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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
VRNT
1301
DELISTED
Verint Systems
VRNT
– –
-1,706,114
Closed -$52.8M
W icon
1302
Wayfair
W
$14.2B
– –
-17,840
Closed -$671K
WABC icon
1303
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.38B
– –
-5,705
Closed -$289K
WAL icon
1304
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.05B
– –
-846,642
Closed -$28.6M
WPM icon
1305
CALL
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$55.8B
– –
-1,000
Closed -$17K
WSFS icon
1306
WSFS Financial
WSFS
$4.23B
– –
-735,340
Closed -$20.1M
WST icon
1307
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$24.7B
– –
-7,353
Closed -$427K
WYNN icon
1308
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$10.5B
– –
-2,626
Closed -$259K
XPO icon
1309
XPO
XPO
$23.4B
– –
-20,529
Closed -$320K
XPRO icon
1310
Expro Ltd
XPRO
$1.83B
– –
-235,682
Closed -$26.6M
YELP icon
1311
Yelp
YELP
$1.41B
– –
-15,199
Closed -$653K
CNH
1312
CNH Industrial
CNH
$13.4B
– –
-11,660
Closed -$94K
TXNM
1313
TXNM Energy Inc
TXNM
$5.91B
– –
-772,581
Closed -$19M
NBIS
1314
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$55.6B
– –
-1,384,152
Closed -$21.1M
JOYY
1315
JOYY Inc
JOYY
$3.77B
– –
-740,639
Closed -$51.5M
VSA
1316
VisionSys AI
VSA
$8.85M
– –
-134
Closed -$4.25M
B
1317
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
– –
-527,319
Closed -$20.6M
CTR
1318
DELISTED
ClearBridge MLP and Midstream Total Return Fund Inc.
CTR
– –
-3,000
Closed -$274K
HOLI
1319
DELISTED
Hollsys Automation Technologies INTERNATIONAL, LTD. COMMON (British Virgin Island)
HOLI
– –
-1,002,998
Closed -$24.1M
EXPR
1320
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
– –
-40,427
Closed -$14.6M
SFE
1321
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
– –
-738,693
Closed -$14.4M
SCU
1322
DELISTED
Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SCU
– –
-8,766
Closed -$1.07M
CIR
1323
DELISTED
CIRCOR International, Inc
CIR
– –
-242,797
Closed -$13.2M
PDCE
1324
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
– –
-253,674
Closed -$13.6M
DCP
1325
DELISTED
DCP Midstream, LP
DCP
– –
-6,780
Closed -$208K
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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.