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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
XWG
1151
DELISTED
WIRELESS XCESSORIES GR INC
XWG
$11K ﹤0.01%
25,000
– –
YUMA
1152
DELISTED
Yuma Energy Inc
YUMA
$6K ﹤0.01%
47
-16
-25% -$2.65K
VPCO
1153
DELISTED
VAPOR CORP DEL COM STK
VPCO
$6K ﹤0.01%
13,396
-1
-0% -$1
SDEV
1154
Stablecoin Development Corp
SDEV
$52.5M
– –
0
– –
VLNC
1155
DELISTED
VALENCE TECHNOLOGY INC
VLNC
$1K ﹤0.01%
36,000
– –
AVCS
1156
DELISTED
AMERICAN VANTAGE CO'S
AVCS
$1K ﹤0.01%
21,865
– –
AAP icon
1157
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.49B
– –
-12,927
Closed -$2.06M
AAT
1158
American Assets Trust
AAT
$1.38B
– –
-603,466
Closed -$23.7M
AAXJ icon
1159
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
$3.74B
– –
-8,643
Closed -$544K
ACGL icon
1160
Arch Capital
ACGL
$33.9B
– –
-72,327
Closed -$1.61M
ACTG icon
1161
Acacia Research
ACTG
$451M
– –
-331,499
Closed -$2.91M
AEM icon
1162
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$85B
– –
-26,706
Closed -$774K
AGO icon
1163
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.66B
– –
-44,340
Closed -$1.06M
AKR icon
1164
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.84B
– –
-677,791
Closed -$19.7M
ALE
1165
DELISTED
Allete
ALE
– –
-403,898
Closed -$18.7M
AMN icon
1166
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$1.19B
– –
-18,017
Closed -$569K
AROC icon
1167
Archrock
AROC
$5.84B
– –
-519,666
Closed -$17M
ASR icon
1168
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$8.33B
– –
-127,405
Closed -$18.1M
ATHM icon
1169
Autohome
ATHM
$2.62B
– –
-532,466
Closed -$26.9M
AVNS
1170
DELISTED
Avanos Medical
AVNS
– –
-7,779
Closed -$315K
AVNT icon
1171
Avient
AVNT
$3.91B
– –
-550,194
Closed -$21.6M
AZZ icon
1172
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$4.53B
– –
-6,235
Closed -$322K
BDC icon
1173
Belden
BDC
$5.05B
– –
-267,772
Closed -$21.8M
BBT
1174
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.67B
– –
-441,188
Closed -$12.6M
BLUE
1175
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
– –
-133
Closed -$289K
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47
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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.