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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
FRN
1351
DELISTED
Invesco Frontier Markets ETF
FRN
– –
-93,100
Closed -$1.24M
HOS
1352
DELISTED
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
HOS
– –
-198,686
Closed -$4.08M
STI
1353
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
– –
-4,908
Closed -$210K
VIAB
1354
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
– –
-3,739
Closed -$241K
OAK
1355
DELISTED
OAKTREE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
OAK
– –
-3,915
Closed -$207K
LABL
1356
DELISTED
Multi-Color Corp
LABL
– –
-4,455
Closed -$284K
EMES
1357
DELISTED
Emerge Energy Services LP
EMES
– –
-12,135
Closed -$438K
HZNP
1358
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
– –
-13,015
Closed -$452K
ELLI
1359
DELISTED
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
– –
-3,692
Closed -$257K
ESL
1360
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
– –
-211,374
Closed -$20.2M
NXTM
1361
CALL
DELISTED
NxStage Medical Inc.
NXTM
– –
-1,000
Closed -$14K
HDP
1362
DELISTED
Hortonworks, Inc.
HDP
– –
-313,862
Closed -$7.95M
FCE.A
1363
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
– –
-674,014
Closed -$14.9M
LHO
1364
DELISTED
LaSalle Hotel Properties
LHO
– –
-531,105
Closed -$18.8M
KTWO
1365
DELISTED
K2M Group Holdings, Inc
KTWO
– –
-13,815
Closed -$331K
EDR
1366
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
– –
-615,878
Closed -$19.3M
CPLA
1367
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
– –
-136,000
Closed -$7.3M
ALOG
1368
DELISTED
Analogic Corp
ALOG
– –
-103,423
Closed -$8.16M
SPIL
1369
DELISTED
Siliconware Precision Industries Co Ltd
SPIL
– –
-238,476
Closed -$1.78M
SNI
1370
DELISTED
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc Common Class A
SNI
– –
-4,845
Closed -$316K
ENTL
1371
DELISTED
Entellus Medical, Inc. Common Stock
ENTL
– –
-8,050
Closed -$208K
AGU
1372
DELISTED
Agrium
AGU
– –
-4,331
Closed -$458K
PMC
1373
DELISTED
PharMerica Corporation
PMC
– –
-22,000
Closed -$733K
CBPO
1374
DELISTED
China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc.
CBPO
– –
-106,237
Closed -$12.2M
CACB
1375
DELISTED
Cascade Bancorp
CACB
– –
-1,636,422
Closed -$8.48M
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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.