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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
IP icon
301
International Paper
IP
$21.6B
$5.84M 0.04%
108,540
+11,411
+12% +$600K
ENV
302
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
$5.78M 0.04%
113,415
+2,425
+2% +$104K
TTE icon
303
TotalEnergies
TTE
$195B
$5.76M 0.04%
107,547
-6,938
-6% -$357K
SNA icon
304
Snap-on
SNA
$21.2B
$5.72M 0.04%
38,372
-208
-0.5% -$31.3K
HYG icon
305
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$15.9B
$5.7M 0.04%
64,239
-3,882
-6% -$343K
IRDM icon
306
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$5.02B
$5.69M 0.04%
552,645
-6,170
-1% -$64K
WES
307
DELISTED
Western Gas Partners Lp
WES
$5.67M 0.04%
110,650
-2,975
-3% -$155K
XEC
308
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$5.66M 0.04%
49,818
-423
-0.8% -$42.2K
MON
309
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$5.63M 0.04%
47,021
+2,307
+5% +$271K
ROP icon
310
Roper Technologies
ROP
$38.8B
$5.63M 0.04%
23,139
-970
-4% -$228K
AKAM icon
311
Akamai
AKAM
$16.7B
$5.63M 0.04%
115,553
+906
+0.8% +$43.3K
LQD icon
312
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.3B
$5.52M 0.04%
45,556
+3,874
+9% +$468K
SPLK
313
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$5.5M 0.04%
82,846
-2,203
-3% -$138K
XRAY icon
314
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.68B
$5.49M 0.04%
91,819
-513,144
-85% -$30.5M
APPF icon
315
AppFolio
APPF
$6.38B
$5.48M 0.04%
114,260
-1,045
-0.9% -$41.1K
TECH icon
316
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.2B
$5.46M 0.04%
180,512
-6,720
-4% -$199K
III icon
317
Information Services Group
III
$199M
$5.45M 0.04%
1,354,359
+27,415
+2% +$106K
HEFA icon
318
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF
HEFA
$7.5B
$5.42M 0.04%
187,472
+15,298
+9% +$432K
THS
319
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
$5.4M 0.04%
79,785
-5,243
-6% -$386K
MDY icon
320
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.6B
$5.38M 0.04%
16,496
+205
+1% +$65.2K
NXTM
321
DELISTED
NxStage Medical Inc.
NXTM
$5.33M 0.04%
192,933
-405,738
-68% -$10.8M
ADM icon
322
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$38.2B
$5.32M 0.04%
125,193
-11,013
-8% -$464K
KSS icon
323
Kohl's
KSS
$2.17B
$5.29M 0.04%
115,884
-320
-0.3% -$13.1K
TBF icon
324
ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF
TBF
$87.9M
$5.25M 0.04%
234,405
+23,265
+11% +$519K
RDS.A
325
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$5.23M 0.04%
86,388
+3,504
+4% +$196K
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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.