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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
DTD icon
451
WisdomTree US Total Dividend Fund
DTD
$1.65B
$3M 0.02%
68,326
-3,166
-4% -$136K
WTW icon
452
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.2B
$3M 0.02%
19,439
+1,808
+10% +$270K
SCHL icon
453
Scholastic
SCHL
$767M
$2.98M 0.02%
80,000
+5,392
+7% +$216K
ZBH icon
454
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18.2B
$2.97M 0.02%
26,143
+909
+4% +$105K
DISH
455
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$2.96M 0.02%
54,600
+9,200
+20% +$544K
ALRM icon
456
Alarm.com
ALRM
$2.71B
$2.94M 0.02%
65,097
+54,317
+504% +$2.25M
CPRT icon
457
Copart
CPRT
$27B
$2.93M 0.02%
340,936
+129,280
+61% +$1.04M
GLOB icon
458
Globant
GLOB
$1.58B
$2.93M 0.02%
73,105
+4,021
+6% +$166K
BKU icon
459
Bankunited
BKU
$3.37B
$2.92M 0.02%
82,081
-19,354
-19% -$650K
IWP icon
460
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF
IWP
$19.8B
$2.92M 0.02%
51,506
– –
HEP
461
DELISTED
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
HEP
$2.9M 0.02%
86,682
-5,580
-6% -$186K
K
462
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$2.89M 0.02%
49,414
+4,169
+9% +$263K
YUMC icon
463
Yum China
YUMC
$16.5B
$2.88M 0.02%
72,008
+9,786
+16% +$365K
CAH icon
464
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.9B
$2.88M 0.02%
42,996
-1,531
-3% -$108K
PNC icon
465
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$99.7B
$2.87M 0.02%
21,312
-404
-2% -$51.8K
DMRC icon
466
Digimarc Corp
DMRC
$147M
$2.86M 0.02%
78,090
-310
-0.4% -$9.68K
IFF icon
467
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$20.2B
$2.85M 0.02%
19,954
-1,525
-7% -$209K
VCSH icon
468
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
$44.7B
$2.83M 0.02%
35,313
+6,339
+22% +$508K
GOGO icon
469
Gogo Inc
GOGO
$565M
$2.83M 0.02%
239,266
+2,235
+0.9% +$28.5K
HSY icon
470
Hershey
HSY
$35.2B
$2.81M 0.02%
25,729
+280
+1% +$29.8K
PCYO icon
471
Pure Cycle
PCYO
$253M
$2.79M 0.02%
372,155
+7,000
+2% +$50.9K
AFB
472
AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund
AFB
$313M
$2.79M 0.02%
+199,523
New +$2.78M
ETN icon
473
Eaton
ETN
$161B
$2.77M 0.02%
36,106
+2,136
+6% +$161K
CRTO icon
474
Criteo S.A. Ordinary Shares
CRTO
$1.1B
$2.77M 0.02%
66,765
-1,715
-3% -$81.7K
AMAT icon
475
Applied Materials
AMAT
$403B
$2.77M 0.02%
53,182
+419
+0.8% +$18.9K
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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.