
897
Alliance Resource Partners
ARLP
$3.26B
$324K ﹤0.01%
24,075
-16,040
-40% -$298K
TRIB
898
Trinity Biotech
TRIB
$7.86M
$324K ﹤0.01%
184
+12
+7% +$21.2K
CYBR
899
DELISTED
CyberArk
CYBR
$323K ﹤0.01%
7,175
-250
-3% -$11.4K
JD icon
900
JD.com
JD
$44.3B
$322K ﹤0.01%
+9,998
New +$295K

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William Blair & Company's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, William Blair & Company held 1,529 positions worth $10.7B, down 7.9% from $11.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $1.39B in Q4 2015, closing 286 positions and reducing 634 holdings. Its most notable exit was Barracuda Networks, Inc., an estimated $7.62M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $70.1M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 1,802,460 shares worth $70.1M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Zoetis in Q4 2015, an estimated $17.2M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $104M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Barracuda Networks, Inc. in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $7.62M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $10.7B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 105 new positions and closed 286 in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 7.9% quarter-over-quarter to $10.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.