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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
AMLP icon
901
Alerian MLP ETF
AMLP
$12.9B
$877K ﹤0.01%
11,280
+984
+10% +$81.8K
CEF icon
902
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
$7.54B
$876K ﹤0.01%
75,157
+360
+0.5% +$4.31K
CSX icon
903
CSX Corp
CSX
$94.3B
$872K ﹤0.01%
80,082
-4,782
-6% -$55.4K
AEP icon
904
American Electric Power
AEP
$70.1B
$871K ﹤0.01%
16,462
-797
-5% -$44.1K
IJK icon
905
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
IJK
$11.1B
$870K ﹤0.01%
20,532
-1,680
-8% -$72K
PTEN icon
906
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$3.82B
$856K ﹤0.01%
+45,494
New +$944K
VBR icon
907
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF
VBR
$38.1B
$852K ﹤0.01%
7,915
-93
-1% -$10.2K
QVCGA
908
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$848K ﹤0.01%
630
-64
-9% -$89K
PPO
909
DELISTED
POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC
PPO
$845K ﹤0.01%
14,110
-4,443
-24% -$264K
CONE
910
DELISTED
CyrusOne Inc Common Stock
CONE
$843K ﹤0.01%
28,633
+423
+1% +$13.2K
SPLS
911
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$842K ﹤0.01%
54,979
-1,300
-2% -$21.2K
WT icon
912
WisdomTree
WT
$3.44B
$841K ﹤0.01%
38,306
– –
OVV icon
913
Ovintiv
OVV
$16.8B
$833K ﹤0.01%
15,127
+354
+2% +$22.5K
LH icon
914
Labcorp
LH
$25.2B
$827K ﹤0.01%
7,941
-614
-7% -$63.9K
TCF
915
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$823K ﹤0.01%
24,905
+288
+1% +$9.09K
IGSB icon
916
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$23B
$821K ﹤0.01%
15,590
– –
SLCA
917
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$816K ﹤0.01%
27,804
-5,930
-18% -$200K
ACH
918
Accendra Health
ACH
$227M
$815K ﹤0.01%
23,991
+221
+0.9% +$7.45K
AMAT icon
919
Applied Materials
AMAT
$435B
$803K ﹤0.01%
41,840
+558
+1% +$11.5K
NUE icon
920
Nucor
NUE
$62.3B
$801K ﹤0.01%
18,185
+291
+2% +$14K
VRTX icon
921
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$121B
$798K ﹤0.01%
6,469
– –
RCL icon
922
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$87.2B
$792K ﹤0.01%
10,073
-1,635
-14% -$125K
JCI icon
923
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$92.9B
$780K ﹤0.01%
15,046
-1,448
-9% -$77.5K
BEN icon
924
Franklin Resources
BEN
$18.1B
$779K ﹤0.01%
15,899
+286
+2% +$14.7K
KATE
925
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
$778K ﹤0.01%
36,128
– –
35 36
37
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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.