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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
+0.61%
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
$66.9B
AUM Growth
+$1.9B
Cap. Flow
+$1.98B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.71%
Holding
2,412
New
252
Increased
857
Reduced
879
Closed
200

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BC icon
Brunswick
BC
+$132M
2
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$129M
3
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$129M
4
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$108M
5
IWD icon
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
+$83.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CTSH icon
Cognizant
CTSH
+$154M
2
SRCL
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
+$140M
3
PXD
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
+$99.4M
4
SFM icon
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
+$84M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$83.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 7.37%
2 Industrials 7.1%
3 Financials 6.37%
4 Consumer Discretionary 6.33%
5 Technology 6.14%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DSU icon
1351
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU
$593M
$39K ﹤0.01%
3,584
– –
AMD icon
1352
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$776B
$37K ﹤0.01%
15,575
– –
MVIS icon
1353
Microvision
MVIS
$6.21M
$37K ﹤0.01%
12,375
– –
BTU
1354
DELISTED
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
BTU
$31K ﹤0.01%
950
+102
+12% +$5.97K
HL icon
1355
Hecla Mining
HL
$9.47B
$27K ﹤0.01%
+10,314
New +$31.7K
BIOC
1356
DELISTED
Biocept, Inc.
BIOC
– –
0
– –
TWER
1357
DELISTED
Towerstream Corporation Common Stock
TWER
$25K ﹤0.01%
700
– –
KBIO
1358
DELISTED
KALOBIOS PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM STK NEW (DE)
KBIO
$25K ﹤0.01%
6,704
– –
VPCO
1359
DELISTED
VAPOR CORP DEL COM STK
VPCO
$22K ﹤0.01%
13,397
– –
TDC icon
1360
CALL
Teradata
TDC
$2.92B
$18K ﹤0.01%
+500
New +$20.6K
WPM icon
1361
CALL
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$49.5B
$17K ﹤0.01%
1,000
– –
RXII
1362
DELISTED
GALENA BIOPHARMA INC COM
RXII
$17K ﹤0.01%
10,000
– –
XWG
1363
DELISTED
WIRELESS XCESSORIES GR INC
XWG
$15K ﹤0.01%
25,000
– –
NXTM
1364
CALL
DELISTED
NxStage Medical Inc.
NXTM
$14K ﹤0.01%
+1,000
New +$16.9K
YUMA
1365
DELISTED
Yuma Energy Inc
YUMA
$9K ﹤0.01%
63
+16
+34% +$4.01K
DVR
1366
DELISTED
CAL DIVE INTERNATIONAL INC COM
DVR
$1K ﹤0.01%
149,700
– –
VLNC
1367
DELISTED
VALENCE TECHNOLOGY INC
VLNC
$1K ﹤0.01%
36,000
– –
AVCS
1368
DELISTED
AMERICAN VANTAGE CO'S
AVCS
$1K ﹤0.01%
21,865
– –
A icon
1369
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.1B
– –
-7,066
Closed -$293K
ADTN icon
1370
Adtran
ADTN
$689M
– –
-616,692
Closed -$11.5M
ADVM
1371
DELISTED
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
– –
-1,444
Closed -$585K
AVGO icon
1372
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.85T
– –
-19,830
Closed -$251K
BANC icon
1373
Banc of California
BANC
$3.03B
– –
-19,085
Closed -$234K
BBSI icon
1374
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$959M
– –
-1,397,132
Closed -$15M
BBWI icon
1375
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$4.06B
– –
-789,241
Closed -$60.2M
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, William Blair & Company held 2,412 positions worth $66.9B, up 2.9% from $65B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.7% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2015 filing shows 252 new, 857 increased, 879 reduced and 200 closed positions. Its largest new stake was FirstService: 2,731,551 shares worth $75.9M. The largest sale was Cognizant, an estimated $154M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 7.4% of assets, down from 7.5% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2015 buy was FirstService: 2,731,551 shares worth $75.9M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Brunswick in Q2 2015, an estimated $132M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Cognizant, cutting an estimated $154M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Sprouts Farmers Market in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $84M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.7% of its $66.9B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 252 new positions and closed 200 in Q2 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $66.9B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 3 Aug 2015.