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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
+4.57%
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
+$17.7M
Cap. Flow
-$449M
Cap. Flow %
-3.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.64%
Holding
1,772
New
130
Increased
581
Reduced
525
Closed
417

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$36.3M
2
BL icon
BlackLine
BL
+$21.8M
3
EVH icon
Evolent Health
EVH
+$19.6M
4
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$17.2M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$16.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$115M
2
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$66M
3
COST icon
Costco
COST
+$33M
4
XRAY icon
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
+$30.5M
5
PRAA icon
PRA Group
PRAA
+$24.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.86%
2 Technology 17.6%
3 Financials 14.62%
4 Industrials 10.54%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.84%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
GPN icon
426
Global Payments
GPN
$23B
$3.45M 0.03%
36,258
– –
NOC icon
427
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$77.1B
$3.42M 0.03%
11,870
+70
+0.6% +$18.8K
TFC icon
428
Truist Financial
TFC
$63.3B
$3.4M 0.03%
72,319
+30,913
+75% +$1.42M
FTNT icon
429
Fortinet
FTNT
$119B
$3.39M 0.03%
472,795
-86,510
-15% -$657K
AMP icon
430
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.3B
$3.38M 0.03%
22,785
+268
+1% +$37.4K
EFII
431
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
$3.33M 0.03%
78,123
-451,803
-85% -$18.5M
DE icon
432
Deere & Co
DE
$160B
$3.33M 0.03%
26,501
+125
+0.5% +$15.4K
HBAN icon
433
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$34.4B
$3.32M 0.02%
237,698
+15,056
+7% +$198K
LSTR icon
434
Landstar System
LSTR
$5.93B
$3.31M 0.02%
33,257
-8,889
-21% -$789K
CAI
435
DELISTED
CAI International, Inc.
CAI
$3.29M 0.02%
108,685
-77,840
-42% -$2.15M
D icon
436
Dominion Energy
D
$60.8B
$3.25M 0.02%
42,244
+713
+2% +$55.4K
CACC icon
437
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$5.95B
$3.24M 0.02%
11,567
– –
IJH icon
438
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
$122B
$3.24M 0.02%
90,490
+6,715
+8% +$234K
AXTA icon
439
Axalta
AXTA
$7.66B
$3.21M 0.02%
110,868
-63,616
-36% -$1.92M
AEP icon
440
American Electric Power
AEP
$69.6B
$3.19M 0.02%
45,483
+1,523
+3% +$108K
SO icon
441
Southern Company
SO
$109B
$3.19M 0.02%
64,844
+1,841
+3% +$89.2K
PSXP
442
DELISTED
PHILLIPS 66 PARTNERS LP
PSXP
$3.18M 0.02%
60,548
-150
-0.2% -$7.32K
AMLP icon
443
Alerian MLP ETF
AMLP
$13B
$3.15M 0.02%
+56,088
New +$3.21M
EHC icon
444
Encompass Health
EHC
$11B
$3.14M 0.02%
85,225
– –
ODFL icon
445
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$44.1B
$3.14M 0.02%
85,491
-1,698
-2% -$56.1K
FBC
446
DELISTED
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. New
FBC
$3.12M 0.02%
87,900
-400
-0.5% -$12.9K
TGT icon
447
Target
TGT
$65.6B
$3.07M 0.02%
52,029
+1,324
+3% +$74.2K
AET
448
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$3.04M 0.02%
19,106
-631
-3% -$98.6K
LEG icon
449
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.34B
$3.02M 0.02%
63,362
+453
+0.7% +$21.9K
HMSY
450
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$3M 0.02%
151,290
+9,099
+6% +$169K
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William Blair & Company's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, William Blair & Company held 1,772 positions worth $13.3B, up 0.13% from $13.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $449M in Q3 2017, closing 417 positions and reducing 525 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dave & Buster's, an estimated $20.3M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in Quantenna Communications, Inc. Common Stock worth $9.07M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2017 buy was Quantenna Communications, Inc. Common Stock: 539,590 shares worth $9.07M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Watsco Inc in Q3 2017, an estimated $36.3M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $115M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Dave & Buster's in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $20.3M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $13.3B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • William Blair & Company opened 130 new positions and closed 417 in Q3 2017.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 0.13% quarter-over-quarter to $13.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.