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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
BKU icon
426
Bankunited
BKU
$3.33B
$3.42M 0.03%
101,435
+16,971
+20% +$586K
WPM icon
427
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$51.5B
$3.39M 0.03%
170,591
+146,261
+601% +$2.99M
NEO icon
428
NeoGenomics
NEO
$2.04B
$3.38M 0.03%
377,672
+28,213
+8% +$224K
IVW icon
429
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$72.7B
$3.38M 0.03%
98,840
-6,536
-6% -$222K
XLU icon
430
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
$23B
$3.37M 0.03%
129,592
-45,138
-26% -$1.19M
CRTO icon
431
Criteo S.A. Ordinary Shares
CRTO
$1.1B
$3.36M 0.03%
68,480
+17,500
+34% +$889K
BSV icon
432
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
BSV
$44.7B
$3.35M 0.03%
41,979
+10,895
+35% +$870K
EEMV icon
433
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF
EEMV
$3.45B
$3.35M 0.03%
60,387
+20,619
+52% +$1.13M
PHO icon
434
Invesco Water Resources ETF
PHO
$2B
$3.34M 0.03%
123,975
+4,995
+4% +$133K
MFC icon
435
Manulife Financial
MFC
$74B
$3.34M 0.03%
178,214
+5,605
+3% +$98.8K
KRE icon
436
State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
KRE
$4.49B
$3.31M 0.02%
60,331
-7,364
-11% -$396K
NSC icon
437
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$75B
$3.31M 0.02%
27,204
-58,819
-68% -$6.91M
LEG icon
438
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.37B
$3.31M 0.02%
62,909
-375
-0.6% -$19.6K
EHC icon
439
Encompass Health
EHC
$11B
$3.28M 0.02%
85,225
+2,977
+4% +$109K
GPN icon
440
Global Payments
GPN
$23.8B
$3.27M 0.02%
36,258
-1,209
-3% -$105K
DE icon
441
Deere & Co
DE
$162B
$3.26M 0.02%
26,376
+9,715
+58% +$1.14M
SCHL icon
442
Scholastic
SCHL
$789M
$3.25M 0.02%
74,608
+1,208
+2% +$52.2K
TROW icon
443
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$25.6B
$3.24M 0.02%
43,607
-2,163
-5% -$155K
GLD icon
444
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$133B
$3.23M 0.02%
27,399
-1,100
-4% -$132K
LMT icon
445
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$132B
$3.23M 0.02%
11,651
+150
+1% +$41.2K
FNFV
446
DELISTED
Fidelity Natl Financial, Inc.
FNFV
$3.23M 0.02%
204,517
+6,956
+4% +$96.3K
WELL icon
447
Welltower
WELL
$170B
$3.22M 0.02%
42,962
+3,237
+8% +$237K
KMI.PRA
448
DELISTED
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
KMI.PRA
$3.2M 0.02%
72,820
-6,535
-8% -$293K
D icon
449
Dominion Energy
D
$61.3B
$3.18M 0.02%
41,531
+1,547
+4% +$122K
PMD
450
DELISTED
Psychemedics Corporation
PMD
$3.18M 0.02%
127,462
+7,490
+6% +$157K
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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.