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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
-0.37%
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
$58.5B
AUM Growth
-$2.78B
Cap. Flow
-$639M
Cap. Flow %
-1.09%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.82%
Holding
2,314
New
217
Increased
799
Reduced
860
Closed
188

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$246M
2
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$169M
3
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$103M
4
VRSK icon
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
+$100M
5
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$86.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$196M
2
CYT
CYTEC INDS INC
CYT
+$169M
3
HOG icon
Harley-Davidson
HOG
+$144M
4
FOSL icon
Fossil Group
FOSL
+$138M
5
COV
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
+$109M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.42%
2 Healthcare 6.73%
3 Technology 6.16%
4 Financials 5.99%
5 Consumer Discretionary 5.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
STR
1101
DELISTED
QUESTAR CORP
STR
$390K ﹤0.01%
17,499
-1,172
-6% -$27K
NS
1102
DELISTED
NuStar Energy L.P.
NS
$388K ﹤0.01%
5,885
-250
-4% -$16.2K
RPM icon
1103
RPM International
RPM
$14.9B
$387K ﹤0.01%
8,462
– –
TGP
1104
DELISTED
Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
TGP
$386K ﹤0.01%
8,880
-762
-8% -$33.3K
ITY
1105
DELISTED
IMPERIAL TOBACCO GRP ADS(RP 2
ITY
$386K ﹤0.01%
4,452
– –
ALXN
1106
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$385K ﹤0.01%
2,325
+205
+10% +$33.7K
MDU icon
1107
MDU Resources
MDU
$4.18B
$381K ﹤0.01%
36,043
-59,932
-62% -$713K
VBK icon
1108
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
VBK
$24B
$381K ﹤0.01%
3,169
+71
+2% +$8.8K
SYT
1109
DELISTED
Syngenta Ag
SYT
$381K ﹤0.01%
6,022
-44,789
-88% -$3.17M
PRI icon
1110
Primerica
PRI
$9.99B
$380K ﹤0.01%
7,877
+291
+4% +$14.1K
CAKE icon
1111
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$5.23B
$374K ﹤0.01%
8,237
+3,391
+70% +$152K
WT icon
1112
WisdomTree
WT
$3.37B
$372K ﹤0.01%
32,756
+260
+0.8% +$2.96K
KSU
1113
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$371K ﹤0.01%
3,066
-17
-0.6% -$1.94K
WPM icon
1114
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$55.9B
$368K ﹤0.01%
18,520
– –
POPE
1115
DELISTED
Pope Resources Depositary Receipts of Limited Partnership Units
POPE
$368K ﹤0.01%
5,400
– –
FWONK icon
1116
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$24.1B
$367K ﹤0.01%
+14,626
New +$374K
LGF
1117
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment
LGF
$366K ﹤0.01%
+11,125
New +$353K
CASS icon
1118
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$732M
$365K ﹤0.01%
11,681
-830
-7% -$29.4K
IHE icon
1119
iShares US Pharmaceuticals ETF
IHE
$1.64B
$364K ﹤0.01%
7,800
– –
CCMP
1120
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$364K ﹤0.01%
8,800
-654
-7% -$27.9K
BMI icon
1121
Badger Meter
BMI
$4.04B
$362K ﹤0.01%
14,354
-882
-6% -$22.6K
EQNR icon
1122
Equinor
EQNR
$90.6B
$360K ﹤0.01%
13,255
– –
NTAP icon
1123
NetApp
NTAP
$36.6B
$360K ﹤0.01%
8,374
+284
+4% +$11.4K
PPL
1124
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.3B
$357K ﹤0.01%
11,685
-110
-0.9% -$3.44K
CAB
1125
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
$357K ﹤0.01%
6,066
– –
43 44
45
46 47

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William Blair & Company's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,314 positions worth $58.5B, down 4.5% from $61.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.8% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q3 2014 filing shows 217 new, 799 increased, 860 reduced and 188 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alibaba: 1,144,057 shares worth $102M. The largest sale was TSMC, an estimated $196M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.4% of assets, up from 8.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2014 buy was Alibaba: 1,144,057 shares worth $102M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Teva Pharmaceuticals in Q3 2014, an estimated $246M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was TSMC, cutting an estimated $196M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $59.6M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.8% of its $58.5B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 217 new positions and closed 188 in Q3 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $58.5B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 4 Nov 2014.