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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

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$348M
2
WP
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
+$342M
3
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$333M
4
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$333M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$330M

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
RLD
1076
DELISTED
REALD INC COM STK
RLD
$191K ﹤0.01%
19,900
-800
-4% -$8.66K
ASMB icon
1077
Assembly Biosciences
ASMB
$524M
$181K ﹤0.01%
1,583
+750
+90% +$132K
MTEM
1078
DELISTED
Molecular Templates, Inc.
MTEM
$181K ﹤0.01%
+270
New +$192K
DNOW icon
1079
DNOW Inc
DNOW
$2.81B
$180K ﹤0.01%
12,210
-627
-5% -$10.9K
NRT
1080
North European Oil Royalty Trust
NRT
$81.4M
$178K ﹤0.01%
18,000
-16,850
-48% -$171K
RBBN icon
1081
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$376M
$178K ﹤0.01%
31,229
– –
INN
1082
Summit Hotel Properties
INN
$724M
$177K ﹤0.01%
15,250
– –
LMAT icon
1083
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$1.85B
$177K ﹤0.01%
14,480
-427,841
-97% -$5.49M
PSLV icon
1084
Sprott Physical Silver Trust
PSLV
$12.8B
$176K ﹤0.01%
31,113
– –
TBRA
1085
DELISTED
Tobira Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
TBRA
$174K ﹤0.01%
18,100
– –
PRTS icon
1086
CarParts.com
PRTS
$46.9M
$172K ﹤0.01%
9,164
-263,571
-97% -$5.82M
LGTY
1087
DELISTED
Logility Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. Common Stock
LGTY
$172K ﹤0.01%
18,299
+395
+2% +$3.67K
CIM
1088
Chimera Investment
CIM
$992M
$170K ﹤0.01%
4,250
– –
AGEN
1089
Agenus
AGEN
$312M
$169K ﹤0.01%
1,881
-357
-16% -$52.9K
TLMR
1090
DELISTED
TALMER BANCORP INC (MI)
TLMR
$168K ﹤0.01%
10,133
– –
FHN icon
1091
First Horizon
FHN
$12.1B
$163K ﹤0.01%
11,496
– –
CARB
1092
DELISTED
Carbonite Inc
CARB
$161K ﹤0.01%
14,500
-18,300
-56% -$210K
EXAR
1093
DELISTED
Exar Corporation
EXAR
$161K ﹤0.01%
26,987
-774,932
-97% -$5.45M
ARCC icon
1094
Ares Capital
ARCC
$14.1B
$154K ﹤0.01%
10,714
-1,990
-16% -$31.2K
WPM icon
1095
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$56.9B
$150K ﹤0.01%
12,494
-6,026
-33% -$78.6K
NEWS
1096
DELISTED
NewStar Financial, Inc.
NEWS
$150K ﹤0.01%
18,400
-2,800
-13% -$30.3K
LOCO icon
1097
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$499M
$147K ﹤0.01%
13,677
-63,358
-82% -$991K
SLV icon
1098
iShares Silver Trust
SLV
$29.8B
$145K ﹤0.01%
10,466
– –
GRPN icon
1099
Groupon
GRPN
$955M
$143K ﹤0.01%
2,198
-153
-7% -$13.6K
PGNX
1100
DELISTED
Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc
PGNX
$137K ﹤0.01%
24,000
– –
42 43
44
45 46

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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.