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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
-5.41%
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
$11.6B
AUM Growth
-$55.3B
Cap. Flow
-$52.2B
Cap. Flow %
-451.81%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.24%
Holding
2,286
New
72
Increased
349
Reduced
842
Closed
862

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$23.1M
2
WDAY icon
Workday
WDAY
+$23M
3
PANW icon
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
+$16.6M
4
BIIB icon
Biogen
BIIB
+$16.4M
5
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$16.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$348M
2
WP
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
+$342M
3
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$333M
4
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$333M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$330M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.68%
2 Technology 13.63%
3 Industrials 12.35%
4 Financials 11.99%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.58%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EWC icon
901
iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC
$6.26B
$350K ﹤0.01%
15,250
-2,500
-14% -$61.5K
IVE icon
902
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
IVE
$49.6B
$350K ﹤0.01%
4,178
-104
-2% -$9.3K
RLI icon
903
RLI Corp
RLI
$5.91B
$349K ﹤0.01%
13,076
-6,746
-34% -$183K
SJR
904
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$348K ﹤0.01%
17,919
-13,766
-43% -$280K
CFG icon
905
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$30.5B
$342K ﹤0.01%
14,334
-769
-5% -$19.6K
DM
906
DELISTED
Dominion Energy Midstream Ptr LP
DM
$340K ﹤0.01%
12,670
+3,360
+36% +$113K
NGHC
907
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
$335K ﹤0.01%
17,401
+4,301
+33% +$88.4K
ARC
908
DELISTED
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.
ARC
$333K ﹤0.01%
56,021
-88,950
-61% -$601K
ITY
909
DELISTED
IMPERIAL TOBACCO GRP ADS(RP 2
ITY
$332K ﹤0.01%
3,217
-1,574
-33% -$162K
INCY icon
910
Incyte
INCY
$24B
$328K ﹤0.01%
2,970
-140
-5% -$15.7K
IVW icon
911
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$77B
$324K ﹤0.01%
12,056
– –
JCP
912
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
$324K ﹤0.01%
34,925
+825
+2% +$7.3K
Y
913
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$323K ﹤0.01%
689
-59
-8% -$28.4K
APAM icon
914
Artisan Partners
APAM
$3.06B
$322K ﹤0.01%
9,154
+280
+3% +$12.1K
XLK icon
915
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLK
$122B
$320K ﹤0.01%
16,232
+1,542
+10% +$31.8K
HDSN
916
Hudson Technologies
HDSN
$238M
$319K ﹤0.01%
107,571
-3,100,859
-97% -$9.75M
STAG icon
917
STAG Industrial
STAG
$7.1B
$318K ﹤0.01%
17,500
-3,500
-17% -$65.9K
HPY
918
DELISTED
HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. COM STK
HPY
$317K ﹤0.01%
5,053
-15
-0.3% -$893
WHR icon
919
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.8B
$315K ﹤0.01%
2,143
+157
+8% +$26.6K
AB icon
920
AllianceBernstein
AB
$3.47B
$314K ﹤0.01%
11,839
– –
CTLP
921
DELISTED
Cantaloupe
CTLP
$314K ﹤0.01%
126,508
-1,711,486
-93% -$5.33M
IJS icon
922
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
IJS
$8.26B
$312K ﹤0.01%
5,960
-200
-3% -$11.1K
HLF icon
923
Herbalife
HLF
$1.21B
$311K ﹤0.01%
11,460
-190,930
-94% -$5.23M
IJT icon
924
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF
IJT
$8.38B
$311K ﹤0.01%
5,190
-1,870
-26% -$120K
INFI
925
DELISTED
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
INFI
$311K ﹤0.01%
36,815
-11,385
-24% -$105K
35 36
37
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William Blair & Company's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, William Blair & Company held 2,286 positions worth $11.6B, down 83% from $66.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $52.2B in Q3 2015, closing 862 positions and reducing 842 holdings. Its most notable exit was Enbridge, an estimated $154M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 7.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in PayPal worth $20M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2015 buy was PayPal: 644,428 shares worth $20M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Workday in Q3 2015, an estimated $23M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Teva Pharmaceuticals, cutting an estimated $348M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Enbridge in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $154M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $11.6B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 72 new positions and closed 862 in Q3 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 83% quarter-over-quarter to $11.6B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 12 Nov 2015.