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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
+3.05%
1 Year Est. Return
+18.88%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.84%
5 Year Est. Return
+90.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+563.35%
AUM
$65B
AUM Growth
+$3.08B
Cap. Flow
+$214M
Cap. Flow %
0.33%
Top 10 Hldgs %
7.07%
Holding
2,420
New
292
Increased
857
Reduced
826
Closed
260

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$197M
2
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$140M
3
COL
Rockwell Collins
COL
+$132M
4
MCO icon
Moody's
MCO
+$127M
5
SBH icon
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
+$94.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
+$146M
2
IT icon
Gartner
IT
+$111M
3
BMRN icon
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
+$106M
4
GLBR
Global Brokerage, Inc. Class A Common Stock
GLBR
+$91.3M
5
FBIN icon
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
+$86M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 7.54%
2 Industrials 7.52%
3 Consumer Discretionary 6.41%
4 Technology 6.29%
5 Financials 6.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
VDC icon
976
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
VDC
$7.98B
$609K ﹤0.01%
4,800
+100
+2% +$12.7K
UUP icon
977
Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund
UUP
$424M
$607K ﹤0.01%
23,441
-30,169
-56% -$760K
ED icon
978
Consolidated Edison
ED
$40.2B
$600K ﹤0.01%
9,853
-2,488
-20% -$162K
EQT icon
979
EQT Corp
EQT
$32.3B
$598K ﹤0.01%
13,263
– –
SHY icon
980
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
SHY
$25.1B
$598K ﹤0.01%
7,048
+234
+3% +$19.8K
JKHY icon
981
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11.2B
$593K ﹤0.01%
8,490
-2,225
-21% -$146K
AHGP
982
DELISTED
Alliance Holdings GP
AHGP
$587K ﹤0.01%
11,370
– –
ADVM
983
DELISTED
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
$585K ﹤0.01%
+1,444
New +$610K
INOV
984
DELISTED
Inovalon Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
INOV
$585K ﹤0.01%
+19,375
New +$581K
HCAP
985
DELISTED
Harvest Capital Credit Corporation
HCAP
$585K ﹤0.01%
45,125
+8,925
+25% +$111K
AVY icon
986
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.2B
$582K ﹤0.01%
11,000
– –
SBRA icon
987
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$5.34B
$581K ﹤0.01%
17,523
-1,360
-7% -$44.1K
HUM icon
988
Humana
HUM
$44.1B
$578K ﹤0.01%
3,252
+1,300
+67% +$206K
TNL icon
989
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.74B
$576K ﹤0.01%
14,116
-284
-2% -$11.3K
NRT
990
North European Oil Royalty Trust
NRT
$81.4M
$575K ﹤0.01%
47,450
-1,000
-2% -$13.2K
LUX
991
DELISTED
Luxottica Group
LUX
$575K ﹤0.01%
9,180
+1,150
+14% +$68.6K
EMB icon
992
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.7B
$573K ﹤0.01%
+5,112
New +$568K
PIE icon
993
Invesco Dorsey Wright Emerging Markets Momentum ETF
PIE
$248M
$573K ﹤0.01%
31,050
-4,000
-11% -$72K
SPH icon
994
Suburban Propane Partners
SPH
$1.18B
$572K ﹤0.01%
13,335
-4,282
-24% -$189K
AYR
995
DELISTED
Aircastle Ltd
AYR
$568K ﹤0.01%
25,316
-962
-4% -$20.9K
EMLP icon
996
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.1B
$567K ﹤0.01%
21,135
– –
PSA icon
997
Public Storage
PSA
$61.1B
$567K ﹤0.01%
2,876
-17
-0.6% -$3.37K
W icon
998
Wayfair
W
$14.3B
$564K ﹤0.01%
17,570
+3,841
+28% +$95.5K
RPM icon
999
RPM International
RPM
$14.8B
$561K ﹤0.01%
11,712
– –
SNY icon
1000
Sanofi
SNY
$103B
$561K ﹤0.01%
11,367
-35,403
-76% -$1.69M
38 39
40
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William Blair & Company's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, William Blair & Company held 2,420 positions worth $65B, up 5% from $61.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.1% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q1 2015 filing shows 292 new, 857 increased, 826 reduced and 260 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First American: 468,238 shares worth $16.7M. The largest sale was PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP, an estimated $146M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 7.5% of assets, down from 7.7% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Consumer Discretionary.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q1 2015 buy was First American: 468,238 shares worth $16.7M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Cerner Corp in Q1 2015, an estimated $197M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP, cutting an estimated $146M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Global Brokerage, Inc. Class A Common Stock in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $91.3M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 7.1% of its $65B portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 292 new positions and closed 260 in Q1 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5% quarter-over-quarter to $65B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 11 May 2015.