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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
+4.38%
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
$61.9B
AUM Growth
+$3.42B
Cap. Flow
+$1.81B
Cap. Flow %
2.93%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.58%
Holding
2,343
New
217
Increased
904
Reduced
850
Closed
216

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TW
TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE)
TW
+$164M
2
NTES icon
NetEase
NTES
+$140M
3
EPI icon
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
EPI
+$119M
4
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$108M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$104M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CP icon
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
+$147M
2
ARG
Airgas Inc
ARG
+$130M
3
FAST icon
Fastenal
FAST
+$128M
4
FDS icon
Factset
FDS
+$98.5M
5
TD icon
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
+$86.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.07%
2 Healthcare 7.65%
3 Consumer Discretionary 6.48%
4 Technology 6.31%
5 Financials 6.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
XCRA
1126
DELISTED
Xcerra Corporation
XCRA
$377K ﹤0.01%
41,206
-7,495
-15% -$63.5K
WPM icon
1127
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$50.8B
$376K ﹤0.01%
18,520
– –
MPC icon
1128
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$89.6B
$373K ﹤0.01%
8,268
-4
-0% -$176
AIV
1129
Aimco
AIV
$387M
$370K ﹤0.01%
74,955
-2,252
-3% -$10.7K
BHP icon
1130
BHP
BHP
$212B
$370K ﹤0.01%
9,260
+441
+5% +$20.3K
IONS icon
1131
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.06B
$370K ﹤0.01%
6,008
+196
+3% +$9.67K
ARC
1132
DELISTED
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.
ARC
$370K ﹤0.01%
36,296
+5,296
+17% +$50.9K
NCMI icon
1133
National CineMedia
NCMI
$392M
$369K ﹤0.01%
2,571
+127
+5% +$18.2K
HES
1134
CALL
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$368K ﹤0.01%
5,000
+3,000
+150% +$238K
XPO icon
1135
XPO
XPO
$23.1B
$368K ﹤0.01%
26,023
+1,157
+5% +$15.3K
NTT
1136
DELISTED
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone
NTT
$367K ﹤0.01%
14,328
+780
+6% +$21.9K
AXDX
1137
DELISTED
Accelerate Diagnostics
AXDX
$366K ﹤0.01%
1,910
– –
AFL icon
1138
Aflac
AFL
$64.5B
$365K ﹤0.01%
11,968
+1,134
+10% +$33.5K
VBK icon
1139
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
VBK
$24.1B
$365K ﹤0.01%
2,900
-269
-8% -$33K
Y
1140
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$364K ﹤0.01%
786
+55
+8% +$24.5K
BOH icon
1141
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3.16B
$362K ﹤0.01%
+6,110
New +$352K
VYX icon
1142
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.19B
$362K ﹤0.01%
+20,267
New +$356K
DT
1143
DELISTED
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG ADS (1ORD)
DT
$362K ﹤0.01%
22,806
+825
+4% +$13.1K
MAA icon
1144
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.5B
$361K ﹤0.01%
4,846
-150
-3% -$10.7K
IJS icon
1145
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
IJS
$8.41B
$360K ﹤0.01%
6,114
-1,754
-22% -$99K
WABC icon
1146
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.39B
$358K ﹤0.01%
7,308
+682
+10% +$32.8K
QIWI
1147
DELISTED
QIWI PLC
QIWI
$357K ﹤0.01%
17,700
+5,200
+42% +$141K
HPY
1148
DELISTED
HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. COM STK
HPY
$356K ﹤0.01%
6,605
+586
+10% +$30.8K
FICO icon
1149
Fair Isaac
FICO
$22.6B
$354K ﹤0.01%
4,897
+122
+3% +$8.01K
OIS icon
1150
Oil States International
OIS
$497M
$354K ﹤0.01%
7,242
-172
-2% -$9.3K
44 45
46
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,343 positions worth $61.9B, up 5.8% from $58.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.6% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2014 filing shows 217 new, 904 increased, 850 reduced and 216 closed positions. Its largest new stake was NetEase: 7,341,640 shares worth $146M. The largest sale was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, an estimated $147M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.1% of assets, down from 8.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2014 buy was NetEase: 7,341,640 shares worth $146M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE) in Q4 2014, an estimated $164M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, cutting an estimated $147M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares) in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $46.8M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.6% of its $61.9B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 217 new positions and closed 216 in Q4 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5.8% quarter-over-quarter to $61.9B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 5 Feb 2015.