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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
+2.47%
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
$61.2B
AUM Growth
+$786M
Cap. Flow
-$852M
Cap. Flow %
-1.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.92%
Holding
2,266
New
219
Increased
716
Reduced
943
Closed
168

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SU icon
Suncor Energy
SU
+$298M
2
CNQ icon
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
+$154M
3
IFF icon
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
+$134M
4
BWA icon
BorgWarner
BWA
+$108M
5
ENB icon
Enbridge
ENB
+$98.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
+$210M
2
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$176M
3
DKS icon
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
+$175M
4
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$139M
5
J icon
Jacobs Solutions
J
+$120M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.21%
2 Technology 6.76%
3 Financials 6.05%
4 Healthcare 5.85%
5 Consumer Discretionary 5.46%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ECPG icon
76
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$2.02B
$118M 0.19%
2,597,411
+98,529
+4% +$4.36M
CHKP icon
77
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.1B
$118M 0.19%
1,755,426
-2,114,541
-55% -$139M
TRS icon
78
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.36B
$118M 0.19%
3,869,716
-76,923
-2% -$2.14M
HD icon
79
Home Depot
HD
$332B
$117M 0.19%
1,447,487
+19,463
+1% +$1.54M
LOW icon
80
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$118B
$114M 0.19%
2,384,681
-107,410
-4% -$5.01M
LQD icon
81
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.3B
$114M 0.19%
952,649
+121,904
+15% +$14.4M
SLXP
82
DELISTED
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD DEL
SLXP
$113M 0.19%
918,907
-97,701
-10% -$10.8M
JLL icon
83
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$16.8B
$112M 0.18%
886,715
+403,880
+84% +$48.7M
EOG icon
84
EOG Resources
EOG
$77.5B
$108M 0.18%
922,564
-61,866
-6% -$6.51M
HCSG icon
85
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.58B
$104M 0.17%
3,544,059
-57,493
-2% -$1.7M
SBH icon
86
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.46B
$104M 0.17%
4,150,882
-862,907
-17% -$22.3M
WBA
87
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$104M 0.17%
1,401,125
-7,844
-0.6% -$548K
CTSH icon
88
Cognizant
CTSH
$24.3B
$103M 0.17%
2,113,050
-283,302
-12% -$13.8M
APH icon
89
Amphenol
APH
$197B
$103M 0.17%
8,542,664
-898,120
-10% -$10.7M
VEU icon
90
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.8B
$102M 0.17%
1,946,144
+315,423
+19% +$16.2M
JOYY
91
JOYY Inc
JOYY
$3.68B
$101M 0.16%
1,333,109
+1,184,713
+798% +$77.2M
JPM icon
92
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$933B
$99.2M 0.16%
1,722,036
-326,979
-16% -$18.4M
DHR icon
93
Danaher
DHR
$138B
$98.8M 0.16%
1,867,742
-53,036
-3% -$2.72M
EXAM
94
DELISTED
EXAMWORKS GROUP INC COM STK (DE)
EXAM
$98.6M 0.16%
3,106,113
+2,365,099
+319% +$77.5M
IPGP icon
95
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.6B
$98.3M 0.16%
1,428,359
-898,220
-39% -$60.5M
J icon
96
Jacobs Solutions
J
$15.7B
$98.2M 0.16%
2,228,302
-2,512,293
-53% -$120M
AXP icon
97
American Express
AXP
$228B
$96.6M 0.16%
1,018,195
-30,173
-3% -$2.72M
AME icon
98
Ametek
AME
$55B
$95.5M 0.16%
1,827,543
-252,149
-12% -$13.2M
NSR
99
DELISTED
Neustar Inc
NSR
$94.6M 0.15%
3,637,303
+201,120
+6% +$5.47M
TSCO icon
100
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$15.8B
$93M 0.15%
7,699,195
-319,135
-4% -$4.18M
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4
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,266 positions worth $61.2B, up 1.3% from $60.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.9% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2014 filing shows 219 new, 716 increased, 943 reduced and 168 closed positions. Its largest new stake was International Flavors & Fragrances: 1,361,169 shares worth $142M. The largest sale was Allergan Inc, an estimated $210M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.2% of assets, down from 8.7% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2014 buy was International Flavors & Fragrances: 1,361,169 shares worth $142M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Suncor Energy in Q2 2014, an estimated $298M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Allergan Inc, cutting an estimated $210M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited iShares MBS ETF in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $88M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.9% of its $61.2B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 219 new positions and closed 168 in Q2 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $61.2B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 1 Aug 2014.