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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
+2.47%
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
$61.2B
AUM Growth
+$786M
Cap. Flow
-$852M
Cap. Flow %
-1.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
6.92%
Holding
2,266
New
219
Increased
716
Reduced
943
Closed
168

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SU icon
Suncor Energy
SU
+$298M
2
CNQ icon
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
+$154M
3
IFF icon
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
+$134M
4
BWA icon
BorgWarner
BWA
+$108M
5
ENB icon
Enbridge
ENB
+$98.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AGN
Allergan Inc
AGN
+$210M
2
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$176M
3
DKS icon
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
+$175M
4
CHKP icon
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
+$139M
5
J icon
Jacobs Solutions
J
+$120M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Industrials 8.21%
2 Technology 6.76%
3 Financials 6.05%
4 Healthcare 5.85%
5 Consumer Discretionary 5.46%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SRCL
1
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$496M 0.81%
4,186,704
-172,742
-4% -$19.8M
SU icon
2
Suncor Energy
SU
$77.6B
$483M 0.79%
11,322,170
+7,644,482
+208% +$298M
TSM icon
3
TSMC
TSM
$1.95T
$442M 0.72%
20,642,109
+2,238,976
+12% +$46.1M
GILD icon
4
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$167B
$441M 0.72%
5,320,208
+32,165
+0.6% +$2.5M
AMG icon
5
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.63B
$438M 0.72%
2,134,761
-77,653
-4% -$15M
FAST icon
6
Fastenal
FAST
$54.4B
$416M 0.68%
33,615,584
-1,463,204
-4% -$18.1M
IDXX icon
7
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.9B
$377M 0.62%
5,643,592
-1,358,432
-19% -$86.4M
SLB icon
8
SLB Ltd
SLB
$73.4B
$351M 0.57%
2,976,734
+190,452
+7% +$19.6M
WSM icon
9
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$27.4B
$340M 0.56%
9,470,316
+188,510
+2% +$6.2M
QCOM icon
10
Qualcomm
QCOM
$168B
$336M 0.55%
4,241,778
+401,045
+10% +$31.9M
AKAM icon
11
Akamai
AKAM
$15.7B
$321M 0.52%
5,253,583
-446,646
-8% -$24.8M
GOOG icon
12
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.07T
$312M 0.51%
10,773,638
-701,493
-6% -$19M
ABEV icon
13
Ambev
ABEV
$48.4B
$303M 0.5%
43,082,546
+2,682,987
+7% +$19.7M
MJN
14
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$295M 0.48%
3,161,701
-336,891
-10% -$29.5M
AAPL icon
15
Apple
AAPL
$5.01T
$289M 0.47%
12,421,812
+131,996
+1% +$2.81M
GMCR
16
DELISTED
KEURIG GREEN MTN INC
GMCR
$287M 0.47%
2,299,803
-220,669
-9% -$24.1M
PRAA icon
17
PRA Group
PRAA
$681M
$272M 0.44%
4,572,526
+1,076,892
+31% +$61.5M
P
18
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$268M 0.44%
9,082,865
+1,546,567
+21% +$40.4M
ORLY icon
19
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$75.5B
$264M 0.43%
26,336,040
-2,805,570
-10% -$27.7M
RHT
20
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$261M 0.43%
4,719,941
+134,596
+3% +$6.85M
MA icon
21
Mastercard
MA
$502B
$258M 0.42%
3,518,219
-61,446
-2% -$4.56M
SBAC icon
22
SBA Communications
SBAC
$18.8B
$256M 0.42%
2,504,718
-254,975
-9% -$24.5M
SIRO
23
DELISTED
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK
SIRO
$250M 0.41%
3,034,293
-259,183
-8% -$19.7M
HOG icon
24
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.59B
$248M 0.41%
3,550,515
-998,313
-22% -$70.3M
EFX icon
25
Equifax
EFX
$22.1B
$236M 0.38%
3,249,261
-468,331
-13% -$32.9M
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2014, William Blair & Company held 2,266 positions worth $61.2B, up 1.3% from $60.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 6.9% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2014 filing shows 219 new, 716 increased, 943 reduced and 168 closed positions. Its largest new stake was International Flavors & Fragrances: 1,361,169 shares worth $142M. The largest sale was Allergan Inc, an estimated $210M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Industrials at 8.2% of assets, down from 8.7% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2014 buy was International Flavors & Fragrances: 1,361,169 shares worth $142M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Suncor Energy in Q2 2014, an estimated $298M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Allergan Inc, cutting an estimated $210M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited iShares MBS ETF in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $88M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 6.9% of its $61.2B portfolio in Q2 2014.
  • William Blair & Company opened 219 new positions and closed 168 in Q2 2014.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 1.3% quarter-over-quarter to $61.2B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 1 Aug 2014.