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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
EME icon
1201
Emcor
EME
$35.7B
– –
-421,362
Closed -$20.1M
ENB icon
1202
Enbridge
ENB
$113B
– –
-3,298,884
Closed -$154M
ENTG icon
1203
Entegris
ENTG
$21.9B
– –
-10,082
Closed -$147K
EPR icon
1204
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.7B
– –
-315,862
Closed -$17.3M
ETD icon
1205
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$601M
– –
-435,283
Closed -$11.5M
EVTC icon
1206
Evertec
EVTC
$1.85B
– –
-616,979
Closed -$13.1M
EWBC icon
1207
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$18.1B
– –
-44,100
Closed -$1.98M
EWI icon
1208
iShares MSCI Italy ETF
EWI
$1.07B
– –
-39,700
Closed -$1.18M
EWP icon
1209
iShares MSCI Spain ETF
EWP
$2.15B
– –
-35,500
Closed -$1.19M
EWT icon
1210
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$10.6B
– –
-28,821
Closed -$909K
EWU icon
1211
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
EWU
$4.13B
– –
-95,563
Closed -$3.49M
EWX icon
1212
State Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF
EWX
$688M
– –
-873,400
Closed -$39.3M
EWY icon
1213
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$23.9B
– –
-22,700
Closed -$1.25M
EWZ icon
1214
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$9.06B
– –
-537,117
Closed -$17.6M
EXLS icon
1215
EXL Service
EXLS
$5.23B
– –
-39,655
Closed -$274K
FAF icon
1216
First American
FAF
$7.69B
– –
-496,578
Closed -$18.5M
FDN icon
1217
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
$5.33B
– –
-34,892
Closed -$2.34M
FMC icon
1218
FMC
FMC
$1.31B
– –
-15,715
Closed -$716K
FTEK icon
1219
Fuel Tech
FTEK
$42.8M
– –
-30,000
Closed -$65K
GBCI icon
1220
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$6.36B
– –
-806,570
Closed -$23.7M
GCO icon
1221
Genesco
GCO
$430M
– –
-192,043
Closed -$12.7M
GNTX icon
1222
Gentex
GNTX
$4.97B
– –
-78,197
Closed -$1.28M
GRMN
1223
Garmin
GRMN
$58.3B
– –
-9,275
Closed -$407K
HAIN icon
1224
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$53.4M
– –
-5,535
Closed -$364K
HAS icon
1225
Hasbro
HAS
$12.9B
– –
-11,905
Closed -$889K
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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.