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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

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
ING icon
926
ING
ING
$102B
$309K ﹤0.01%
21,913
-1,254
-5% -$19.8K
QUOT
927
DELISTED
Quotient Technology Inc
QUOT
$307K ﹤0.01%
34,090
-536,034
-94% -$5.28M
PFG icon
928
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$24.7B
$305K ﹤0.01%
6,449
+215
+3% +$11.1K
SM icon
929
SM Energy
SM
$6.88B
$304K ﹤0.01%
9,500
-120,804
-93% -$4.38M
PARA
930
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$303K ﹤0.01%
16,040
+11,023
+220% +$535K
UNIT
931
Uniti Group
UNIT
$2.33B
$303K ﹤0.01%
16,982
-2,085
-11% -$44.7K
AWK icon
932
American Water Works
AWK
$26.8B
$302K ﹤0.01%
5,493
-24,982
-82% -$1.31M
EW icon
933
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$51.5B
$302K ﹤0.01%
12,756
-6,438
-34% -$155K
ORBC
934
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
$302K ﹤0.01%
54,074
-834,482
-94% -$5.02M
AXDX
935
DELISTED
Accelerate Diagnostics
AXDX
$301K ﹤0.01%
1,862
-18,816
-91% -$4.07M
FFIV icon
936
F5
FFIV
$23.5B
$301K ﹤0.01%
2,604
-69
-3% -$8.45K
J icon
937
Jacobs Solutions
J
$16.9B
$300K ﹤0.01%
9,712
-1,692
-15% -$56.6K
USMV icon
938
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
$24.1B
$300K ﹤0.01%
7,580
+560
+8% +$22.9K
DT
939
DELISTED
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG ADS (1ORD)
DT
$300K ﹤0.01%
16,925
-6,475
-28% -$115K
LFUS icon
940
Littelfuse
LFUS
$11.7B
$298K ﹤0.01%
3,280
SI
941
DELISTED
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT ADS
SI
$297K ﹤0.01%
3,338
-1,319
-28% -$117K
TRIB
942
Trinity Biotech
TRIB
$7.86M
$295K ﹤0.01%
172
-4,949
-97% -$11.9M
BECN
943
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$295K ﹤0.01%
9,105
-1,240
-12% -$42.3K
ROST icon
944
Ross Stores
ROST
$81.6B
$293K ﹤0.01%
6,063
-2,321,125
-100% -$119M
MIXT
945
DELISTED
MIX TELEMATICS LIMITED
MIXT
$293K ﹤0.01%
55,450
-38,371
-41% -$247K
LOGI icon
946
Logitech
LOGI
$14.7B
$292K ﹤0.01%
22,335
REGN icon
947
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$79.5B
$292K ﹤0.01%
629
-49
-7% -$26.3K
WWW icon
948
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.56B
$291K ﹤0.01%
13,448
-590,054
-98% -$16.1M
FRC
949
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$290K ﹤0.01%
4,629
+181
+4% +$11.3K
AIVL icon
950
WisdomTree US AI Enhanced Value Fund
AIVL
$433M
$289K ﹤0.01%
4,300
-1,200
-22% -$85.4K

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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.