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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
VG
1001
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$245K ﹤0.01%
41,700
+27,500
+194% +$156K
NS
1002
DELISTED
NuStar Energy L.P.
NS
$242K ﹤0.01%
5,400
+750
+16% +$39.6K
KYNB
1003
Kyntra Bio
KYNB
$28.3M
$241K ﹤0.01%
440
HWCC
1004
DELISTED
Houston Wire & Cable Company
HWCC
$241K ﹤0.01%
38,155
-1,500
-4% -$12.4K
IMUX icon
1005
Immunic
IMUX
$198M
$240K ﹤0.01%
149
-8
-5% -$40K
WMS icon
1006
Advanced Drainage Systems
WMS
$11.4B
$239K ﹤0.01%
+8,270
New +$240K
COWN
1007
DELISTED
Cowen Inc. Class A Common Stock
COWN
$239K ﹤0.01%
13,160
-505,553
-97% -$11.1M
GLRE icon
1008
Greenlight Captial
GLRE
$511M
$238K ﹤0.01%
10,705
-2,813
-21% -$73.6K
IEV icon
1009
iShares Europe ETF
IEV
$1.69B
$238K ﹤0.01%
6,000
ZUMZ icon
1010
Zumiez
ZUMZ
$332M
$238K ﹤0.01%
+15,250
New +$348K
LNKD
1011
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$238K ﹤0.01%
+1,255
New +$249K
AEE icon
1012
Ameren
AEE
$30B
$237K ﹤0.01%
5,626
+60
+1% +$2.42K
WBMD
1013
DELISTED
WebMD Health Corp.
WBMD
$237K ﹤0.01%
5,968
-1,500
-20% -$63.4K
PRXL
1014
DELISTED
Parexel International Corp
PRXL
$236K ﹤0.01%
3,826
-1,095
-22% -$73.7K
AWAY
1015
DELISTED
HOMEAWAY INC COM
AWAY
$236K ﹤0.01%
+8,915
New +$262K
RICE
1016
DELISTED
Rice Energy Inc.
RICE
$235K ﹤0.01%
14,600
-700
-5% -$13.4K
GLIN icon
1017
VanEck India Growth Leaders ETF
GLIN
$95M
$234K ﹤0.01%
5,555
+300
+6% +$13K
SR icon
1018
Spire
SR
$4.78B
$234K ﹤0.01%
4,300
+240
+6% +$12.8K
HIG icon
1019
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$39.6B
$232K ﹤0.01%
5,079
-1,387
-21% -$64.1K
ODP
1020
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
$232K ﹤0.01%
3,628
HLND
1021
DELISTED
HILAND PARTNERS, LP COMMON UNITS
HLND
$232K ﹤0.01%
54,800
+35,000
+177% +$148K
FUN icon
1022
Cedar Fair
FUN
$1.61B
$231K ﹤0.01%
4,400
+100
+2% +$5.43K
FV icon
1023
First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF
FV
$3.7B
$231K ﹤0.01%
10,550
+500
+5% +$12K
GHC icon
1024
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$5.06B
$231K ﹤0.01%
400
-262
-40% -$173K
ALSN icon
1025
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$9.6B
$230K ﹤0.01%
8,619
-22,275
-72% -$638K

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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.