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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
+3.14%
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
$10.7B
AUM Growth
+$102M
Cap. Flow
+$31.2M
Cap. Flow %
0.29%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.97%
Holding
1,370
New
159
Increased
462
Reduced
512
Closed
129

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
USMV icon
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
+$23.3M
2
EXC icon
Exelon
EXC
+$19M
3
ABMD
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
+$17.8M
4
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$16.9M
5
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$15.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ARG
Airgas Inc
ARG
+$47.7M
2
WSM icon
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
+$17.5M
3
UAA icon
Under Armour
UAA
+$17.2M
4
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$15.3M
5
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$15.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.89%
2 Technology 14.72%
3 Industrials 11.82%
4 Financials 11.37%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.75%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
JNJ icon
26
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$617B
$82.5M 0.77%
680,202
+16,964
+3% +$1.93M
SRCL
27
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$81.4M 0.76%
781,559
-135,603
-15% -$14.5M
CRM icon
28
Salesforce
CRM
$148B
$81.1M 0.76%
1,020,858
-79,855
-7% -$6.27M
CELG
29
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$80.1M 0.75%
812,329
-54,168
-6% -$5.6M
SPY icon
30
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$784B
$77.5M 0.72%
370,154
-30,766
-8% -$6.38M
VRSK icon
31
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$26.1B
$77.5M 0.72%
956,129
+13,149
+1% +$1.03M
TSCO icon
32
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$15.8B
$76.6M 0.71%
4,203,065
+159,655
+4% +$2.97M
WSO icon
33
Watsco Inc
WSO
$12.8B
$75.3M 0.7%
535,243
+27,337
+5% +$3.67M
GWRE icon
34
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$12.8B
$74.6M 0.7%
1,208,182
-31,095
-3% -$1.79M
EOG icon
35
EOG Resources
EOG
$77.5B
$74M 0.69%
887,417
-6,347
-0.7% -$508K
DIS icon
36
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$73.2M 0.68%
748,281
+3,309
+0.4% +$331K
CSGP icon
37
CoStar Group
CSGP
$12B
$72M 0.67%
3,290,970
-102,800
-3% -$2.03M
ORLY icon
38
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.4B
$71M 0.66%
3,929,415
+25,305
+0.6% +$447K
COST icon
39
Costco
COST
$423B
$70.1M 0.65%
446,148
+54,274
+14% +$8.22M
TDG icon
40
TransDigm Group
TDG
$69.9B
$70M 0.65%
265,293
-794
-0.3% -$194K
CL icon
41
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.3B
$69.3M 0.65%
946,245
+36,649
+4% +$2.61M
WDAY icon
42
Workday
WDAY
$39B
$68M 0.63%
910,838
-18,223
-2% -$1.39M
ITW icon
43
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.6B
$65.2M 0.61%
625,708
-23,893
-4% -$2.5M
GOOGL icon
44
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.08T
$64.5M 0.6%
1,834,340
+7,280
+0.4% +$267K
GS icon
45
Goldman Sachs
GS
$302B
$64.3M 0.6%
510,191
+91,077
+22% +$14.2M
VUG icon
46
Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF
VUG
$218B
$62.7M 0.58%
3,508,242
-129,762
-4% -$2.31M
PX
47
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$62.5M 0.58%
556,501
-1,041
-0.2% -$118K
GWW icon
48
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$64B
$62.4M 0.58%
274,611
+124
+0% +$28.3K
ICE icon
49
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$88.4B
$61.5M 0.57%
1,201,025
-40,255
-3% -$2.03M
LOW icon
50
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$118B
$60.4M 0.56%
762,318
-18,811
-2% -$1.46M
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,370 positions worth $10.7B, up 0.96% from $10.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2016 filing shows 159 new, 462 increased, 512 reduced and 129 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Under Armour Class C: 425,316 shares worth $15.5M. The largest sale was Airgas Inc, an estimated $47.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2016 buy was Under Armour Class C: 425,316 shares worth $15.5M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF in Q2 2016, an estimated $23.3M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Williams-Sonoma, cutting an estimated $17.5M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Airgas Inc in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $47.7M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $10.7B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 159 new positions and closed 129 in Q2 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 0.96% quarter-over-quarter to $10.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 8 Aug 2016.