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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
+4.87%
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
+$909M
Cap. Flow
+$365M
Cap. Flow %
2.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.02%
Holding
1,758
New
284
Increased
677
Reduced
459
Closed
116

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$28.4M
2
WAB icon
Wabtec
WAB
+$24.8M
3
KRNT icon
Kornit Digital
KRNT
+$21.3M
4
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$18.2M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$18.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$60.9M
2
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$25.7M
3
GWW icon
W.W. Grainger
GWW
+$21.5M
4
NORD
Nord Anglia Education, Inc.
NORD
+$17.5M
5
PLAY icon
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
+$17.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.81%
2 Technology 16.26%
3 Financials 13.98%
4 Industrials 10.73%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.39%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MON
326
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$5.29M 0.04%
44,714
+1,551
+4% +$181K
MCO icon
327
Moody's
MCO
$83.7B
$5.26M 0.04%
43,244
+150
+0.3% +$17.6K
IP icon
328
International Paper
IP
$22.6B
$5.21M 0.04%
97,129
+42,471
+78% +$2.15M
MET icon
329
MetLife
MET
$62.4B
$5.18M 0.04%
105,770
+2,299
+2% +$107K
MDY icon
330
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.4B
$5.17M 0.04%
16,291
-1,182
-7% -$372K
PFF icon
331
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.1B
$5.17M 0.04%
131,900
-16,328
-11% -$635K
GLW icon
332
Corning
GLW
$107B
$5.16M 0.04%
171,814
+8,291
+5% +$238K
CSX icon
333
CSX Corp
CSX
$94B
$5.14M 0.04%
282,696
-99,102
-26% -$1.7M
VFC icon
334
VF Corp
VFC
$5.92B
$5.14M 0.04%
94,711
-15,822
-14% -$816K
MTX icon
335
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.29B
$5.05M 0.04%
69,006
+5,085
+8% +$379K
TWTR
336
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
$5.03M 0.04%
281,198
+73,613
+35% +$1.25M
LQD icon
337
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.3B
$5.02M 0.04%
41,682
+1,239
+3% +$148K
RAMP icon
338
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.29B
$4.98M 0.04%
191,739
+50,496
+36% +$1.37M
EBAY icon
339
eBay
EBAY
$51.2B
$4.93M 0.04%
141,296
+32,835
+30% +$1.12M
OKS
340
DELISTED
Oneok Partners LP
OKS
$4.93M 0.04%
96,477
-1,050
-1% -$53.2K
HEFA icon
341
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF
HEFA
$7.45B
$4.89M 0.04%
172,174
+10,007
+6% +$283K
SPLV icon
342
Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
SPLV
$7.24B
$4.89M 0.04%
109,249
-2,646
-2% -$117K
JBTM
343
JBT Marel
JBTM
$7.35B
$4.85M 0.04%
49,470
-438
-0.9% -$38.9K
SBAC icon
344
SBA Communications
SBAC
$19.8B
$4.84M 0.04%
35,905
+4,368
+14% +$568K
NVO
345
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$228B
$4.84M 0.04%
225,772
+169,896
+304% +$3.43M
SPLK
346
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$4.84M 0.04%
85,049
+49,637
+140% +$3.09M
IWS icon
347
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF
IWS
$15.7B
$4.83M 0.04%
57,474
+435
+0.8% +$36.2K
BL icon
348
BlackLine
BL
$1.9B
$4.8M 0.04%
+134,325
New +$4.45M
SYY icon
349
Sysco
SYY
$40.8B
$4.79M 0.04%
95,178
+11,704
+14% +$625K
MDLZ icon
350
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$82.9B
$4.76M 0.04%
110,251
+1,238
+1% +$55.8K
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, William Blair & Company held 1,758 positions worth $13.3B, up 7.3% from $12.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2017 filing shows 284 new, 677 increased, 459 reduced and 116 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Bob Evans Farms, Inc.: 219,278 shares worth $15.8M. The largest sale was Mobileye N.V., an estimated $60.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2017 buy was Bob Evans Farms, Inc.: 219,278 shares worth $15.8M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q2 2017, an estimated $28.4M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Mobileye N.V., cutting an estimated $60.9M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Nord Anglia Education, Inc. in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $17.5M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $13.3B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • William Blair & Company opened 284 new positions and closed 116 in Q2 2017.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $13.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 4 Aug 2017.