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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
+5.93%
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
$10.7B
AUM Growth
-$908M
Cap. Flow
-$1.39B
Cap. Flow %
-13.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.51%
Holding
1,529
New
105
Increased
364
Reduced
634
Closed
286

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$66.7M
2
G icon
Genpact
G
+$27.6M
3
ZTS icon
Zoetis
ZTS
+$17.2M
4
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$16.2M
5
PLAY icon
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
+$13.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$104M
2
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$42.3M
3
MA icon
Mastercard
MA
+$37.4M
4
MJN
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
+$37.4M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$33.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.61%
2 Technology 14.78%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Financials 12.35%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FLTX
101
DELISTED
Fleetmatics Group PLC
FLTX
$28.5M 0.27%
560,929
+15,333
+3% +$851K
SBAC icon
102
SBA Communications
SBAC
$19.2B
$27.9M 0.26%
265,128
-44,582
-14% -$4.82M
G icon
103
Genpact
G
$6.03B
$27.8M 0.26%
+1,114,137
New +$27.6M
MCD icon
104
McDonald's
MCD
$191B
$27.5M 0.26%
232,695
+10,784
+5% +$1.21M
COL
105
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$27.3M 0.26%
295,255
-148,957
-34% -$13.2M
MJN
106
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$26.9M 0.25%
340,210
-474,237
-58% -$37.4M
LKQ icon
107
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$5.89B
$26.6M 0.25%
899,262
+23,859
+3% +$693K
INTU icon
108
Intuit
INTU
$88.1B
$26.5M 0.25%
274,987
-22
-0% -$2.13K
VYM icon
109
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
VYM
$81B
$26.2M 0.25%
392,767
+18,411
+5% +$1.24M
EFX icon
110
Equifax
EFX
$20.5B
$25.9M 0.24%
232,696
-152,294
-40% -$16.5M
SYK icon
111
Stryker
SYK
$129B
$25.9M 0.24%
278,663
+7,793
+3% +$746K
IRM icon
112
Iron Mountain
IRM
$37.2B
$25.8M 0.24%
954,658
+64,755
+7% +$1.9M
CVX icon
113
Chevron
CVX
$388B
$25.5M 0.24%
283,556
+906
+0.3% +$81.7K
SBH icon
114
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.54B
$25.1M 0.24%
898,480
-971,068
-52% -$24.4M
SJM icon
115
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12.6B
$25.1M 0.24%
203,113
+21,315
+12% +$2.54M
PGND
116
DELISTED
PRESS GANEY HOLDINGS INC COM STK (DE)
PGND
$24.6M 0.23%
781,029
+204,237
+35% +$6.51M
BLK icon
117
Blackrock
BLK
$172B
$24.1M 0.23%
70,915
+3,570
+5% +$1.21M
PINC
118
DELISTED
Premier
PINC
$24.1M 0.23%
681,903
+25,227
+4% +$878K
WAGE
119
DELISTED
WageWorks, Inc.
WAGE
$23.9M 0.22%
526,078
-20,759
-4% -$930K
ZBRA icon
120
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$13.9B
$23.8M 0.22%
342,419
-4,981
-1% -$373K
AKAM icon
121
Akamai
AKAM
$17.1B
$23.7M 0.22%
449,547
-228,140
-34% -$14M
VEA icon
122
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$229B
$22.6M 0.21%
616,088
-14,853
-2% -$557K
PFE icon
123
Pfizer
PFE
$142B
$22.2M 0.21%
724,562
+9,515
+1% +$299K
BA icon
124
Boeing
BA
$181B
$22.1M 0.21%
152,897
+18,349
+14% +$2.64M
ALGN icon
125
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.4B
$22.1M 0.21%
335,236
-242,768
-42% -$15.6M
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, William Blair & Company held 1,529 positions worth $10.7B, down 7.9% from $11.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $1.39B in Q4 2015, closing 286 positions and reducing 634 holdings. Its most notable exit was Barracuda Networks, Inc., an estimated $7.62M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $70.1M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 1,802,460 shares worth $70.1M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Zoetis in Q4 2015, an estimated $17.2M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $104M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Barracuda Networks, Inc. in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $7.62M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $10.7B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 105 new positions and closed 286 in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 7.9% quarter-over-quarter to $10.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.