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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
+0.61%
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
$66.9B
AUM Growth
+$1.9B
Cap. Flow
+$1.98B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.71%
Holding
2,412
New
252
Increased
857
Reduced
879
Closed
200

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BC icon
Brunswick
BC
+$132M
2
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$129M
3
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$129M
4
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$108M
5
IWD icon
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
+$83.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CTSH icon
Cognizant
CTSH
+$154M
2
SRCL
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
+$140M
3
PXD
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
+$99.4M
4
SFM icon
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
+$84M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$83.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 7.37%
2 Industrials 7.1%
3 Financials 6.37%
4 Consumer Discretionary 6.33%
5 Technology 6.14%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CE icon
101
Celanese
CE
$4.9B
$101M 0.15%
1,401,570
+385,969
+38% +$25.7M
HCSG icon
102
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.6B
$98.6M 0.15%
2,983,105
+92,341
+3% +$2.91M
CEB
103
DELISTED
CEB Inc.
CEB
$96.5M 0.14%
1,108,968
+24,602
+2% +$2.09M
ICE icon
104
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$85.6B
$95.1M 0.14%
2,125,540
+164,750
+8% +$7.64M
CELG
105
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$93.8M 0.14%
810,168
-66,992
-8% -$7.66M
VEU icon
106
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.6B
$91.5M 0.14%
1,884,579
+653,692
+53% +$33.1M
DHR icon
107
Danaher
DHR
$137B
$89.5M 0.13%
1,555,908
-68,089
-4% -$3.9M
ECL icon
108
Ecolab
ECL
$78.1B
$87.1M 0.13%
770,710
-51,899
-6% -$5.97M
IQV icon
109
IQVIA
IQV
$38.7B
$86.6M 0.13%
1,192,785
+17,828
+2% +$1.22M
DXCM icon
110
DexCom
DXCM
$31.5B
$86M 0.13%
4,300,248
+43,512
+1% +$764K
CBOE icon
111
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$32.5B
$85.9M 0.13%
1,500,399
+29,644
+2% +$1.71M
TTC icon
112
Toro Company
TTC
$8.75B
$85.6M 0.13%
2,524,876
+1,910
+0.1% +$65.5K
CHH icon
113
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5.07B
$83.9M 0.13%
1,547,197
+354,786
+30% +$20.8M
CXO
114
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
$83.3M 0.12%
731,372
+23,595
+3% +$2.86M
TMH
115
DELISTED
Team Health Holdings Inc
TMH
$83.2M 0.12%
1,273,778
+368,067
+41% +$22.2M
WNS
116
DELISTED
WNS Holdings
WNS
$82.7M 0.12%
3,092,313
-302,252
-9% -$7.77M
JAH
117
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
$82.5M 0.12%
1,595,003
+18,304
+1% +$968K
ICLR icon
118
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ICLR
$12.6B
$82.1M 0.12%
1,219,704
-18,466
-1% -$1.25M
IT icon
119
Gartner
IT
$10.1B
$81.4M 0.12%
948,935
-491,971
-34% -$42.2M
ULTI
120
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
$80.7M 0.12%
491,019
-4,586
-0.9% -$774K
MAN icon
121
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.44B
$80.4M 0.12%
899,691
+351,596
+64% +$30.3M
HXL icon
122
Hexcel
HXL
$7.79B
$79.2M 0.12%
1,591,632
+19,729
+1% +$993K
GS icon
123
Goldman Sachs
GS
$300B
$77.8M 0.12%
372,805
+40,026
+12% +$8.16M
IFF icon
124
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$20.2B
$77.3M 0.12%
707,045
-512,291
-42% -$59.2M
PX
125
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$76.7M 0.11%
641,363
-118,039
-16% -$14.4M
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, William Blair & Company held 2,412 positions worth $66.9B, up 2.9% from $65B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.7% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2015 filing shows 252 new, 857 increased, 879 reduced and 200 closed positions. Its largest new stake was FirstService: 2,731,551 shares worth $75.9M. The largest sale was Cognizant, an estimated $154M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 7.4% of assets, down from 7.5% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2015 buy was FirstService: 2,731,551 shares worth $75.9M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Brunswick in Q2 2015, an estimated $132M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Cognizant, cutting an estimated $154M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Sprouts Farmers Market in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $84M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.7% of its $66.9B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 252 new positions and closed 200 in Q2 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $66.9B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 3 Aug 2015.