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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
UL icon
426
Unilever
UL
$138B
$2.67M 0.02%
58,340
+5,978
+11% +$279K
D icon
427
Dominion Energy
D
$60.9B
$2.64M 0.02%
34,424
-1,555
-4% -$115K
DNB
428
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$2.62M 0.02%
21,611
-4,717
-18% -$581K
EWJ icon
429
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$22.4B
$2.62M 0.02%
53,524
+29,569
+123% +$1.48M
HEP
430
DELISTED
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
HEP
$2.58M 0.02%
80,522
-11,740
-13% -$381K
TWTR
431
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
$2.57M 0.02%
157,435
+35,970
+30% +$660K
IUSG icon
432
iShares Core S&P US Growth ETF
IUSG
$33.5B
$2.56M 0.02%
59,747
+31,704
+113% +$1.35M
LII icon
433
Lennox International
LII
$15.4B
$2.56M 0.02%
16,740
-8,049
-32% -$1.23M
PHO icon
434
Invesco Water Resources ETF
PHO
$2.08B
$2.56M 0.02%
+103,980
New +$2.53M
DBEF icon
435
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
DBEF
$9.3B
$2.55M 0.02%
91,000
-65,624
-42% -$1.77M
EMB icon
436
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.7B
$2.52M 0.02%
22,839
-3,578
-14% -$401K
PLNT icon
437
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$4.43B
$2.51M 0.02%
124,995
+640
+0.5% +$13.3K
APPF icon
438
AppFolio
APPF
$7.07B
$2.51M 0.02%
105,265
+1,350
+1% +$28.1K
BSV icon
439
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.6B
$2.49M 0.02%
31,314
-26,935
-46% -$2.15M
AIG icon
440
American International
AIG
$42.1B
$2.48M 0.02%
38,024
+561
+1% +$35.2K
MTD icon
441
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28.8B
$2.48M 0.02%
5,913
+40
+0.7% +$16.6K
K
442
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$2.46M 0.02%
35,533
-679
-2% -$47.2K
MMI icon
443
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.17B
$2.46M 0.02%
92,015
-471,508
-84% -$12.3M
DG icon
444
Dollar General
DG
$28.1B
$2.45M 0.02%
33,102
-25,888
-44% -$1.89M
SO icon
445
Southern Company
SO
$107B
$2.45M 0.02%
49,777
+1,289
+3% +$63.3K
TRV icon
446
Travelers Companies
TRV
$78.7B
$2.43M 0.02%
19,829
+313
+2% +$35.7K
AMN icon
447
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$1.29B
$2.42M 0.02%
+62,988
New +$2.15M
IWP icon
448
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF
IWP
$20.6B
$2.42M 0.02%
49,708
+9,030
+22% +$435K
SLCA
449
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$2.42M 0.02%
42,664
+8,357
+24% +$413K
IAU icon
450
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$63.3B
$2.41M 0.02%
108,616
-155,297
-59% -$3.64M
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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.