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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
ACWV icon
601
iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
ACWV
$3.32B
$1.73M 0.01%
20,567
-60
-0.3% -$4.99K
IVE icon
602
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
IVE
$49B
$1.72M 0.01%
15,021
+5,896
+65% +$653K
PGX icon
603
Invesco Preferred ETF
PGX
$3.81B
$1.71M 0.01%
115,175
+12,342
+12% +$185K
DTE icon
604
DTE Energy
DTE
$29.5B
$1.7M 0.01%
18,291
+1,234
+7% +$117K
THS
605
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
$1.7M 0.01%
34,429
-45,356
-57% -$2.43M
DBEF icon
606
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
DBEF
$9.17B
$1.69M 0.01%
53,288
-2,755
-5% -$87.5K
EEP
607
DELISTED
Enbridge Energy Partners
EEP
$1.69M 0.01%
122,133
-20,190
-14% -$294K
FDD icon
608
First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Income Fund
FDD
$891M
$1.68M 0.01%
+122,385
New +$1.66M
INGR icon
609
Ingredion
INGR
$6.27B
$1.67M 0.01%
11,951
+531
+5% +$70.1K
SHOP icon
610
Shopify
SHOP
$152B
$1.67M 0.01%
165,390
+63,750
+63% +$653K
OAK
611
DELISTED
OAKTREE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
OAK
$1.66M 0.01%
39,511
-4,079
-9% -$180K
HEWJ icon
612
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
HEWJ
$717M
$1.66M 0.01%
49,858
-1,636
-3% -$53.4K
BNY
613
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$106B
$1.65M 0.01%
30,655
-2,348
-7% -$125K
EA icon
614
Electronic Arts
EA
$53B
$1.63M 0.01%
15,509
-6,952
-31% -$773K
DISH
615
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$1.62M 0.01%
33,988
-20,612
-38% -$1.03M
CI icon
616
Cigna
CI
$73.7B
$1.62M 0.01%
7,956
+292
+4% +$58.1K
DNB
617
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$1.61M 0.01%
13,608
-963
-7% -$114K
LYB icon
618
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$20B
$1.61M 0.01%
14,590
-92
-0.6% -$9.54K
FUSB icon
619
First US Bancshares
FUSB
$91.1M
$1.61M 0.01%
125,500
– –
IPHI
620
DELISTED
INPHI CORPORATION
IPHI
$1.6M 0.01%
43,793
-17,570
-29% -$689K
MTW icon
621
Manitowoc
MTW
$497M
$1.59M 0.01%
+40,516
New +$1.57M
GEL icon
622
Genesis Energy
GEL
$1.87B
$1.59M 0.01%
71,226
-17,949
-20% -$415K
TEP
623
DELISTED
Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP
TEP
$1.59M 0.01%
34,727
+117
+0.3% +$5.31K
SUB icon
624
iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF
SUB
$11.4B
$1.57M 0.01%
+15,000
New +$1.58M
BMO icon
625
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$126B
$1.56M 0.01%
19,458
+1,544
+9% +$120K
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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.