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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
+4.38%
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
$61.9B
AUM Growth
+$3.42B
Cap. Flow
+$1.81B
Cap. Flow %
2.93%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.58%
Holding
2,343
New
217
Increased
904
Reduced
850
Closed
216

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TW
TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE)
TW
+$164M
2
NTES icon
NetEase
NTES
+$140M
3
EPI icon
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
EPI
+$119M
4
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$108M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$104M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CP icon
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
+$147M
2
ARG
Airgas Inc
ARG
+$130M
3
FAST icon
Fastenal
FAST
+$128M
4
FDS icon
Factset
FDS
+$98.5M
5
TD icon
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
+$86.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.07%
2 Healthcare 7.65%
3 Consumer Discretionary 6.48%
4 Technology 6.31%
5 Financials 6.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
HMSY
76
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$137M 0.22%
6,481,059
+578,663
+10% +$12.1M
SBH icon
77
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.43B
$131M 0.21%
4,266,471
+90,115
+2% +$2.68M
EOG icon
78
EOG Resources
EOG
$79.2B
$128M 0.21%
1,392,150
+117,853
+9% +$11M
IFF icon
79
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$20.2B
$127M 0.21%
1,254,312
-358,915
-22% -$35.5M
VFC icon
80
VF Corp
VFC
$5.63B
$127M 0.21%
1,802,535
+143,337
+9% +$9.48M
MIDD icon
81
Middleby
MIDD
$6.04B
$125M 0.2%
1,260,558
+570,638
+83% +$52.2M
MAR icon
82
Marriott International
MAR
$98.3B
$124M 0.2%
1,595,510
-362,929
-19% -$26.8M
EPI icon
83
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
EPI
$2.06B
$123M 0.2%
5,559,352
+5,314,696
+2,172% +$119M
PRGO icon
84
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.4B
$121M 0.2%
722,570
+479,584
+197% +$75M
ECPG icon
85
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$2.02B
$120M 0.19%
2,712,117
+278,312
+11% +$12M
CNQ icon
86
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$99.4B
$119M 0.19%
7,939,162
+325,185
+4% +$5.31M
NSR
87
DELISTED
Neustar Inc
NSR
$119M 0.19%
4,279,844
+291,007
+7% +$7.64M
TECH icon
88
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.2B
$117M 0.19%
5,076,136
-942,948
-16% -$21.6M
PX
89
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$116M 0.19%
894,544
-168,327
-16% -$21.3M
EHC icon
90
Encompass Health
EHC
$11B
$107M 0.17%
3,490,869
-1,282,771
-27% -$40M
META icon
91
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.42T
$106M 0.17%
1,357,743
+59,762
+5% +$4.57M
CTRX
92
DELISTED
CATAMARAN CORP COM STK (CDA)
CTRX
$105M 0.17%
2,032,343
-750,129
-27% -$35.3M
WBA
93
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$105M 0.17%
1,379,452
+868
+0.1% +$58K
CHD icon
94
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.4B
$104M 0.17%
2,646,148
-2,018,010
-43% -$74.5M
CPT icon
95
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11B
$104M 0.17%
1,924,300
+130,200
+7% +$9.64M
CELG
96
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$103M 0.17%
921,894
-15,537
-2% -$1.64M
ROST icon
97
Ross Stores
ROST
$80.5B
$101M 0.16%
2,135,242
+2,129,210
+35,299% +$89.9M
SFM icon
98
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$8.13B
$96.8M 0.16%
2,849,891
+229,317
+9% +$7M
VIPS icon
99
Vipshop
VIPS
$7.37B
$96.7M 0.16%
4,947,710
-873,980
-15% -$18.4M
ARG
100
DELISTED
Airgas Inc
ARG
$96.7M 0.16%
839,150
-1,157,686
-58% -$130M
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,343 positions worth $61.9B, up 5.8% from $58.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.6% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2014 filing shows 217 new, 904 increased, 850 reduced and 216 closed positions. Its largest new stake was NetEase: 7,341,640 shares worth $146M. The largest sale was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, an estimated $147M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.1% of assets, down from 8.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2014 buy was NetEase: 7,341,640 shares worth $146M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE) in Q4 2014, an estimated $164M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, cutting an estimated $147M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares) in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $46.8M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.6% of its $61.9B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 217 new positions and closed 216 in Q4 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5.8% quarter-over-quarter to $61.9B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 5 Feb 2015.