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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
-5.41%
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
$11.6B
AUM Growth
-$55.3B
Cap. Flow
-$52.2B
Cap. Flow %
-451.81%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.24%
Holding
2,286
New
72
Increased
349
Reduced
842
Closed
862

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$23.1M
2
WDAY icon
Workday
WDAY
+$23M
3
PANW icon
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
+$16.6M
4
BIIB icon
Biogen
BIIB
+$16.4M
5
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$16.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.68%
2 Technology 13.63%
3 Industrials 12.35%
4 Financials 11.99%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.58%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
KRNT icon
201
Kornit Digital
KRNT
$734M
$11.8M 0.1%
937,904
+55,906
+6% +$753K
LULU icon
202
lululemon athletica
LULU
$14B
$11.7M 0.1%
231,692
-94,650
-29% -$5.77M
LGND icon
203
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$5.85B
$11.6M 0.1%
217,968
-2,141,076
-91% -$130M
DD icon
204
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$19.1B
$10.8M 0.09%
100,559
+814
+0.8% +$94.3K
CMCSA icon
205
Comcast
CMCSA
$87.2B
$10.8M 0.09%
378,786
-101,124
-21% -$3M
TMO icon
206
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$213B
$10.7M 0.09%
87,884
+518
+0.6% +$67.5K
TJX icon
207
TJX Companies
TJX
$174B
$10.6M 0.09%
296,986
+25,376
+9% +$890K
HOG icon
208
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.66B
$10.6M 0.09%
192,912
+3,487
+2% +$197K
IBM icon
209
IBM
IBM
$213B
$10.5M 0.09%
76,035
-1,603
-2% -$237K
KO icon
210
Coca-Cola
KO
$374B
$10.4M 0.09%
259,487
+37,129
+17% +$1.49M
QQQ icon
211
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$469B
$10.4M 0.09%
102,224
-5,845
-5% -$628K
CLR
212
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$10.3M 0.09%
357,239
+2,120
+0.6% +$69K
HDV
213
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
HDV
$14.8B
$10.3M 0.09%
740,045
-369,850
-33% -$5.36M
DPLO
214
DELISTED
DIPLOMAT PHARMACY, INC.
DPLO
$10.3M 0.09%
358,285
+349,150
+3,822% +$14.9M
HEI icon
215
HEICO Corp
HEI
$50.4B
$10.2M 0.09%
510,540
-145,661
-22% -$3.18M
CB
216
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$10.1M 0.09%
82,096
+18,103
+28% +$2.21M
CTSH icon
217
Cognizant
CTSH
$24.9B
$10M 0.09%
159,864
-36,083
-18% -$2.27M
JLL icon
218
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$16.8B
$9.98M 0.09%
69,411
-788,920
-92% -$129M
JAH
219
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
$9.97M 0.09%
203,923
-1,391,080
-87% -$73.6M
UNF icon
220
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.27B
$9.74M 0.08%
91,177
-4,727
-5% -$527K
CXO
221
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
$9.59M 0.08%
97,601
-633,771
-87% -$66.4M
SIX
222
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$9.49M 0.08%
207,389
-3,351,789
-94% -$153M
EXAM
223
DELISTED
EXAMWORKS GROUP INC COM STK (DE)
EXAM
$9.42M 0.08%
322,124
-57,070
-15% -$1.97M
NVDQ
224
DELISTED
Novadaq Technologies Inc.
NVDQ
$9.26M 0.08%
888,090
+61,520
+7% +$728K
FSV icon
225
FirstService
FSV
$6.61B
$9.2M 0.08%
284,905
-2,446,646
-90% -$75.9M

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William Blair & Company's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, William Blair & Company held 2,286 positions worth $11.6B, down 83% from $66.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $52.2B in Q3 2015, closing 862 positions and reducing 842 holdings. Its most notable exit was Enbridge, an estimated $154M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 7.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in PayPal worth $20M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2015 buy was PayPal: 644,428 shares worth $20M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Workday in Q3 2015, an estimated $23M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Teva Pharmaceuticals, cutting an estimated $348M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Enbridge in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $154M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $11.6B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 72 new positions and closed 862 in Q3 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 83% quarter-over-quarter to $11.6B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 12 Nov 2015.