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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
ECPG icon
401
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$2.05B
$2.94M 0.03%
102,612
-71,870
-41% -$1.76M
NLSN
402
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$2.94M 0.03%
70,092
+28,236
+67% +$1.3M
EFII
403
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
$2.94M 0.03%
66,953
+49,098
+275% +$2.16M
LMT icon
404
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$136B
$2.93M 0.03%
11,709
+458
+4% +$114K
NOC icon
405
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$78.4B
$2.92M 0.03%
12,559
-274
-2% -$63.7K
FDX icon
406
FedEx
FDX
$74.1B
$2.92M 0.03%
15,673
+709
+5% +$130K
IMAX icon
407
IMAX
IMAX
$2.81B
$2.92M 0.03%
92,823
-1,916
-2% -$59.9K
DTD icon
408
WisdomTree US Total Dividend Fund
DTD
$1.68B
$2.89M 0.03%
71,236
+3,004
+4% +$118K
SHPG
409
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$2.84M 0.03%
16,642
-4,276
-20% -$758K
FBIN icon
410
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$6.29B
$2.83M 0.03%
61,845
-1,839
-3% -$86.8K
GLD icon
411
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$132B
$2.82M 0.03%
25,718
-24,292
-49% -$2.82M
TSLA icon
412
Tesla
TSLA
$1.29T
$2.8M 0.03%
196,845
-11,130
-5% -$146K
WFM
413
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$2.8M 0.03%
91,104
-6,129
-6% -$184K
CACC icon
414
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$6.15B
$2.79M 0.03%
12,849
-176
-1% -$34.1K
UEIC icon
415
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$60.6M
$2.79M 0.03%
43,290
+8,340
+24% +$567K
IJH icon
416
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$126B
$2.79M 0.02%
84,350
+5,355
+7% +$170K
IP icon
417
International Paper
IP
$22.4B
$2.76M 0.02%
54,895
+565
+1% +$26.1K
IGIB icon
418
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGIB
$18.6B
$2.74M 0.02%
50,686
+18,368
+57% +$1M
MS icon
419
Morgan Stanley
MS
$341B
$2.72M 0.02%
64,453
-5,591
-8% -$211K
PUK icon
420
Prudential
PUK
$36.7B
$2.71M 0.02%
70,359
-2,837
-4% -$102K
WELL icon
421
Welltower
WELL
$167B
$2.71M 0.02%
40,433
+2,512
+7% +$166K
HMSY
422
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$2.69M 0.02%
148,397
-47,669
-24% -$928K
CATM
423
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
$2.69M 0.02%
49,273
-3,305
-6% -$168K
CSRA
424
DELISTED
CSRA Inc.
CSRA
$2.68M 0.02%
84,255
+6,042
+8% +$177K
AXA
425
DELISTED
AXA ADS (1 ORD SHS)
AXA
$2.68M 0.02%
106,384
-2,407
-2% -$60.7K
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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.