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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
DEM icon
1376
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
DEM
$3.92B
– –
-56,000
Closed -$2.9M
DLR icon
1377
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$69.7B
– –
-12,310
Closed -$717K
DXJ icon
1378
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.06B
– –
-51,008
Closed -$2.52M
EHTH icon
1379
eHealth
EHTH
$42.2M
– –
-136,740
Closed -$5.19M
ES icon
1380
Eversource Energy
ES
$26.9B
– –
-4,371
Closed -$206K
FEZ icon
1381
State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF
FEZ
$4.46B
– –
-6,061
Closed -$262K
FITB
1382
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$51.2B
– –
-10,183
Closed -$217K
FNV icon
1383
Franco-Nevada
FNV
$41.1B
– –
-3,500
Closed -$200K
FUL icon
1384
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$2.97B
– –
-221,108
Closed -$10.6M
FWONA icon
1385
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$22.5B
– –
-25,297
Closed -$613K
GDOT icon
1386
Green Dot
GDOT
$743M
– –
-23,850
Closed -$452K
GNW icon
1387
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.76B
– –
-109,804
Closed -$1.91M
IEZ icon
1388
iShares US Oil Equipment & Services ETF
IEZ
$356M
– –
-7,275
Closed -$563K
BRSL
1389
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$1.84B
– –
-14,907
Closed -$237K
INUV icon
1390
Inuvo
INUV
$15.1M
– –
-79,627
Closed -$708K
ITB icon
1391
iShares US Home Construction ETF
ITB
$2.25B
– –
-202,463
Closed -$5.02M
JAZZ icon
1392
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$15.9B
– –
-1,865
Closed -$274K
JNPR
1393
CALL
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
– –
-3,000
Closed -$73K
JNPR
1394
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
– –
-22,497
Closed -$551K
JQC icon
1395
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund
JQC
$704M
– –
-13,040
Closed -$121K
LNT icon
1396
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
– –
-7,166
Closed -$218K
MAS icon
1397
Masco
MAS
$14.1B
– –
-76,114
Closed -$1.49M
MAT icon
1398
Mattel
MAT
$4.38B
– –
-5,405
Closed -$210K
MELI icon
1399
CALL
Mercado Libre
MELI
$95.2B
– –
-100
Closed -$9K
MGM icon
1400
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$11.4B
– –
-20,685
Closed -$546K
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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.