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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
+4.38%
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
$61.9B
AUM Growth
+$3.42B
Cap. Flow
+$1.81B
Cap. Flow %
2.93%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.58%
Holding
2,343
New
217
Increased
904
Reduced
850
Closed
216

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TW
TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE)
TW
+$164M
2
NTES icon
NetEase
NTES
+$140M
3
EPI icon
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
EPI
+$119M
4
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$108M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$104M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CP icon
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
+$147M
2
ARG
Airgas Inc
ARG
+$130M
3
FAST icon
Fastenal
FAST
+$128M
4
FDS icon
Factset
FDS
+$98.5M
5
TD icon
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
+$86.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.07%
2 Healthcare 7.65%
3 Consumer Discretionary 6.48%
4 Technology 6.31%
5 Financials 6.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ACH
901
Accendra Health
ACH
$227M
$898K ﹤0.01%
25,578
-9,175
-26% -$309K
VCRA
902
DELISTED
VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
VCRA
$898K ﹤0.01%
86,170
-1,012,071
-92% -$9.62M
CRD.B icon
903
Crawford & Co Class B
CRD.B
$573M
$892K ﹤0.01%
86,825
+3,391
+4% +$31.7K
ANDX
904
DELISTED
Andeavor Logistics LP
ANDX
$891K ﹤0.01%
15,145
-9,150
-38% -$533K
CLC
905
DELISTED
Clarcor
CLC
$888K ﹤0.01%
13,337
+142
+1% +$9.21K
TEG
906
DELISTED
INTEGRYS ENERGY GROUP INC COM (USA)
TEG
$872K ﹤0.01%
11,203
-486
-4% -$35.1K
GHDX
907
DELISTED
Genomic Health, Inc.
GHDX
$871K ﹤0.01%
27,260
-650
-2% -$21.2K
AEC
908
DELISTED
ASSOCIATED ESTATES REALTY CORP
AEC
$869K ﹤0.01%
37,460
-600
-2% -$12.4K
BEN icon
909
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.7B
$864K ﹤0.01%
15,613
+153
+1% +$8.45K
JCI icon
910
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$93.1B
$854K ﹤0.01%
16,876
-229
-1% -$11.2K
CEF icon
911
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
$7.86B
$852K ﹤0.01%
73,547
-32,630
-31% -$387K
GEO icon
912
The GEO Group
GEO
$4.2B
$845K ﹤0.01%
31,422
-413
-1% -$10.8K
IUSG icon
913
iShares Core S&P US Growth ETF
IUSG
$33.5B
$845K ﹤0.01%
21,588
+3,262
+18% +$125K
CONE
914
DELISTED
CyrusOne Inc Common Stock
CONE
$841K ﹤0.01%
30,512
+1,524
+5% +$40K
DTE icon
915
DTE Energy
DTE
$29.1B
$840K ﹤0.01%
11,429
-752
-6% -$52.2K
BJRI icon
916
PUT
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.44B
$838K ﹤0.01%
+16,700
New +$732K
AZPN
917
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
$838K ﹤0.01%
+23,950
New +$838K
FFIV icon
918
F5
FFIV
$23.4B
$826K ﹤0.01%
6,331
+900
+17% +$112K
PARA
919
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$821K ﹤0.01%
14,847
+642
+5% +$34.2K
IGSB icon
920
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$820K ﹤0.01%
15,590
– –
VRTX icon
921
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$123B
$818K ﹤0.01%
6,894
+624
+10% +$70.3K
CAG icon
922
Conagra Brands
CAG
$7.18B
$817K ﹤0.01%
28,988
-2,082
-7% -$57K
STLD icon
923
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$38.1B
$817K ﹤0.01%
41,430
-7,678
-16% -$166K
TYPE
924
DELISTED
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.
TYPE
$816K ﹤0.01%
28,318
+3,283
+13% +$92K
ED icon
925
Consolidated Edison
ED
$40B
$814K ﹤0.01%
12,341
-260
-2% -$16.3K
35 36
37
38 39

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William Blair & Company's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,343 positions worth $61.9B, up 5.8% from $58.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.6% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2014 filing shows 217 new, 904 increased, 850 reduced and 216 closed positions. Its largest new stake was NetEase: 7,341,640 shares worth $146M. The largest sale was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, an estimated $147M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.1% of assets, down from 8.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2014 buy was NetEase: 7,341,640 shares worth $146M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE) in Q4 2014, an estimated $164M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, cutting an estimated $147M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares) in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $46.8M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.6% of its $61.9B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 217 new positions and closed 216 in Q4 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5.8% quarter-over-quarter to $61.9B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 5 Feb 2015.