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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
+4.98%
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
$60.5B
AUM Growth
+$4.27B
Cap. Flow
-$6.02M
Cap. Flow %
-0.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.14%
Holding
2,280
New
233
Increased
803
Reduced
822
Closed
265

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ABEV icon
Ambev
ABEV
+$275M
2
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$202M
3
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$127M
4
IPGP icon
IPG Photonics
IPGP
+$107M
5
WP
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
+$106M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ABV
COMPANHIA BEBIDA ADS EACH REPSTG 1 PFD SH
ABV
+$237M
2
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$186M
3
SWI
SOLARWINDS INC COM STK (DE)
SWI
+$104M
4
CLH icon
Clean Harbors
CLH
+$104M
5
FMX icon
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
+$101M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.87%
2 Technology 6.81%
3 Consumer Discretionary 6.54%
4 Healthcare 5.75%
5 Financials 5.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NBL
126
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$71M 0.12%
1,042,652
+43,980
+4% +$3.12M
HP icon
127
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.45B
$70.9M 0.12%
842,818
-3,357
-0.4% -$261K
PII icon
128
Polaris
PII
$3.82B
$70.6M 0.12%
484,922
+7,865
+2% +$1.05M
UAA icon
129
Under Armour
UAA
$2.84B
$70.6M 0.12%
3,258,655
-1,557,771
-32% -$31.7M
CELG
130
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$70.3M 0.12%
831,832
+27,374
+3% +$2.17M
CEB
131
DELISTED
CEB Inc.
CEB
$70.1M 0.12%
905,542
-298,822
-25% -$22M
JAH
132
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
$68.6M 0.11%
1,678,340
+25,379
+2% +$921K
FTI icon
133
TechnipFMC
FTI
$28.1B
$67.9M 0.11%
1,747,334
-109,098
-6% -$4.23M
TTM
134
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$66.7M 0.11%
2,165,603
-167,770
-7% -$5.14M
GE icon
135
GE Aerospace
GE
$374B
$65.5M 0.11%
487,777
+30,594
+7% +$3.85M
MD icon
136
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$2.18B
$64.3M 0.11%
1,205,375
+900,153
+295% +$48.3M
LQD icon
137
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.3B
$63.7M 0.11%
557,745
+79,500
+17% +$9.08M
YUM icon
138
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.8B
$63.5M 0.11%
1,168,646
-164,068
-12% -$8.44M
JNJ icon
139
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$618B
$63.4M 0.1%
692,128
-6,146
-0.9% -$566K
LGND icon
140
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$5.76B
$62.9M 0.1%
1,917,161
+1,570,804
+454% +$51.2M
PNRA
141
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
$62.5M 0.1%
353,613
+122,976
+53% +$20.6M
ITW icon
142
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$82.6B
$62.4M 0.1%
741,906
-11,178
-1% -$882K
GWW icon
143
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$65.3B
$61.8M 0.1%
241,889
-22,726
-9% -$5.91M
MBB icon
144
iShares MBS ETF
MBB
$38.9B
$61.7M 0.1%
589,650
+99,422
+20% +$10.5M
CIGI icon
145
Colliers International
CIGI
$5.04B
$60.3M 0.1%
2,393,789
+44,608
+2% +$1.08M
BKD icon
146
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$3.49B
$60.1M 0.1%
2,210,182
+682,112
+45% +$18.9M
NUS icon
147
Nu Skin
NUS
$252M
$59.8M 0.1%
432,431
-325,015
-43% -$38.3M
JBHT icon
148
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$25.5B
$59.6M 0.1%
771,436
-711,503
-48% -$53.1M
ROC
149
DELISTED
ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC
ROC
$58.8M 0.1%
817,712
+11,786
+1% +$802K
CE icon
150
Celanese
CE
$4.9B
$58.4M 0.1%
1,055,718
+13,729
+1% +$761K
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, William Blair & Company held 2,280 positions worth $60.5B, up 7.6% from $56.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.1% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2013 filing shows 233 new, 803 increased, 822 reduced and 265 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Ambev: 37,612,682 shares worth $276M. The largest sale was COMPANHIA BEBIDA ADS EACH REPSTG 1 PFD SH, an estimated $237M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.9% of assets, down from 9% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2013 buy was Ambev: 37,612,682 shares worth $276M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Baidu in Q4 2013, an estimated $202M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Perrigo, cutting an estimated $186M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited COMPANHIA BEBIDA ADS EACH REPSTG 1 PFD SH in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $237M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 8.1% of its $60.5B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • William Blair & Company opened 233 new positions and closed 265 in Q4 2013.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 7.6% quarter-over-quarter to $60.5B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 11 Feb 2014.