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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
+8.77%
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
$12.4B
AUM Growth
+$1.23B
Cap. Flow
+$420M
Cap. Flow %
3.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.91%
Holding
1,607
New
193
Increased
600
Reduced
460
Closed
133

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
WAB icon
Wabtec
WAB
+$31.4M
2
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$28.5M
3
VIG icon
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
+$26M
4
VEEV icon
Veeva Systems
VEEV
+$25M
5
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$20.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
IDXX icon
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
+$32.3M
2
MJN
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
+$27.1M
3
TSCO icon
Tractor Supply
TSCO
+$23M
4
WM icon
Waste Management
WM
+$19.1M
5
TDG icon
TransDigm Group
TDG
+$16.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.3%
2 Technology 16.24%
3 Financials 13.61%
4 Industrials 11.16%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FNF icon
276
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$13.9B
$6.37M 0.05%
+239,387
New +$6.09M
SHW icon
277
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$82.7B
$6.31M 0.05%
61,080
-16,215
-21% -$1.63M
WP
278
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$6.29M 0.05%
97,906
-464
-0.5% -$29.5K
NEE icon
279
NextEra Energy
NEE
$181B
$6.27M 0.05%
192,460
+2,528
+1% +$79.5K
CCOI icon
280
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$676M
$6.27M 0.05%
151,222
+1,825
+1% +$76.1K
XEC
281
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$6.19M 0.05%
51,743
-213
-0.4% -$27.6K
CSX icon
282
CSX Corp
CSX
$93.4B
$6.18M 0.05%
381,798
+352,437
+1,200% +$5.37M
DNKN
283
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
$6.14M 0.05%
111,797
-7,665
-6% -$411K
SNA icon
284
Snap-on
SNA
$21.2B
$6.11M 0.05%
36,214
-2,482
-6% -$427K
ADM icon
285
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$38.2B
$6.11M 0.05%
130,479
-1
-0% -$45
DFS
286
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$6.07M 0.05%
85,852
+27,132
+46% +$1.9M
BPL
287
DELISTED
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
BPL
$6.06M 0.05%
88,170
+358
+0.4% +$24.4K
DVAX
288
DELISTED
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
$6.06M 0.05%
1,346,494
+23,701
+2% +$114K
WY icon
289
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$18B
$5.95M 0.05%
176,281
+76,756
+77% +$2.5M
NVDQ
290
DELISTED
Novadaq Technologies Inc.
NVDQ
$5.95M 0.05%
763,865
-50,000
-6% -$355K
RSP icon
291
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
RSP
$97B
$5.92M 0.05%
64,906
+136
+0.2% +$12.2K
ETP
292
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
ETP
$5.9M 0.05%
233,430
+29,500
+14% +$736K
BND icon
293
Vanguard Total Bond Market
BND
$157B
$5.84M 0.05%
71,915
+2,803
+4% +$227K
VNQI icon
294
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
VNQI
$3.52B
$5.75M 0.05%
109,317
-15,217
-12% -$792K
IVV icon
295
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$878B
$5.75M 0.05%
24,163
+1,566
+7% +$366K
PFF icon
296
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$5.74M 0.05%
148,228
-3,366
-2% -$129K
EGRX
297
DELISTED
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
EGRX
$5.65M 0.05%
73,695
-6,760
-8% -$503K
MAR icon
298
Marriott International
MAR
$98.3B
$5.63M 0.05%
60,825
-45
-0.1% -$3.91K
VFC icon
299
VF Corp
VFC
$5.63B
$5.61M 0.05%
110,533
-182,011
-62% -$8.98M
DST
300
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$5.5M 0.04%
89,800
-190
-0.2% -$11K
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William Blair & Company's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, William Blair & Company held 1,607 positions worth $12.4B, up 11% from $11.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company deployed $420M of net new capital in Q1 2017, opening 193 new positions and adding to 600 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Park-Ohio Holdings: 200,527 shares worth $8.95M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, down from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Idexx Laboratories, an estimated $32.3M trimmed.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q1 2017 buy was Park-Ohio Holdings: 200,527 shares worth $8.95M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Wabtec in Q1 2017, an estimated $31.4M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Idexx Laboratories, cutting an estimated $32.3M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. Unit in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $5.55M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $12.4B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • William Blair & Company opened 193 new positions and closed 133 in Q1 2017.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $12.4B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 10 May 2017.