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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
-0.37%
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
$58.5B
AUM Growth
-$2.78B
Cap. Flow
-$639M
Cap. Flow %
-1.09%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.82%
Holding
2,314
New
217
Increased
799
Reduced
860
Closed
188

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$246M
2
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$169M
3
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$103M
4
VRSK icon
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
+$100M
5
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$86.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TSM icon
TSMC
TSM
+$196M
2
CYT
CYTEC INDS INC
CYT
+$169M
3
HOG icon
Harley-Davidson
HOG
+$144M
4
FOSL icon
Fossil Group
FOSL
+$138M
5
COV
COVIDIEN PLC COM SHS NEW (IRELAND)
COV
+$109M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.42%
2 Healthcare 6.73%
3 Technology 6.16%
4 Financials 5.99%
5 Consumer Discretionary 5.49%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ACHN
1351
CALL
DELISTED
Achillion Pharmaceuticals
ACHN
$37K ﹤0.01%
+3,800
New +$35.3K
HERO
1352
DELISTED
HERCULES OFFSHORE INC COM STK
HERO
$35K ﹤0.01%
16,000
-1,000
-6% -$3.36K
RBY
1353
DELISTED
RUBICON MENERALS CORP (F)
RBY
$30K ﹤0.01%
22,000
– –
EGIO
1354
DELISTED
Edgio, Inc. Common Stock
EGIO
$29K ﹤0.01%
312
-27
-8% -$2.75K
XWG
1355
DELISTED
WIRELESS XCESSORIES GR INC
XWG
$27K ﹤0.01%
25,000
– –
EXEL icon
1356
Exelixis
EXEL
$13.8B
$26K ﹤0.01%
+17,300
New +$55.5K
MVIS icon
1357
Microvision
MVIS
$89.9M
$24K ﹤0.01%
825
– –
GERN icon
1358
Geron
GERN
$821M
$21K ﹤0.01%
10,500
-609
-5% -$1.5K
RXII
1359
DELISTED
GALENA BIOPHARMA INC COM
RXII
$20K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
TWER
1360
DELISTED
Towerstream Corporation Common Stock
TWER
$16K ﹤0.01%
550
– –
TIVO
1361
CALL
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
$13K ﹤0.01%
+700
New +$15.8K
CACH
1362
DELISTED
CACHE INC (DE)
CACH
$9K ﹤0.01%
10,405
-920
-8% -$1.07K
RNDY
1363
CALL
DELISTED
ROUNDYS INC COM STK
RNDY
$2K ﹤0.01%
1,000
– –
VLNC
1364
DELISTED
VALENCE TECHNOLOGY INC
VLNC
$1K ﹤0.01%
36,000
– –
AVCS
1365
DELISTED
AMERICAN VANTAGE CO'S
AVCS
$1K ﹤0.01%
21,865
– –
AAL icon
1366
CALL
American Airlines Group
AAL
$10.6B
– –
-50
Closed -$122K
ANF icon
1367
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.84B
– –
-6,076
Closed -$263K
APAM icon
1368
Artisan Partners
APAM
$2.99B
– –
-14,324
Closed -$811K
BBSI icon
1369
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$979M
– –
-885,864
Closed -$10.4M
BIP icon
1370
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
BIP
$18.4B
– –
-12,600
Closed -$208K
BXMT icon
1371
Blackstone Mortgage Trust
BXMT
$2.46B
– –
-7,000
Closed -$203K
CADE
1372
DELISTED
Cadence Bank
CADE
– –
-667,227
Closed -$16.4M
CLMT icon
1373
Calumet Specialty Products
CLMT
$3.69B
– –
-7,000
Closed -$222K
CNC icon
1374
Centene
CNC
$31.5B
– –
-17,620
Closed -$333K
CVLT icon
1375
Commault Systems
CVLT
$5.18B
– –
-42,208
Closed -$2.08M
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William Blair & Company's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,314 positions worth $58.5B, down 4.5% from $61.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.8% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q3 2014 filing shows 217 new, 799 increased, 860 reduced and 188 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Alibaba: 1,144,057 shares worth $102M. The largest sale was TSMC, an estimated $196M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.4% of assets, up from 8.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Technology.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2014 buy was Alibaba: 1,144,057 shares worth $102M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Teva Pharmaceuticals in Q3 2014, an estimated $246M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was TSMC, cutting an estimated $196M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $59.6M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.8% of its $58.5B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 217 new positions and closed 188 in Q3 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $58.5B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 4 Nov 2014.