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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
+1.12%
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
$60.4B
AUM Growth
-$52.6M
Cap. Flow
-$187M
Cap. Flow %
-0.31%
Top 10 Hldgs %
7.83%
Holding
2,260
New
245
Increased
847
Reduced
769
Closed
213

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
NXPI icon
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
+$169M
2
MDVN
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
+$160M
3
SBAC icon
SBA Communications
SBAC
+$116M
4
FFIV icon
F5
FFIV
+$112M
5
TECH icon
Bio-Techne
TECH
+$108M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GMCR
KEURIG GREEN MTN INC
GMCR
+$188M
2
CTXS
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
+$177M
3
BEAV
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
+$155M
4
CNI icon
Canadian National Railway
CNI
+$100M
5
SNBR
Sleep Number
SNBR
+$95M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.66%
2 Technology 7.68%
3 Healthcare 6.25%
4 Consumer Discretionary 6.11%
5 Financials 5.82%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
JNJ icon
126
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$613B
$67.9M 0.11%
691,575
-553
-0.1% -$51.3K
PII icon
127
Polaris
PII
$4.02B
$67M 0.11%
479,620
-5,302
-1% -$715K
CEB
128
DELISTED
CEB Inc.
CEB
$66.2M 0.11%
892,256
-13,286
-1% -$995K
JAH
129
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
$66.2M 0.11%
1,658,552
-19,788
-1% -$804K
TTC icon
130
Toro Company
TTC
$9.06B
$65.7M 0.11%
2,080,272
+1,370,334
+193% +$44.1M
GWW icon
131
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$64.7B
$65M 0.11%
257,079
+15,190
+6% +$3.79M
CPA icon
132
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.96B
$64.5M 0.11%
444,250
-199,625
-31% -$27.8M
ALGN icon
133
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.4B
$64.1M 0.11%
1,238,569
-18,032
-1% -$1.01M
BEAV
134
DELISTED
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
$63.5M 0.11%
1,011,055
-2,560,868
-72% -$155M
FCFS icon
135
FirstCash
FCFS
$9.08B
$63M 0.1%
1,249,123
-25,327
-2% -$1.36M
LGND icon
136
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$5.85B
$63M 0.1%
1,501,484
-415,677
-22% -$17.3M
BWA icon
137
BorgWarner
BWA
$13B
$63M 0.1%
1,164,123
+359,686
+45% +$18.3M
ENB icon
138
Enbridge
ENB
$118B
$62.5M 0.1%
+1,374,947
New +$59.4M
MSFT icon
139
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.62T
$62.1M 0.1%
1,514,281
+11,542
+0.8% +$433K
CELG
140
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$62.1M 0.1%
889,096
+57,264
+7% +$4.53M
CIGI icon
141
Colliers International
CIGI
$5.08B
$61.8M 0.1%
2,224,648
-169,141
-7% -$4.37M
GE icon
142
GE Aerospace
GE
$383B
$61.7M 0.1%
497,125
+9,348
+2% +$1.15M
YUM icon
143
Yum! Brands
YUM
$40.6B
$61.5M 0.1%
1,135,489
-33,157
-3% -$1.75M
ITW icon
144
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$83B
$60.4M 0.1%
742,097
+191
+0% +$15.5K
WNS
145
DELISTED
WNS Holdings
WNS
$60.1M 0.1%
3,337,975
-767,531
-19% -$15.7M
ROC
146
DELISTED
ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC
ROC
$60M 0.1%
806,734
-10,978
-1% -$809K
TCBI icon
147
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$4.4B
$59.7M 0.1%
918,859
+687,855
+298% +$42.5M
CE icon
148
Celanese
CE
$4.81B
$57.9M 0.1%
1,042,702
-13,016
-1% -$693K
JLL icon
149
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$16.8B
$57.2M 0.09%
482,835
-3,494
-0.7% -$402K
CRM icon
150
Salesforce
CRM
$152B
$56.4M 0.09%
988,329
+25,511
+3% +$1.53M
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William Blair & Company's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,260 positions worth $60.4B, down 0.09% from $60.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 7.8% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q1 2014 filing shows 245 new, 847 increased, 769 reduced and 213 closed positions. Its largest new stake was F5: 1,061,272 shares worth $113M. The largest sale was KEURIG GREEN MTN INC, an estimated $188M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.7% of assets, down from 8.9% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q1 2014 buy was F5: 1,061,272 shares worth $113M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to NXP Semiconductors in Q1 2014, an estimated $169M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was KEURIG GREEN MTN INC, cutting an estimated $188M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Sleep Number in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $95M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 7.8% of its $60.4B portfolio in Q1 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 245 new positions and closed 213 in Q1 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 0.09% quarter-over-quarter to $60.4B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 6 May 2014.