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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
ACWI icon
1126
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
ACWI
$33.3B
$356K ﹤0.01%
+6,050
New +$364K
MSI icon
1127
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$72.7B
$356K ﹤0.01%
5,627
-189
-3% -$11.9K
NCMI icon
1128
National CineMedia
NCMI
$384M
$355K ﹤0.01%
2,444
-173
-7% -$26.5K
DOL icon
1129
WisdomTree True Developed International Fund
DOL
$841M
$354K ﹤0.01%
7,100
– –
APTS
1130
DELISTED
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
APTS
$353K ﹤0.01%
+42,475
New +$373K
NDLS icon
1131
Noodles & Co
NDLS
$108M
$352K ﹤0.01%
2,291
+1,104
+93% +$213K
HOLX
1132
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$351K ﹤0.01%
14,450
+100
+0.7% +$2.52K
LFUS icon
1133
Littelfuse
LFUS
$11.7B
$351K ﹤0.01%
4,117
-925
-18% -$84.5K
MPC icon
1134
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$86.9B
$350K ﹤0.01%
+8,272
New +$351K
TXRH icon
1135
Texas Roadhouse
TXRH
$13.7B
$350K ﹤0.01%
12,565
+1,583
+14% +$41.2K
MGA icon
1136
Magna International
MGA
$19.2B
$347K ﹤0.01%
7,302
-88
-1% -$4.83K
CTR
1137
DELISTED
ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Total Return Fund Inc.
CTR
$345K ﹤0.01%
3,000
– –
WIFI
1138
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
$345K ﹤0.01%
48,400
+4,000
+9% +$27.1K
JCP
1139
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
$345K ﹤0.01%
34,400
+1,100
+3% +$10.8K
COR icon
1140
Cencora
COR
$61.7B
$344K ﹤0.01%
4,459
-121
-3% -$9.2K
VVC
1141
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$343K ﹤0.01%
8,612
– –
CYT
1142
DELISTED
CYTEC INDS INC
CYT
$340K ﹤0.01%
7,200
-3,304,052
-100% -$169M
TWC
1143
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$340K ﹤0.01%
2,377
+83
+4% +$12.3K
SABR icon
1144
Sabre
SABR
$842M
$339K ﹤0.01%
18,975
-4,125
-18% -$77.7K
CMLP
1145
DELISTED
CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP NEW UTS REP LTD PRT INT (DE)
CMLP
$336K ﹤0.01%
14,831
-16,480
-53% -$369K
FLG
1146
Flagstar Bank National Association
FLG
$5.96B
$334K ﹤0.01%
7,040
-367
-5% -$17.5K
DT
1147
DELISTED
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG ADS (1ORD)
DT
$332K ﹤0.01%
21,981
-120
-0.5% -$1.81K
FTEK icon
1148
Fuel Tech
FTEK
$45.5M
$331K ﹤0.01%
78,000
– –
MAA icon
1149
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.7B
$328K ﹤0.01%
4,996
+1,635
+49% +$116K
AIV
1150
Aimco
AIV
$384M
$327K ﹤0.01%
77,207
+22,407
+41% +$99.8K
44 45
46
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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.