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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
PRLB icon
201
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.79B
$31.4M 0.05%
455,597
+173,372
+61% +$13.6M
CLR
202
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$31.1M 0.05%
467,954
+84,490
+22% +$6.3M
FET icon
203
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$708M
$30.9M 0.05%
50,458
-5,606
-10% -$3.77M
WFC icon
204
Wells Fargo
WFC
$261B
$30.4M 0.05%
586,190
+3,190
+0.5% +$164K
QIHU
205
DELISTED
QIHOO 360 TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ADS RPSTG 3 CL A SHS
QIHU
$30.3M 0.05%
449,131
-2,119
-0.5% -$189K
PXD
206
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$30.2M 0.05%
153,460
+51,034
+50% +$10.8M
GGG icon
207
Graco
GGG
$12.9B
$29.3M 0.05%
1,205,277
-147,459
-11% -$3.73M
IXC icon
208
iShares Global Energy ETF
IXC
$2.79B
$29.2M 0.05%
665,100
+108,900
+20% +$5.09M
FOSL icon
209
Fossil Group
FOSL
$293M
$28.3M 0.05%
301,443
-1,366,458
-82% -$138M
AGN
210
DELISTED
Allergan Inc
AGN
$28M 0.05%
157,278
-23,059
-13% -$3.83M
CNVR
211
DELISTED
CONVERSANT INC COM STK (DE)
CNVR
$27.8M 0.05%
811,249
-18,847
-2% -$514K
GPOR
212
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
$27.5M 0.05%
515,881
-59,412
-10% -$3.41M
SPNC
213
DELISTED
Spectranetics Corp
SPNC
$27.4M 0.05%
1,032,222
+403,353
+64% +$10.8M
TXN icon
214
Texas Instruments
TXN
$252B
$27.2M 0.05%
569,696
+51,844
+10% +$2.49M
DFS
215
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$27M 0.05%
419,672
+2,911
+0.7% +$182K
AIG icon
216
American International
AIG
$41.7B
$26.7M 0.05%
494,421
+20,341
+4% +$1.11M
PLL
217
DELISTED
PALL CORP
PLL
$26.6M 0.05%
317,580
+34,087
+12% +$2.79M
CMG icon
218
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$47.2B
$26.4M 0.05%
1,976,750
-4,773,250
-71% -$62.6M
HP icon
219
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.45B
$26.3M 0.05%
269,197
-476,457
-64% -$50.6M
RPXC
220
DELISTED
RPX Corporation
RPXC
$26.3M 0.05%
1,918,298
-431,953
-18% -$6.73M
KMX icon
221
CarMax
KMX
$8.13B
$26.3M 0.05%
566,486
+16,121
+3% +$826K
ZU
222
DELISTED
ZULILY INC CLASS A COMMON STOCK
ZU
$26.3M 0.04%
693,373
+629,833
+991% +$22.8M
OII icon
223
Oceaneering
OII
$4.86B
$26.2M 0.04%
402,212
-47,838
-11% -$3.31M
TAL icon
224
TAL Education Group
TAL
$6.93B
$26M 0.04%
4,463,940
+2,445,822
+121% +$13M
BFH icon
225
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.37B
$25.7M 0.04%
129,622
-1,350
-1% -$284K
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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.