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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
GEF icon
1026
Greif
GEF
$5.07B
$229K ﹤0.01%
7,192
THG icon
1027
Hanover Insurance
THG
$8.06B
$229K ﹤0.01%
2,954
-264,912
-99% -$21M
MGA icon
1028
Magna International
MGA
$18.1B
$226K ﹤0.01%
4,730
+398
+9% +$20.6K
SYBT icon
1029
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.61B
$226K ﹤0.01%
9,327
-1,485
-14% -$36K
MFC icon
1030
Manulife Financial
MFC
$74.1B
$225K ﹤0.01%
14,519
-1,817
-11% -$30.5K
ACIW icon
1031
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.61B
$222K ﹤0.01%
+10,534
New +$237K
GWX icon
1032
State Street SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF
GWX
$904M
$222K ﹤0.01%
8,078
+50
+0.6% +$1.45K
MRO
1033
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$222K ﹤0.01%
14,411
-978
-6% -$18.6K
DATA
1034
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
$222K ﹤0.01%
2,778
-8,046
-74% -$835K
FLR icon
1035
Fluor
FLR
$6.81B
$221K ﹤0.01%
5,226
-4,655
-47% -$218K
PACW
1036
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$221K ﹤0.01%
5,165
-504,524
-99% -$22.6M
DTD icon
1037
WisdomTree US Total Dividend Fund
DTD
$1.68B
$220K ﹤0.01%
6,500
-1,300
-17% -$46.3K
ESS icon
1038
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.3B
$220K ﹤0.01%
985
-6,724
-87% -$1.48M
APPF icon
1039
AppFolio
APPF
$6.87B
$219K ﹤0.01%
+13,000
New +$210K
JNPR
1040
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$219K ﹤0.01%
+8,527
New +$225K
TER icon
1041
Teradyne
TER
$60.2B
$218K ﹤0.01%
12,147
-682
-5% -$12.6K
GK
1042
DELISTED
G&K Services Inc
GK
$218K ﹤0.01%
3,276
-376,973
-99% -$25.7M
HTH icon
1043
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.25B
$217K ﹤0.01%
10,953
HCA icon
1044
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$88.5B
$216K ﹤0.01%
2,794
-881
-24% -$78K
CADE
1045
DELISTED
Cadence Bank
CADE
$215K ﹤0.01%
9,076
PAYC icon
1046
Paycom
PAYC
$10.1B
$215K ﹤0.01%
+6,000
New +$218K
GPX
1047
DELISTED
GP Strategies Corp.
GPX
$215K ﹤0.01%
+9,401
New +$256K
ILG
1048
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
$215K ﹤0.01%
11,730
-335,309
-97% -$6.93M
MMU
1049
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund
MMU
$548M
$214K ﹤0.01%
15,432
+132
+0.9% +$1.84K
CNA icon
1050
CNA Financial
CNA
$14.2B
$213K ﹤0.01%
6,106
-1,916
-24% -$72.2K

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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.