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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
KYE
951
DELISTED
Kayne Anderson Energy
KYE
$289K ﹤0.01%
22,125
– –
MMLP icon
952
Martin Midstream Partners
MMLP
$99.8M
$288K ﹤0.01%
11,800
-1,860
-14% -$53.3K
BBDC icon
953
Barings BDC
BBDC
$963M
$286K ﹤0.01%
+17,375
New +$351K
CCMP
954
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$284K ﹤0.01%
7,360
+107
+1% +$4.67K
SWC
955
DELISTED
Stillwater Mining Co
SWC
$284K ﹤0.01%
27,490
-790,971
-97% -$7.57M
NCMI icon
956
National CineMedia
NCMI
$378M
$283K ﹤0.01%
2,111
-325
-13% -$46.8K
NOBL icon
957
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
NOBL
$11.9B
$279K ﹤0.01%
12,000
– –
FIT
958
DELISTED
Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock
FIT
$279K ﹤0.01%
+7,431
New +$303K
AOI
959
DELISTED
Alliance One International
AOI
$279K ﹤0.01%
13,700
– –
DTH icon
960
WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund
DTH
$658M
$278K ﹤0.01%
7,440
-4,600
-38% -$187K
MANH icon
961
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$11.1B
$278K ﹤0.01%
4,458
-7,565
-63% -$472K
RY icon
962
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$294B
$278K ﹤0.01%
5,034
– –
INDA icon
963
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$6.6B
$277K ﹤0.01%
9,689
-1,008,500
-99% -$29.6M
CAB
964
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
$277K ﹤0.01%
6,066
– –
EVHC
965
DELISTED
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc
EVHC
$275K ﹤0.01%
2,506
+569
+29% +$70.5K
DBEU icon
966
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF
DBEU
$782M
$274K ﹤0.01%
10,990
+2,350
+27% +$62.6K
KEY icon
967
KeyCorp
KEY
$24.3B
$274K ﹤0.01%
21,078
– –
RPV icon
968
Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF
RPV
$1.67B
$274K ﹤0.01%
5,750
-30,300
-84% -$1.55M
EINC icon
969
VanEck Energy Income ETF
EINC
$81.5M
$273K ﹤0.01%
2,640
-142
-5% -$18.3K
PIE icon
970
Invesco Dorsey Wright Emerging Markets Momentum ETF
PIE
$248M
$272K ﹤0.01%
17,732
-10,262
-37% -$170K
TM icon
971
Toyota
TM
$222B
$272K ﹤0.01%
2,321
-96
-4% -$12K
RAD
972
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
$272K ﹤0.01%
2,241
+910
+68% +$152K
KBH icon
973
KB Home
KBH
$3.49B
$270K ﹤0.01%
19,900
– –
SKT icon
974
Tanger
SKT
$4.52B
$270K ﹤0.01%
8,200
– –
CVGW
975
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$268K ﹤0.01%
6,000
-172,600
-97% -$9.01M
37 38
39
40 41

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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.