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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
MSFT icon
1401
CALL
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.66T
– –
-170
Closed -$205K
MXF
1402
Mexico Fund
MXF
$312M
– –
-7,726
Closed -$218K
MYGN icon
1403
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$303M
– –
-5,275
Closed -$204K
PB icon
1404
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$8.98B
– –
-211,125
Closed -$13.2M
PGF icon
1405
Invesco Financial Preferred ETF
PGF
$676M
– –
-203,365
Closed -$3.7M
PSQ icon
1406
ProShares Short QQQ
PSQ
$720M
– –
-6,770
Closed -$2.26M
SAFT icon
1407
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.52B
– –
-4,390
Closed -$226K
SON icon
1408
Sonoco
SON
$5.8B
– –
-19,969
Closed -$876K
TGNA
1409
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
– –
-13,763
Closed -$225K
TOL icon
1410
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14.3B
– –
-6,225
Closed -$229K
TXT icon
1411
Textron
TXT
$15.3B
– –
-5,553
Closed -$213K
VGT icon
1412
Vanguard Information Technology ETF
VGT
$147B
– –
-38,320
Closed -$463K
VRNS icon
1413
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$4.73B
– –
-29,265
Closed -$283K
WLK icon
1414
Westlake Corp
WLK
$8.95B
– –
-2,900
Closed -$242K
ZG icon
1415
Zillow
ZG
$8.19B
– –
-10,410
Closed -$495K
SLCA
1416
PUT
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
– –
-14,300
Closed -$792K
SWIR
1417
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
– –
-14,370
Closed -$289K
PFPT
1418
DELISTED
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
– –
-38,490
Closed -$1.44M
RP
1419
DELISTED
RealPage, Inc.
RP
– –
-44,860
Closed -$1.01M
HDS
1420
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
– –
-71,701
Closed -$2.04M
MDR
1421
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
– –
-8,223
Closed -$199K
ARRS
1422
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
– –
-8,050
Closed -$261K
EVHC
1423
DELISTED
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc
EVHC
– –
-1,971
Closed -$211K
CVG
1424
DELISTED
Convergys
CVG
– –
-9,904
Closed -$212K
DFT
1425
DELISTED
DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.
DFT
– –
-11,550
Closed -$311K
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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.