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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
-5.41%
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
$11.6B
AUM Growth
-$55.3B
Cap. Flow
-$52.2B
Cap. Flow %
-451.81%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.24%
Holding
2,286
New
72
Increased
349
Reduced
842
Closed
862

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$23.1M
2
WDAY icon
Workday
WDAY
+$23M
3
PANW icon
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
+$16.6M
4
BIIB icon
Biogen
BIIB
+$16.4M
5
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$16.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$348M
2
WP
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
+$342M
3
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$333M
4
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$333M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$330M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.68%
2 Technology 13.63%
3 Industrials 12.35%
4 Financials 11.99%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.58%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AVP
1126
DELISTED
Avon Products, Inc.
AVP
$65K ﹤0.01%
19,975
– –
KPN
1127
DELISTED
ROYAL KPN NV ADS (EA REPTG 1 ORD SH)
KPN
$65K ﹤0.01%
17,172
-1,543
-8% -$5.84K
KODK.WS.A
1128
DELISTED
Eastman Kodak Company
KODK.WS.A
$59K ﹤0.01%
19,789
– –
TXMD icon
1129
TherapeuticsMD
TXMD
$24.2M
$58K ﹤0.01%
+200
New +$71.1K
UEC icon
1130
Uranium Energy
UEC
$5.32B
$56K ﹤0.01%
55,555
– –
JOY
1131
CALL
DELISTED
Joy Global Inc
JOY
$55K ﹤0.01%
3,800
-6,300
-62% -$153K
AWRE icon
1132
Aware
AWRE
$26.8M
$51K ﹤0.01%
15,500
– –
LIME
1133
DELISTED
LIME ENERGY CO.NEW COMMON STOCK
LIME
$48K ﹤0.01%
16,847
– –
MFG icon
1134
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$130B
$46K ﹤0.01%
+12,354
New +$50.5K
VALE icon
1135
Vale
VALE
$62.6B
$45K ﹤0.01%
+10,669
New +$54.5K
EXC icon
1136
CALL
Exelon
EXC
$46.7B
$43K ﹤0.01%
2,103
-2,804
-57% -$63K
TCF.WS
1137
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF.WS
$40K ﹤0.01%
18,645
– –
MVIS icon
1138
Microvision
MVIS
$76.1M
$39K ﹤0.01%
825
– –
TIVO
1139
CALL
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
$38K ﹤0.01%
3,700
+700
+23% +$8.47K
BFF
1140
DELISTED
BFC FIN'L CP CL A
BFF
$37K ﹤0.01%
12,500
– –
DSU icon
1141
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU
$595M
$36K ﹤0.01%
3,584
– –
DRRX
1142
DELISTED
DURECT Corp
DRRX
$33K ﹤0.01%
1,694
– –
ENSV
1143
DELISTED
Enservco Corp.
ENSV
$32K ﹤0.01%
3,150
-212
-6% -$3.29K
ADT
1144
CALL
DELISTED
ADT Corp
ADT
$29K ﹤0.01%
+1,000
New +$32.4K
AMD icon
1145
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$798B
$25K ﹤0.01%
14,275
-1,300
-8% -$2.44K
BIOC
1146
DELISTED
Biocept, Inc.
BIOC
– –
0
– –
HL icon
1147
Hecla Mining
HL
$10.7B
$20K ﹤0.01%
10,314
– –
BTU
1148
DELISTED
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
BTU
$19K ﹤0.01%
933
-17
-2% -$384
TDC icon
1149
CALL
Teradata
TDC
$2.54B
$14K ﹤0.01%
500
– –
TWER
1150
DELISTED
Towerstream Corporation Common Stock
TWER
$14K ﹤0.01%
700
– –
44 45
46
47 48

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William Blair & Company's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, William Blair & Company held 2,286 positions worth $11.6B, down 83% from $66.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $52.2B in Q3 2015, closing 862 positions and reducing 842 holdings. Its most notable exit was Enbridge, an estimated $154M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 7.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in PayPal worth $20M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2015 buy was PayPal: 644,428 shares worth $20M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Workday in Q3 2015, an estimated $23M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Teva Pharmaceuticals, cutting an estimated $348M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Enbridge in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $154M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $11.6B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 72 new positions and closed 862 in Q3 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 83% quarter-over-quarter to $11.6B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 12 Nov 2015.