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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
+7.4%
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
$14.7B
AUM Growth
+$1.4B
Cap. Flow
+$534M
Cap. Flow %
3.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
19%
Holding
1,488
New
131
Increased
528
Reduced
556
Closed
127

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$138M
2
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$63.1M
3
DVAX
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
+$39.8M
4
VEU icon
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
+$27.3M
5
VEEV icon
Veeva Systems
VEEV
+$16.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ZD icon
Ziff Davis
ZD
+$22.1M
2
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$19.1M
3
EFX icon
Equifax
EFX
+$17.7M
4
NUVA
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
+$17.1M
5
WBA
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
+$13.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 17.74%
2 Technology 17.58%
3 Financials 14.76%
4 Industrials 10.83%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.09%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FLG
551
Flagstar Bank National Association
FLG
$5.93B
$2.13M 0.01%
54,601
-599
-1% -$23.2K
MGP
552
DELISTED
MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A common shares representing limited liability company interests
MGP
$2.13M 0.01%
73,011
-5,088
-7% -$149K
DOV icon
553
Dover
DOV
$27.6B
$2.13M 0.01%
26,054
+609
+2% +$47.1K
IDV icon
554
iShares International Select Dividend ETF
IDV
$8.45B
$2.13M 0.01%
62,876
+1,956
+3% +$65.6K
ED icon
555
Consolidated Edison
ED
$40.1B
$2.12M 0.01%
24,993
+1,960
+9% +$168K
CPB icon
556
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.55B
$2.12M 0.01%
44,068
+5,929
+16% +$282K
SRE icon
557
Sempra
SRE
$57.9B
$2.12M 0.01%
39,652
+804
+2% +$46.6K
PDP icon
558
Invesco Dorsey Wright Momentum ETF
PDP
$1.46B
$2.11M 0.01%
40,951
+66
+0.2% +$3.35K
MPLX icon
559
MPLX
MPLX
$59.3B
$2.11M 0.01%
59,495
-1,750
-3% -$61.6K
BBY icon
560
Best Buy
BBY
$18.2B
$2.11M 0.01%
30,764
+6,800
+28% +$402K
YUM icon
561
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.8B
$2.1M 0.01%
25,778
-37,464
-59% -$2.96M
CIVB icon
562
Civista Bancshares
CIVB
$604M
$2.1M 0.01%
95,523
– –
IAU icon
563
iShares Gold Trust
IAU
$62.9B
$2.08M 0.01%
83,148
-13,917
-14% -$341K
XLY icon
564
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$22.6B
$2.07M 0.01%
41,888
-4,280
-9% -$201K
WTFC icon
565
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$10.8B
$2.06M 0.01%
25,053
-1,888
-7% -$152K
CVSA
566
Covista Inc
CVSA
$4.25B
$2.05M 0.01%
48,756
+619
+1% +$24.3K
IJR icon
567
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
$109B
$2.04M 0.01%
26,610
+4,956
+23% +$374K
CFG icon
568
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$30.3B
$2.02M 0.01%
48,174
+16,399
+52% +$641K
HSIC icon
569
Henry Schein
HSIC
$9.77B
$2.01M 0.01%
36,717
+5,839
+19% +$339K
MTD icon
570
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28.6B
$2.01M 0.01%
3,247
-1,128
-26% -$722K
TRU icon
571
TransUnion
TRU
$15.1B
$2.01M 0.01%
36,587
+2,504
+7% +$133K
SFM icon
572
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$8.13B
$2M 0.01%
82,131
-15,416
-16% -$327K
URBN icon
573
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.35B
$1.99M 0.01%
56,750
-1,053
-2% -$29.5K
CAH icon
574
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.9B
$1.98M 0.01%
32,352
-10,644
-25% -$658K
IEV icon
575
iShares Europe ETF
IEV
$1.67B
$1.98M 0.01%
41,782
+2,660
+7% +$125K
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, William Blair & Company held 1,488 positions worth $14.7B, up 10% from $13.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company deployed $534M of net new capital in Q4 2017, opening 131 new positions and adding to 528 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Dynavax Technologies: 1,980,526 shares worth $37M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Ziff Davis, an estimated $22.1M trimmed.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2017 buy was Dynavax Technologies: 1,980,526 shares worth $37M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q4 2017, an estimated $138M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Ziff Davis, cutting an estimated $22.1M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Bob Evans Farms, Inc. in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $12.5M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $14.7B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • William Blair & Company opened 131 new positions and closed 127 in Q4 2017.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $14.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.