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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
COST icon
26
Costco
COST
$423B
$86.2M 0.76%
564,968
+118,820
+27% +$19.2M
CELG
27
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$86M 0.76%
822,400
+10,071
+1% +$1.09M
ULTI
28
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
$84.6M 0.75%
413,691
+2,680
+0.7% +$566K
JNJ icon
29
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$617B
$82.8M 0.73%
700,736
+20,534
+3% +$2.49M
VRSK icon
30
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$26.1B
$77.7M 0.69%
955,620
-509
-0.1% -$42.1K
SPY icon
31
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$784B
$76.7M 0.68%
354,634
-15,520
-4% -$3.35M
CSGP icon
32
CoStar Group
CSGP
$12B
$76.3M 0.67%
3,521,600
+230,630
+7% +$4.91M
WSO icon
33
Watsco Inc
WSO
$12.8B
$76.3M 0.67%
541,182
+5,939
+1% +$851K
TDG icon
34
TransDigm Group
TDG
$69.9B
$75.9M 0.67%
262,425
-2,868
-1% -$805K
CRM icon
35
Salesforce
CRM
$148B
$75.2M 0.66%
1,054,121
+33,263
+3% +$2.59M
GOOGL icon
36
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.08T
$74.9M 0.66%
1,863,820
+29,480
+2% +$1.15M
HD icon
37
Home Depot
HD
$332B
$74.7M 0.66%
580,891
+115,540
+25% +$15.4M
ITW icon
38
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.6B
$73.9M 0.65%
616,520
-9,188
-1% -$1.07M
GWRE icon
39
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$12.8B
$73.5M 0.65%
1,225,522
+17,340
+1% +$1.07M
ORLY icon
40
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.4B
$73M 0.65%
3,907,695
-21,720
-0.6% -$407K
CL icon
41
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.3B
$70.2M 0.62%
947,361
+1,116
+0.1% +$82.5K
GWW icon
42
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$64B
$69.6M 0.62%
309,564
+34,953
+13% +$7.85M
PX
43
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$66.6M 0.59%
551,538
-4,963
-0.9% -$587K
ICE icon
44
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$88.4B
$66.3M 0.59%
1,231,540
+30,515
+3% +$1.67M
GS icon
45
Goldman Sachs
GS
$302B
$66M 0.58%
409,057
-101,134
-20% -$16.4M
ESRX
46
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$65.6M 0.58%
930,558
-163,930
-15% -$12.3M
UNP icon
47
Union Pacific
UNP
$172B
$64M 0.57%
655,717
+3,335
+0.5% +$312K
APH icon
48
Amphenol
APH
$197B
$63.7M 0.56%
3,923,084
-40,996
-1% -$623K
DIS icon
49
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$63.5M 0.56%
683,716
-64,565
-9% -$6.18M
PANW icon
50
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$265B
$60.9M 0.54%
2,292,528
-19,938
-0.9% -$454K
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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.