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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
+4.38%
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
$61.9B
AUM Growth
+$3.42B
Cap. Flow
+$1.81B
Cap. Flow %
2.93%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.58%
Holding
2,343
New
217
Increased
904
Reduced
850
Closed
216

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TW
TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE)
TW
+$164M
2
NTES icon
NetEase
NTES
+$140M
3
EPI icon
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
EPI
+$119M
4
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$108M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$104M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CP icon
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
+$147M
2
ARG
Airgas Inc
ARG
+$130M
3
FAST icon
Fastenal
FAST
+$128M
4
FDS icon
Factset
FDS
+$98.5M
5
TD icon
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
+$86.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.07%
2 Healthcare 7.65%
3 Consumer Discretionary 6.48%
4 Technology 6.31%
5 Financials 6.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SR icon
1276
Spire
SR
$4.73B
$215K ﹤0.01%
+4,060
New +$204K
VLGEA icon
1277
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$650M
$214K ﹤0.01%
+7,837
New +$198K
AAXJ icon
1278
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
$3.7B
$213K ﹤0.01%
3,500
– –
LGTY
1279
DELISTED
Logility Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. Common Stock
LGTY
$212K ﹤0.01%
23,315
+1,996
+9% +$18.3K
CLF icon
1280
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$6.4B
$211K ﹤0.01%
+29,500
New +$257K
KBR icon
1281
KBR
KBR
$4.68B
$210K ﹤0.01%
12,380
– –
AB icon
1282
AllianceBernstein
AB
$3.46B
$209K ﹤0.01%
8,139
-1,027
-11% -$26.3K
BRO icon
1283
Brown & Brown
BRO
$24B
$208K ﹤0.01%
+12,670
New +$203K
IYE icon
1284
iShares US Energy ETF
IYE
$1.74B
$208K ﹤0.01%
4,654
– –
MMU
1285
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund
MMU
$547M
$208K ﹤0.01%
15,300
– –
LLTC
1286
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$206K ﹤0.01%
4,529
-377
-8% -$16.4K
BXMT icon
1287
Blackstone Mortgage Trust
BXMT
$2.46B
$203K ﹤0.01%
+7,000
New +$198K
ELS icon
1288
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$12.7B
$203K ﹤0.01%
+7,900
New +$190K
INFN
1289
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$202K ﹤0.01%
13,750
– –
CVG
1290
DELISTED
Convergys
CVG
$202K ﹤0.01%
+9,909
New +$197K
AGEN
1291
Agenus
AGEN
$326M
$201K ﹤0.01%
2,590
-4,993
-66% -$307K
ASB icon
1292
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.93B
$200K ﹤0.01%
10,772
– –
ECHO
1293
DELISTED
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
ECHO
$200K ﹤0.01%
+6,884
New +$184K
CMLP
1294
DELISTED
CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP NEW UTS REP LTD PRT INT (DE)
CMLP
$200K ﹤0.01%
13,222
-1,609
-11% -$30.7K
SQNM
1295
DELISTED
SEQUENOM INC NEW
SQNM
$196K ﹤0.01%
53,000
– –
IRIX icon
1296
IRIDEX
IRIX
$14.4M
$191K ﹤0.01%
22,227
-3,023
-12% -$23.9K
PSLV icon
1297
Sprott Physical Silver Trust
PSLV
$12B
$191K ﹤0.01%
31,113
+7,000
+29% +$46.1K
INN
1298
Summit Hotel Properties
INN
$749M
$189K ﹤0.01%
15,250
– –
AOI
1299
DELISTED
Alliance One International
AOI
$184K ﹤0.01%
11,700
-2,000
-15% -$37.2K
ACHN
1300
DELISTED
Achillion Pharmaceuticals
ACHN
$183K ﹤0.01%
15,000
+3,000
+25% +$36.6K
50 51
52
53 54

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William Blair & Company's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,343 positions worth $61.9B, up 5.8% from $58.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.6% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2014 filing shows 217 new, 904 increased, 850 reduced and 216 closed positions. Its largest new stake was NetEase: 7,341,640 shares worth $146M. The largest sale was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, an estimated $147M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.1% of assets, down from 8.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2014 buy was NetEase: 7,341,640 shares worth $146M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE) in Q4 2014, an estimated $164M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, cutting an estimated $147M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares) in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $46.8M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.6% of its $61.9B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 217 new positions and closed 216 in Q4 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5.8% quarter-over-quarter to $61.9B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 5 Feb 2015.