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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
BKD icon
126
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$3.5B
$63.6M 0.11%
1,974,376
-129,547
-6% -$4.42M
ICFI icon
127
ICF International
ICFI
$1.52B
$63M 0.11%
2,047,314
-213,970
-9% -$7.35M
MNST icon
128
Monster Beverage
MNST
$91.3B
$61.3M 0.1%
13,124,400
+12,903,270
+5,835% +$169M
TRMB icon
129
Trimble
TRMB
$13.4B
$61.2M 0.1%
2,007,922
+1,164,608
+138% +$37.8M
MIDD icon
130
Middleby
MIDD
$6.09B
$60.8M 0.1%
689,920
+133,807
+24% +$11.1M
AKRX
131
DELISTED
Akorn Inc
AKRX
$60.7M 0.1%
1,674,563
+1,226,138
+273% +$43.9M
EXAS
132
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$60.4M 0.1%
3,114,306
+20,192
+0.7% +$370K
ICE icon
133
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$85.5B
$60.3M 0.1%
1,544,685
-120,775
-7% -$4.63M
ITW icon
134
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$82.5B
$60.1M 0.1%
711,657
-18,866
-3% -$1.63M
ABMD
135
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$60.1M 0.1%
2,419,285
-232,127
-9% -$5.88M
CIGI icon
136
Colliers International
CIGI
$5.09B
$59.4M 0.1%
1,943,022
-194,091
-9% -$6.08M
CXO
137
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
$58.3M 0.1%
464,902
-3,199
-0.7% -$438K
JAH
138
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
$57.4M 0.1%
1,433,225
-169,110
-11% -$6.62M
HXL icon
139
Hexcel
HXL
$7.76B
$56.4M 0.1%
+1,420,077
New +$56M
SM icon
140
SM Energy
SM
$7.59B
$55.3M 0.09%
709,449
+705,449
+17,636% +$57.6M
CVX icon
141
Chevron
CVX
$385B
$55M 0.09%
461,044
+39,791
+9% +$5.08M
CRM icon
142
Salesforce
CRM
$153B
$55M 0.09%
955,940
-38,507
-4% -$2.17M
BEAV
143
DELISTED
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
$54.3M 0.09%
893,838
-90,851
-9% -$5.75M
GE icon
144
GE Aerospace
GE
$380B
$53.8M 0.09%
437,809
-19,741
-4% -$2.46M
CE icon
145
Celanese
CE
$4.84B
$53.2M 0.09%
909,761
-104,988
-10% -$6.46M
FTI icon
146
TechnipFMC
FTI
$27.3B
$53M 0.09%
1,311,292
-594,132
-31% -$26.2M
GS icon
147
Goldman Sachs
GS
$300B
$52.1M 0.09%
283,830
+25,357
+10% +$4.45M
NUS icon
148
Nu Skin
NUS
$253M
$52M 0.09%
+1,155,080
New +$61.5M
ABT icon
149
Abbott
ABT
$185B
$51.6M 0.09%
1,241,651
+17,142
+1% +$725K
CERN
150
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$50.2M 0.09%
842,659
+21,051
+3% +$1.18M
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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.