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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
BNDX icon
1176
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF
BNDX
$82.1B
– –
-6,813
Closed -$357K
CDNS icon
1177
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$93B
– –
-1,219,451
Closed -$24M
CIVI
1178
DELISTED
Civitas Resources
CIVI
– –
-6,221
Closed -$12.7M
CLDX icon
1179
Celldex Therapeutics
CLDX
$3.25B
– –
-633
Closed -$240K
CLS icon
1180
Celestica
CLS
$36.3B
– –
-206,878
Closed -$2.41M
CMS icon
1181
CMS Energy
CMS
$22.3B
– –
-40,840
Closed -$1.3M
CNMD icon
1182
CONMED
CNMD
$1.47B
– –
-387,266
Closed -$22.6M
CNS icon
1183
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$4.35B
– –
-6,505
Closed -$221K
COLM icon
1184
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$2.94B
– –
-11,534
Closed -$697K
CPA icon
1185
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.82B
– –
-210,706
Closed -$17.4M
CPT icon
1186
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$10.9B
– –
-1,371,700
Closed -$112M
CRD.B icon
1187
Crawford & Co Class B
CRD.B
$558M
– –
-19,500
Closed -$164K
CRS icon
1188
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$27.7B
– –
-14,378
Closed -$556K
CSL icon
1189
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$15.2B
– –
-18,095
Closed -$1.81M
CW icon
1190
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$26.3B
– –
-336,114
Closed -$24.3M
DAN icon
1191
Dana Inc
DAN
$3B
– –
-741,153
Closed -$15.3M
DAR icon
1192
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.64B
– –
-769,555
Closed -$11.3M
DBI icon
1193
Designer Brands
DBI
$338M
– –
-8,736
Closed -$291K
DEI icon
1194
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$1.92B
– –
-707,544
Closed -$19.1M
DLB icon
1195
Dolby
DLB
$5.72B
– –
-6,161
Closed -$244K
DOG
1196
ProShares Short Dow30
DOG
$97.6M
– –
-14,270
Closed -$1.31M
DOL icon
1197
WisdomTree True Developed International Fund
DOL
$838M
– –
-4,625
Closed -$220K
EGBN icon
1198
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$850M
– –
-555,409
Closed -$24.4M
EGP icon
1199
EastGroup Properties
EGP
$10.8B
– –
-203,877
Closed -$11.5M
ELD icon
1200
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund
ELD
$142M
– –
-449,850
Closed -$17.5M
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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.