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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
LKQ icon
176
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$5.68B
$41.6M 0.07%
1,566,241
+90,219
+6% +$2.43M
VUG icon
177
Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF
VUG
$220B
$41.1M 0.07%
2,473,788
+97,170
+4% +$1.62M
WLL
178
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$40.8M 0.07%
1,752
-1,038
-37% -$26.5M
PPG icon
179
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.6B
$40.6M 0.07%
412,830
+125,626
+44% +$12.8M
EFA icon
180
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78B
$39.3M 0.07%
612,300
+32,514
+6% +$2.17M
SLXP
181
DELISTED
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD DEL
SLXP
$38.9M 0.07%
249,218
-669,689
-73% -$97.1M
AIRM
182
DELISTED
Air Methods Corp
AIRM
$38.9M 0.07%
700,026
-103,547
-13% -$5.69M
GIL icon
183
Gildan
GIL
$10.3B
$38.7M 0.07%
1,411,222
+525,422
+59% +$15.2M
J icon
184
Jacobs Solutions
J
$15.9B
$38.6M 0.07%
956,345
-1,271,957
-57% -$55.5M
CPA icon
185
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.76B
$38.1M 0.07%
355,226
-52,240
-13% -$6.96M
VIG icon
186
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$111B
$37.3M 0.06%
485,054
+8,197
+2% +$636K
SCHW
187
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$183B
$37.2M 0.06%
1,265,094
+11,467
+0.9% +$325K
PRGO icon
188
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.4B
$36.5M 0.06%
242,986
+74,387
+44% +$11.1M
ACN icon
189
Accenture
ACN
$102B
$36.3M 0.06%
445,804
-591,907
-57% -$47.5M
MCD icon
190
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
$36.1M 0.06%
380,409
-85,279
-18% -$8.13M
FISV
191
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$28.8B
$35.7M 0.06%
1,103,832
-10,906
-1% -$345K
VWO icon
192
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$121B
$35.2M 0.06%
843,573
+91,764
+12% +$4.08M
HOLI
193
DELISTED
Hollsys Automation Technologies INTERNATIONAL, LTD. COMMON (British Virgin Island)
HOLI
$34.7M 0.06%
1,542,924
+590,265
+62% +$13.3M
BFAM icon
194
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$3.92B
$34.6M 0.06%
822,297
+69,784
+9% +$2.91M
VTV icon
195
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF
VTV
$188B
$34.4M 0.06%
423,164
+61,203
+17% +$5M
LCII icon
196
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.49B
$33.6M 0.06%
+796,593
New +$36.1M
TCBI icon
197
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$4.3B
$33.4M 0.06%
579,371
-19,883
-3% -$1.07M
BSAC icon
198
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$16.3B
$33M 0.06%
1,493,898
+130,929
+10% +$3.24M
IVZ icon
199
Invesco
IVZ
$13.1B
$32.8M 0.06%
829,768
+101,309
+14% +$3.98M
MKC icon
200
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$13.7B
$32.4M 0.06%
969,716
-27,468
-3% -$945K
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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.