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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
+1.8%
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
$11.2B
AUM Growth
-$134M
Cap. Flow
-$132M
Cap. Flow %
-1.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.1%
Holding
1,560
New
265
Increased
457
Reduced
545
Closed
146

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$42.6M
2
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$30.9M
3
VBK icon
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
VBK
+$18.6M
4
EVH icon
Evolent Health
EVH
+$17.8M
5
AME icon
Ametek
AME
+$16.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$58.7M
2
USMV icon
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
+$30.9M
3
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$25.4M
4
PRAA icon
PRA Group
PRAA
+$24.5M
5
PGND
PRESS GANEY HOLDINGS INC COM STK (DE)
PGND
+$24M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.3%
2 Technology 15.54%
3 Financials 12.99%
4 Industrials 11.67%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ROP icon
326
Roper Technologies
ROP
$38.8B
$4.34M 0.04%
23,694
+1,291
+6% +$231K
RHI icon
327
Robert Half
RHI
$4.19B
$4.33M 0.04%
88,684
-58,947
-40% -$2.52M
VXF icon
328
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
VXF
$31.5B
$4.32M 0.04%
45,027
+7,088
+19% +$656K
EPAY
329
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
$4.32M 0.04%
172,553
-17,243
-9% -$410K
GRUB
330
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
$4.25M 0.04%
56,515
-5,020
-8% -$387K
DFS
331
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$4.23M 0.04%
58,720
+36,825
+168% +$2.34M
EEM icon
332
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$29.7B
$4.22M 0.04%
120,634
+16,609
+16% +$599K
SEP
333
DELISTED
Spectra Engy Parters Lp
SEP
$4.2M 0.04%
91,613
+7,108
+8% +$309K
SI
334
DELISTED
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT ADS
SI
$4.19M 0.04%
34,201
+1,420
+4% +$174K
MU icon
335
Micron Technology
MU
$1.01T
$4.17M 0.04%
190,467
-7,043
-4% -$132K
VB icon
336
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$82.3B
$4.15M 0.04%
32,183
-2,152
-6% -$267K
HAL icon
337
Halliburton
HAL
$27B
$4.15M 0.04%
76,647
-4,075
-5% -$203K
NKTR icon
338
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.46B
$4.12M 0.04%
22,390
-597
-3% -$121K
MCO icon
339
Moody's
MCO
$83.8B
$4.08M 0.04%
43,265
-14,270
-25% -$1.44M
AGG icon
340
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
$4.06M 0.04%
37,595
-6,192
-14% -$678K
WTW icon
341
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.5B
$4.06M 0.04%
33,227
-4,034
-11% -$503K
YUM icon
342
Yum! Brands
YUM
$40.3B
$4.03M 0.04%
63,681
-23,703
-27% -$1.49M
WOOF
343
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
$4M 0.04%
58,257
+223
+0.4% +$14.6K
DD
344
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$3.97M 0.04%
54,089
+1,830
+4% +$130K
MDLZ icon
345
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$79.2B
$3.94M 0.04%
88,890
-2,088
-2% -$89.9K
WDFC icon
346
WD-40
WDFC
$3.17B
$3.91M 0.04%
33,438
+3,792
+13% +$416K
SHLX
347
DELISTED
Shell Midstream Partners, L.P.
SHLX
$3.9M 0.03%
134,080
-42,605
-24% -$1.19M
KR icon
348
Kroger
KR
$35.4B
$3.88M 0.03%
112,334
+16,958
+18% +$553K
OXY icon
349
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$54.8B
$3.86M 0.03%
54,234
-223
-0.4% -$15.8K
GLW icon
350
Corning
GLW
$137B
$3.86M 0.03%
158,944
+259
+0.2% +$6.16K
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,560 positions worth $11.2B, down 1.2% from $11.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2016 filing shows 265 new, 457 increased, 545 reduced and 146 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Hilton Worldwide: 158,405 shares worth $12.9M. The largest sale was Cerner Corp, an estimated $58.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2016 buy was Hilton Worldwide: 158,405 shares worth $12.9M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2016, an estimated $42.6M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Cerner Corp, cutting an estimated $58.7M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited PRESS GANEY HOLDINGS INC COM STK (DE) in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $24M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $11.2B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 265 new positions and closed 146 in Q4 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $11.2B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.