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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
-0.37%
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
$58.5B
AUM Growth
-$2.78B
Cap. Flow
-$639M
Cap. Flow %
-1.09%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.82%
Holding
2,314
New
217
Increased
799
Reduced
860
Closed
188

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$246M
2
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$169M
3
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$103M
4
VRSK icon
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
+$100M
5
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$86.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$196M
2
CYT
CYTEC INDS INC
CYT
+$169M
3
HOG icon
Harley-Davidson
HOG
+$144M
4
FOSL icon
Fossil Group
FOSL
+$138M
5
COV
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
+$109M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.42%
2 Healthcare 6.73%
3 Technology 6.16%
4 Financials 5.99%
5 Consumer Discretionary 5.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CGNX icon
1001
Cognex
CGNX
$11.8B
$590K ﹤0.01%
29,306
-7,580
-21% -$157K
SAP icon
1002
SAP
SAP
$228B
$586K ﹤0.01%
8,126
– –
VBR icon
1003
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF
VBR
$37.9B
$586K ﹤0.01%
5,874
+298
+5% +$30.9K
VNR
1004
DELISTED
Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC
VNR
$584K ﹤0.01%
21,285
+2,470
+13% +$74.6K
BR icon
1005
Broadridge
BR
$18.9B
$583K ﹤0.01%
14,015
-167
-1% -$6.94K
KYE
1006
DELISTED
Kayne Anderson Energy
KYE
$578K ﹤0.01%
18,100
+800
+5% +$25.9K
SHY icon
1007
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
SHY
$25.1B
$576K ﹤0.01%
6,814
-127
-2% -$10.7K
EMLP icon
1008
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.08B
$573K ﹤0.01%
21,135
– –
LNKD
1009
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$572K ﹤0.01%
2,752
+1,235
+81% +$247K
HES
1010
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$571K ﹤0.01%
6,052
-413
-6% -$40.8K
ZGNX
1011
DELISTED
Zogenix, Inc.
ZGNX
$568K ﹤0.01%
61,788
+8,500
+16% +$96.7K
EA icon
1012
Electronic Arts
EA
$52.9B
$566K ﹤0.01%
15,915
+890
+6% +$32.4K
XLI icon
1013
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLI
$33.9B
$565K ﹤0.01%
10,636
-200
-2% -$10.7K
AMN icon
1014
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$1.27B
$563K ﹤0.01%
35,905
+9,283
+35% +$132K
IWB icon
1015
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$49.8B
$563K ﹤0.01%
5,125
-1,108
-18% -$122K
NFLX icon
1016
Netflix
NFLX
$309B
$558K ﹤0.01%
+86,590
New +$562K
OIH icon
1017
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$1.91B
$557K ﹤0.01%
561
– –
CVA
1018
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$557K ﹤0.01%
+26,278
New +$548K
FTNT icon
1019
Fortinet
FTNT
$120B
$552K ﹤0.01%
109,270
-17,415
-14% -$88K
VDC icon
1020
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
VDC
$7.99B
$552K ﹤0.01%
4,700
+100
+2% +$11.6K
NEOG icon
1021
Neogen
NEOG
$2.49B
$550K ﹤0.01%
37,179
+7,190
+24% +$113K
VOT icon
1022
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF
VOT
$19.9B
$550K ﹤0.01%
5,718
-353
-6% -$34.2K
CIEN icon
1023
Ciena
CIEN
$57.9B
$548K ﹤0.01%
32,834
+1,277
+4% +$25K
JKHY icon
1024
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11B
$548K ﹤0.01%
9,859
-659
-6% -$38.4K
EMES
1025
DELISTED
Emerge Energy Services LP
EMES
$547K ﹤0.01%
4,751
-670
-12% -$79K
39 40
41
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William Blair & Company's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,314 positions worth $58.5B, down 4.5% from $61.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.8% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q3 2014 filing shows 217 new, 799 increased, 860 reduced and 188 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alibaba: 1,144,057 shares worth $102M. The largest sale was TSMC, an estimated $196M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.4% of assets, up from 8.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2014 buy was Alibaba: 1,144,057 shares worth $102M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Teva Pharmaceuticals in Q3 2014, an estimated $246M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was TSMC, cutting an estimated $196M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $59.6M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.8% of its $58.5B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 217 new positions and closed 188 in Q3 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $58.5B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 4 Nov 2014.