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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
VB icon
376
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.6B
$4.33M 0.03%
31,948
+209
+0.7% +$28K
ES icon
377
Eversource Energy
ES
$27.8B
$4.32M 0.03%
71,150
+10,320
+17% +$627K
DHI icon
378
D.R. Horton
DHI
$40.7B
$4.26M 0.03%
123,206
+17,045
+16% +$569K
PRGO icon
379
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.43B
$4.25M 0.03%
56,327
-20,377
-27% -$1.46M
EXP icon
380
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.35B
$4.22M 0.03%
45,665
-2,215
-5% -$213K
FTNT icon
381
Fortinet
FTNT
$113B
$4.19M 0.03%
559,305
+143,010
+34% +$1.11M
IWB icon
382
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
IWB
$47.9B
$4.13M 0.03%
30,517
-339
-1% -$45.3K
HAL icon
383
Halliburton
HAL
$26.4B
$4.13M 0.03%
96,579
+17,376
+22% +$798K
RHI icon
384
Robert Half
RHI
$3.81B
$4.12M 0.03%
85,982
-435
-0.5% -$20.3K
CLR
385
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$4.12M 0.03%
127,429
-68,229
-35% -$2.7M
BDSI
386
DELISTED
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
BDSI
$4.12M 0.03%
1,471,122
+777,941
+112% +$1.64M
IJK icon
387
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
IJK
$10.7B
$4.09M 0.03%
83,280
+6,324
+8% +$308K
HYMB icon
388
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
HYMB
$3.09B
$4.09M 0.03%
143,924
-20,594
-13% -$587K
VPL icon
389
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.16B
$4.06M 0.03%
61,768
+55,195
+840% +$3.57M
MUB icon
390
iShares National Muni Bond ETF
MUB
$45.2B
$4.05M 0.03%
36,797
-298
-0.8% -$32.8K
DD
391
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$4.02M 0.03%
49,777
+1,590
+3% +$127K
IX icon
392
ORIX
IX
$44.1B
$4.01M 0.03%
257,460
+10,350
+4% +$162K
CDK
393
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$4M 0.03%
64,409
+6,749
+12% +$423K
BIIB icon
394
Biogen
BIIB
$30.7B
$3.99M 0.03%
14,713
-1,185
-7% -$313K
TRV icon
395
Travelers Companies
TRV
$78.4B
$3.94M 0.03%
31,099
+1,291
+4% +$159K
IBB icon
396
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$9.52B
$3.93M 0.03%
38,028
+2,550
+7% +$251K
SEP
397
DELISTED
Spectra Engy Parters Lp
SEP
$3.93M 0.03%
91,566
+7
+0% +$304
TOL icon
398
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14B
$3.93M 0.03%
99,360
+14,845
+18% +$554K
BAX icon
399
Baxter International
BAX
$13.8B
$3.91M 0.03%
64,603
+3,195
+5% +$181K
AVY icon
400
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.4B
$3.9M 0.03%
44,152
+223
+0.5% +$18.7K
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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.