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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
GRPN icon
1151
Groupon
GRPN
$955M
$338K ﹤0.01%
2,351
-225
-9% -$34.5K
TLP
1152
DELISTED
Transmontaigne
TLP
$338K ﹤0.01%
10,474
-643
-6% -$22.3K
MLVF
1153
DELISTED
Malvern Bancorp, Inc.
MLVF
$337K ﹤0.01%
25,000
– –
JOY
1154
CALL
DELISTED
Joy Global Inc
JOY
$335K ﹤0.01%
8,600
+8,100
+1,620% +$343K
ODP
1155
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
$334K ﹤0.01%
3,628
+82
+2% +$7.3K
FRAN
1156
DELISTED
Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
$332K ﹤0.01%
+1,555
New +$296K
LFUS icon
1157
Littelfuse
LFUS
$11.7B
$326K ﹤0.01%
3,280
-837
-20% -$81.8K
KBH icon
1158
KB Home
KBH
$3.49B
$321K ﹤0.01%
20,525
-27,775
-58% -$388K
IWB icon
1159
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$49.7B
$319K ﹤0.01%
2,755
-2,015
-42% -$233K
RTH icon
1160
VanEck Retail ETF
RTH
$262M
$317K ﹤0.01%
4,100
+100
+3% +$7.47K
ING icon
1161
ING
ING
$102B
$315K ﹤0.01%
+21,576
New +$295K
AB icon
1162
AllianceBernstein
AB
$3.47B
$312K ﹤0.01%
10,139
+2,000
+25% +$54.4K
INCY icon
1163
Incyte
INCY
$24B
$312K ﹤0.01%
3,405
-1,200
-26% -$99.2K
DTD icon
1164
WisdomTree US Total Dividend Fund
DTD
$1.68B
$311K ﹤0.01%
8,400
+800
+11% +$29.8K
PIZ icon
1165
Invesco Dorsey Wright Developed Markets Momentum ETF
PIZ
$752M
$308K ﹤0.01%
12,400
– –
XLK icon
1166
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLK
$122B
$308K ﹤0.01%
14,890
-10,788
-42% -$225K
LABL
1167
DELISTED
Multi-Color Corp
LABL
$308K ﹤0.01%
+4,455
New +$283K
DWA
1168
DELISTED
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG INC CL-A
DWA
$304K ﹤0.01%
+12,587
New +$268K
MGPI icon
1169
MGP Ingredients
MGPI
$371M
$303K ﹤0.01%
22,560
-5,800
-20% -$87.9K
RY icon
1170
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$294B
$303K ﹤0.01%
5,034
-31,997
-86% -$1.97M
NOBL icon
1171
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
NOBL
$11.9B
$301K ﹤0.01%
12,000
– –
SCSC icon
1172
Scansource
SCSC
$1.16B
$299K ﹤0.01%
7,358
– –
KEY icon
1173
KeyCorp
KEY
$24.3B
$298K ﹤0.01%
21,078
-700
-3% -$9.62K
CTR
1174
DELISTED
ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Total Return Fund Inc.
CTR
$298K ﹤0.01%
3,000
– –
BKH icon
1175
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.54B
$297K ﹤0.01%
5,909
+200
+4% +$10.1K
45 46
47
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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.