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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
+5.93%
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
$10.7B
AUM Growth
-$908M
Cap. Flow
-$1.39B
Cap. Flow %
-13.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.51%
Holding
1,529
New
105
Increased
364
Reduced
634
Closed
286

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$66.7M
2
G icon
Genpact
G
+$27.6M
3
ZTS icon
Zoetis
ZTS
+$17.2M
4
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$16.2M
5
PLAY icon
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
+$13.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$104M
2
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$42.3M
3
MA icon
Mastercard
MA
+$37.4M
4
MJN
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
+$37.4M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$33.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.61%
2 Technology 14.78%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Financials 12.35%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CARB
1076
DELISTED
Carbonite Inc
CARB
$142K ﹤0.01%
14,500
– –
EINC icon
1077
VanEck Energy Income ETF
EINC
$81.5M
$139K ﹤0.01%
1,988
-652
-25% -$62.8K
HWCC
1078
DELISTED
Houston Wire & Cable Company
HWCC
$139K ﹤0.01%
26,455
-11,700
-31% -$70.3K
NMA
1079
DELISTED
NUVEEN MUNI ADVANTAGE FUND
NMA
$139K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
WPM icon
1080
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$56.9B
$137K ﹤0.01%
11,045
-1,449
-12% -$19.1K
ADX icon
1081
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
ADX
$3.17B
$134K ﹤0.01%
+10,459
New +$138K
CORT icon
1082
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$11.7B
$134K ﹤0.01%
27,000
– –
YGRO
1083
DELISTED
Royal Bank of Canada Exchange Traded Notes due July 19, 2034 Linked to the Yorkville MLP Distri
YGRO
$129K ﹤0.01%
+12,150
New +$135K
PHYS icon
1084
Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
$15.3B
$125K ﹤0.01%
14,412
+1,390
+11% +$12.6K
BREW
1085
DELISTED
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc.
BREW
$125K ﹤0.01%
+15,050
New +$126K
NSLR
1086
Neostellar Capital Corp
NSLR
$255M
$123K ﹤0.01%
20,375
-92,406
-82% -$567K
TNGO
1087
DELISTED
Tangoe, Inc.
TNGO
$123K ﹤0.01%
14,805
– –
MWW
1088
DELISTED
Monster Worldwide Inc
MWW
$120K ﹤0.01%
21,050
+2,000
+10% +$12.9K
RF icon
1089
Regions Financial
RF
$26.8B
$117K ﹤0.01%
12,192
-97
-0.8% -$931
TCRT icon
1090
Alaunos Therapeutics
TCRT
$4.86M
$117K ﹤0.01%
+93
New +$154K
ESSX
1091
DELISTED
ESSEX RENTAL CORP. COMMON STOCK
ESSX
$116K ﹤0.01%
726,500
– –
IRIX icon
1092
IRIDEX
IRIX
$14.6M
$113K ﹤0.01%
+12,204
New +$109K
TBRA
1093
DELISTED
Tobira Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
TBRA
$112K ﹤0.01%
11,230
-6,870
-38% -$71.4K
PBT
1094
Permian Basin Royalty Trust
PBT
$1.47B
$111K ﹤0.01%
22,000
-21,500
-49% -$133K
VG
1095
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$110K ﹤0.01%
19,200
-22,500
-54% -$140K
GLUU
1096
DELISTED
Glu Mobile Inc.
GLUU
$109K ﹤0.01%
+44,900
New +$155K
CMRX
1097
DELISTED
Chimerix, Inc.
CMRX
$105K ﹤0.01%
11,750
-2,225
-16% -$80.1K
SVU
1098
DELISTED
SUPERVALU Inc.
SVU
$105K ﹤0.01%
2,207
– –
TDW icon
1099
Tidewater
TDW
$4.06B
$104K ﹤0.01%
+468
New +$165K
SRN
1100
DELISTED
SOUTHERN BANC CO,INC.(THE)
SRN
$103K ﹤0.01%
10,542
– –
42 43
44
45 46

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William Blair & Company's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, William Blair & Company held 1,529 positions worth $10.7B, down 7.9% from $11.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $1.39B in Q4 2015, closing 286 positions and reducing 634 holdings. Its most notable exit was Barracuda Networks, Inc., an estimated $7.62M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $70.1M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 1,802,460 shares worth $70.1M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Zoetis in Q4 2015, an estimated $17.2M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $104M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Barracuda Networks, Inc. in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $7.62M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $10.7B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 105 new positions and closed 286 in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 7.9% quarter-over-quarter to $10.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.