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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
+563.35%
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

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
MNRO icon
976
Monro
MNRO
$388M
$268K ﹤0.01%
3,962
-208,489
-98% -$13.3M
ESSX
977
DELISTED
ESSEX RENTAL CORP. COMMON STOCK
ESSX
$268K ﹤0.01%
726,500
PBT
978
Permian Basin Royalty Trust
PBT
$1.47B
$265K ﹤0.01%
43,500
-1,250
-3% -$8.71K
IPHS
979
DELISTED
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
IPHS
$265K ﹤0.01%
6,695
-1,064
-14% -$51.5K
GRR
980
DELISTED
Asia Tigers Fund
GRR
$265K ﹤0.01%
29,063
-4,100
-12% -$41.2K
DOV icon
981
Dover
DOV
$28.4B
$264K ﹤0.01%
5,739
-712
-11% -$36.1K
INFN
982
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$263K ﹤0.01%
13,450
-515
-4% -$11.2K
EQC
983
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$262K ﹤0.01%
+9,600
New +$254K
SCSC icon
984
Scansource
SCSC
$1.16B
$261K ﹤0.01%
7,358
MDP
985
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$261K ﹤0.01%
6,120
-318,127
-98% -$15.2M
FWONK icon
986
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$25B
$259K ﹤0.01%
10,650
-244
-2% -$6.26K
NBHC icon
987
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.91B
$256K ﹤0.01%
12,500
-418,984
-97% -$8.67M
VPL icon
988
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.32B
$256K ﹤0.01%
4,773
-99,100
-95% -$5.73M
BHP icon
989
BHP
BHP
$223B
$255K ﹤0.01%
9,081
-388
-4% -$12.6K
WTM icon
990
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.3B
$252K ﹤0.01%
+337
New +$242K
YMLI
991
DELISTED
VanEck Vectors High Income Infrastructure MLP ETF
YMLI
$251K ﹤0.01%
18,375
-250
-1% -$4.17K
IWB icon
992
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$49.7B
$250K ﹤0.01%
2,344
-156
-6% -$17.7K
TOL icon
993
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14.1B
$250K ﹤0.01%
7,325
TLP
994
DELISTED
Transmontaigne
TLP
$250K ﹤0.01%
9,173
-1,456
-14% -$46.9K
CLC
995
DELISTED
Clarcor
CLC
$250K ﹤0.01%
5,263
HW
996
DELISTED
Headwaters Inc
HW
$248K ﹤0.01%
13,194
-380,386
-97% -$7.45M
TDC icon
997
Teradata
TDC
$2.54B
$247K ﹤0.01%
8,550
+2,506
+41% +$80.3K
AKRX
998
DELISTED
Akorn Inc
AKRX
$247K ﹤0.01%
8,686
-85,316
-91% -$3.53M
DISCK
999
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$245K ﹤0.01%
10,130
-2,825
-22% -$78.4K
NTT
1000
DELISTED
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone
NTT
$245K ﹤0.01%
6,955
-7,612
-52% -$285K

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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.