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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
+2.47%
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
$61.2B
AUM Growth
+$786M
Cap. Flow
-$852M
Cap. Flow %
-1.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.92%
Holding
2,266
New
219
Increased
716
Reduced
943
Closed
168

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SU icon
Suncor Energy
SU
+$298M
2
CNQ icon
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
+$154M
3
IFF icon
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
+$134M
4
BWA icon
BorgWarner
BWA
+$108M
5
ENB icon
Enbridge
ENB
+$98.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
+$210M
2
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$176M
3
DKS icon
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
+$175M
4
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$139M
5
J icon
Jacobs Solutions
J
+$120M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.21%
2 Technology 6.76%
3 Financials 6.05%
4 Healthcare 5.85%
5 Consumer Discretionary 5.46%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BKD icon
126
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$3.49B
$70.1M 0.11%
2,103,923
-102,553
-5% -$3.33M
CXO
127
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
$67.6M 0.11%
468,101
+459,834
+5,562% +$61M
WLL
128
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$67.2M 0.11%
2,790
-488
-15% -$10.8M
HDB icon
129
HDFC Bank
HDB
$123B
$67.1M 0.11%
5,730,512
+2,500,788
+77% +$27.4M
GWW icon
130
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$65.3B
$66.9M 0.11%
263,283
+6,204
+2% +$1.59M
WX
131
DELISTED
WUXI PHARMATECH, CAYMAN INC REPSTG 8 ORD SHS
WX
$66.8M 0.11%
2,033,448
-780,453
-28% -$26.7M
ABMD
132
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$66.7M 0.11%
2,651,412
-8,000
-0.3% -$186K
BEAV
133
DELISTED
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
$65.9M 0.11%
984,689
-26,366
-3% -$1.75M
CE icon
134
Celanese
CE
$4.9B
$65.2M 0.11%
1,014,749
-27,953
-3% -$1.7M
MSFT icon
135
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.45T
$64.9M 0.11%
1,555,510
+41,229
+3% +$1.67M
TTC icon
136
Toro Company
TTC
$8.75B
$64.1M 0.1%
2,016,990
-63,282
-3% -$2.02M
ITW icon
137
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$82.6B
$64M 0.1%
730,523
-11,574
-2% -$995K
JAH
138
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
$63.4M 0.1%
1,602,335
-56,217
-3% -$2.14M
CIGI icon
139
Colliers International
CIGI
$5.04B
$63.3M 0.1%
2,137,113
-87,535
-4% -$2.54M
ICE icon
140
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$85.6B
$62.9M 0.1%
1,665,460
-722,675
-30% -$28.2M
WNS
141
DELISTED
WNS Holdings
WNS
$62.7M 0.1%
3,266,860
-71,115
-2% -$1.31M
MAN icon
142
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.44B
$61.2M 0.1%
721,749
-396,367
-35% -$32.3M
PII icon
143
Polaris
PII
$3.82B
$60.7M 0.1%
465,916
-13,704
-3% -$1.81M
ROC
144
DELISTED
ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC
ROC
$59.6M 0.1%
784,092
-22,642
-3% -$1.66M
CEB
145
DELISTED
CEB Inc.
CEB
$59.2M 0.1%
867,588
-24,668
-3% -$1.69M
CPA icon
146
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.76B
$58.1M 0.09%
407,466
-36,784
-8% -$5.15M
CRM icon
147
Salesforce
CRM
$151B
$57.8M 0.09%
994,447
+6,118
+0.6% +$330K
GE icon
148
GE Aerospace
GE
$374B
$57.6M 0.09%
457,550
-39,575
-8% -$5.03M
WBD icon
149
Warner Bros
WBD
$65.9B
$56.1M 0.09%
1,479,151
-195,487
-12% -$7.69M
CVX icon
150
Chevron
CVX
$392B
$55M 0.09%
421,253
+8,601
+2% +$1.07M
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,266 positions worth $61.2B, up 1.3% from $60.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.9% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2014 filing shows 219 new, 716 increased, 943 reduced and 168 closed positions. Its largest new stake was International Flavors & Fragrances: 1,361,169 shares worth $142M. The largest sale was Allergan Inc, an estimated $210M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.2% of assets, down from 8.7% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2014 buy was International Flavors & Fragrances: 1,361,169 shares worth $142M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Suncor Energy in Q2 2014, an estimated $298M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Allergan Inc, cutting an estimated $210M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited iShares MBS ETF in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $88M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.9% of its $61.2B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 219 new positions and closed 168 in Q2 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $61.2B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 1 Aug 2014.