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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
+4.87%
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
+$909M
Cap. Flow
+$365M
Cap. Flow %
2.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.02%
Holding
1,758
New
284
Increased
677
Reduced
459
Closed
116

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$28.4M
2
WAB icon
Wabtec
WAB
+$24.8M
3
KRNT icon
Kornit Digital
KRNT
+$21.3M
4
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$18.2M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$18.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$60.9M
2
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$25.7M
3
GWW icon
W.W. Grainger
GWW
+$21.5M
4
NORD
Nord Anglia Education, Inc.
NORD
+$17.5M
5
PLAY icon
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
+$17.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.81%
2 Technology 16.26%
3 Financials 13.98%
4 Industrials 10.73%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.39%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
VCIT icon
601
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCIT
$66.3B
$1.7M 0.01%
19,454
-1,403
-7% -$123K
DOV icon
602
Dover
DOV
$27.5B
$1.69M 0.01%
26,126
+88
+0.3% +$5.74K
DXJ icon
603
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.13B
$1.69M 0.01%
32,522
+1,657
+5% +$84.8K
WTFC icon
604
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$10.8B
$1.69M 0.01%
22,055
-230
-1% -$16.5K
CGNX icon
605
Cognex
CGNX
$10.4B
$1.69M 0.01%
39,690
+26,538
+202% +$1.18M
CPRT icon
606
Copart
CPRT
$27.4B
$1.68M 0.01%
211,656
-3,600
-2% -$27.6K
ACWV icon
607
iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
ACWV
$3.33B
$1.68M 0.01%
21,256
+708
+3% +$55.9K
HSBC icon
608
HSBC
HSBC
$367B
$1.67M 0.01%
39,456
-5,679
-13% -$220K
XYZ
609
Block Inc
XYZ
$49.2B
$1.67M 0.01%
71,036
+4,978
+8% +$103K
FLRN icon
610
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF
FLRN
$3.08B
$1.66M 0.01%
53,900
+14,900
+38% +$458K
FUN icon
611
Cedar Fair
FUN
$1.81B
$1.65M 0.01%
22,926
+1,725
+8% +$121K
OAK
612
DELISTED
OAKTREE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
OAK
$1.65M 0.01%
35,453
+28,711
+426% +$1.33M
MBB icon
613
iShares MBS ETF
MBB
$39.1B
$1.63M 0.01%
15,247
+11,540
+311% +$1.23M
AMED
614
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
$1.63M 0.01%
25,887
-344
-1% -$20K
DAR icon
615
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.69B
$1.61M 0.01%
102,600
+2,600
+3% +$40.2K
EWU icon
616
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
EWU
$4.17B
$1.61M 0.01%
48,303
-10,006
-17% -$336K
CASH icon
617
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.85B
$1.6M 0.01%
54,072
+13,230
+32% +$384K
DOC icon
618
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$15.2B
$1.59M 0.01%
49,878
+16,038
+47% +$508K
ENTL
619
DELISTED
Entellus Medical, Inc. Common Stock
ENTL
$1.58M 0.01%
95,380
+6,330
+7% +$88.1K
IJR icon
620
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
$110B
$1.56M 0.01%
22,187
+753
+4% +$52.1K
DTE icon
621
DTE Energy
DTE
$29.5B
$1.54M 0.01%
17,063
+1,239
+8% +$112K
RAI
622
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
$1.54M 0.01%
23,621
+16
+0.1% +$1.04K
MSM icon
623
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$6.78B
$1.53M 0.01%
17,761
-12,981
-42% -$1.14M
RWT
624
Redwood Trust
RWT
$585M
$1.53M 0.01%
89,589
+70,689
+374% +$1.19M
CDXS icon
625
Codexis
CDXS
$159M
$1.52M 0.01%
279,797
+106,700
+62% +$491K
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25
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, William Blair & Company held 1,758 positions worth $13.3B, up 7.3% from $12.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2017 filing shows 284 new, 677 increased, 459 reduced and 116 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Bob Evans Farms, Inc.: 219,278 shares worth $15.8M. The largest sale was Mobileye N.V., an estimated $60.9M.

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

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2017 buy was Bob Evans Farms, Inc.: 219,278 shares worth $15.8M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q2 2017, an estimated $28.4M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Mobileye N.V., cutting an estimated $60.9M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Nord Anglia Education, Inc. in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $17.5M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $13.3B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • William Blair & Company opened 284 new positions and closed 116 in Q2 2017.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $13.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 4 Aug 2017.