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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
+4.98%
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
$60.5B
AUM Growth
+$4.27B
Cap. Flow
-$6.02M
Cap. Flow %
-0.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.14%
Holding
2,280
New
233
Increased
803
Reduced
822
Closed
265

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ABEV icon
Ambev
ABEV
+$275M
2
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$202M
3
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$127M
4
IPGP icon
IPG Photonics
IPGP
+$107M
5
WP
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
+$106M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ABV
COMPANHIA BEBIDA ADS EACH REPSTG 1 PFD SH
ABV
+$237M
2
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$186M
3
SWI
SOLARWINDS INC COM STK (DE)
SWI
+$104M
4
CLH icon
Clean Harbors
CLH
+$104M
5
FMX icon
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
+$101M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.87%
2 Technology 6.81%
3 Consumer Discretionary 6.54%
4 Healthcare 5.75%
5 Financials 5.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MMU
1276
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund
MMU
$550M
$187K ﹤0.01%
15,300
– –
TE
1277
DELISTED
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
$187K ﹤0.01%
10,874
-815
-7% -$13.9K
BRSL
1278
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$2.07B
$182K ﹤0.01%
+10,010
New +$181K
ACAS
1279
DELISTED
American Capital Ltd
ACAS
$179K ﹤0.01%
11,460
-3,400
-23% -$49.2K
SCU
1280
DELISTED
Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SCU
$174K ﹤0.01%
1,175
-300
-20% -$39.5K
BYLK
1281
DELISTED
BAYLAKE CORP
BYLK
$169K ﹤0.01%
+13,000
New +$155K
IRE
1282
DELISTED
GOVERNOR-BK OF IRELND ADS NEW
IRE
$167K ﹤0.01%
+11,600
New +$163K
NAUH
1283
DELISTED
National American University Holdings, Inc.
NAUH
$164K ﹤0.01%
+47,125
New +$169K
INFN
1284
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$157K ﹤0.01%
+16,150
New +$161K
NMRX
1285
DELISTED
Numerex Corp
NMRX
$150K ﹤0.01%
11,600
– –
OMER icon
1286
Omeros
OMER
$937M
$147K ﹤0.01%
13,000
-1,000
-7% -$9.65K
STKL
1287
DELISTED
SunOpta
STKL
$145K ﹤0.01%
14,515
– –
HERO
1288
DELISTED
HERCULES OFFSHORE INC COM STK
HERO
$136K ﹤0.01%
21,000
– –
MWW
1289
DELISTED
Monster Worldwide Inc
MWW
$136K ﹤0.01%
19,125
-500
-3% -$2.61K
FOE
1290
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
$132K ﹤0.01%
10,260
– –
EGHT icon
1291
8x8 Inc
EGHT
$303M
$130K ﹤0.01%
+12,850
New +$131K
JQC icon
1292
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund
JQC
$707M
$130K ﹤0.01%
13,340
+500
+4% +$4.7K
CHKP icon
1293
CALL
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$12.5B
$129K ﹤0.01%
+2,000
New +$120K
INN
1294
Summit Hotel Properties
INN
$743M
$127K ﹤0.01%
14,150
– –
PSLV icon
1295
Sprott Physical Silver Trust
PSLV
$12.4B
$125K ﹤0.01%
16,500
-1,000
-6% -$8.27K
SQNM
1296
DELISTED
SEQUENOM INC NEW
SQNM
$124K ﹤0.01%
53,000
-47,500
-47% -$113K
GERN icon
1297
Geron
GERN
$866M
$120K ﹤0.01%
+26,979
New +$116K
PWE
1298
DELISTED
Penn West Energy Petroleum Ltd
PWE
$118K ﹤0.01%
14,157
-6,845
-33% -$65.7K
TPLM
1299
DELISTED
Triangle Petroleum Corporation
TPLM
$114K ﹤0.01%
13,835
+830
+6% +$8.43K
EXG icon
1300
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund
EXG
$3.04B
$113K ﹤0.01%
+11,269
New +$111K
50 51
52
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, William Blair & Company held 2,280 positions worth $60.5B, up 7.6% from $56.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.1% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2013 filing shows 233 new, 803 increased, 822 reduced and 265 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Ambev: 37,612,682 shares worth $276M. The largest sale was COMPANHIA BEBIDA ADS EACH REPSTG 1 PFD SH, an estimated $237M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.9% of assets, down from 9% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2013 buy was Ambev: 37,612,682 shares worth $276M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Baidu in Q4 2013, an estimated $202M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Perrigo, cutting an estimated $186M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited COMPANHIA BEBIDA ADS EACH REPSTG 1 PFD SH in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $237M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 8.1% of its $60.5B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • William Blair & Company opened 233 new positions and closed 265 in Q4 2013.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 7.6% quarter-over-quarter to $60.5B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 11 Feb 2014.