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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
+4.87%
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
$13.3B
AUM Growth
+$909M
Cap. Flow
+$365M
Cap. Flow %
2.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.02%
Holding
1,758
New
284
Increased
677
Reduced
459
Closed
116

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$28.4M
2
WAB icon
Wabtec
WAB
+$24.8M
3
KRNT icon
Kornit Digital
KRNT
+$21.3M
4
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$18.2M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$18.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.81%
2 Technology 16.26%
3 Financials 13.98%
4 Industrials 10.73%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.39%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
QQQ icon
226
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$436B
$10.7M 0.08%
78,032
+640
+0.8% +$88K
IVV icon
227
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$858B
$10.6M 0.08%
43,683
+19,520
+81% +$4.71M
PANW icon
228
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$256B
$10.5M 0.08%
472,404
-857,964
-64% -$17.3M
CAT icon
229
Caterpillar
CAT
$361B
$10.4M 0.08%
96,826
+22,590
+30% +$2.29M
UN
230
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$10.4M 0.08%
187,922
+10,136
+6% +$547K
MCHP icon
231
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$38.8B
$10.1M 0.08%
262,748
+7,976
+3% +$314K
IRT icon
232
Independence Realty Trust
IRT
$3.98B
$10.1M 0.08%
1,024,519
-27,492
-3% -$261K
TYL icon
233
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$13.7B
$10M 0.08%
57,002
+44,341
+350% +$7.37M
BDX icon
234
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$46.4B
$9.95M 0.07%
52,256
+21,660
+71% +$3.96M
DEO icon
235
Diageo
DEO
$49.6B
$9.95M 0.07%
83,001
+14,957
+22% +$1.78M
IWF icon
236
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$117B
$9.93M 0.07%
333,608
+2,348
+0.7% +$68.9K
XLV icon
237
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$42.9B
$9.83M 0.07%
124,079
+25,803
+26% +$1.97M
FIS icon
238
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$24.2B
$9.75M 0.07%
114,186
+8,234
+8% +$689K
ILMN icon
239
Illumina
ILMN
$29.5B
$9.74M 0.07%
57,700
+1,358
+2% +$235K
ITA icon
240
iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
ITA
$14B
$9.45M 0.07%
120,070
-12,488
-9% -$964K
CAVM
241
DELISTED
Cavium, Inc.
CAVM
$9.26M 0.07%
149,015
+22,754
+18% +$1.59M
SHAK icon
242
Shake Shack
SHAK
$2.54B
$9.24M 0.07%
264,917
+16
+0% +$572
IT icon
243
Gartner
IT
$11.1B
$9.23M 0.07%
74,759
+8,216
+12% +$954K
TEL icon
244
TE Connectivity
TEL
$60B
$9.19M 0.07%
116,783
-1,370
-1% -$105K
WPZ
245
DELISTED
Williams Partners L.P.
WPZ
$9.11M 0.07%
227,069
+1,371
+0.6% +$54.9K
VTI icon
246
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
VTI
$646B
$9.02M 0.07%
72,507
+1,683
+2% +$207K
BMRN icon
247
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$11.9B
$8.86M 0.07%
97,540
-2,421
-2% -$220K
GIS icon
248
General Mills
GIS
$20.2B
$8.81M 0.07%
159,101
+34,174
+27% +$1.95M
KHC icon
249
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$32.8B
$8.7M 0.07%
101,552
+7,053
+7% +$640K
TJX icon
250
TJX Companies
TJX
$179B
$8.66M 0.07%
240,070
-30,200
-11% -$1.14M

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William Blair & Company's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, William Blair & Company held 1,758 positions worth $13.3B, up 7.3% from $12.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2017 filing shows 284 new, 677 increased, 459 reduced and 116 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Bob Evans Farms, Inc.: 219,278 shares worth $15.8M. The largest sale was Mobileye N.V., an estimated $60.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2017 buy was Bob Evans Farms, Inc.: 219,278 shares worth $15.8M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q2 2017, an estimated $28.4M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Mobileye N.V., cutting an estimated $60.9M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Nord Anglia Education, Inc. in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $17.5M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $13.3B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • William Blair & Company opened 284 new positions and closed 116 in Q2 2017.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $13.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 4 Aug 2017.