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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

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
ITA icon
276
iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
ITA
$14.7B
$6.08M 0.05%
94,290
+49,220
+109% +$3.18M
PETX
277
DELISTED
Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.
PETX
$6.08M 0.05%
649,531
+45,879
+8% +$381K
WES
278
DELISTED
Western Gas Partners Lp
WES
$6.07M 0.05%
110,235
+1,200
+1% +$60.1K
SNA icon
279
Snap-on
SNA
$21.6B
$6.07M 0.05%
39,911
-99
-0.2% -$15.3K
DUK icon
280
Duke Energy
DUK
$96.9B
$6.05M 0.05%
75,633
+6,430
+9% +$533K
NKTR icon
281
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.46B
$5.92M 0.05%
22,987
+1,978
+9% +$509K
GIS icon
282
General Mills
GIS
$19.3B
$5.89M 0.05%
92,276
-3,069
-3% -$214K
WP
283
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$5.87M 0.05%
104,248
-17,616
-14% -$978K
EGRX
284
DELISTED
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
EGRX
$5.79M 0.05%
82,655
+16,350
+25% +$906K
CCOI icon
285
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$666M
$5.77M 0.05%
156,847
+11,562
+8% +$446K
PFF icon
286
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$5.76M 0.05%
145,926
+26,242
+22% +$1.05M
YUM icon
287
Yum! Brands
YUM
$40.3B
$5.71M 0.05%
87,384
+289
+0.3% +$18.4K
SHLX
288
DELISTED
Shell Midstream Partners, L.P.
SHLX
$5.67M 0.05%
176,685
-625
-0.4% -$19.7K
COP icon
289
ConocoPhillips
COP
$144B
$5.65M 0.05%
129,918
-24,938
-16% -$1.04M
BUD icon
290
AB InBev
BUD
$167B
$5.62M 0.05%
42,755
+13,183
+45% +$1.67M
RTN
291
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$5.6M 0.05%
41,149
+1,855
+5% +$258K
RHI icon
292
Robert Half
RHI
$4.19B
$5.59M 0.05%
147,631
-62,774
-30% -$2.39M
KSS icon
293
Kohl's
KSS
$2.28B
$5.51M 0.05%
125,879
-1,988
-2% -$83.3K
NEE icon
294
NextEra Energy
NEE
$182B
$5.48M 0.05%
179,240
-1,308
-0.7% -$41.2K
PPG icon
295
PPG Industries
PPG
$26.2B
$5.47M 0.05%
52,935
-575
-1% -$60.3K
XLY icon
296
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$22.9B
$5.33M 0.05%
133,228
-11,334
-8% -$457K
DST
297
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$5.29M 0.05%
89,800
GRUB
298
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
$5.29M 0.05%
61,535
-353
-0.6% -$26.5K
MGM icon
299
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$11.7B
$5.24M 0.05%
201,325
+40,700
+25% +$988K
TROW icon
300
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$24.7B
$5.22M 0.05%
78,440
-10,990
-12% -$766K

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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.