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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
HIW icon
1226
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.51B
– –
-386,294
Closed -$15.4M
HLIO icon
1227
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$2.7B
– –
-6,938
Closed -$264K
HLX icon
1228
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$1.46B
– –
-934,031
Closed -$11.8M
HMC icon
1229
Honda
HMC
$40B
– –
-9,264
Closed -$299K
HOMB icon
1230
Home BancShares
HOMB
$6.19B
– –
-1,379,330
Closed -$25.2M
IBN icon
1231
ICICI Bank
IBN
$109B
– –
-44,602
Closed -$422K
ICAD
1232
DELISTED
iCAD Inc
ICAD
– –
-769,556
Closed -$2.49M
IGIB icon
1233
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGIB
$18.6B
– –
-164,200
Closed -$8.94M
INFY icon
1234
Infosys
INFY
$50.3B
– –
-2,714,956
Closed -$21.5M
INGR icon
1235
Ingredion
INGR
$6.52B
– –
-19,488
Closed -$1.55M
IONS icon
1236
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.06B
– –
-5,975
Closed -$343K
IPAR icon
1237
Interparfums
IPAR
$3.91B
– –
-6,485
Closed -$220K
IRIX icon
1238
IRIDEX
IRIX
$14.5M
– –
-19,204
Closed -$158K
ITGR icon
1239
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$4.25B
– –
-493,760
Closed -$24.3M
IXC icon
1240
iShares Global Energy ETF
IXC
$2.78B
– –
-1,642,000
Closed -$57.4M
JJSF icon
1241
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
$1.71B
– –
-188,377
Closed -$20.8M
KAI icon
1242
Kadant
KAI
$3.97B
– –
-318,208
Closed -$15M
LEMB icon
1243
iShares JPMorgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF
LEMB
$719M
– –
-8,175
Closed -$357K
LEN icon
1244
Lennar Class A
LEN
$20.4B
– –
-22,933
Closed -$1.11M
MATX icon
1245
Matsons
MATX
$6.17B
– –
-279,215
Closed -$11.7M
MKTX icon
1246
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$5.72B
– –
-4,527
Closed -$419K
MOG.A icon
1247
Moog Inc Class A
MOG.A
$13B
– –
-229,869
Closed -$16.2M
MOS icon
1248
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.47B
– –
-5,137
Closed -$240K
MRCY icon
1249
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$6.63B
– –
-10,078
Closed -$147K
MTN icon
1250
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.27B
– –
-187,934
Closed -$20.5M
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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.