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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
CORP icon
351
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund
CORP
$1.58B
$3.94M 0.03%
36,895
+3,202
+10% +$342K
P
352
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$3.92M 0.03%
273,927
-61,293
-18% -$828K
ECPG icon
353
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.99B
$3.92M 0.03%
174,482
-10,511
-6% -$237K
EEM icon
354
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$29.5B
$3.9M 0.03%
104,025
-5,110
-5% -$187K
LII icon
355
Lennox International
LII
$15.4B
$3.89M 0.03%
24,789
+10,117
+69% +$1.57M
SPSB icon
356
State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
SPSB
$10.7B
$3.87M 0.03%
125,714
+39,686
+46% +$1.22M
KMI.PRA
357
DELISTED
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
KMI.PRA
$3.86M 0.03%
+77,012
New +$3.81M
SI
358
DELISTED
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT ADS
SI
$3.85M 0.03%
32,781
+11,224
+52% +$1.32M
GOGO icon
359
Gogo Inc
GOGO
$603M
$3.78M 0.03%
342,120
+68,050
+25% +$723K
MET icon
360
MetLife
MET
$61.9B
$3.77M 0.03%
95,131
+76,196
+402% +$2.86M
GLW icon
361
Corning
GLW
$135B
$3.75M 0.03%
158,685
-730
-0.5% -$16.3K
SEP
362
DELISTED
Spectra Engy Parters Lp
SEP
$3.69M 0.03%
84,505
-3,855
-4% -$178K
MRCY icon
363
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$6.45B
$3.66M 0.03%
148,970
+96,890
+186% +$2.33M
HAL icon
364
Halliburton
HAL
$26.6B
$3.62M 0.03%
80,722
-1,370
-2% -$59.8K
EBAY icon
365
eBay
EBAY
$49.4B
$3.61M 0.03%
109,662
-41,510
-27% -$1.25M
IRDM icon
366
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$5.13B
$3.61M 0.03%
444,638
+3,488
+0.8% +$29.3K
DNB
367
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$3.6M 0.03%
26,328
-3,840
-13% -$514K
APA icon
368
APA Corp
APA
$12.3B
$3.53M 0.03%
55,215
-6,270
-10% -$343K
MU icon
369
Micron Technology
MU
$1.01T
$3.51M 0.03%
197,510
-18,608
-9% -$284K
GEL icon
370
Genesis Energy
GEL
$1.82B
$3.51M 0.03%
92,415
-2,727
-3% -$100K
DD
371
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$3.5M 0.03%
52,259
-1,223
-2% -$83.1K
XLU icon
372
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
$22.6B
$3.48M 0.03%
141,984
-32,464
-19% -$824K
VXF icon
373
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
VXF
$31.3B
$3.46M 0.03%
37,939
+67
+0.2% +$6.01K
TOVX icon
374
Theriva Biologics
TOVX
$10.3M
$3.44M 0.03%
228
-12
-5% -$180K
DLN icon
375
WisdomTree US LargeCap Dividend Fund
DLN
$6.37B
$3.42M 0.03%
88,980
+36,900
+71% +$1.42M
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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.