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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
+4.98%
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
$60.5B
AUM Growth
+$4.27B
Cap. Flow
-$6.02M
Cap. Flow %
-0.01%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.14%
Holding
2,280
New
233
Increased
803
Reduced
822
Closed
265

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ABEV icon
Ambev
ABEV
+$275M
2
BIDU icon
Baidu
BIDU
+$202M
3
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$127M
4
IPGP icon
IPG Photonics
IPGP
+$107M
5
WP
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
+$106M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ABV
COMPANHIA BEBIDA ADS EACH REPSTG 1 PFD SH
ABV
+$237M
2
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$186M
3
SWI
SOLARWINDS INC COM STK (DE)
SWI
+$104M
4
CLH icon
Clean Harbors
CLH
+$104M
5
FMX icon
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
+$101M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.87%
2 Technology 6.81%
3 Consumer Discretionary 6.54%
4 Healthcare 5.75%
5 Financials 5.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SRCL
1
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$446M 0.74%
3,841,805
-380,558
-9% -$44.4M
IDXX icon
2
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.7B
$443M 0.73%
8,325,312
-1,243,678
-13% -$65.5M
AMG icon
3
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.6B
$437M 0.72%
2,014,337
-360,948
-15% -$72M
FAST icon
4
Fastenal
FAST
$54.6B
$356M 0.59%
29,943,916
+6,338,304
+27% +$76.1M
GILD icon
5
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$165B
$353M 0.58%
4,700,792
+233,360
+5% +$16.2M
GMCR
6
DELISTED
KEURIG GREEN MTN INC
GMCR
$333M 0.55%
4,414,338
+917,637
+26% +$62.4M
AAPL icon
7
Apple
AAPL
$5.01T
$333M 0.55%
16,616,936
-2,465,036
-13% -$46.6M
HOG icon
8
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.58B
$325M 0.54%
4,687,104
+94,988
+2% +$6.29M
MJN
9
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$316M 0.52%
3,772,765
+650,883
+21% +$53M
GOOG icon
10
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.06T
$315M 0.52%
11,284,981
+201,914
+2% +$5.11M
BIDU icon
11
Baidu
BIDU
$35.4B
$312M 0.52%
1,751,702
+1,251,216
+250% +$202M
DKS icon
12
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$18.8B
$310M 0.51%
5,337,296
-547,852
-9% -$29.9M
MA icon
13
Mastercard
MA
$498B
$280M 0.46%
3,347,020
-504,530
-13% -$37.5M
QCOM icon
14
Qualcomm
QCOM
$168B
$278M 0.46%
3,742,342
+148,184
+4% +$10.5M
ABEV icon
15
Ambev
ABEV
$47.9B
$276M 0.46%
+37,612,682
New +$275M
TSM icon
16
TSMC
TSM
$1.97T
$270M 0.45%
15,486,507
-2,296,458
-13% -$40.8M
SLB icon
17
SLB Ltd
SLB
$74.1B
$269M 0.44%
2,980,867
-113,475
-4% -$10.2M
AKAM icon
18
Akamai
AKAM
$15.8B
$267M 0.44%
5,657,554
+2,685,125
+90% +$127M
ORLY icon
19
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$75.2B
$263M 0.43%
30,623,010
-324,330
-1% -$2.73M
J icon
20
Jacobs Solutions
J
$16.2B
$258M 0.43%
4,954,792
+466,201
+10% +$23.1M
ARG
21
DELISTED
Airgas Inc
ARG
$250M 0.41%
2,238,852
+52,644
+2% +$5.74M
P
22
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$246M 0.41%
9,234,725
-299,571
-3% -$8.21M
PCP
23
DELISTED
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP
PCP
$240M 0.4%
892,653
-22,488
-2% -$5.66M
CNI icon
24
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$78.2B
$235M 0.39%
4,124,510
-70,326
-2% -$3.87M
IT icon
25
Gartner
IT
$10.9B
$233M 0.38%
3,277,758
+610,729
+23% +$38.6M
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2013, William Blair & Company held 2,280 positions worth $60.5B, up 7.6% from $56.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.1% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2013 filing shows 233 new, 803 increased, 822 reduced and 265 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Ambev: 37,612,682 shares worth $276M. The largest sale was COMPANHIA BEBIDA ADS EACH REPSTG 1 PFD SH, an estimated $237M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.9% of assets, down from 9% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2013 buy was Ambev: 37,612,682 shares worth $276M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Baidu in Q4 2013, an estimated $202M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Perrigo, cutting an estimated $186M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited COMPANHIA BEBIDA ADS EACH REPSTG 1 PFD SH in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $237M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 8.1% of its $60.5B portfolio in Q4 2013.
  • William Blair & Company opened 233 new positions and closed 265 in Q4 2013.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 7.6% quarter-over-quarter to $60.5B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 11 Feb 2014.