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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
MYE icon
1251
Myers Industries
MYE
$1.32B
– –
-25,568
Closed -$486K
NDLS icon
1252
Noodles & Co
NDLS
$108M
– –
-1,604
Closed -$187K
NEOG icon
1253
Neogen
NEOG
$2.46B
– –
-40,608
Closed -$722K
NOAH
1254
Noah Holdings
NOAH
$594M
– –
-139,751
Closed -$4.22M
NWPX icon
1255
NWPX Infrastructure Inc
NWPX
$1.14B
– –
-457,795
Closed -$9.32M
OEF icon
1256
CALL
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$20.5B
– –
-1,884,000
Closed -$74.6M
OFLX icon
1257
Omega Flex
OFLX
$312M
– –
-11,042
Closed -$416K
OIH icon
1258
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$1.94B
– –
-385
Closed -$268K
OIS icon
1259
Oil States International
OIS
$501M
– –
-13,161
Closed -$490K
OMCL icon
1260
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.64B
– –
-6,176
Closed -$233K
ON icon
1261
ON Semiconductor
ON
$18.6B
– –
-12,000
Closed -$140K
OZK icon
1262
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.63B
– –
-605,839
Closed -$27.7M
PEB icon
1263
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$2.08B
– –
-581,103
Closed -$24.9M
PLCE icon
1264
Children's Place
PLCE
$58.9M
– –
-290,746
Closed -$19M
PNW icon
1265
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$12.2B
– –
-22,971
Closed -$1.31M
PODD icon
1266
Insulet
PODD
$9.65B
– –
-7,519
Closed -$232K
POR icon
1267
Portland General Electric
POR
$5.71B
– –
-594,198
Closed -$19.7M
PTEN icon
1268
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$3.83B
– –
-45,494
Closed -$856K
RAMP icon
1269
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.3B
– –
-1,328,559
Closed -$23.4M
RDN icon
1270
Radian Group
RDN
$4.82B
– –
-1,247,787
Closed -$23.4M
REI icon
1271
Ring Energy
REI
$325M
– –
-884,353
Closed -$9.9M
RJF icon
1272
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$34.4B
– –
-5,567
Closed -$220K
RNST icon
1273
Renasant Corp
RNST
$3.96B
– –
-486,462
Closed -$15.9M
ROL icon
1274
Rollins
ROL
$17.7B
– –
-17,282
Closed -$219K
RRC icon
1275
Range Resources
RRC
$9.01B
– –
-1,228,700
Closed -$60.7M
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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.