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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

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$60.9M
2
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$25.7M
3
GWW icon
W.W. Grainger
GWW
+$21.5M
4
NORD
Nord Anglia Education, Inc.
NORD
+$17.5M
5
PLAY icon
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
+$17.4M

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
TCMD icon
251
Tactile Systems Technology
TCMD
$618M
$8.61M 0.06%
301,351
+154,915
+106% +$3.49M
CBOE icon
252
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$32.2B
$8.58M 0.06%
93,887
-79,989
-46% -$6.83M
LKQ icon
253
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$6.72B
$8.48M 0.06%
257,229
-91,777
-26% -$2.84M
DDD icon
254
3D Systems Corp
DDD
$405M
$8.46M 0.06%
452,130
+130,915
+41% +$2.48M
CVNA icon
255
Carvana
CVNA
$47.5B
$8M 0.06%
+1,954,580
New +$5.35M
EEM icon
256
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$27.5B
$7.99M 0.06%
193,143
+53,318
+38% +$2.17M
PAA icon
257
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$17.6B
$7.87M 0.06%
299,668
+2,149
+0.7% +$59.5K
VOE icon
258
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF
VOE
$23.9B
$7.82M 0.06%
76,007
+9,220
+14% +$943K
RWO icon
259
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF
RWO
$1.32B
$7.77M 0.06%
162,967
+12,060
+8% +$578K
MRCY icon
260
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$5.41B
$7.75M 0.06%
184,145
+18,217
+11% +$716K
MBFI
261
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$7.74M 0.06%
175,836
+4,079
+2% +$174K
PKOH icon
262
Park-Ohio Holdings
PKOH
$550M
$7.74M 0.06%
203,192
+2,665
+1% +$99.9K
DUK icon
263
Duke Energy
DUK
$101B
$7.62M 0.06%
91,113
+13,229
+17% +$1.11M
FNF icon
264
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$14.4B
$7.55M 0.06%
242,700
+3,313
+1% +$95.4K
USMV icon
265
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
$23.6B
$7.53M 0.06%
153,829
+1,259
+0.8% +$61.3K
SI
266
DELISTED
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT ADS
SI
$7.33M 0.06%
105,999
+13,355
+14% +$923K
XLF icon
267
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$56.5B
$7.25M 0.05%
293,880
-136,416
-32% -$3.24M
ELF icon
268
e.l.f. Beauty
ELF
$4.77B
$7.17M 0.05%
+263,480
New +$7.03M
INFO
269
DELISTED
IHS Markit Ltd. Common Shares
INFO
$7.17M 0.05%
162,748
-8,339
-5% -$372K
NEE icon
270
NextEra Energy
NEE
$185B
$7.15M 0.05%
204,004
+11,544
+6% +$395K
BSFT
271
DELISTED
BroadSoft, Inc.
BSFT
$7.15M 0.05%
166,019
+11,260
+7% +$442K
APD icon
272
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$65.5B
$7.13M 0.05%
49,845
+989
+2% +$141K
DVY icon
273
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.8B
$7.07M 0.05%
76,636
-5,261
-6% -$484K
VO icon
274
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF
VO
$106B
$7.04M 0.05%
197,524
+232
+0.1% +$8.2K
SHW icon
275
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$83.5B
$7.03M 0.05%
60,090
-990
-2% -$111K
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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.