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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
+4.38%
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
$61.9B
AUM Growth
+$3.42B
Cap. Flow
+$1.81B
Cap. Flow %
2.93%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.58%
Holding
2,343
New
217
Increased
904
Reduced
850
Closed
216

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
TW
TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE)
TW
+$164M
2
NTES icon
NetEase
NTES
+$140M
3
EPI icon
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
EPI
+$119M
4
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$108M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$104M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CP icon
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
+$147M
2
ARG
Airgas Inc
ARG
+$130M
3
FAST icon
Fastenal
FAST
+$128M
4
FDS icon
Factset
FDS
+$98.5M
5
TD icon
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
+$86.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.07%
2 Healthcare 7.65%
3 Consumer Discretionary 6.48%
4 Technology 6.31%
5 Financials 6.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ULTI
126
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
$72M 0.12%
490,542
-546
-0.1% -$79.2K
ABMD
127
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$71.4M 0.12%
1,876,583
-542,702
-22% -$17.1M
AKRX
128
DELISTED
Akorn Inc
AKRX
$70.7M 0.11%
1,954,339
+279,776
+17% +$10.8M
GWW icon
129
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$65.3B
$69.8M 0.11%
273,803
+9,081
+3% +$2.24M
BBWI icon
130
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$4.06B
$68.7M 0.11%
+981,854
New +$60.6M
IQV icon
131
IQVIA
IQV
$38.7B
$67.4M 0.11%
1,145,444
+380,575
+50% +$21.7M
ITW icon
132
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$82.6B
$67.1M 0.11%
708,283
-3,374
-0.5% -$307K
RYAAY icon
133
Ryanair
RYAAY
$30.4B
$66.5M 0.11%
2,275,058
+256,898
+13% +$6.42M
TTM
134
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$66.1M 0.11%
1,562,991
-247,931
-14% -$11.1M
WNS
135
DELISTED
WNS Holdings
WNS
$65.9M 0.11%
3,191,961
+145,018
+5% +$3.03M
UNP icon
136
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
$65.9M 0.11%
553,036
-661,220
-54% -$75.9M
CHH icon
137
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5.07B
$64.2M 0.1%
1,146,722
+294,242
+35% +$15.8M
DXCM icon
138
DexCom
DXCM
$31.5B
$63M 0.1%
4,581,216
-95,564
-2% -$1.17M
HXL icon
139
Hexcel
HXL
$7.79B
$62.9M 0.1%
1,514,850
+94,773
+7% +$3.91M
TRMB icon
140
Trimble
TRMB
$13.2B
$62.2M 0.1%
2,342,869
+334,947
+17% +$9.45M
BAH icon
141
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.39B
$62.2M 0.1%
2,342,708
+435,913
+23% +$11.3M
LGND icon
142
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$5.76B
$62M 0.1%
1,867,558
+175,878
+10% +$5.72M
CIGI icon
143
Colliers International
CIGI
$5.04B
$61.1M 0.1%
2,054,579
+111,557
+6% +$3.44M
EXAM
144
DELISTED
EXAMWORKS GROUP INC COM STK (DE)
EXAM
$61M 0.1%
1,466,800
-1,307,408
-47% -$49.9M
CEB
145
DELISTED
CEB Inc.
CEB
$60.6M 0.1%
835,856
+49,204
+6% +$3.38M
FDS icon
146
Factset
FDS
$9.36B
$60.5M 0.1%
429,854
-741,507
-63% -$98.5M
GS icon
147
Goldman Sachs
GS
$300B
$59.8M 0.1%
308,333
+24,503
+9% +$4.61M
CRM icon
148
Salesforce
CRM
$151B
$59.7M 0.1%
1,006,612
+50,672
+5% +$2.99M
CXO
149
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
$59.7M 0.1%
598,191
+133,289
+29% +$14M
CE icon
150
Celanese
CE
$4.9B
$58.7M 0.09%
978,320
+68,559
+8% +$4.01M
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,343 positions worth $61.9B, up 5.8% from $58.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.6% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2014 filing shows 217 new, 904 increased, 850 reduced and 216 closed positions. Its largest new stake was NetEase: 7,341,640 shares worth $146M. The largest sale was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, an estimated $147M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.1% of assets, down from 8.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2014 buy was NetEase: 7,341,640 shares worth $146M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to TOWERS WATSON & CO COM STK CL A (DE) in Q4 2014, an estimated $164M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was Canadian Pacific Kansas City, cutting an estimated $147M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares) in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $46.8M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.6% of its $61.9B portfolio in Q4 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 217 new positions and closed 216 in Q4 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5.8% quarter-over-quarter to $61.9B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 5 Feb 2015.