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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
NMBL
1376
DELISTED
Nimble Storage, Inc.
NMBL
– –
-8,200
Closed -$230K
HAR
1377
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
– –
-1,700
Closed -$202K
YDKN
1378
DELISTED
Yadkin Financial Corporation
YDKN
– –
-1,029,893
Closed -$21.6M
ACAT
1379
DELISTED
Arctic Cat Inc
ACAT
– –
-7,325
Closed -$243K
IL
1380
DELISTED
IntraLinks Holdings Inc.
IL
– –
-1,078,139
Closed -$12.8M
NRF
1381
DELISTED
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
NRF
– –
-6,131
Closed -$194K
BBRC
1382
DELISTED
Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF
BBRC
– –
-19,066
Closed -$364K
IMPR
1383
DELISTED
IMPRIVATA, INC COM
IMPR
– –
-12,400
Closed -$202K
MRD
1384
DELISTED
MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEV CORP COM STK (DE)
MRD
– –
-657,014
Closed -$12.5M
SQNM
1385
DELISTED
SEQUENOM INC NEW
SQNM
– –
-64,000
Closed -$194K
SNDK
1386
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
– –
-3,530
Closed -$205K
ATML
1387
DELISTED
ATMEL CORP
ATML
– –
-1,801,662
Closed -$17.8M
IGC.WS
1388
DELISTED
INDIA GLOBALIZATION CAPITAL, INC. WTS EXP 3/06/2017
IGC.WS
$0 ﹤0.01%
24,600
– –
ALU
1389
DELISTED
Alcatel-Lucent
ALU
– –
-18,487
Closed -$67K
NGLS
1390
DELISTED
TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP COM UTS REPTG LTD PARTERSHIP INT
NGLS
– –
-6,023
Closed -$232K
BRCM
1391
DELISTED
BROADCOM CORP CL-A
BRCM
– –
-3,914
Closed -$201K
HUB.B
1392
DELISTED
HUBBELL INC CL-B
HUB.B
– –
-13,573
Closed -$1.47M
XOOM
1393
DELISTED
XOOM CORP COM
XOOM
– –
-11,185
Closed -$235K
ZU
1394
DELISTED
ZULILY INC CLASS A COMMON STOCK
ZU
– –
-136,100
Closed -$1.77M
RYL
1395
DELISTED
RYLAND GROUP INC
RYL
– –
-375,278
Closed -$17.4M
TECU
1396
DELISTED
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY COMMON STOCK
TECU
– –
-83,000
Closed -$205K
HSP
1397
DELISTED
HOSPIRA INC
HSP
– –
-11,160
Closed -$990K
PLL
1398
DELISTED
PALL CORP
PLL
– –
-309,389
Closed -$38.5M
PPO
1399
DELISTED
POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC
PPO
– –
-14,110
Closed -$845K
CRV
1400
DELISTED
COAST DISTRIBTN SYSTEM INC(THE
CRV
– –
-163,697
Closed -$608K
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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.