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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
+5.93%
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
$10.7B
AUM Growth
-$908M
Cap. Flow
-$1.39B
Cap. Flow %
-13.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.51%
Holding
1,529
New
105
Increased
364
Reduced
634
Closed
286

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$66.7M
2
G icon
Genpact
G
+$27.6M
3
ZTS icon
Zoetis
ZTS
+$17.2M
4
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$16.2M
5
PLAY icon
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
+$13.9M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.61%
2 Technology 14.78%
3 Industrials 12.48%
4 Financials 12.35%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
PCTY icon
201
Paylocity
PCTY
$7.38B
$9.92M 0.09%
244,705
+32,279
+15% +$1.24M
BNFT
202
DELISTED
Benefitfocus, Inc.
BNFT
$9.71M 0.09%
+266,893
New +$9.46M
MRCC
203
DELISTED
Monroe Capital Corp
MRCC
$9.69M 0.09%
740,471
+102,285
+16% +$1.47M
BAC icon
204
Bank of America
BAC
$435B
$9.64M 0.09%
572,921
+38,728
+7% +$655K
IBM icon
205
IBM
IBM
$211B
$9.62M 0.09%
73,153
-2,882
-4% -$387K
IEMG icon
206
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$152B
$9.53M 0.09%
241,856
+44,120
+22% +$1.84M
CXO
207
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
$9.47M 0.09%
102,026
+4,425
+5% +$474K
USB icon
208
US Bancorp
USB
$98.2B
$9.46M 0.09%
221,697
-1,504
-0.7% -$64.3K
TXN icon
209
Texas Instruments
TXN
$252B
$9.41M 0.09%
171,645
-314,882
-65% -$17.6M
RHI icon
210
Robert Half
RHI
$3.87B
$9.26M 0.09%
196,443
-129,540
-40% -$6.53M
MCO icon
211
Moody's
MCO
$82.8B
$9.2M 0.09%
91,680
-165,837
-64% -$16.6M
UNF icon
212
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.3B
$9.18M 0.09%
88,137
-3,040
-3% -$325K
VOO icon
213
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$993B
$9.15M 0.09%
48,948
+8,010
+20% +$1.51M
XLV icon
214
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$41.8B
$9.01M 0.08%
125,019
+8,153
+7% +$576K
MXL icon
215
MaxLinear
MXL
$6.06B
$9M 0.08%
611,235
-89,131
-13% -$1.34M
IWD icon
216
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
$82.6B
$8.77M 0.08%
89,606
-4,323
-5% -$429K
AIG icon
217
American International
AIG
$41.7B
$8.76M 0.08%
141,433
+2,728
+2% +$166K
CMCSA icon
218
Comcast
CMCSA
$85B
$8.69M 0.08%
307,834
-70,952
-19% -$2.14M
CME icon
219
CME Group
CME
$96.3B
$8.58M 0.08%
94,723
+6,184
+7% +$582K
COP icon
220
ConocoPhillips
COP
$147B
$8.49M 0.08%
181,953
-9,663
-5% -$505K
VTI icon
221
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
VTI
$670B
$8.46M 0.08%
81,100
-5,249
-6% -$553K
HOG icon
222
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.58B
$8.35M 0.08%
184,006
-8,906
-5% -$439K
IUSV icon
223
iShares Core S&P US Value ETF
IUSV
$27.3B
$8.24M 0.08%
194,112
+81,231
+72% +$3.5M
IWF icon
224
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$124B
$8.16M 0.08%
328,292
+7,864
+2% +$196K
AMT icon
225
American Tower
AMT
$80.8B
$8.16M 0.08%
84,134
+14,878
+21% +$1.45M

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William Blair & Company's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, William Blair & Company held 1,529 positions worth $10.7B, down 7.9% from $11.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $1.39B in Q4 2015, closing 286 positions and reducing 634 holdings. Its most notable exit was Barracuda Networks, Inc., an estimated $7.62M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $70.1M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 1,802,460 shares worth $70.1M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Zoetis in Q4 2015, an estimated $17.2M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $104M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Barracuda Networks, Inc. in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $7.62M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $10.7B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair & Company opened 105 new positions and closed 286 in Q4 2015.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 7.9% quarter-over-quarter to $10.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.