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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
-0.37%
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
$58.5B
AUM Growth
-$2.78B
Cap. Flow
-$639M
Cap. Flow %
-1.09%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.82%
Holding
2,314
New
217
Increased
799
Reduced
860
Closed
188

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$246M
2
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$169M
3
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$103M
4
VRSK icon
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
+$100M
5
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$86.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$196M
2
CYT
CYTEC INDS INC
CYT
+$169M
3
HOG icon
Harley-Davidson
HOG
+$144M
4
FOSL icon
Fossil Group
FOSL
+$138M
5
COV
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
+$109M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.42%
2 Healthcare 6.73%
3 Technology 6.16%
4 Financials 5.99%
5 Consumer Discretionary 5.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EOG icon
76
EOG Resources
EOG
$78.1B
$126M 0.22%
1,274,297
+351,733
+38% +$38.2M
BWA icon
77
BorgWarner
BWA
$13.2B
$125M 0.21%
2,709,340
-423,338
-14% -$23.2M
LQD icon
78
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$32.8B
$125M 0.21%
1,057,609
+104,960
+11% +$12.5M
LOW icon
79
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$117B
$125M 0.21%
2,359,105
-25,576
-1% -$1.29M
CTRX
80
DELISTED
CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA)
CTRX
$117M 0.2%
2,782,472
-990,230
-26% -$45M
ANSS
81
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$116M 0.2%
1,532,564
-473,788
-24% -$37.2M
AME icon
82
Ametek
AME
$55.9B
$115M 0.2%
2,287,042
+459,499
+25% +$23.9M
SBH icon
83
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.6B
$114M 0.2%
4,176,356
+25,474
+0.6% +$675K
VRSK icon
84
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$25B
$113M 0.19%
1,859,437
+1,607,476
+638% +$100M
HMSY
85
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$111M 0.19%
5,902,396
-60,329
-1% -$1.22M
CPT icon
86
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11B
$111M 0.19%
1,794,100
+942,300
+111% +$68.3M
VIPS icon
87
Vipshop
VIPS
$7.43B
$110M 0.19%
5,821,690
+1,587,150
+37% +$32.7M
ECPG icon
88
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$2.1B
$108M 0.18%
2,433,805
-163,606
-6% -$7.23M
BAP icon
89
Credicorp
BAP
$31.7B
$105M 0.18%
685,512
-270,823
-28% -$41.5M
VFC icon
90
VF Corp
VFC
$5.92B
$103M 0.18%
1,659,198
+244,208
+17% +$14.6M
JLL icon
91
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$16.6B
$103M 0.18%
813,132
-73,583
-8% -$9.58M
META icon
92
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.5T
$103M 0.18%
1,297,981
+19,536
+2% +$1.43M
BABA icon
93
Alibaba
BABA
$307B
$102M 0.17%
+1,144,057
New +$103M
DG icon
94
Dollar General
DG
$28.2B
$99.1M 0.17%
1,620,981
+71,068
+5% +$4.25M
NSR
95
DELISTED
Neustar Inc
NSR
$99M 0.17%
3,988,837
+351,534
+10% +$9.69M
VEU icon
96
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.8B
$98.3M 0.17%
1,995,822
+49,678
+3% +$2.57M
JPM icon
97
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$939B
$96.3M 0.16%
1,599,315
-122,721
-7% -$7.17M
MAN icon
98
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.5B
$95.4M 0.16%
1,361,477
+639,728
+89% +$50M
DHR icon
99
Danaher
DHR
$138B
$92.7M 0.16%
1,815,189
-52,553
-3% -$2.7M
EXAM
100
DELISTED
EXAMWORKS GROUP INC COM STK (DE)
EXAM
$90.9M 0.16%
2,774,208
-331,905
-11% -$10.9M
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William Blair & Company's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,314 positions worth $58.5B, down 4.5% from $61.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.8% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q3 2014 filing shows 217 new, 799 increased, 860 reduced and 188 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alibaba: 1,144,057 shares worth $102M. The largest sale was TSMC, an estimated $196M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.4% of assets, up from 8.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2014 buy was Alibaba: 1,144,057 shares worth $102M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Teva Pharmaceuticals in Q3 2014, an estimated $246M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was TSMC, cutting an estimated $196M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $59.6M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.8% of its $58.5B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 217 new positions and closed 188 in Q3 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $58.5B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 4 Nov 2014.