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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
+4.38%
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
$61.9B
AUM Growth
+$3.42B
Cap. Flow
+$1.81B
Cap. Flow %
2.93%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.58%
Holding
2,343
New
217
Increased
904
Reduced
850
Closed
216

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TW
TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE)
TW
+$164M
2
NTES icon
NetEase
NTES
+$140M
3
EPI icon
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
EPI
+$119M
4
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$108M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$104M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CP icon
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
+$147M
2
ARG
Airgas Inc
ARG
+$130M
3
FAST icon
Fastenal
FAST
+$128M
4
FDS icon
Factset
FDS
+$98.5M
5
TD icon
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
+$86.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.07%
2 Healthcare 7.65%
3 Consumer Discretionary 6.48%
4 Technology 6.31%
5 Financials 6.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DXPE icon
1376
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$2.53B
– –
-122,839
Closed -$9.05M
EQNR icon
1377
Equinor
EQNR
$94.8B
– –
-13,255
Closed -$360K
EXTR icon
1378
Extreme Networks
EXTR
$3.92B
– –
-12,320
Closed -$59K
FOR icon
1379
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.47B
– –
-428,093
Closed -$7.58M
GGN
1380
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust
GGN
$770M
– –
-16,800
Closed -$155K
GIL icon
1381
Gildan
GIL
$10.2B
– –
-1,411,222
Closed -$38.7M
ILF icon
1382
iShares Latin America 40 ETF
ILF
$3.82B
– –
-5,714
Closed -$210K
JBLU icon
1383
JetBlue
JBLU
$2.35B
– –
-10,000
Closed -$106K
KLAC icon
1384
KLA
KLAC
$239B
– –
-35,920
Closed -$282K
KMT icon
1385
Kennametal
KMT
$2.66B
– –
-57,845
Closed -$2.39M
M icon
1386
Macy's
M
$6.83B
– –
-4,900
Closed -$285K
MCY icon
1387
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.94B
– –
-6,055
Closed -$295K
MPWR icon
1388
CALL
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$66B
– –
-2,000
Closed -$88K
MPWR icon
1389
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$66B
– –
-18,796
Closed -$827K
MTB icon
1390
M&T Bank
MTB
$36.2B
– –
-1,773
Closed -$218K
NFLX icon
1391
Netflix
NFLX
$305B
– –
-86,590
Closed -$558K
OSK icon
1392
Oshkosh
OSK
$9.16B
– –
-22,843
Closed -$1.01M
PFN
1393
PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II
PFN
$699M
– –
-25,400
Closed -$267K
PHO icon
1394
Invesco Water Resources ETF
PHO
$2.03B
– –
-11,525
Closed -$283K
PHYS icon
1395
Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
$14.6B
– –
-26,857
Closed -$267K
QCOM icon
1396
CALL
Qualcomm
QCOM
$159B
– –
-3,000
Closed -$224K
SABR icon
1397
Sabre
SABR
$779M
– –
-18,975
Closed -$339K
SH icon
1398
ProShares Short S&P500
SH
$914M
– –
-12,554
Closed -$2.31M
SLV icon
1399
iShares Silver Trust
SLV
$28B
– –
-13,586
Closed -$221K
SPXC icon
1400
SPX Corp
SPXC
$10.7B
– –
-52,115
Closed -$1.23M
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,343 positions worth $61.9B, up 5.8% from $58.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.6% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2014 filing shows 217 new, 904 increased, 850 reduced and 216 closed positions. Its largest new stake was NetEase: 7,341,640 shares worth $146M. The largest sale was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, an estimated $147M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.1% of assets, down from 8.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2014 buy was NetEase: 7,341,640 shares worth $146M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE) in Q4 2014, an estimated $164M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, cutting an estimated $147M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares) in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $46.8M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.6% of its $61.9B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 217 new positions and closed 216 in Q4 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5.8% quarter-over-quarter to $61.9B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 5 Feb 2015.