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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
AAXJ icon
476
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
AAXJ
$3.79B
$2.76M 0.02%
38,192
-111
-0.3% -$7.88K
THRM icon
477
Gentherm
THRM
$1.3B
$2.75M 0.02%
73,935
+29,220
+65% +$1M
MTD icon
478
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28.8B
$2.74M 0.02%
4,375
-192
-4% -$115K
EPAM icon
479
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$5.7B
$2.73M 0.02%
31,027
+1,890
+6% +$158K
RYN icon
480
Rayonier
RYN
$6.54B
$2.72M 0.02%
103,946
+12,941
+14% +$337K
EFOR
481
Everforth Inc
EFOR
$1.22B
$2.71M 0.02%
50,415
+6
+0% +$300
FBIN icon
482
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$6.4B
$2.7M 0.02%
46,963
-4,891
-9% -$271K
WM icon
483
Waste Management
WM
$89.9B
$2.7M 0.02%
34,477
+2,372
+7% +$180K
DLN icon
484
WisdomTree US LargeCap Dividend Fund
DLN
$6.37B
$2.66M 0.02%
61,312
-12,650
-17% -$539K
STZ icon
485
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.4B
$2.65M 0.02%
13,306
+2,864
+27% +$567K
EA icon
486
Electronic Arts
EA
$53B
$2.65M 0.02%
22,461
+10,502
+88% +$1.22M
UBS icon
487
UBS Group
UBS
$175B
$2.65M 0.02%
154,261
-4,951
-3% -$84.7K
OXY icon
488
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$54.9B
$2.63M 0.02%
41,023
-7,481
-15% -$456K
XLK icon
489
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLK
$123B
$2.63M 0.02%
89,102
+6,904
+8% +$199K
MGK icon
490
Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Growth ETF
MGK
$34B
$2.63M 0.02%
125,400
+545
+0.4% +$11.2K
GD icon
491
General Dynamics
GD
$104B
$2.61M 0.02%
12,688
-41
-0.3% -$8.22K
APC
492
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$2.59M 0.02%
53,025
+6,642
+14% +$293K
PBCT
493
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$2.58M 0.02%
142,164
+26,059
+22% +$450K
MRSH
494
Marsh
MRSH
$90.8B
$2.58M 0.02%
30,741
+73
+0.2% +$5.79K
EFAV icon
495
iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF
EFAV
$5.43B
$2.57M 0.02%
36,134
+2,669
+8% +$188K
VLO icon
496
Valero Energy
VLO
$88.5B
$2.56M 0.02%
33,307
-963
-3% -$66.3K
MNST icon
497
Monster Beverage
MNST
$91.4B
$2.55M 0.02%
92,466
+3,976
+4% +$107K
CP icon
498
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$79.5B
$2.55M 0.02%
75,895
-935
-1% -$29.7K
UEIC icon
499
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$61.4M
$2.5M 0.02%
39,498
-2,758
-7% -$172K
CASH icon
500
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.92B
$2.5M 0.02%
95,694
+41,622
+77% +$1.07M
18 19
20
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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.