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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

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$104M
2
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$42.3M
3
MA icon
Mastercard
MA
+$37.4M
4
MJN
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
+$37.4M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$33.3M

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
ING icon
926
ING
ING
$102B
$294K ﹤0.01%
21,905
-8
-0% -$113
PII icon
927
Polaris
PII
$3.99B
$291K ﹤0.01%
3,395
-33,075
-91% -$3.51M
HLND
928
DELISTED
HILAND PARTNERS, LP COMMON UNITS
HLND
$291K ﹤0.01%
59,800
+5,000
+9% +$24.3K
IHG icon
929
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$23.5B
$288K ﹤0.01%
5,648
-26,896
-83% -$1.35M
MANH icon
930
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$11.1B
$286K ﹤0.01%
4,321
-137
-3% -$9.74K
MMSI icon
931
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.24B
$286K ﹤0.01%
15,399
– –
DBEU icon
932
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
DBEU
$782M
$285K ﹤0.01%
11,040
+50
+0.5% +$1.31K
TCP
933
DELISTED
TC Pipelines LP
TCP
$285K ﹤0.01%
5,750
-4,500
-44% -$223K
FWONK icon
934
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$25B
$284K ﹤0.01%
10,568
-82
-0.8% -$2.22K
TFC icon
935
Truist Financial
TFC
$64.2B
$283K ﹤0.01%
7,489
-3,000
-29% -$113K
IDTI
936
DELISTED
Integrated Device Technology I
IDTI
$283K ﹤0.01%
+10,750
New +$276K
CAB
937
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
$283K ﹤0.01%
6,066
– –
IJT icon
938
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF
IJT
$8.38B
$282K ﹤0.01%
4,544
-646
-12% -$41K
RPV icon
939
Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF
RPV
$1.67B
$282K ﹤0.01%
5,750
– –
J icon
940
Jacobs Solutions
J
$16.9B
$281K ﹤0.01%
8,110
-1,602
-16% -$54.9K
AIVL icon
941
WisdomTree US AI Enhanced Value Fund
AIVL
$433M
$280K ﹤0.01%
3,995
-305
-7% -$21.7K
PRTS icon
942
CarParts.com
PRTS
$46.9M
$280K ﹤0.01%
9,494
+330
+4% +$7.81K
MUSA icon
943
Murphy USA
MUSA
$9.9B
$277K ﹤0.01%
+4,575
New +$274K
DLTR icon
944
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$24.9B
$273K ﹤0.01%
3,538
+397
+13% +$27.8K
LUV icon
945
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$23B
$271K ﹤0.01%
+6,312
New +$280K
VPL icon
946
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.32B
$270K ﹤0.01%
4,773
– –
SKT icon
947
Tanger
SKT
$4.52B
$268K ﹤0.01%
8,200
– –
AGEN
948
Agenus
AGEN
$312M
$267K ﹤0.01%
3,002
+1,121
+60% +$103K
NBHC icon
949
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.91B
$267K ﹤0.01%
12,500
– –
EWG icon
950
iShares MSCI Germany ETF
EWG
$1.61B
$266K ﹤0.01%
10,163
-47,135
-82% -$1.25M
36 37
38
39 40

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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.