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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
+5.93%
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
$10.7B
AUM Growth
-$908M
Cap. Flow
-$1.39B
Cap. Flow %
-13.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.51%
Holding
1,529
New
105
Increased
364
Reduced
634
Closed
286

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$66.7M
2
G icon
Genpact
G
+$27.6M
3
ZTS icon
Zoetis
ZTS
+$17.2M
4
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$16.2M
5
PLAY icon
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
+$13.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$104M
2
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$42.3M
3
MA icon
Mastercard
MA
+$37.4M
4
MJN
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
+$37.4M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$33.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.61%
2 Technology 14.78%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Financials 12.35%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
XOM icon
76
ExxonMobil
XOM
$643B
$42.1M 0.4%
539,979
+14,536
+3% +$1.16M
BFH icon
77
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.48B
$41.8M 0.39%
189,406
+425
+0.2% +$96.1K
NKE icon
78
Nike
NKE
$63.3B
$41.7M 0.39%
666,923
+121,223
+22% +$7.82M
FISV
79
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$29B
$41.3M 0.39%
903,984
-144,248
-14% -$6.77M
PG icon
80
Procter & Gamble
PG
$338B
$39.4M 0.37%
496,175
+7,806
+2% +$597K
WFC icon
81
Wells Fargo
WFC
$266B
$39.3M 0.37%
722,180
+128,660
+22% +$6.99M
SU icon
82
Suncor Energy
SU
$77.9B
$37.7M 0.35%
1,462,805
-598,236
-29% -$16.5M
UAA icon
83
Under Armour
UAA
$2.89B
$37.3M 0.35%
931,191
+49,928
+6% +$2.26M
MKC icon
84
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$13.9B
$37.3M 0.35%
870,888
+2,096
+0.2% +$88.4K
ADP icon
85
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$107B
$36.6M 0.34%
432,476
-7,729
-2% -$666K
VFC icon
86
VF Corp
VFC
$5.87B
$36.2M 0.34%
617,984
-262,811
-30% -$16.4M
EFA icon
87
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78.4B
$35.5M 0.33%
603,900
+145,569
+32% +$8.77M
HCSG icon
88
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.61B
$35.3M 0.33%
1,013,708
-103,823
-9% -$3.77M
ACN icon
89
Accenture
ACN
$101B
$33.7M 0.32%
322,071
+4,612
+1% +$487K
INGN icon
90
Inogen
INGN
$182M
$33.4M 0.31%
834,063
+104,963
+14% +$4.44M
CVS icon
91
CVS Health
CVS
$134B
$32M 0.3%
327,469
+81,912
+33% +$8.02M
WSM icon
92
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$28.2B
$32M 0.3%
1,095,122
-714,476
-39% -$24.5M
PYPL icon
93
PayPal
PYPL
$49.5B
$31.6M 0.3%
871,600
+227,172
+35% +$8.01M
PEP icon
94
PepsiCo
PEP
$191B
$31.1M 0.29%
311,119
+41,379
+15% +$4.13M
SGEN
95
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
$30.6M 0.29%
681,900
+56,780
+9% +$2.36M
VEEV icon
96
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$33.5B
$30.1M 0.28%
1,042,466
+271,695
+35% +$7.25M
ABCO
97
DELISTED
Advisory Board Co
ABCO
$29.9M 0.28%
602,000
+8,416
+1% +$409K
MDVN
98
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
$29.8M 0.28%
616,079
-188,833
-23% -$8.15M
AMGN icon
99
Amgen
AMGN
$204B
$29.8M 0.28%
183,445
+14,090
+8% +$2.21M
PAYX icon
100
Paychex
PAYX
$41.9B
$28.8M 0.27%
544,828
+14,628
+3% +$765K
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, William Blair & Company held 1,529 positions worth $10.7B, down 7.9% from $11.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $1.39B in Q4 2015, closing 286 positions and reducing 634 holdings. Its most notable exit was Barracuda Networks, Inc., an estimated $7.62M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $70.1M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 1,802,460 shares worth $70.1M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Zoetis in Q4 2015, an estimated $17.2M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $104M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Barracuda Networks, Inc. in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $7.62M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $10.7B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 105 new positions and closed 286 in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 7.9% quarter-over-quarter to $10.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.