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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
VEU icon
151
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.6B
$58.4M 0.09%
1,245,716
-750,106
-38% -$36M
EFA icon
152
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78B
$58.3M 0.09%
958,628
+346,328
+57% +$21.6M
COL
153
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$56.8M 0.09%
672,835
+634,195
+1,641% +$52M
CERN
154
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$56.2M 0.09%
869,827
+27,168
+3% +$1.69M
PPG icon
155
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.6B
$56.2M 0.09%
486,262
+73,432
+18% +$7.62M
CP icon
156
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$78.1B
$56.1M 0.09%
1,456,530
-3,710,175
-72% -$147M
WX
157
DELISTED
WUXI PHARMATECH, CAYMAN INC REPSTG 8 ORD SHS
WX
$55.3M 0.09%
1,641,893
-646,648
-28% -$22.8M
ABM icon
158
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.81B
$54.8M 0.09%
1,912,498
+112,552
+6% +$3.05M
ICLR icon
159
Icon
ICLR
$12.6B
$54.8M 0.09%
1,074,307
+869,388
+424% +$46.9M
ABT icon
160
Abbott
ABT
$183B
$54.7M 0.09%
1,215,557
-26,094
-2% -$1.14M
UPS icon
161
United Parcel Service
UPS
$88.6B
$53.7M 0.09%
482,621
-10,079
-2% -$1.06M
ANSS
162
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$53.5M 0.09%
652,258
-880,306
-57% -$69.8M
KMX icon
163
CarMax
KMX
$8.13B
$52.9M 0.09%
795,042
+228,556
+40% +$12.7M
JOYY
164
JOYY Inc
JOYY
$3.71B
$52.4M 0.08%
840,029
-131,839
-14% -$9.61M
WAGE
165
DELISTED
WageWorks, Inc.
WAGE
$52.2M 0.08%
808,298
+350,798
+77% +$19.6M
FCFS icon
166
FirstCash
FCFS
$8.85B
$51.8M 0.08%
929,809
+172,862
+23% +$9.79M
ABBV icon
167
AbbVie
ABBV
$443B
$51.7M 0.08%
790,506
+11,662
+1% +$735K
YUM icon
168
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.8B
$51.5M 0.08%
983,217
+70,907
+8% +$3.69M
APH icon
169
Amphenol
APH
$198B
$51.2M 0.08%
3,806,360
-91,152
-2% -$1.17M
CPA icon
170
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.76B
$51.2M 0.08%
493,680
+138,454
+39% +$14.7M
TMH
171
DELISTED
Team Health Holdings Inc
TMH
$50.8M 0.08%
882,395
-663,173
-43% -$38.2M
BRK.B icon
172
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$50.5M 0.08%
336,231
+16,862
+5% +$2.43M
GE icon
173
GE Aerospace
GE
$374B
$50.2M 0.08%
414,361
-23,448
-5% -$2.88M
FTI icon
174
TechnipFMC
FTI
$28.1B
$49.5M 0.08%
1,419,806
+108,514
+8% +$4.12M
NTRS icon
175
Northern Trust
NTRS
$33.3B
$48.9M 0.08%
725,876
+5,197
+0.7% +$346K
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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.