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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
+1.8%
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
$11.2B
AUM Growth
-$134M
Cap. Flow
-$132M
Cap. Flow %
-1.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.1%
Holding
1,560
New
265
Increased
457
Reduced
545
Closed
146

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$42.6M
2
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$30.9M
3
VBK icon
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
VBK
+$18.6M
4
EVH icon
Evolent Health
EVH
+$17.8M
5
AME icon
Ametek
AME
+$16.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$58.7M
2
USMV icon
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
+$30.9M
3
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$25.4M
4
PRAA icon
PRA Group
PRAA
+$24.5M
5
PGND
PRESS GANEY HOLDINGS INC COM STK (DE)
PGND
+$24M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.3%
2 Technology 15.54%
3 Financials 12.99%
4 Industrials 11.67%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
QQQ icon
226
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$479B
$8.83M 0.08%
74,512
+582
+0.8% +$68.7K
HYG icon
227
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$16.6B
$8.61M 0.08%
99,448
+17,075
+21% +$1.47M
XLF icon
228
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$58.1B
$8.6M 0.08%
370,009
+344,441
+1,347% +$7.39M
TEL icon
229
TE Connectivity
TEL
$60.5B
$8.54M 0.08%
123,266
-3,793
-3% -$251K
WPZ
230
DELISTED
Williams Partners L.P.
WPZ
$8.5M 0.08%
223,452
-9,696
-4% -$348K
MCHP icon
231
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$42.8B
$8.38M 0.07%
261,106
+3,704
+1% +$116K
BMRN icon
232
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$11.6B
$8.33M 0.07%
100,542
-5,670
-5% -$488K
ILMN icon
233
Illumina
ILMN
$29.8B
$8.23M 0.07%
66,084
-63,212
-49% -$8.52M
BUD icon
234
AB InBev
BUD
$166B
$8.1M 0.07%
76,772
+34,017
+80% +$3.81M
MBFI
235
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$8.08M 0.07%
171,005
+50,148
+41% +$2.08M
NSC icon
236
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$75.4B
$7.97M 0.07%
73,758
+49,096
+199% +$4.96M
BP icon
237
BP
BP
$109B
$7.81M 0.07%
243,944
-13,770
-5% -$414K
PCTY icon
238
Paylocity
PCTY
$7.46B
$7.81M 0.07%
260,248
+10,274
+4% +$383K
RTN
239
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$7.69M 0.07%
54,132
+12,983
+32% +$1.84M
THS
240
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
$7.68M 0.07%
106,439
-115,112
-52% -$8.8M
SHAK icon
241
Shake Shack
SHAK
$2.59B
$7.67M 0.07%
214,401
-293,645
-58% -$10.3M
EXC icon
242
Exelon
EXC
$46.5B
$7.63M 0.07%
301,577
-35,991
-11% -$853K
VTI icon
243
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
VTI
$676B
$7.6M 0.07%
65,900
+6,764
+11% +$761K
EXAS
244
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$7.47M 0.07%
559,525
+17,200
+3% +$278K
DVY icon
245
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.4B
$7.44M 0.07%
84,022
-3,360
-4% -$289K
APD icon
246
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65B
$7.27M 0.07%
50,547
-4,037
-7% -$565K
DEO icon
247
Diageo
DEO
$48.8B
$7.24M 0.06%
69,632
+11,209
+19% +$1.18M
IT icon
248
Gartner
IT
$11.6B
$7.14M 0.06%
70,685
-5,546
-7% -$536K
UN
249
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$7.12M 0.06%
173,505
-25,582
-13% -$1.06M
CAT icon
250
Caterpillar
CAT
$407B
$7.11M 0.06%
76,688
+227
+0.3% +$20.6K
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,560 positions worth $11.2B, down 1.2% from $11.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2016 filing shows 265 new, 457 increased, 545 reduced and 146 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Hilton Worldwide: 158,405 shares worth $12.9M. The largest sale was Cerner Corp, an estimated $58.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2016 buy was Hilton Worldwide: 158,405 shares worth $12.9M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2016, an estimated $42.6M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Cerner Corp, cutting an estimated $58.7M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited PRESS GANEY HOLDINGS INC COM STK (DE) in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $24M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $11.2B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 265 new positions and closed 146 in Q4 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $11.2B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.