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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

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ABV
COMPANHIA BEBIDA ADS EACH REPSTG 1 PFD SH
ABV
+$237M
2
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$186M
3
SWI
SOLARWINDS INC COM STK (DE)
SWI
+$104M
4
CLH icon
Clean Harbors
CLH
+$104M
5
FMX icon
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
+$101M

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
CCMP
1051
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$435K ﹤0.01%
9,526
-13
-0.1% -$550
PETX
1052
DELISTED
Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.
PETX
$434K ﹤0.01%
+22,740
New +$462K
A icon
1053
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.3B
$430K ﹤0.01%
10,512
-4,107
-28% -$156K
VRA icon
1054
Vera Bradley
VRA
$99M
$430K ﹤0.01%
17,872
-21,955
-55% -$503K
GEVA
1055
DELISTED
SYNAGEVA BIOPHARMA CORP COM STK (DE)
GEVA
$430K ﹤0.01%
+6,650
New +$395K
MBFI
1056
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$429K ﹤0.01%
+13,410
New +$408K
FET icon
1057
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$836M
$428K ﹤0.01%
758
+264
+53% +$149K
TYPE
1058
DELISTED
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.
TYPE
$428K ﹤0.01%
13,425
+3,231
+32% +$94.4K
SAN icon
1059
Banco Santander
SAN
$207B
$425K ﹤0.01%
51,572
-19,332
-27% -$154K
ARRS
1060
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
$424K ﹤0.01%
+17,405
New +$332K
GRPN icon
1061
Groupon
GRPN
$1.04B
$421K ﹤0.01%
1,792
-100
-5% -$20.6K
BMI icon
1062
Badger Meter
BMI
$4.07B
$419K ﹤0.01%
15,386
-614
-4% -$15.9K
PARA
1063
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$418K ﹤0.01%
6,564
+418
+7% +$24.6K
KYE
1064
DELISTED
Kayne Anderson Energy
KYE
$418K ﹤0.01%
15,300
– –
WWAV
1065
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
$418K ﹤0.01%
18,255
-113
-0.6% -$2.35K
TNL icon
1066
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.78B
$414K ﹤0.01%
12,459
– –
WPM icon
1067
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$52.4B
$413K ﹤0.01%
20,518
-1,765
-8% -$38.3K
BBY icon
1068
Best Buy
BBY
$18.2B
$412K ﹤0.01%
10,351
+170
+2% +$6.97K
SILC icon
1069
Silicom
SILC
$268M
$411K ﹤0.01%
+9,000
New +$377K
FFNM
1070
DELISTED
FIRST FEDERAL OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN BANCORP, INC.
FFNM
$411K ﹤0.01%
76,292
– –
IGE icon
1071
iShares North American Natural Resources ETF
IGE
$750M
$409K ﹤0.01%
9,440
– –
SLV icon
1072
iShares Silver Trust
SLV
$28.8B
$407K ﹤0.01%
21,784
-3,255
-13% -$65.3K
HCAP
1073
DELISTED
Harvest Capital Credit Corporation
HCAP
$407K ﹤0.01%
27,100
-900
-3% -$13.4K
HAR
1074
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
$405K ﹤0.01%
4,950
-400
-7% -$30.9K
OVTI
1075
DELISTED
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC
OVTI
$405K ﹤0.01%
23,550
-5,000
-18% -$75.8K
41 42
43
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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.