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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
MEMP
1176
DELISTED
Memorial Production Partners LP Common Units
MEMP
$323K ﹤0.01%
22,167
+480
+2% +$8.26K
A icon
1177
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.3B
$322K ﹤0.01%
7,860
-2,597
-25% -$105K
NTAP icon
1178
NetApp
NTAP
$37.4B
$322K ﹤0.01%
7,775
-599
-7% -$24.9K
ZSPH
1179
DELISTED
ZS PHARMA INC COMS TK (DE)
ZSPH
$322K ﹤0.01%
+7,755
New +$306K
SPLK
1180
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$321K ﹤0.01%
5,447
+693
+15% +$42.5K
CTR
1181
DELISTED
ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Total Return Fund Inc.
CTR
$320K ﹤0.01%
3,000
– –
TGP
1182
DELISTED
Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
TGP
$320K ﹤0.01%
7,450
-1,430
-16% -$56.2K
CAB
1183
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
$319K ﹤0.01%
6,066
– –
DAL icon
1184
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$61B
$316K ﹤0.01%
6,427
-430
-6% -$18.1K
CSOD
1185
DELISTED
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CSOD
$316K ﹤0.01%
8,985
-44,705
-83% -$1.48M
HIG icon
1186
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$38.9B
$313K ﹤0.01%
7,507
+40
+0.5% +$1.58K
MDU icon
1187
MDU Resources
MDU
$4.2B
$313K ﹤0.01%
35,109
-934
-3% -$9.01K
MFC icon
1188
Manulife Financial
MFC
$74.4B
$312K ﹤0.01%
16,336
+560
+4% +$10.6K
SVC
1189
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.03B
$310K ﹤0.01%
+2,017
New +$297K
XLF icon
1190
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$58.5B
$308K ﹤0.01%
+14,202
New +$297K
NFX
1191
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
$306K ﹤0.01%
11,281
+90
+0.8% +$2.67K
FANG icon
1192
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$54B
$305K ﹤0.01%
5,104
+1,706
+50% +$109K
IEV icon
1193
iShares Europe ETF
IEV
$1.69B
$305K ﹤0.01%
7,175
-12,125
-63% -$528K
WMB icon
1194
Williams Companies
WMB
$87.5B
$305K ﹤0.01%
6,797
-4,750
-41% -$243K
EMES
1195
DELISTED
Emerge Energy Services LP
EMES
$305K ﹤0.01%
5,658
+907
+19% +$68.1K
ODP
1196
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
$304K ﹤0.01%
3,546
– –
MLVF
1197
DELISTED
Malvern Bancorp, Inc.
MLVF
$304K ﹤0.01%
25,000
– –
SKT icon
1198
Tanger
SKT
$4.68B
$303K ﹤0.01%
8,200
-888
-10% -$31.7K
BCPC
1199
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.57B
$303K ﹤0.01%
4,547
+520
+13% +$32.4K
BKH icon
1200
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.5B
$302K ﹤0.01%
5,709
-600
-10% -$31.6K
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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.