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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
IUSG icon
951
iShares Core S&P US Growth ETF
IUSG
$33.5B
$712K ﹤0.01%
17,524
-750
-4% -$30.9K
SSYS icon
952
Stratasys
SSYS
$772M
$710K ﹤0.01%
20,347
+3,560
+21% +$149K
HYS icon
953
PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund
HYS
$1.75B
$709K ﹤0.01%
7,102
-148
-2% -$15K
MIK
954
DELISTED
Michaels Stores, Inc
MIK
$705K ﹤0.01%
+26,180
New +$707K
APU
955
DELISTED
AmeriGas Partners, L.P.
APU
$705K ﹤0.01%
15,433
-302
-2% -$14.5K
CMP icon
956
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.27B
$703K ﹤0.01%
8,557
+182
+2% +$16K
CIEN icon
957
Ciena
CIEN
$59.2B
$697K ﹤0.01%
29,461
+9,252
+46% +$211K
COLM icon
958
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$2.97B
$697K ﹤0.01%
+11,534
New +$683K
HRL icon
959
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.9B
$693K ﹤0.01%
24,600
– –
SJR
960
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$690K ﹤0.01%
31,685
+441
+1% +$9.88K
DORM icon
961
Dorman Products
DORM
$4.41B
$686K ﹤0.01%
14,400
– –
ABCB icon
962
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$6.01B
$684K ﹤0.01%
27,036
– –
GTU
963
DELISTED
CENTRAL GOLD TR (CANADA)
GTU
$684K ﹤0.01%
16,668
– –
GAP
964
The Gap Inc
GAP
$7.47B
$681K ﹤0.01%
17,873
– –
CPRT icon
965
Copart
CPRT
$26.9B
$680K ﹤0.01%
153,480
-3,040
-2% -$13.7K
GEO icon
966
The GEO Group
GEO
$4.18B
$678K ﹤0.01%
29,769
+403
+1% +$10.4K
CTRX
967
DELISTED
CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA)
CTRX
$673K ﹤0.01%
11,033
-992,388
-99% -$59.5M
W icon
968
Wayfair
W
$15.6B
$671K ﹤0.01%
17,840
+270
+2% +$8.74K
AVY icon
969
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.3B
$670K ﹤0.01%
11,000
– –
VOT icon
970
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF
VOT
$20B
$664K ﹤0.01%
6,230
-25
-0.4% -$2.71K
ANDX
971
DELISTED
Andeavor Logistics LP
ANDX
$664K ﹤0.01%
11,640
-3,505
-23% -$201K
BMRC icon
972
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$480M
$661K ﹤0.01%
26,000
– –
YELP icon
973
Yelp
YELP
$1.46B
$653K ﹤0.01%
15,199
-22,712
-60% -$1.05M
EXPD icon
974
Expeditors International
EXPD
$23.4B
$647K ﹤0.01%
14,035
-1,209
-8% -$56.9K
CGNX icon
975
Cognex
CGNX
$11.9B
$646K ﹤0.01%
26,896
-4,092
-13% -$101K
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39
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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.