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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
+4.98%
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
$60.5B
AUM Growth
+$4.27B
Cap. Flow
-$6.02M
Cap. Flow %
-0.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.14%
Holding
2,280
New
233
Increased
803
Reduced
822
Closed
265

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ABEV icon
Ambev
ABEV
+$275M
2
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$202M
3
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$127M
4
IPGP icon
IPG Photonics
IPGP
+$107M
5
WP
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
+$106M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.87%
2 Technology 6.81%
3 Consumer Discretionary 6.54%
4 Healthcare 5.75%
5 Financials 5.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
RBC icon
1026
RBC Bearings
RBC
$18B
$485K ﹤0.01%
6,867
+2,000
+41% +$134K
VDC icon
1027
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
VDC
$7.98B
$484K ﹤0.01%
4,400
+200
+5% +$21.9K
MDRX
1028
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$484K ﹤0.01%
31,375
MSI icon
1029
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$72.9B
$483K ﹤0.01%
7,151
-766
-10% -$48.8K
AYR
1030
DELISTED
Aircastle Ltd
AYR
$477K ﹤0.01%
24,915
+12,590
+102% +$233K
MEMP
1031
DELISTED
Memorial Production Partners LP Common Units
MEMP
$470K ﹤0.01%
21,431
+11,345
+112% +$234K
SAFT icon
1032
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.52B
$469K ﹤0.01%
8,324
+466
+6% +$25.6K
IJS icon
1033
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
IJS
$8.35B
$467K ﹤0.01%
8,418
+1,000
+13% +$53.4K
IEZ icon
1034
iShares US Oil Equipment & Services ETF
IEZ
$360M
$465K ﹤0.01%
7,175
LFUS icon
1035
Littelfuse
LFUS
$11.8B
$464K ﹤0.01%
4,992
-221
-4% -$18.6K
STWD icon
1036
Starwood Property Trust
STWD
$5.96B
$459K ﹤0.01%
20,587
+5,581
+37% +$118K
XYL icon
1037
Xylem
XYL
$28.4B
$458K ﹤0.01%
13,257
-50
-0.4% -$1.61K
TBF icon
1038
ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF
TBF
$104M
$457K ﹤0.01%
13,900
-500
-3% -$16.2K
ENLK
1039
DELISTED
EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
ENLK
$457K ﹤0.01%
16,570
RCL icon
1040
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$87.5B
$452K ﹤0.01%
9,545
-2,100
-18% -$89.1K
TSLA icon
1041
Tesla
TSLA
$1.28T
$451K ﹤0.01%
45,060
+13,875
+44% +$142K
AMTD
1042
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
$451K ﹤0.01%
+14,750
New +$420K
DOL icon
1043
WisdomTree True Developed International Fund
DOL
$840M
$448K ﹤0.01%
8,625
-500
-5% -$25.4K
CGNX icon
1044
Cognex
CGNX
$11.9B
$445K ﹤0.01%
23,368
-876
-4% -$14.2K
RBBN icon
1045
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$376M
$444K ﹤0.01%
28,250
+11,600
+70% +$179K
CNRD
1046
DELISTED
CONRAD INDUSTRIES INC
CNRD
$443K ﹤0.01%
12,000
+2,000
+20% +$73.8K
WT icon
1047
WisdomTree
WT
$3.38B
$438K ﹤0.01%
24,756
-14,280
-37% -$203K
SAM icon
1048
Boston Beer
SAM
$1.9B
$437K ﹤0.01%
+1,810
New +$435K
VGT icon
1049
Vanguard Information Technology ETF
VGT
$148B
$437K ﹤0.01%
39,152
+672
+2% +$7.12K
CF icon
1050
CF Industries
CF
$18B
$436K ﹤0.01%
9,360
-5,325
-36% -$233K

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William Blair & Company's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, William Blair & Company held 2,280 positions worth $60.5B, up 7.6% from $56.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.1% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2013 filing shows 233 new, 803 increased, 822 reduced and 265 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Ambev: 37,612,682 shares worth $276M. The largest sale was COMPANHIA BEBIDA ADS EACH REPSTG 1 PFD SH, an estimated $237M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.9% of assets, down from 9% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2013 buy was Ambev: 37,612,682 shares worth $276M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Baidu in Q4 2013, an estimated $202M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Perrigo, cutting an estimated $186M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited COMPANHIA BEBIDA ADS EACH REPSTG 1 PFD SH in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $237M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 8.1% of its $60.5B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • William Blair & Company opened 233 new positions and closed 265 in Q4 2013.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 7.6% quarter-over-quarter to $60.5B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 11 Feb 2014.