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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
XEC
251
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$7.06M 0.06%
51,956
-1,081
-2% -$145K
USMV icon
252
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
$24B
$7.04M 0.06%
155,585
-691,821
-82% -$30.9M
SHW icon
253
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$87.7B
$6.92M 0.06%
77,295
-7,461
-9% -$659K
BIIB icon
254
Biogen
BIIB
$30.6B
$6.84M 0.06%
24,123
+383
+2% +$114K
PRGO icon
255
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.47B
$6.84M 0.06%
82,179
-107,607
-57% -$9.33M
RWO icon
256
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF
RWO
$1.3B
$6.63M 0.06%
141,526
+6,330
+5% +$294K
SNA icon
257
Snap-on
SNA
$21.6B
$6.63M 0.06%
38,696
-1,215
-3% -$198K
COP icon
258
ConocoPhillips
COP
$144B
$6.6M 0.06%
131,624
+1,706
+1% +$78.7K
WES
259
DELISTED
Western Gas Partners Lp
WES
$6.53M 0.06%
111,135
+900
+0.8% +$50.7K
EGRX
260
DELISTED
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
EGRX
$6.38M 0.06%
80,455
-2,200
-3% -$160K
ETP
261
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners L.p.
ETP
$6.34M 0.06%
177,187
+4,822
+3% +$172K
DNKN
262
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
$6.26M 0.06%
119,462
-7,175
-6% -$369K
ABCO
263
DELISTED
Advisory Board Co
ABCO
$6.26M 0.06%
188,399
-112,442
-37% -$4.16M
BSFT
264
DELISTED
BroadSoft, Inc.
BSFT
$6.24M 0.06%
151,334
-3,754
-2% -$160K
INFO
265
DELISTED
IHS Markit Ltd. Common Shares
INFO
$6.18M 0.06%
174,680
-18,476
-10% -$664K
CCOI icon
266
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$669M
$6.18M 0.06%
149,397
-7,450
-5% -$284K
VNQI icon
267
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
VNQI
$3.53B
$6.17M 0.06%
124,534
+47,054
+61% +$2.44M
COO icon
268
Cooper Companies
COO
$14.5B
$6.13M 0.05%
140,196
-14,112
-9% -$616K
FMSA
269
DELISTED
Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc.
FMSA
$6.05M 0.05%
513,383
+492,883
+2,404% +$4.56M
ADM icon
270
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$38.4B
$5.96M 0.05%
130,480
-21,717
-14% -$961K
KSS icon
271
Kohl's
KSS
$2.28B
$5.95M 0.05%
120,528
-5,351
-4% -$265K
PGR icon
272
Progressive
PGR
$122B
$5.89M 0.05%
165,920
+2,287
+1% +$75.6K
WP
273
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$5.87M 0.05%
98,370
-5,878
-6% -$340K
WSM icon
274
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$29.4B
$5.86M 0.05%
242,118
-104,090
-30% -$2.65M
BPL
275
DELISTED
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
BPL
$5.81M 0.05%
87,812
+265
+0.3% +$17.5K
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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.