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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
IJR icon
601
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
$109B
$1.61M 0.01%
21,654
-533
-2% -$37.4K
BR icon
602
Broadridge
BR
$17.8B
$1.6M 0.01%
19,771
+852
+5% +$65.6K
RWT
603
Redwood Trust
RWT
$574M
$1.6M 0.01%
98,108
+8,519
+10% +$143K
BALL icon
604
Ball Corp
BALL
$17.3B
$1.59M 0.01%
38,576
+3,608
+10% +$148K
PGF icon
605
Invesco Financial Preferred ETF
PGF
$677M
$1.59M 0.01%
83,812
+30,181
+56% +$574K
HEWJ icon
606
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
HEWJ
$717M
$1.59M 0.01%
+51,494
New +$1.53M
WWD icon
607
Woodward
WWD
$21.3B
$1.56M 0.01%
20,128
– –
DTE icon
608
DTE Energy
DTE
$29.5B
$1.56M 0.01%
17,057
-6
-0% -$556
PGX icon
609
Invesco Preferred ETF
PGX
$3.81B
$1.55M 0.01%
102,833
+6,533
+7% +$98.5K
BAH icon
610
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.39B
$1.54M 0.01%
41,333
-12,738
-24% -$438K
NFG icon
611
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.82B
$1.52M 0.01%
26,891
-280
-1% -$16.2K
GPC icon
612
Genuine Parts
GPC
$17.1B
$1.51M 0.01%
15,759
+143
+0.9% +$12.2K
LAUR icon
613
Laureate Education
LAUR
$5.28B
$1.5M 0.01%
103,194
+1,032
+1% +$16.2K
ESE icon
614
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$8.17B
$1.5M 0.01%
24,950
+17,280
+225% +$998K
GBCI icon
615
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$6.42B
$1.49M 0.01%
39,380
+19,280
+96% +$668K
PLOW icon
616
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$1.02B
$1.49M 0.01%
37,700
+300
+0.8% +$10.2K
EWBC icon
617
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$17.9B
$1.47M 0.01%
24,567
-5,777
-19% -$328K
FUN icon
618
Cedar Fair
FUN
$1.77B
$1.47M 0.01%
22,882
-44
-0.2% -$2.95K
CNQ icon
619
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$99.4B
$1.46M 0.01%
88,892
+10,295
+13% +$158K
LYB icon
620
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$20B
$1.45M 0.01%
14,682
-254
-2% -$22.8K
FUSB icon
621
First US Bancshares
FUSB
$91.1M
$1.44M 0.01%
125,500
– –
BWA icon
622
BorgWarner
BWA
$13.1B
$1.44M 0.01%
31,864
+193
+0.6% +$7.88K
CI icon
623
Cigna
CI
$73.7B
$1.43M 0.01%
7,664
+997
+15% +$178K
XEL icon
624
Xcel Energy
XEL
$48.8B
$1.42M 0.01%
30,094
+1,192
+4% +$57.2K
CBI
625
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$1.42M 0.01%
84,617
+14,234
+20% +$218K
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25
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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.