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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
+5.64%
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
$11.3B
AUM Growth
+$589M
Cap. Flow
+$20.5M
Cap. Flow %
0.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.02%
Holding
1,387
New
148
Increased
486
Reduced
533
Closed
92

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FTV icon
Fortive
FTV
+$47.4M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$38.9M
3
NVRO
NEVRO CORP.
NVRO
+$24.1M
4
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$21.5M
5
WM icon
Waste Management
WM
+$21.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$45.3M
2
MDVN
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
+$33.2M
3
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$28.3M
4
FLTX
Fleetmatics Group PLC
FLTX
+$25.2M
5
HCSG icon
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
+$24.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.99%
2 Technology 15.43%
3 Financials 11.87%
4 Industrials 11.27%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
COO icon
251
Cooper Companies
COO
$14.6B
$6.92M 0.06%
154,308
+80,468
+109% +$3.66M
VCSH icon
252
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
$44.7B
$6.88M 0.06%
85,415
+52,343
+158% +$4.22M
NWL icon
253
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.61B
$6.87M 0.06%
130,475
-36,935
-22% -$1.91M
ETP
254
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
ETP
$6.87M 0.06%
241,845
-3,840
-2% -$112K
CAT icon
255
Caterpillar
CAT
$404B
$6.79M 0.06%
76,461
-2,071
-3% -$169K
DEO icon
256
Diageo
DEO
$48.8B
$6.78M 0.06%
58,423
+5,802
+11% +$663K
IT icon
257
Gartner
IT
$12.4B
$6.74M 0.06%
76,231
-3,950
-5% -$371K
RWO icon
258
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF
RWO
$1.3B
$6.74M 0.06%
135,196
+7,257
+6% +$369K
IAU icon
259
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$63.3B
$6.7M 0.06%
263,913
+73,265
+38% +$1.89M
CBOE icon
260
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$30.1B
$6.68M 0.06%
103,039
-7,862
-7% -$536K
RWX icon
261
State Street SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF
RWX
$270M
$6.61M 0.06%
158,526
+4,631
+3% +$195K
DNKN
262
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
$6.59M 0.06%
126,637
-1,003
-0.8% -$47.6K
VTI icon
263
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
VTI
$683B
$6.58M 0.06%
59,136
-1,024
-2% -$114K
GSK icon
264
GSK
GSK
$103B
$6.5M 0.06%
120,608
+77,693
+181% +$4.26M
ADM icon
265
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$38.5B
$6.42M 0.06%
152,197
-2,868
-2% -$124K
ETP
266
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners L.p.
ETP
$6.38M 0.06%
172,365
-4,308
-2% -$169K
BWXT icon
267
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.8B
$6.38M 0.06%
+166,165
New +$6.28M
BND icon
268
Vanguard Total Bond Market
BND
$158B
$6.31M 0.06%
75,047
-9,522
-11% -$802K
GLD icon
269
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$132B
$6.28M 0.06%
50,010
+17,394
+53% +$2.22M
BPL
270
DELISTED
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
BPL
$6.27M 0.06%
87,547
-828
-0.9% -$58.9K
MCO icon
271
Moody's
MCO
$83.8B
$6.23M 0.06%
57,535
-392
-0.7% -$41.2K
TD icon
272
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$197B
$6.22M 0.06%
140,196
+80,386
+134% +$3.52M
SBAC icon
273
SBA Communications
SBAC
$19.9B
$6.2M 0.05%
55,312
-1,598
-3% -$181K
HYMB icon
274
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
HYMB
$3.18B
$6.17M 0.05%
208,166
+18,056
+9% +$537K
WHR icon
275
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.89B
$6.17M 0.05%
38,017
+2,361
+7% +$418K
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William Blair & Company's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,387 positions worth $11.3B, up 5.5% from $10.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q3 2016 filing shows 148 new, 486 increased, 533 reduced and 92 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Fortive: 1,476,720 shares worth $47.4M. The largest sale was Gilead Sciences, an estimated $45.3M.

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

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2016 buy was Fortive: 1,476,720 shares worth $47.4M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Allergan plc in Q3 2016, an estimated $38.9M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Gilead Sciences, cutting an estimated $45.3M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited IHS INC CL-A COM STK in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $6.24M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $11.3B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 148 new positions and closed 92 in Q3 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5.5% quarter-over-quarter to $11.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.