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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
RRC icon
151
Range Resources
RRC
$9.38B
$49.8M 0.09%
734,299
-97,943
-12% -$7.47M
LGND icon
152
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$5.76B
$49.6M 0.08%
1,691,680
+339,211
+25% +$11.3M
CYBX
153
DELISTED
CYBERONICS INC
CYBX
$49.3M 0.08%
963,620
-228,854
-19% -$13.2M
XOM icon
154
ExxonMobil
XOM
$644B
$49.3M 0.08%
523,961
+4,141
+0.8% +$412K
NTRS icon
155
Northern Trust
NTRS
$33.3B
$49M 0.08%
720,679
-7,825
-1% -$526K
APH icon
156
Amphenol
APH
$198B
$48.6M 0.08%
3,897,512
-4,645,152
-54% -$58.2M
UPS icon
157
United Parcel Service
UPS
$88.6B
$48.4M 0.08%
492,700
-1,186
-0.2% -$118K
NXTM
158
DELISTED
NxStage Medical Inc.
NXTM
$47.7M 0.08%
3,632,201
-52,862
-1% -$712K
CEB
159
DELISTED
CEB Inc.
CEB
$47.3M 0.08%
786,652
-80,936
-9% -$5.29M
YUM icon
160
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.8B
$47.2M 0.08%
912,310
-514,364
-36% -$27.4M
SFUN
161
DELISTED
Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares)
SFUN
$46.8M 0.08%
94,047
+62,095
+194% +$34.2M
DXCM icon
162
DexCom
DXCM
$31.5B
$46.8M 0.08%
4,676,780
+1,972,936
+73% +$20.2M
RYAAY icon
163
Ryanair
RYAAY
$30.4B
$46.7M 0.08%
2,018,160
+1,827,194
+957% +$40.7M
ABM icon
164
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.81B
$46.2M 0.08%
1,799,946
-186,225
-9% -$4.89M
MTD icon
165
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28.6B
$45.8M 0.08%
178,723
-20,077
-10% -$5.27M
ADP icon
166
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$106B
$45.1M 0.08%
618,839
+73,187
+13% +$5.29M
ABBV icon
167
AbbVie
ABBV
$443B
$45M 0.08%
778,844
-7,828
-1% -$435K
BAH icon
168
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.39B
$44.6M 0.08%
1,906,795
-208,736
-10% -$4.59M
CHH icon
169
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5.07B
$44.3M 0.08%
852,480
+734,758
+624% +$37.1M
BRK.B icon
170
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$44.1M 0.08%
319,369
+19,900
+7% +$2.65M
IQV icon
171
IQVIA
IQV
$38.7B
$42.7M 0.07%
+764,869
New +$42.7M
PG icon
172
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
$42.6M 0.07%
508,537
+160
+0% +$13.1K
FCFS icon
173
FirstCash
FCFS
$8.85B
$42.4M 0.07%
756,947
-42,897
-5% -$2.44M
DIS icon
174
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$42.4M 0.07%
475,877
+11,040
+2% +$974K
EBAY icon
175
eBay
EBAY
$50.6B
$42.1M 0.07%
1,764,610
-729,933
-29% -$16.2M
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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.