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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
+512.03%
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
SHO icon
1276
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.18B
– –
-722,118
Closed -$10.8M
SIGI icon
1277
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$5.76B
– –
-597,708
Closed -$16.8M
SLG icon
1278
SL Green Realty
SLG
$3.9B
– –
-12,173
Closed -$1.29M
SLGN icon
1279
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.51B
– –
-571,264
Closed -$15.1M
SNN icon
1280
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$12.7B
– –
-93,915
Closed -$3.19M
SPTN
1281
DELISTED
SpartanNash
SPTN
– –
-633,618
Closed -$20.6M
SSB icon
1282
SouthState Bank Corp
SSB
$10.6B
– –
-9,590
Closed -$728K
STLD icon
1283
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$38.1B
– –
-49,734
Closed -$1.03M
SWX icon
1284
Southwest Gas
SWX
$6.56B
– –
-391,592
Closed -$20.8M
SXI icon
1285
Standex International
SXI
$3.95B
– –
-184,376
Closed -$14.7M
SXT icon
1286
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.54B
– –
-329,895
Closed -$22.5M
TAL icon
1287
TAL Education Group
TAL
$6.71B
– –
-1,976,136
Closed -$11.6M
TILE icon
1288
Interface
TILE
$2.04B
– –
-984,459
Closed -$24.7M
TRIP icon
1289
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.63B
– –
-4,810
Closed -$419K
TTI icon
1290
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$1.25B
– –
-1,834,212
Closed -$11.7M
TV icon
1291
Televisa
TV
$1.44B
– –
-1,602,212
Closed -$62.2M
TXRH icon
1292
Texas Roadhouse
TXRH
$13.7B
– –
-13,043
Closed -$488K
TXT icon
1293
Textron
TXT
$15.2B
– –
-5,399
Closed -$241K
UAL icon
1294
United Airlines
UAL
$43.1B
– –
-4,094
Closed -$217K
UNFI icon
1295
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$2.91B
– –
-140,005
Closed -$8.91M
URI icon
1296
United Rentals
URI
$72.3B
– –
-24,275
Closed -$2.13M
VDE icon
1297
Vanguard Energy ETF
VDE
$9.69B
– –
-4,080
Closed -$436K
VIPS icon
1298
Vipshop
VIPS
$7.46B
– –
-4,556,002
Closed -$101M
VMI icon
1299
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.58B
– –
-11,853
Closed -$1.41M
VRNS icon
1300
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$4.98B
– –
-65,091
Closed -$479K
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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.