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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
+4.38%
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
$61.9B
AUM Growth
+$3.42B
Cap. Flow
+$1.81B
Cap. Flow %
2.93%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.58%
Holding
2,343
New
217
Increased
904
Reduced
850
Closed
216

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TW
TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE)
TW
+$164M
2
NTES icon
NetEase
NTES
+$140M
3
EPI icon
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
EPI
+$119M
4
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$108M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$104M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CP icon
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
+$147M
2
ARG
Airgas Inc
ARG
+$130M
3
FAST icon
Fastenal
FAST
+$128M
4
FDS icon
Factset
FDS
+$98.5M
5
TD icon
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
+$86.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.07%
2 Healthcare 7.65%
3 Consumer Discretionary 6.48%
4 Technology 6.31%
5 Financials 6.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
GME icon
1001
GameStop
GME
$8.53B
$600K ﹤0.01%
71,132
-2,200
-3% -$21.3K
PH icon
1002
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$126B
$600K ﹤0.01%
4,660
-1,120
-19% -$137K
PDCO
1003
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$598K ﹤0.01%
12,447
+63
+0.5% +$2.84K
EMLP icon
1004
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.08B
$594K ﹤0.01%
21,135
– –
RPM icon
1005
RPM International
RPM
$14.9B
$593K ﹤0.01%
11,712
+3,250
+38% +$151K
CMRX
1006
DELISTED
Chimerix, Inc.
CMRX
$593K ﹤0.01%
+14,750
New +$500K
RBBN icon
1007
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$384M
$591K ﹤0.01%
29,800
+377
+1% +$6.67K
CRS icon
1008
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$28.3B
$589K ﹤0.01%
11,965
-2,199
-16% -$106K
NRT
1009
North European Oil Royalty Trust
NRT
$79.8M
$589K ﹤0.01%
48,450
+3,050
+7% +$50.2K
VDC icon
1010
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
VDC
$7.99B
$588K ﹤0.01%
4,700
– –
WT icon
1011
WisdomTree
WT
$3.37B
$587K ﹤0.01%
37,456
+4,700
+14% +$65.4K
SI
1012
DELISTED
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT ADS
SI
$581K ﹤0.01%
5,157
-1,284
-20% -$145K
SHY icon
1013
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
SHY
$25.1B
$575K ﹤0.01%
6,814
– –
HOLX
1014
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$573K ﹤0.01%
21,420
+6,970
+48% +$180K
SBRA icon
1015
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$5.32B
$573K ﹤0.01%
18,883
-15,194
-45% -$419K
AOS icon
1016
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.59B
$572K ﹤0.01%
20,300
+1,200
+6% +$31.3K
AVY icon
1017
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.4B
$570K ﹤0.01%
11,000
-11,725
-52% -$557K
CVA
1018
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$570K ﹤0.01%
25,908
-370
-1% -$8.33K
EWC icon
1019
iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC
$6.27B
$562K ﹤0.01%
19,500
+3,849
+25% +$113K
AYR
1020
DELISTED
Aircastle Ltd
AYR
$562K ﹤0.01%
26,278
+1,366
+5% +$26.6K
OKE icon
1021
Oneok
OKE
$55B
$561K ﹤0.01%
11,282
+5,045
+81% +$278K
ELDN icon
1022
Eledon Pharmaceuticals
ELDN
$266M
$560K ﹤0.01%
+235
New +$558K
PEG icon
1023
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$37.6B
$560K ﹤0.01%
13,515
+285
+2% +$11.5K
CAR icon
1024
Avis
CAR
$4.9B
$559K ﹤0.01%
8,437
+4,350
+106% +$249K
VOT icon
1025
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF
VOT
$19.9B
$559K ﹤0.01%
5,511
-207
-4% -$20.5K
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41
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,343 positions worth $61.9B, up 5.8% from $58.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.6% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2014 filing shows 217 new, 904 increased, 850 reduced and 216 closed positions. Its largest new stake was NetEase: 7,341,640 shares worth $146M. The largest sale was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, an estimated $147M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.1% of assets, down from 8.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2014 buy was NetEase: 7,341,640 shares worth $146M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE) in Q4 2014, an estimated $164M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, cutting an estimated $147M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares) in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $46.8M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.6% of its $61.9B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 217 new positions and closed 216 in Q4 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5.8% quarter-over-quarter to $61.9B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 5 Feb 2015.