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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
OKS
351
DELISTED
Oneok Partners LP
OKS
$3.81M 0.03%
88,516
-10,835
-11% -$449K
IVW icon
352
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$77.4B
$3.8M 0.03%
124,876
+77,984
+166% +$2.36M
UAA icon
353
Under Armour
UAA
$2.9B
$3.8M 0.03%
130,655
-341,568
-72% -$11.2M
CDK
354
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$3.74M 0.03%
62,628
-6,557
-9% -$375K
EFG icon
355
iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF
EFG
$17.1B
$3.73M 0.03%
58,570
+22,316
+62% +$1.44M
EQIX icon
356
Equinix
EQIX
$104B
$3.73M 0.03%
10,429
+2,258
+28% +$789K
KRE icon
357
State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
KRE
$4.72B
$3.73M 0.03%
+67,088
New +$3.29M
VMC icon
358
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$37.2B
$3.67M 0.03%
29,297
+200
+0.7% +$24.2K
CORP icon
359
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund
CORP
$1.58B
$3.65M 0.03%
35,691
-1,204
-3% -$125K
IWN icon
360
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
IWN
$14.6B
$3.64M 0.03%
30,570
+5,701
+23% +$630K
CAH icon
361
Cardinal Health
CAH
$55.8B
$3.63M 0.03%
50,509
-660
-1% -$47.7K
SIX
362
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$3.61M 0.03%
60,208
+1,257
+2% +$70.3K
ET icon
363
Energy Transfer Partners
ET
$70.6B
$3.57M 0.03%
185,104
-13,495
-7% -$225K
EEP
364
DELISTED
Enbridge Energy Partners
EEP
$3.57M 0.03%
140,268
-15,251
-10% -$372K
APA icon
365
APA Corp
APA
$12.4B
$3.57M 0.03%
56,197
+982
+2% +$61.9K
PSX icon
366
Phillips 66
PSX
$80.6B
$3.55M 0.03%
41,058
+588
+1% +$48.9K
PPG icon
367
PPG Industries
PPG
$26.4B
$3.53M 0.03%
37,277
-15,658
-30% -$1.49M
CEB
368
DELISTED
CEB Inc.
CEB
$3.49M 0.03%
57,618
-4,406
-7% -$243K
TBF icon
369
ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF
TBF
$104M
$3.48M 0.03%
145,890
-650
-0.4% -$14.9K
RDS.A
370
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$3.46M 0.03%
65,799
-2,846
-4% -$142K
CCN
371
DELISTED
CardConnect Corp.
CCN
$3.43M 0.03%
269,895
+184,205
+215% +$1.86M
KMI.PRA
372
DELISTED
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
KMI.PRA
$3.42M 0.03%
70,292
-6,720
-9% -$325K
VGK icon
373
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$31.1B
$3.41M 0.03%
71,069
-15,203
-18% -$716K
ENV
374
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
$3.38M 0.03%
95,880
+3,850
+4% +$138K
VCSH icon
375
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
$44.7B
$3.36M 0.03%
42,333
-43,082
-50% -$3.44M
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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.