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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
+3.14%
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
$10.7B
AUM Growth
+$102M
Cap. Flow
+$31.2M
Cap. Flow %
0.29%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.97%
Holding
1,370
New
159
Increased
462
Reduced
512
Closed
129

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
USMV icon
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
+$23.3M
2
EXC icon
Exelon
EXC
+$19M
3
ABMD
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
+$17.8M
4
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$16.9M
5
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$15.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ARG
Airgas Inc
ARG
+$47.7M
2
WSM icon
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
+$17.5M
3
UAA icon
Under Armour
UAA
+$17.2M
4
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$15.3M
5
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$15.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.89%
2 Technology 14.72%
3 Industrials 11.82%
4 Financials 11.37%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.75%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PPG icon
276
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.6B
$5.57M 0.05%
53,510
-6,334
-11% -$692K
DNKN
277
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
$5.57M 0.05%
127,640
-38,830
-23% -$1.78M
WTW icon
278
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.2B
$5.5M 0.05%
44,242
+7,069
+19% +$872K
WES
279
DELISTED
Western Gas Partners Lp
WES
$5.5M 0.05%
109,035
+1,865
+2% +$90.1K
CEB
280
DELISTED
CEB Inc.
CEB
$5.47M 0.05%
88,613
-4,592
-5% -$287K
MCO icon
281
Moody's
MCO
$82.8B
$5.43M 0.05%
57,927
-12,870
-18% -$1.24M
EPAY
282
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
$5.42M 0.05%
251,908
-6,460
-3% -$169K
RTN
283
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$5.34M 0.05%
39,294
+12,142
+45% +$1.58M
DST
284
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$5.23M 0.05%
89,800
-28
-0% -$1.64K
YUM icon
285
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.8B
$5.19M 0.05%
87,095
-3,728
-4% -$220K
VTR icon
286
Ventas
VTR
$48B
$5.08M 0.05%
69,721
-20,877
-23% -$1.38M
ARMH
287
DELISTED
ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADS
ARMH
$5.07M 0.05%
111,466
-2,374
-2% -$100K
BGS icon
288
B&G Foods
BGS
$287M
$4.92M 0.05%
102,145
-2,125
-2% -$86.6K
TECH icon
289
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.2B
$4.89M 0.05%
173,628
-12,476
-7% -$321K
IAU icon
290
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$62.9B
$4.87M 0.05%
190,648
+84,489
+80% +$2.05M
KSS icon
291
Kohl's
KSS
$2.17B
$4.85M 0.05%
127,867
-4,692
-4% -$186K
PFF icon
292
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$4.77M 0.04%
119,684
+96,184
+409% +$3.77M
III icon
293
Information Services Group
III
$199M
$4.75M 0.04%
1,267,629
-12,365
-1% -$48.8K
KR icon
294
Kroger
KR
$35.4B
$4.63M 0.04%
125,863
+18,366
+17% +$661K
SYY icon
295
Sysco
SYY
$40.8B
$4.63M 0.04%
91,205
-23,709
-21% -$1.15M
DVAX
296
DELISTED
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
$4.61M 0.04%
377,772
+57,625
+18% +$985K
XLU icon
297
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
$22.8B
$4.58M 0.04%
174,448
-16,418
-9% -$405K
AGG icon
298
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$137B
$4.55M 0.04%
40,428
+34,098
+539% +$3.79M
NKTR icon
299
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.39B
$4.48M 0.04%
21,009
-292
-1% -$65.3K
JBTM
300
JBT Marel
JBTM
$7.21B
$4.48M 0.04%
73,131
+2,505
+4% +$146K
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,370 positions worth $10.7B, up 0.96% from $10.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2016 filing shows 159 new, 462 increased, 512 reduced and 129 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Under Armour Class C: 425,316 shares worth $15.5M. The largest sale was Airgas Inc, an estimated $47.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2016 buy was Under Armour Class C: 425,316 shares worth $15.5M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF in Q2 2016, an estimated $23.3M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Williams-Sonoma, cutting an estimated $17.5M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Airgas Inc in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $47.7M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $10.7B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 159 new positions and closed 129 in Q2 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 0.96% quarter-over-quarter to $10.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 8 Aug 2016.