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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
FLTX
326
DELISTED
Fleetmatics Group PLC
FLTX
$4.37M 0.04%
72,892
-460,008
-86% -$25.2M
VNQI icon
327
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
VNQI
$3.53B
$4.35M 0.04%
77,480
+139
+0.2% +$7.77K
HMSY
328
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$4.35M 0.04%
196,066
+14,560
+8% +$306K
AAC
329
DELISTED
AAC Holdings
AAC
$4.34M 0.04%
+249,880
New +$4.92M
SYY icon
330
Sysco
SYY
$39.6B
$4.34M 0.04%
88,575
-2,630
-3% -$135K
VGK icon
331
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$31.1B
$4.2M 0.04%
86,272
-144
-0.2% -$6.93K
VB icon
332
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$82.3B
$4.2M 0.04%
34,335
+4,014
+13% +$486K
PBPB
333
DELISTED
Potbelly
PBPB
$4.17M 0.04%
335,302
+7,693
+2% +$99.6K
XLI icon
334
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLI
$33.9B
$4.14M 0.04%
70,904
+34,725
+96% +$2.02M
DBEF icon
335
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
DBEF
$9.3B
$4.13M 0.04%
156,624
-7,107
-4% -$184K
DG icon
336
Dollar General
DG
$28.1B
$4.13M 0.04%
58,990
-136,895
-70% -$11.6M
ROP icon
337
Roper Technologies
ROP
$38.8B
$4.09M 0.04%
22,403
-102
-0.5% -$17.8K
WOOF
338
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
$4.06M 0.04%
58,034
-1,217
-2% -$85.1K
SHPG
339
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$4.05M 0.04%
20,918
+4,493
+27% +$876K
KCG
340
DELISTED
KCG Holdings, Inc.
KCG
$4.04M 0.04%
260,061
-23,095
-8% -$335K
XLNX
341
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$4M 0.04%
73,657
-181
-0.2% -$9.3K
IVV icon
342
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$900B
$4M 0.04%
18,377
+1,368
+8% +$298K
MDLZ icon
343
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.2B
$3.99M 0.04%
90,978
-511
-0.6% -$22.4K
CAH icon
344
Cardinal Health
CAH
$54.7B
$3.98M 0.04%
51,169
-219
-0.4% -$17.7K
OXY icon
345
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$54.8B
$3.97M 0.04%
54,457
-1,613
-3% -$121K
OKS
346
DELISTED
Oneok Partners LP
OKS
$3.97M 0.04%
99,351
-52
-0.1% -$2.08K
CDK
347
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$3.97M 0.04%
69,185
-386
-0.6% -$22.2K
MDY icon
348
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$27.2B
$3.96M 0.04%
14,018
+933
+7% +$263K
EEP
349
DELISTED
Enbridge Energy Partners
EEP
$3.96M 0.04%
155,519
+983
+0.6% +$23.6K
MAR icon
350
Marriott International
MAR
$90B
$3.94M 0.03%
58,537
+3,666
+7% +$258K
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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.