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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
+1.8%
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
$11.2B
AUM Growth
-$134M
Cap. Flow
-$132M
Cap. Flow %
-1.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.1%
Holding
1,560
New
265
Increased
457
Reduced
545
Closed
146

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$42.6M
2
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$30.9M
3
VBK icon
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
VBK
+$18.6M
4
EVH icon
Evolent Health
EVH
+$17.8M
5
AME icon
Ametek
AME
+$16.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$58.7M
2
USMV icon
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
+$30.9M
3
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$25.4M
4
PRAA icon
PRA Group
PRAA
+$24.5M
5
PGND
PRESS GANEY HOLDINGS INC COM STK (DE)
PGND
+$24M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.3%
2 Technology 15.54%
3 Financials 12.99%
4 Industrials 11.67%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FRPT icon
601
Freshpet
FRPT
$3.51B
$1.2M 0.01%
118,179
+9,015
+8% +$81.6K
AMZN icon
602
CALL
Amazon
AMZN
$2.94T
$1.2M 0.01%
+32,000
New +$1.25M
DVN icon
603
Devon Energy
DVN
$48.5B
$1.19M 0.01%
26,092
+1,363
+6% +$60.2K
USIG icon
604
iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
USIG
$17.4B
$1.19M 0.01%
21,800
-2,800
-11% -$155K
CNO icon
605
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$5.16B
$1.18M 0.01%
61,800
– –
RNET
606
DELISTED
RigNet, Inc.
RNET
$1.18M 0.01%
50,990
-6,025
-11% -$107K
MELI icon
607
Mercado Libre
MELI
$97.5B
$1.18M 0.01%
7,553
-1,148
-13% -$190K
EWU icon
608
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
EWU
$4.14B
$1.18M 0.01%
+38,359
New +$1.17M
FMI
609
DELISTED
Foundation Medicine, Inc.
FMI
$1.17M 0.01%
66,066
-1,878
-3% -$40.5K
SEE
610
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$1.17M 0.01%
25,770
+20,942
+434% +$962K
TCP
611
DELISTED
TC Pipelines LP
TCP
$1.17M 0.01%
19,844
– –
BLBD icon
612
Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
$2.43B
$1.16M 0.01%
75,000
– –
SUI icon
613
Sun Communities
SUI
$14.9B
$1.16M 0.01%
15,120
-52
-0.3% -$3.89K
EFV icon
614
iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
EFV
$29.2B
$1.16M 0.01%
24,461
-48,629
-67% -$2.26M
IJJ icon
615
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF
IJJ
$8.96B
$1.16M 0.01%
15,902
-1,094
-6% -$75.7K
BR icon
616
Broadridge
BR
$18.9B
$1.15M 0.01%
17,307
-8,453
-33% -$550K
AEP icon
617
American Electric Power
AEP
$68.8B
$1.14M 0.01%
18,153
+2,233
+14% +$138K
FDS icon
618
Factset
FDS
$9.89B
$1.12M 0.01%
6,863
-72
-1% -$11.5K
XLK icon
619
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLK
$122B
$1.12M 0.01%
46,400
+6,304
+16% +$150K
TMX
620
DELISTED
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.
TMX
$1.12M 0.01%
44,412
-16,274
-27% -$399K
WIFI
621
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
$1.11M 0.01%
91,375
-50,175
-35% -$562K
XEL icon
622
Xcel Energy
XEL
$48.2B
$1.11M 0.01%
27,225
+10
+0% +$400
PAAS icon
623
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$20.3B
$1.1M 0.01%
73,320
+8,350
+13% +$135K
ELS icon
624
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$12.6B
$1.1M 0.01%
30,590
-1,798
-6% -$64.2K
APC
625
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$1.1M 0.01%
15,782
-46
-0.3% -$2.99K
23 24
25
26 27

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William Blair & Company's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,560 positions worth $11.2B, down 1.2% from $11.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2016 filing shows 265 new, 457 increased, 545 reduced and 146 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Hilton Worldwide: 158,405 shares worth $12.9M. The largest sale was Cerner Corp, an estimated $58.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2016 buy was Hilton Worldwide: 158,405 shares worth $12.9M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2016, an estimated $42.6M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Cerner Corp, cutting an estimated $58.7M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited PRESS GANEY HOLDINGS INC COM STK (DE) in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $24M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $11.2B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 265 new positions and closed 146 in Q4 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $11.2B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.