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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
+512.03%
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
WSO icon
76
Watsco Inc
WSO
$13.1B
$44.7M 0.39%
376,866
+45,999
+14% +$5.73M
SBH icon
77
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.54B
$44.4M 0.38%
1,869,548
-5,984,753
-76% -$166M
ABBV icon
78
AbbVie
ABBV
$433B
$44.4M 0.38%
815,637
-22,377
-3% -$1.46M
SCHW
79
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$184B
$44.1M 0.38%
1,542,615
+205,701
+15% +$6.6M
UAA icon
80
Under Armour
UAA
$2.89B
$42.3M 0.37%
881,263
+117,438
+15% +$5.54M
WDAY icon
81
Workday
WDAY
$40.8B
$42.3M 0.37%
614,838
+297,464
+94% +$23M
XOM icon
82
ExxonMobil
XOM
$643B
$39.1M 0.34%
525,443
+18,258
+4% +$1.41M
BFH icon
83
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.48B
$39.1M 0.34%
188,981
+7,517
+4% +$1.62M
P
84
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$38.8M 0.34%
1,820,047
-8,087,685
-82% -$142M
HCSG icon
85
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.61B
$37.7M 0.33%
1,117,531
-1,865,574
-63% -$63.1M
JPM icon
86
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$937B
$37.4M 0.32%
614,203
+43,270
+8% +$2.83M
EFX icon
87
Equifax
EFX
$20.5B
$37.4M 0.32%
384,990
-2,422,261
-86% -$241M
QCOM icon
88
Qualcomm
QCOM
$159B
$36.5M 0.32%
680,046
-387,952
-36% -$23.1M
COL
89
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$36.4M 0.31%
444,212
-2,076,349
-82% -$178M
MKC icon
90
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$13.9B
$35.7M 0.31%
868,792
-7,570
-0.9% -$308K
INGN icon
91
Inogen
INGN
$182M
$35.4M 0.31%
729,100
+5,016
+0.7% +$238K
ADP icon
92
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$107B
$35.4M 0.31%
440,205
-8,085
-2% -$647K
PG icon
93
Procter & Gamble
PG
$338B
$35.1M 0.3%
488,369
-12,415
-2% -$931K
MDVN
94
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
$34.2M 0.3%
804,912
-2,584,568
-76% -$128M
VTV icon
95
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF
VTV
$189B
$33.7M 0.29%
438,639
+65
+0% +$5.29K
NKE icon
96
Nike
NKE
$63.3B
$33.6M 0.29%
545,700
+37,538
+7% +$2.12M
AYI icon
97
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10B
$33.4M 0.29%
190,293
-18,775
-9% -$3.65M
ALGN icon
98
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.4B
$32.8M 0.28%
578,004
-3,335,612
-85% -$199M
CMG icon
99
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$47.5B
$32.5M 0.28%
2,253,250
-217,150
-9% -$3.09M
SBAC icon
100
SBA Communications
SBAC
$19B
$32.4M 0.28%
309,710
-2,069,678
-87% -$241M
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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.