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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
DUK icon
276
Duke Energy
DUK
$97.1B
$5.78M 0.05%
74,416
-1,217
-2% -$93.2K
NVDQ
277
DELISTED
Novadaq Technologies Inc.
NVDQ
$5.77M 0.05%
813,865
-196,954
-19% -$1.79M
NEE icon
278
NextEra Energy
NEE
$182B
$5.67M 0.05%
189,932
+10,692
+6% +$319K
PFF icon
279
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$5.64M 0.05%
151,594
+5,668
+4% +$215K
RSP icon
280
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
RSP
$99.6B
$5.61M 0.05%
64,770
+29,480
+84% +$2.49M
MGM icon
281
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$11.7B
$5.59M 0.05%
193,975
-7,350
-4% -$204K
BND icon
282
Vanguard Total Bond Market
BND
$158B
$5.58M 0.05%
69,112
-5,935
-8% -$486K
HCACU
283
DELISTED
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. Unit
HCACU
$5.55M 0.05%
+552,000
New +$5.72M
GIS icon
284
General Mills
GIS
$19.4B
$5.5M 0.05%
88,999
-3,277
-4% -$203K
DAL icon
285
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$61.2B
$5.48M 0.05%
+111,371
New +$5.08M
NWL icon
286
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.61B
$5.46M 0.05%
122,270
-8,205
-6% -$397K
VOE icon
287
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF
VOE
$24.1B
$5.37M 0.05%
55,294
+7,436
+16% +$705K
VO icon
288
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF
VO
$109B
$5.34M 0.05%
162,292
+26,844
+20% +$869K
JBTM
289
JBT Marel
JBTM
$6.93B
$5.33M 0.05%
62,034
-9,999
-14% -$816K
KRNT icon
290
Kornit Digital
KRNT
$781M
$5.29M 0.05%
417,944
-466,392
-53% -$5.36M
DVAX
291
DELISTED
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
$5.22M 0.05%
1,322,793
-415,713
-24% -$3.05M
GSK icon
292
GSK
GSK
$103B
$5.14M 0.05%
106,710
-13,898
-12% -$687K
CAVM
293
DELISTED
Cavium, Inc.
CAVM
$5.11M 0.05%
81,849
+1,823
+2% +$105K
IVV icon
294
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$902B
$5.08M 0.05%
22,597
+4,220
+23% +$927K
WHR icon
295
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.89B
$5.05M 0.05%
27,790
-10,227
-27% -$1.69M
MAR icon
296
Marriott International
MAR
$90.1B
$5.03M 0.05%
60,870
+2,333
+4% +$176K
HYMB icon
297
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
HYMB
$3.18B
$5.01M 0.04%
179,106
-29,060
-14% -$827K
MET icon
298
MetLife
MET
$61.9B
$4.97M 0.04%
103,548
+8,417
+9% +$386K
AXTA icon
299
Axalta
AXTA
$8.06B
$4.92M 0.04%
180,847
+7,297
+4% +$192K
BGS icon
300
B&G Foods
BGS
$291M
$4.92M 0.04%
112,315
+7,940
+8% +$353K
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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.