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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
+512.03%
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

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
WP
101
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$31.8M 0.28%
707,571
-7,921,248
-92% -$342M
ACN icon
102
Accenture
ACN
$101B
$31.2M 0.27%
317,459
-8,693
-3% -$862K
WFC icon
103
Wells Fargo
WFC
$266B
$30.5M 0.26%
593,520
-12,933
-2% -$711K
MD icon
104
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$2.16B
$28.8M 0.25%
375,160
-3,184,374
-89% -$257M
DG icon
105
Dollar General
DG
$28.2B
$28.4M 0.25%
392,319
-4,365,669
-92% -$333M
KMI icon
106
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$69.9B
$27.7M 0.24%
1,000,435
-22,627
-2% -$749K
IRM icon
107
Iron Mountain
IRM
$36.9B
$27.6M 0.24%
889,903
-33,835
-4% -$1.01M
ABCO
108
DELISTED
Advisory Board Co
ABCO
$27M 0.23%
593,584
+100,027
+20% +$5.2M
MMI icon
109
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.16B
$26.9M 0.23%
584,855
+5,293
+0.9% +$248K
FLTX
110
DELISTED
Fleetmatics Group PLC
FLTX
$26.8M 0.23%
545,596
+236,210
+76% +$11.3M
ZBRA icon
111
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$13.9B
$26.6M 0.23%
347,400
-327,385
-49% -$30.9M
DNKN
112
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
$26.5M 0.23%
539,893
-10,280
-2% -$533K
EFA icon
113
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78.4B
$26.3M 0.23%
458,331
-331,994
-42% -$20.5M
SYK icon
114
Stryker
SYK
$131B
$25.5M 0.22%
270,870
+4,204
+2% +$416K
PEP icon
115
PepsiCo
PEP
$191B
$25.4M 0.22%
269,740
+23,422
+10% +$2.23M
MCO icon
116
Moody's
MCO
$83.7B
$25.3M 0.22%
257,517
-1,768,235
-87% -$188M
PAYX icon
117
Paychex
PAYX
$41.9B
$25.3M 0.22%
530,200
+48,487
+10% +$2.26M
ILMN icon
118
Illumina
ILMN
$30B
$25.2M 0.22%
147,245
+1,686
+1% +$341K
LKQ icon
119
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$5.91B
$24.8M 0.21%
875,403
-12,040
-1% -$367K
WAGE
120
DELISTED
WageWorks, Inc.
WAGE
$24.6M 0.21%
546,837
-12,344
-2% -$560K
INTU icon
121
Intuit
INTU
$87.1B
$24.4M 0.21%
275,009
-1,267
-0.5% -$123K
BIIB icon
122
Biogen
BIIB
$29.8B
$24.3M 0.21%
83,133
+49,636
+148% +$16.4M
SGEN
123
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
$24.1M 0.21%
625,120
+27,392
+5% +$1.23M
TXN icon
124
Texas Instruments
TXN
$246B
$24.1M 0.21%
486,527
-239,758
-33% -$11.7M
CVS icon
125
CVS Health
CVS
$134B
$23.7M 0.21%
245,557
+6,662
+3% +$700K

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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.