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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
-0.37%
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
$58.5B
AUM Growth
-$2.78B
Cap. Flow
-$639M
Cap. Flow %
-1.09%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.82%
Holding
2,314
New
217
Increased
799
Reduced
860
Closed
188

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$246M
2
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$169M
3
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$103M
4
VRSK icon
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
+$100M
5
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$86.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$196M
2
CYT
CYTEC INDS INC
CYT
+$169M
3
HOG icon
Harley-Davidson
HOG
+$144M
4
FOSL icon
Fossil Group
FOSL
+$138M
5
COV
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
+$109M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.42%
2 Healthcare 6.73%
3 Technology 6.16%
4 Financials 5.99%
5 Consumer Discretionary 5.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
OAK
1251
DELISTED
OAKTREE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
OAK
$225K ﹤0.01%
4,415
-400
-8% -$20K
QCOM icon
1252
CALL
Qualcomm
QCOM
$165B
$224K ﹤0.01%
+3,000
New +$229K
CAR icon
1253
Avis
CAR
$4.9B
$223K ﹤0.01%
+4,087
New +$256K
OCR
1254
DELISTED
OMNICARE INC
OCR
$223K ﹤0.01%
3,586
– –
SLV icon
1255
iShares Silver Trust
SLV
$29.9B
$221K ﹤0.01%
13,586
-1,228
-8% -$23.2K
MTB icon
1256
M&T Bank
MTB
$36.5B
$218K ﹤0.01%
1,773
-59
-3% -$7.26K
CRR
1257
DELISTED
Carbo Ceramics Inc.
CRR
$218K ﹤0.01%
3,701
-1,509
-29% -$172K
CUDA
1258
DELISTED
Barracuda Networks, Inc.
CUDA
$218K ﹤0.01%
+8,534
New +$240K
GMZ
1259
DELISTED
Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund
GMZ
$217K ﹤0.01%
1,429
– –
LLTC
1260
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$217K ﹤0.01%
4,906
– –
DANG
1261
DELISTED
E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC SPNSRD ADS REP COM CL A (CYM)
DANG
$216K ﹤0.01%
17,750
+1,000
+6% +$13.6K
FRC
1262
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$215K ﹤0.01%
4,365
– –
AAXJ icon
1263
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
$3.78B
$214K ﹤0.01%
3,500
+200
+6% +$12.9K
TER icon
1264
Teradyne
TER
$60.9B
$214K ﹤0.01%
11,072
-8
-0.1% -$157
RLD
1265
DELISTED
REALD INC COM STK
RLD
$214K ﹤0.01%
22,875
– –
STI
1266
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$212K ﹤0.01%
5,563
+15
+0.3% +$579
LLL
1267
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
$212K ﹤0.01%
1,790
– –
VXX
1268
DELISTED
iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019
VXX
$212K ﹤0.01%
+426
New +$197K
ATMP icon
1269
iPath Select MLP ETN
ATMP
$623M
$211K ﹤0.01%
6,525
– –
INCY icon
1270
Incyte
INCY
$24.3B
$211K ﹤0.01%
4,310
– –
SAVE
1271
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$211K ﹤0.01%
3,045
-270
-8% -$18.5K
CXP
1272
DELISTED
COLUMBIA PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
CXP
$211K ﹤0.01%
+8,871
New +$225K
ILF icon
1273
iShares Latin America 40 ETF
ILF
$3.82B
$210K ﹤0.01%
5,714
-14
-0.2% -$562
RAD
1274
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
$210K ﹤0.01%
2,171
+831
+62% +$107K
SODA
1275
DELISTED
SodaStream International Ltd
SODA
$210K ﹤0.01%
7,125
-640
-8% -$20.4K
49 50
51
52 53

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William Blair & Company's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,314 positions worth $58.5B, down 4.5% from $61.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.8% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q3 2014 filing shows 217 new, 799 increased, 860 reduced and 188 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alibaba: 1,144,057 shares worth $102M. The largest sale was TSMC, an estimated $196M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.4% of assets, up from 8.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2014 buy was Alibaba: 1,144,057 shares worth $102M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Teva Pharmaceuticals in Q3 2014, an estimated $246M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was TSMC, cutting an estimated $196M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $59.6M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.8% of its $58.5B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 217 new positions and closed 188 in Q3 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $58.5B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 4 Nov 2014.