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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
+5.64%
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
$11.3B
AUM Growth
+$589M
Cap. Flow
+$20.5M
Cap. Flow %
0.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.02%
Holding
1,387
New
148
Increased
486
Reduced
533
Closed
92

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FTV icon
Fortive
FTV
+$47.4M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$38.9M
3
NVRO
NEVRO CORP.
NVRO
+$24.1M
4
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$21.5M
5
WM icon
Waste Management
WM
+$21.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$45.3M
2
MDVN
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
+$33.2M
3
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$28.3M
4
FLTX
Fleetmatics Group PLC
FLTX
+$25.2M
5
HCSG icon
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
+$24.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.99%
2 Technology 15.43%
3 Financials 11.87%
4 Industrials 11.27%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NSC icon
451
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$76.8B
$2.39M 0.02%
24,662
+4,675
+23% +$425K
EFAV icon
452
iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF
EFAV
$5.42B
$2.38M 0.02%
35,230
-73
-0.2% -$4.91K
CATM
453
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
$2.35M 0.02%
+52,578
New +$2.31M
KDNY
454
DELISTED
Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
KDNY
$2.33M 0.02%
37,527
+9,321
+33% +$659K
ETN icon
455
Eaton
ETN
$174B
$2.33M 0.02%
35,427
-3,713
-9% -$240K
AXA
456
DELISTED
AXA ADS (1 ORD SHS)
AXA
$2.3M 0.02%
108,791
+23,737
+28% +$502K
SHOO icon
457
Steven Madden
SHOO
$3.59B
$2.29M 0.02%
99,334
-10,650
-10% -$249K
CBI
458
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$2.29M 0.02%
81,605
+5,897
+8% +$191K
DXJ icon
459
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.29B
$2.28M 0.02%
53,159
+1,024
+2% +$42.5K
BNY
460
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$108B
$2.27M 0.02%
57,039
+3,340
+6% +$133K
PSXP
461
DELISTED
PHILLIPS 66 PARTNERS LP
PSXP
$2.26M 0.02%
46,520
-790
-2% -$40.1K
MS icon
462
Morgan Stanley
MS
$343B
$2.25M 0.02%
70,044
+4,976
+8% +$148K
NLSN
463
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$2.24M 0.02%
41,856
+1,554
+4% +$82.6K
F icon
464
Ford
F
$56.3B
$2.24M 0.02%
185,536
+33,686
+22% +$425K
TRV icon
465
Travelers Companies
TRV
$79.8B
$2.24M 0.02%
19,516
-616
-3% -$72.1K
AIG icon
466
American International
AIG
$42.5B
$2.22M 0.02%
37,463
-1,417
-4% -$81K
AFB
467
AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund
AFB
$315M
$2.22M 0.02%
+150,750
New +$2.23M
JLL icon
468
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$17.2B
$2.22M 0.02%
19,499
-12,970
-40% -$1.45M
HF
469
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$2.22M 0.02%
80,130
-577
-0.7% -$16K
ATR icon
470
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.69B
$2.22M 0.02%
28,659
-10,970
-28% -$858K
SSTK icon
471
Shutterstock
SSTK
$229M
$2.19M 0.02%
34,335
+30
+0.1% +$1.73K
MAS icon
472
Masco
MAS
$15.2B
$2.19M 0.02%
63,726
-2,654
-4% -$91.8K
SPLK
473
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$2.18M 0.02%
37,075
+9,249
+33% +$554K
TIVO
474
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
$2.17M 0.02%
111,673
+33,473
+43% +$661K
CPB icon
475
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.87B
$2.17M 0.02%
39,639
+676
+2% +$40.9K
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William Blair & Company's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,387 positions worth $11.3B, up 5.5% from $10.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q3 2016 filing shows 148 new, 486 increased, 533 reduced and 92 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Fortive: 1,476,720 shares worth $47.4M. The largest sale was Gilead Sciences, an estimated $45.3M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2016 buy was Fortive: 1,476,720 shares worth $47.4M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Allergan plc in Q3 2016, an estimated $38.9M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Gilead Sciences, cutting an estimated $45.3M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited IHS INC CL-A COM STK in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $6.24M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $11.3B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 148 new positions and closed 92 in Q3 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5.5% quarter-over-quarter to $11.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.