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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
WU icon
576
Western Union
WU
$1.98B
$1.82M 0.01%
94,974
-95,627
-50% -$1.82M
WELL icon
577
Welltower
WELL
$169B
$1.82M 0.01%
25,913
-17,049
-40% -$1.24M
DAR icon
578
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.64B
$1.8M 0.01%
102,600
– –
HSBC icon
579
HSBC
HSBC
$365B
$1.8M 0.01%
39,773
+317
+0.8% +$14K
CPB icon
580
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.55B
$1.79M 0.01%
38,139
+485
+1% +$24.6K
BNY
581
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$106B
$1.75M 0.01%
33,003
-18,472
-36% -$969K
DBEF icon
582
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
DBEF
$9.17B
$1.74M 0.01%
56,043
+7,500
+15% +$227K
POT
583
DELISTED
Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
POT
$1.74M 0.01%
90,236
+4,773
+6% +$85.1K
CVSA
584
Covista Inc
CVSA
$4.25B
$1.73M 0.01%
48,137
+33,880
+238% +$1.16M
DFS
585
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$1.71M 0.01%
26,470
+4,726
+22% +$287K
GDX icon
586
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$22.7B
$1.7M 0.01%
74,073
-94,162
-56% -$2.17M
JLL icon
587
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$16.3B
$1.7M 0.01%
13,765
-92
-0.7% -$11.4K
DNB
588
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$1.7M 0.01%
14,571
-1,941
-12% -$216K
LII icon
589
Lennox International
LII
$14.4B
$1.69M 0.01%
9,426
-6,190
-40% -$1.07M
ACWV icon
590
iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
ACWV
$3.32B
$1.68M 0.01%
20,627
-629
-3% -$50.7K
IBN icon
591
ICICI Bank
IBN
$108B
$1.68M 0.01%
195,656
+30,056
+18% +$275K
KYN icon
592
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.47B
$1.66M 0.01%
91,532
+15,185
+20% +$273K
HCCI
593
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
$1.66M 0.01%
76,366
-9,540
-11% -$178K
TEP
594
DELISTED
Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP
TEP
$1.66M 0.01%
34,610
– –
CSRA
595
DELISTED
CSRA Inc.
CSRA
$1.64M 0.01%
50,942
-36,908
-42% -$1.19M
HACK icon
596
Amplify Cybersecurity ETF
HACK
$2.68B
$1.64M 0.01%
54,355
-4,000
-7% -$119K
HQH
597
abrdn Healthcare Investors
HQH
$1.25B
$1.63M 0.01%
+64,772
New +$1.63M
JCI icon
598
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$88.8B
$1.62M 0.01%
40,202
-23,575
-37% -$954K
HEI.A icon
599
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$36B
$1.62M 0.01%
33,167
-1,203
-4% -$55K
TRU icon
600
TransUnion
TRU
$15.1B
$1.61M 0.01%
34,083
+4,852
+17% +$222K
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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.