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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
+0.61%
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
$66.9B
AUM Growth
+$1.9B
Cap. Flow
+$1.98B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.71%
Holding
2,412
New
252
Increased
857
Reduced
879
Closed
200

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BC icon
Brunswick
BC
+$132M
2
ANSS
Ansys
ANSS
+$129M
3
UNP icon
Union Pacific
UNP
+$129M
4
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$108M
5
IWD icon
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
+$83.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CTSH icon
Cognizant
CTSH
+$154M
2
SRCL
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
+$140M
3
PXD
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
+$99.4M
4
SFM icon
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
+$84M
5
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$83.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 7.37%
2 Industrials 7.1%
3 Financials 6.37%
4 Consumer Discretionary 6.33%
5 Technology 6.14%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BAH icon
126
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.39B
$76.7M 0.11%
3,037,174
+257,606
+9% +$6.98M
JNK icon
127
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.07B
$76.5M 0.11%
663,713
+188,433
+40% +$22.1M
FSV icon
128
FirstService
FSV
$6.48B
$75.9M 0.11%
+2,731,551
New +$72M
ZBRA icon
129
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$14B
$74.9M 0.11%
674,785
-218,266
-24% -$22.7M
OEF icon
130
CALL
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$20.1B
$74.6M 0.11%
1,884,000
+591,600
+46% +$54.7M
ULTA icon
131
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$22B
$74.3M 0.11%
480,953
+441,489
+1,119% +$67.9M
BKD icon
132
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$3.49B
$72.8M 0.11%
2,098,687
+13,664
+0.7% +$504K
ZTS icon
133
Zoetis
ZTS
$32.4B
$72.8M 0.11%
1,509,869
-1,652,592
-52% -$78.9M
ABMD
134
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$72.3M 0.11%
1,099,655
-293,110
-21% -$19.5M
CRM icon
135
Salesforce
CRM
$151B
$71.8M 0.11%
1,030,615
-46,813
-4% -$3.33M
RYAAY icon
136
Ryanair
RYAAY
$30.4B
$69.2M 0.1%
2,362,505
+63,348
+3% +$1.76M
WDFC icon
137
WD-40
WDFC
$3.05B
$68.2M 0.1%
782,511
+70,123
+10% +$5.94M
ICFI icon
138
ICF International
ICFI
$1.46B
$68.1M 0.1%
1,953,132
+7,634
+0.4% +$287K
QCOM icon
139
Qualcomm
QCOM
$155B
$66.9M 0.1%
1,067,998
-220,104
-17% -$15M
CNI icon
140
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$76.9B
$66.4M 0.1%
1,149,399
+8,289
+0.7% +$519K
NUS icon
141
Nu Skin
NUS
$252M
$66.4M 0.1%
1,408,063
-425,970
-23% -$23M
MSFT icon
142
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.45T
$65.9M 0.1%
1,492,697
-57,486
-4% -$2.62M
ABM icon
143
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.81B
$65.7M 0.1%
1,997,651
+11,366
+0.6% +$369K
FCFS icon
144
FirstCash
FCFS
$8.85B
$65.5M 0.1%
1,435,844
+7,205
+0.5% +$343K
PRGO icon
145
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.4B
$65M 0.1%
351,849
-183,195
-34% -$34.9M
GWW icon
146
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$65.3B
$63.2M 0.09%
267,069
-4,828
-2% -$1.17M
TTM
147
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$63.2M 0.09%
1,833,041
+145,841
+9% +$5.81M
TV icon
148
Televisa
TV
$1.48B
$62.2M 0.09%
+1,602,212
New +$59.1M
ITW icon
149
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$82.6B
$62.1M 0.09%
676,847
-22,927
-3% -$2.18M
ABT icon
150
Abbott
ABT
$183B
$61.6M 0.09%
1,255,225
+36,045
+3% +$1.73M
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2015, William Blair & Company held 2,412 positions worth $66.9B, up 2.9% from $65B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.7% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2015 filing shows 252 new, 857 increased, 879 reduced and 200 closed positions. Its largest new stake was FirstService: 2,731,551 shares worth $75.9M. The largest sale was Cognizant, an estimated $154M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 7.4% of assets, down from 7.5% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2015 buy was FirstService: 2,731,551 shares worth $75.9M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Brunswick in Q2 2015, an estimated $132M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Cognizant, cutting an estimated $154M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Sprouts Farmers Market in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $84M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.7% of its $66.9B portfolio in Q2 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 252 new positions and closed 200 in Q2 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 2.9% quarter-over-quarter to $66.9B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 3 Aug 2015.