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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
+3.05%
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
$65B
AUM Growth
+$3.08B
Cap. Flow
+$214M
Cap. Flow %
0.33%
Top 10 Hldgs %
7.07%
Holding
2,420
New
292
Increased
857
Reduced
826
Closed
260

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$197M
2
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$140M
3
COL
Rockwell Collins
COL
+$132M
4
MCO icon
Moody's
MCO
+$127M
5
SBH icon
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
+$94.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
PCP
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
+$146M
2
IT icon
Gartner
IT
+$111M
3
BMRN icon
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
+$106M
4
GLBR
Global Brokerage, Inc. Class A Common Stock
GLBR
+$91.3M
5
FBIN icon
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
+$86M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 7.54%
2 Industrials 7.52%
3 Consumer Discretionary 6.41%
4 Technology 6.29%
5 Financials 6.1%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FSTR icon
1126
Foster
FSTR
$438M
$363K ﹤0.01%
+7,660
New +$363K
YMLI
1127
DELISTED
VanEck Vectors High Income Infrastructure MLP ETF
YMLI
$363K ﹤0.01%
18,150
+2,675
+17% +$54.8K
IJS icon
1128
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
IJS
$8.26B
$362K ﹤0.01%
6,086
-28
-0.5% -$1.63K
NCMI icon
1129
National CineMedia
NCMI
$378M
$362K ﹤0.01%
2,397
-174
-7% -$25.9K
RBC icon
1130
RBC Bearings
RBC
$17.9B
$362K ﹤0.01%
4,743
+210
+5% +$13.2K
COSI
1131
DELISTED
COSI INC NEW COM STK (DE)
COSI
$360K ﹤0.01%
+135,218
New +$338K
CCMP
1132
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$359K ﹤0.01%
7,196
-2,059
-22% -$101K
TFCFA
1133
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$357K ﹤0.01%
10,569
– –
MAA icon
1134
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.5B
$356K ﹤0.01%
4,620
-226
-5% -$17.3K
WPM icon
1135
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$56.9B
$354K ﹤0.01%
18,620
+100
+0.5% +$2.13K
STR
1136
DELISTED
QUESTAR CORP
STR
$353K ﹤0.01%
14,791
-4,445
-23% -$108K
HAIN icon
1137
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$53.5M
$350K ﹤0.01%
5,471
-557
-9% -$33K
PFG icon
1138
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$24.7B
$350K ﹤0.01%
6,809
+1,260
+23% +$63.3K
VNCE icon
1139
Vince Holding Corp
VNCE
$88.1M
$350K ﹤0.01%
1,890
+880
+87% +$197K
BBRC
1140
DELISTED
Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF
BBRC
$349K ﹤0.01%
+17,546
New +$344K
FLS icon
1141
Flowserve
FLS
$10B
$348K ﹤0.01%
6,166
-875
-12% -$50.8K
PPL
1142
PPL Corp
PPL
$26B
$346K ﹤0.01%
11,044
-179
-2% -$5.75K
UPL
1143
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
$345K ﹤0.01%
22,085
-824
-4% -$12K
SNI
1144
DELISTED
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc Common Class A
SNI
$344K ﹤0.01%
5,025
-750
-13% -$54.5K
CNA icon
1145
CNA Financial
CNA
$14.2B
$343K ﹤0.01%
+8,285
New +$333K
KTWO
1146
DELISTED
K2M Group Holdings, Inc
KTWO
$343K ﹤0.01%
15,590
-2,900
-16% -$59.3K
PRI icon
1147
Primerica
PRI
$10.2B
$342K ﹤0.01%
6,711
-2,065
-24% -$107K
DXGE
1148
DELISTED
WisdomTree Germany Hedged Equity Fund
DXGE
$340K ﹤0.01%
+10,900
New +$318K
CAB
1149
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
$339K ﹤0.01%
6,066
– –
MEMP
1150
DELISTED
Memorial Production Partners LP Common Units
MEMP
$339K ﹤0.01%
20,898
-1,269
-6% -$21.4K
44 45
46
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William Blair & Company's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, William Blair & Company held 2,420 positions worth $65B, up 5% from $61.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.1% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q1 2015 filing shows 292 new, 857 increased, 826 reduced and 260 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First American: 468,238 shares worth $16.7M. The largest sale was PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP, an estimated $146M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 7.5% of assets, down from 7.7% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Consumer Discretionary.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q1 2015 buy was First American: 468,238 shares worth $16.7M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Cerner Corp in Q1 2015, an estimated $197M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP, cutting an estimated $146M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Global Brokerage, Inc. Class A Common Stock in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $91.3M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 7.1% of its $65B portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 292 new positions and closed 260 in Q1 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5% quarter-over-quarter to $65B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 11 May 2015.