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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
SYY icon
326
Sysco
SYY
$40.8B
$5.16M 0.04%
95,625
+447
+0.5% +$23.3K
PSX icon
327
Phillips 66
PSX
$84.9B
$5.15M 0.04%
56,180
+116
+0.2% +$9.83K
GM icon
328
General Motors
GM
$80.4B
$5.15M 0.04%
127,448
-3,110
-2% -$114K
ENB icon
329
Enbridge
ENB
$119B
$5.13M 0.04%
122,718
+5,671
+5% +$231K
MET icon
330
MetLife
MET
$61.9B
$5.13M 0.04%
98,712
-7,058
-7% -$344K
EBAY icon
331
eBay
EBAY
$50.6B
$5.1M 0.04%
132,583
-8,713
-6% -$317K
WPC icon
332
W.P. Carey
WPC
$16.8B
$5.09M 0.04%
77,198
+9,491
+14% +$631K
XLNX
333
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$5.08M 0.04%
71,679
-19
-0% -$1.24K
JBTM
334
JBT Marel
JBTM
$7.21B
$5.03M 0.04%
49,791
+321
+0.6% +$29.6K
GLW icon
335
Corning
GLW
$119B
$4.99M 0.04%
166,737
-5,077
-3% -$150K
ECPG icon
336
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$2.02B
$4.95M 0.04%
111,795
+1,845
+2% +$74.7K
SPLV icon
337
Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
SPLV
$7.12B
$4.93M 0.04%
107,645
-1,604
-1% -$72.7K
DST
338
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$4.93M 0.04%
89,800
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EFG icon
339
iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF
EFG
$16.6B
$4.91M 0.04%
63,390
+1,700
+3% +$129K
HAL icon
340
Halliburton
HAL
$26.9B
$4.89M 0.04%
106,339
+9,760
+10% +$409K
BPL
341
DELISTED
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
BPL
$4.88M 0.04%
85,546
-3,025
-3% -$180K
TWTR
342
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
$4.87M 0.04%
288,650
+7,452
+3% +$130K
CLR
343
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$4.86M 0.04%
125,879
-1,550
-1% -$52.6K
PETX
344
DELISTED
Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.
PETX
$4.85M 0.04%
790,833
+39,613
+5% +$251K
SBAC icon
345
SBA Communications
SBAC
$19.2B
$4.82M 0.04%
33,482
-2,423
-7% -$345K
VFC icon
346
VF Corp
VFC
$5.63B
$4.81M 0.04%
80,351
-14,360
-15% -$829K
BND icon
347
Vanguard Total Bond Market
BND
$157B
$4.78M 0.04%
58,372
+2,667
+5% +$219K
RPD icon
348
Rapid7
RPD
$645M
$4.78M 0.04%
271,662
-4,075
-1% -$67.7K
PBPB
349
DELISTED
Potbelly
PBPB
$4.78M 0.04%
385,420
-5,209
-1% -$60.7K
VOT icon
350
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF
VOT
$19.2B
$4.76M 0.04%
39,141
+8,573
+28% +$1.02M
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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.