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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
+4.57%
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
+$17.7M
Cap. Flow
-$449M
Cap. Flow %
-3.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.64%
Holding
1,772
New
130
Increased
581
Reduced
525
Closed
417

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$36.3M
2
BL icon
BlackLine
BL
+$21.8M
3
EVH icon
Evolent Health
EVH
+$19.6M
4
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$17.2M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$16.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$115M
2
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$66M
3
COST icon
Costco
COST
+$33M
4
XRAY icon
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
+$30.5M
5
PRAA icon
PRA Group
PRAA
+$24.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.86%
2 Technology 17.6%
3 Financials 14.62%
4 Industrials 10.54%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.84%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DVY icon
276
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.5B
$7.07M 0.05%
75,502
-1,134
-1% -$105K
LFUS icon
277
Littelfuse
LFUS
$11.2B
$6.98M 0.05%
35,641
+2,585
+8% +$469K
TJX icon
278
TJX Companies
TJX
$174B
$6.96M 0.05%
188,934
-51,136
-21% -$1.82M
GRUB
279
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
$6.95M 0.05%
66,012
-5,064
-7% -$518K
SHW icon
280
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$82.7B
$6.88M 0.05%
57,648
-2,442
-4% -$280K
RSP icon
281
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
RSP
$97B
$6.55M 0.05%
68,554
+561
+0.8% +$52.5K
NOW icon
282
ServiceNow
NOW
$115B
$6.37M 0.05%
270,835
+13,000
+5% +$289K
PAA icon
283
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$17.3B
$6.34M 0.05%
299,165
-503
-0.2% -$11.6K
COF icon
284
Capital One
COF
$128B
$6.26M 0.05%
73,994
-1,788
-2% -$147K
MCO icon
285
Moody's
MCO
$82.8B
$6.22M 0.05%
44,705
+1,461
+3% +$192K
VOD icon
286
Vodafone
VOD
$36.3B
$6.21M 0.05%
218,113
+7,961
+4% +$230K
AZN icon
287
AstraZeneca
AZN
$263B
$6.2M 0.05%
91,505
+70,446
+335% +$4.45M
ULTA icon
288
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$22B
$6.2M 0.05%
27,409
-29,798
-52% -$7.17M
VXF icon
289
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
VXF
$30.3B
$6.16M 0.05%
57,531
+177
+0.3% +$18.2K
ATVI
290
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$6.15M 0.05%
95,387
+69,339
+266% +$4.33M
IWN icon
291
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
IWN
$14.3B
$6.06M 0.05%
48,858
+17,687
+57% +$2.08M
WST icon
292
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$24B
$6.06M 0.05%
+62,915
New +$5.69M
OKE icon
293
Oneok
OKE
$57.2B
$6.04M 0.05%
109,096
+93,163
+585% +$5.04M
TKR icon
294
Timken Company
TKR
$9.56B
$6.03M 0.05%
+124,285
New +$5.73M
AGG icon
295
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$137B
$6M 0.05%
54,787
+5,730
+12% +$629K
GLD icon
296
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$131B
$5.97M 0.04%
49,141
+21,742
+79% +$2.64M
XLI icon
297
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLI
$32.8B
$5.96M 0.04%
84,000
+4,301
+5% +$296K
UL icon
298
Unilever
UL
$137B
$5.94M 0.04%
91,073
+21
+0% +$1.35K
DDD icon
299
3D Systems Corp
DDD
$431M
$5.89M 0.04%
440,260
-11,870
-3% -$174K
FITB
300
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$51.2B
$5.85M 0.04%
208,992
-1,811
-0.9% -$48K
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William Blair & Company's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, William Blair & Company held 1,772 positions worth $13.3B, up 0.13% from $13.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $449M in Q3 2017, closing 417 positions and reducing 525 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dave & Buster's, an estimated $20.3M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in Quantenna Communications, Inc. Common Stock worth $9.07M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2017 buy was Quantenna Communications, Inc. Common Stock: 539,590 shares worth $9.07M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Watsco Inc in Q3 2017, an estimated $36.3M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $115M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Dave & Buster's in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $20.3M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $13.3B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • William Blair & Company opened 130 new positions and closed 417 in Q3 2017.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 0.13% quarter-over-quarter to $13.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.