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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
+3.14%
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
$10.7B
AUM Growth
+$102M
Cap. Flow
+$31.2M
Cap. Flow %
0.29%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.97%
Holding
1,370
New
159
Increased
462
Reduced
512
Closed
129

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
USMV icon
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
+$23.3M
2
EXC icon
Exelon
EXC
+$19M
3
ABMD
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
+$17.8M
4
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$16.9M
5
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$15.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ARG
Airgas Inc
ARG
+$47.7M
2
WSM icon
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
+$17.5M
3
UAA icon
Under Armour
UAA
+$17.2M
4
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$15.3M
5
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$15.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.89%
2 Technology 14.72%
3 Industrials 11.82%
4 Financials 11.37%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.75%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
IWS icon
301
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF
IWS
$15.6B
$4.4M 0.04%
59,203
-11,585
-16% -$840K
MON
302
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$4.37M 0.04%
42,289
+8,316
+24% +$824K
MBFI
303
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$4.37M 0.04%
120,456
-37,279
-24% -$1.29M
AXTA icon
304
Axalta
AXTA
$7.66B
$4.37M 0.04%
+164,600
New +$4.66M
MIDD icon
305
Middleby
MIDD
$6.04B
$4.36M 0.04%
37,822
+153
+0.4% +$17.6K
ECPG icon
306
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$2.02B
$4.35M 0.04%
184,993
-23,585
-11% -$606K
RDS.A
307
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$4.32M 0.04%
78,164
-8,902
-10% -$453K
OXY icon
308
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$56.8B
$4.24M 0.04%
56,070
-9,761
-15% -$729K
HEFA icon
309
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF
HEFA
$7.5B
$4.22M 0.04%
175,887
+21,375
+14% +$513K
VNQI icon
310
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
VNQI
$3.52B
$4.18M 0.04%
77,341
+582
+0.8% +$31.4K
P
311
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$4.17M 0.04%
335,220
-68,335
-17% -$710K
SEP
312
DELISTED
Spectra Engy Parters Lp
SEP
$4.17M 0.04%
88,360
+44,407
+101% +$2.08M
MDLZ icon
313
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.5B
$4.16M 0.04%
91,489
+13,634
+18% +$594K
BDX icon
314
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$45.6B
$4.13M 0.04%
24,985
+3,824
+18% +$611K
GLD icon
315
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$131B
$4.13M 0.04%
32,616
+1,850
+6% +$223K
PBPB
316
DELISTED
Potbelly
PBPB
$4.11M 0.04%
327,609
-11,894
-4% -$158K
DBEF icon
317
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
DBEF
$9.17B
$4.09M 0.04%
163,731
+51,429
+46% +$1.32M
VGK icon
318
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$30.7B
$4.03M 0.04%
86,416
-4,590
-5% -$223K
CAH icon
319
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.9B
$4.01M 0.04%
51,388
+3,717
+8% +$296K
WOOF
320
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
$4.01M 0.04%
59,251
-18,980
-24% -$1.2M
OKS
321
DELISTED
Oneok Partners LP
OKS
$3.98M 0.04%
99,403
+4,500
+5% +$165K
SIX
322
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$3.98M 0.04%
68,642
-7,371
-10% -$429K
TYL icon
323
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$12.7B
$3.92M 0.04%
23,532
+14,263
+154% +$2.11M
IRDM icon
324
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$5.02B
$3.92M 0.04%
441,150
-7,800
-2% -$64.1K
VO icon
325
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF
VO
$106B
$3.91M 0.04%
126,572
-37,064
-23% -$1.13M
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,370 positions worth $10.7B, up 0.96% from $10.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2016 filing shows 159 new, 462 increased, 512 reduced and 129 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Under Armour Class C: 425,316 shares worth $15.5M. The largest sale was Airgas Inc, an estimated $47.7M.

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

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2016 buy was Under Armour Class C: 425,316 shares worth $15.5M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF in Q2 2016, an estimated $23.3M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Williams-Sonoma, cutting an estimated $17.5M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Airgas Inc in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $47.7M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $10.7B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 159 new positions and closed 129 in Q2 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 0.96% quarter-over-quarter to $10.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 8 Aug 2016.