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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
+0.39%
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
$10.6B
AUM Growth
-$28.4M
Cap. Flow
+$48.7M
Cap. Flow %
0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.73%
Holding
1,332
New
89
Increased
456
Reduced
508
Closed
121

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
XRAY icon
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
+$51.3M
2
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$36.9M
3
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$21.2M
4
AMT icon
American Tower
AMT
+$21.2M
5
OMC icon
Omnicom Group
OMC
+$18.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SIRO
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK
SIRO
+$57.3M
2
WEX icon
WEX
WEX
+$35.3M
3
ARG
Airgas Inc
ARG
+$29.5M
4
SBAC icon
SBA Communications
SBAC
+$19.6M
5
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$19M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.96%
2 Technology 15.24%
3 Industrials 12.81%
4 Financials 11.94%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
RDS.A
301
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$4.22M 0.04%
91,833
+15,905
+21% +$674K
IVV icon
302
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$898B
$4.2M 0.04%
20,314
+1,673
+9% +$328K
THRM icon
303
Gentherm
THRM
$1.28B
$4.13M 0.04%
99,365
-9,860
-9% -$399K
BPL
304
DELISTED
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
BPL
$4.13M 0.04%
60,756
+21,289
+54% +$1.3M
KR icon
305
Kroger
KR
$34.7B
$4.11M 0.04%
107,497
+76,401
+246% +$2.95M
VNQI icon
306
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
VNQI
$3.53B
$4.11M 0.04%
76,759
-9,798
-11% -$486K
BND icon
307
Vanguard Total Bond Market
BND
$158B
$4.09M 0.04%
49,449
-2,069
-4% -$169K
MIDD icon
308
Middleby
MIDD
$6.12B
$4.02M 0.04%
37,669
+915
+2% +$86K
JBTM
309
JBT Marel
JBTM
$6.35B
$3.98M 0.04%
70,626
-139
-0.2% -$6.76K
EEM icon
310
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$29.5B
$3.97M 0.04%
116,022
-18,152
-14% -$562K
ALL icon
311
Allstate
ALL
$68.1B
$3.93M 0.04%
58,403
-3,004
-5% -$189K
CAH icon
312
Cardinal Health
CAH
$56B
$3.91M 0.04%
47,671
-4,633
-9% -$377K
KHC icon
313
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.5B
$3.9M 0.04%
49,613
+132
+0.3% +$9.88K
ADT
314
DELISTED
ADT Corp
ADT
$3.89M 0.04%
94,219
-70,330
-43% -$2.47M
NWL icon
315
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.63B
$3.83M 0.04%
86,388
+32,216
+59% +$1.26M
EVER
316
DELISTED
Everbank Financial Corp
EVER
$3.81M 0.04%
252,617
-66,110
-21% -$919K
BUD icon
317
AB InBev
BUD
$168B
$3.8M 0.04%
30,479
+4,882
+19% +$579K
SPSB icon
318
State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
SPSB
$10.7B
$3.75M 0.04%
122,394
-5,515
-4% -$168K
WFM
319
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$3.73M 0.04%
120,062
-8,458
-7% -$265K
RAX
320
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
$3.71M 0.03%
171,965
+21,465
+14% +$438K
AAC
321
DELISTED
AAC Holdings
AAC
$3.7M 0.03%
186,995
+7,980
+4% +$151K
HEFA icon
322
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF
HEFA
$7.63B
$3.69M 0.03%
154,512
+2,395
+2% +$56.5K
CATM
323
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
$3.67M 0.03%
101,836
-11,345
-10% -$371K
EXAM
324
DELISTED
EXAMWORKS GROUP INC COM STK (DE)
EXAM
$3.66M 0.03%
123,849
-136,205
-52% -$3.7M
GMED icon
325
Globus Medical
GMED
$10.9B
$3.63M 0.03%
153,049
-16,597
-10% -$406K
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William Blair & Company's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,332 positions worth $10.6B, down 0.27% from $10.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q1 2016 filing shows 89 new, 456 increased, 508 reduced and 121 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Willis Towers Watson: 37,173 shares worth $4.41M. The largest sale was SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK, an estimated $57.3M.

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

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q1 2016 buy was Willis Towers Watson: 37,173 shares worth $4.41M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Dentsply Sirona in Q1 2016, an estimated $51.3M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was WEX, cutting an estimated $35.3M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $57.3M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $10.6B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 89 new positions and closed 121 in Q1 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 0.27% quarter-over-quarter to $10.6B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 16 May 2016.