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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
PLPM
1101
DELISTED
Planet Payment, Inc
PLPM
$371K ﹤0.01%
133,400
– –
PEG icon
1102
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$38.2B
$370K ﹤0.01%
11,562
– –
AJG icon
1103
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$63.5B
$369K ﹤0.01%
7,870
+155
+2% +$7.2K
WIN
1104
DELISTED
Windstream Holdings Inc
WIN
$367K ﹤0.01%
5,876
-675
-10% -$43.7K
VBK icon
1105
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
VBK
$24.1B
$363K ﹤0.01%
2,975
+600
+25% +$70.8K
POT
1106
DELISTED
Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
POT
$362K ﹤0.01%
11,000
-200
-2% -$6.38K
AFL icon
1107
Aflac
AFL
$64.5B
$359K ﹤0.01%
10,756
-242
-2% -$7.94K
SNI
1108
DELISTED
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc Common Class A
SNI
$359K ﹤0.01%
4,159
-825
-17% -$64.6K
HI
1109
DELISTED
Hillenbrand
HI
$357K ﹤0.01%
12,140
-11,347
-48% -$323K
PPL
1110
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.5B
$357K ﹤0.01%
12,758
+802
+7% +$22.6K
VIAB
1111
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$357K ﹤0.01%
4,095
+309
+8% +$25.5K
EA icon
1112
Electronic Arts
EA
$53B
$356K ﹤0.01%
15,550
+350
+2% +$8.4K
DNP icon
1113
DNP Select Income Fund
DNP
$4.06B
$355K ﹤0.01%
37,725
-10,005
-21% -$96.4K
IMGN
1114
DELISTED
Immunogen Inc
IMGN
$354K ﹤0.01%
24,146
-1,409
-6% -$21.7K
MFC icon
1115
Manulife Financial
MFC
$74B
$353K ﹤0.01%
17,911
+355
+2% +$6.49K
VAL
1116
DELISTED
Valspar
VAL
$352K ﹤0.01%
4,942
– –
POPE
1117
DELISTED
Pope Resources Depositary Receipts of Limited Partnership Units
POPE
$351K ﹤0.01%
5,250
+250
+5% +$16.7K
ARCC icon
1118
Ares Capital
ARCC
$13.8B
$349K ﹤0.01%
19,663
-47,099
-71% -$830K
BKH icon
1119
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.42B
$347K ﹤0.01%
6,609
– –
TGP
1120
DELISTED
Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
TGP
$345K ﹤0.01%
8,092
– –
ALXN
1121
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$343K ﹤0.01%
2,585
+7
+0.3% +$840
NDLS icon
1122
Noodles & Co
NDLS
$111M
$341K ﹤0.01%
+1,187
New +$394K
WAT icon
1123
Waters Corp
WAT
$38.9B
$340K ﹤0.01%
3,400
+35
+1% +$3.53K
DCP
1124
DELISTED
DCP Midstream, LP
DCP
$340K ﹤0.01%
6,760
– –
DISCK
1125
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$339K ﹤0.01%
8,098
-1,788
-18% -$70K
43 44
45
46 47

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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.