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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
+5.64%
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
$11.3B
AUM Growth
+$589M
Cap. Flow
+$20.5M
Cap. Flow %
0.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.02%
Holding
1,387
New
148
Increased
486
Reduced
533
Closed
92

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FTV icon
Fortive
FTV
+$47.4M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$38.9M
3
NVRO
NEVRO CORP.
NVRO
+$24.1M
4
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$21.5M
5
WM icon
Waste Management
WM
+$21.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$45.3M
2
MDVN
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
+$33.2M
3
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$28.3M
4
FLTX
Fleetmatics Group PLC
FLTX
+$25.2M
5
HCSG icon
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
+$24.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.99%
2 Technology 15.43%
3 Financials 11.87%
4 Industrials 11.27%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
COTV
301
DELISTED
Cotiviti Holdings, Inc.
COTV
$5.19M 0.05%
154,674
+44,998
+41% +$1.26M
PGR icon
302
Progressive
PGR
$123B
$5.15M 0.05%
163,633
-50,912
-24% -$1.66M
BGS icon
303
B&G Foods
BGS
$289M
$5.13M 0.05%
104,375
+2,230
+2% +$107K
JBTM
304
JBT Marel
JBTM
$6.9B
$5.08M 0.04%
72,033
-1,098
-2% -$73.4K
III icon
305
Information Services Group
III
$210M
$5.06M 0.04%
1,267,079
-550
-0% -$2.13K
WTW icon
306
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.5B
$4.95M 0.04%
37,261
-6,981
-16% -$869K
AGG icon
307
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
$4.92M 0.04%
43,787
+3,359
+8% +$378K
AXTA icon
308
Axalta
AXTA
$8.05B
$4.91M 0.04%
173,550
+8,950
+5% +$251K
EVER
309
DELISTED
Everbank Financial Corp
EVER
$4.87M 0.04%
251,417
-900
-0.4% -$16.3K
TECH icon
310
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.2B
$4.84M 0.04%
176,948
+3,320
+2% +$91.2K
LQD icon
311
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$33B
$4.84M 0.04%
39,304
-11,968
-23% -$1.47M
ZLTQ
312
DELISTED
ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc.
ZLTQ
$4.79M 0.04%
122,145
+5,188
+4% +$185K
BDX icon
313
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$46.9B
$4.79M 0.04%
27,299
+2,314
+9% +$396K
RPD icon
314
Rapid7
RPD
$720M
$4.74M 0.04%
268,524
+22,264
+9% +$348K
BSV icon
315
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.6B
$4.71M 0.04%
58,249
+25,653
+79% +$2.07M
CAVM
316
DELISTED
Cavium, Inc.
CAVM
$4.66M 0.04%
80,026
+71,505
+839% +$3.58M
MIDD icon
317
Middleby
MIDD
$6.27B
$4.61M 0.04%
37,287
-535
-1% -$65.7K
MBFI
318
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$4.6M 0.04%
120,857
+401
+0.3% +$15.3K
MON
319
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$4.51M 0.04%
44,122
+1,833
+4% +$192K
VOE icon
320
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF
VOE
$24B
$4.48M 0.04%
47,858
+9,727
+26% +$900K
HEFA icon
321
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF
HEFA
$7.64B
$4.43M 0.04%
178,570
+2,683
+2% +$65.4K
IWS icon
322
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF
IWS
$16B
$4.43M 0.04%
57,666
-1,537
-3% -$117K
EPAY
323
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
$4.42M 0.04%
189,796
-62,112
-25% -$1.36M
TYL icon
324
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$12.8B
$4.42M 0.04%
25,785
+2,253
+10% +$375K
VO icon
325
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF
VO
$109B
$4.38M 0.04%
135,448
+8,876
+7% +$285K
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William Blair & Company's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,387 positions worth $11.3B, up 5.5% from $10.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q3 2016 filing shows 148 new, 486 increased, 533 reduced and 92 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Fortive: 1,476,720 shares worth $47.4M. The largest sale was Gilead Sciences, an estimated $45.3M.

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

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2016 buy was Fortive: 1,476,720 shares worth $47.4M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Allergan plc in Q3 2016, an estimated $38.9M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Gilead Sciences, cutting an estimated $45.3M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited IHS INC CL-A COM STK in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $6.24M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $11.3B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 148 new positions and closed 92 in Q3 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5.5% quarter-over-quarter to $11.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.