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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
BETR
626
DELISTED
Amplify Snack Brands, Inc.
BETR
$1.52M 0.01%
157,855
+53,240
+51% +$474K
NFG icon
627
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.84B
$1.52M 0.01%
27,171
+277
+1% +$15.6K
EWJ icon
628
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$22.1B
$1.51M 0.01%
28,077
+4,024
+17% +$213K
AAC
629
DELISTED
AAC Holdings
AAC
$1.5M 0.01%
216,430
-27,195
-11% -$194K
ATVI
630
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$1.5M 0.01%
26,048
+4,497
+21% +$248K
JWN
631
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$1.5M 0.01%
31,268
+23,805
+319% +$1.08M
IBN icon
632
ICICI Bank
IBN
$109B
$1.49M 0.01%
+165,600
New +$1.4M
FDD icon
633
First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Income Fund
FDD
$887M
$1.48M 0.01%
+113,105
New +$1.47M
SSYS icon
634
Stratasys
SSYS
$697M
$1.48M 0.01%
63,405
+13,017
+26% +$335K
BALL icon
635
Ball Corp
BALL
$17.4B
$1.48M 0.01%
34,968
+26,542
+315% +$1.05M
CCI icon
636
Crown Castle
CCI
$33.4B
$1.48M 0.01%
14,727
+12,434
+542% +$1.22M
NATI
637
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
$1.48M 0.01%
+36,665
New +$1.33M
CECO icon
638
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$3.83B
$1.47M 0.01%
159,783
+4,400
+3% +$44.4K
DBEF icon
639
Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF
DBEF
$9.23B
$1.46M 0.01%
48,543
-86,161
-64% -$2.61M
PGX icon
640
Invesco Preferred ETF
PGX
$3.81B
$1.46M 0.01%
96,300
+505
+0.5% +$7.58K
GPC icon
641
Genuine Parts
GPC
$17.2B
$1.45M 0.01%
15,616
+649
+4% +$59.6K
HDV
642
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
HDV
$14.5B
$1.45M 0.01%
87,145
+4,730
+6% +$79.4K
ICLR icon
643
Icon
ICLR
$12.8B
$1.45M 0.01%
+14,796
New +$1.31M
KYN icon
644
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.45B
$1.44M 0.01%
76,347
+46,903
+159% +$906K
URBN icon
645
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.49B
$1.44M 0.01%
77,503
+12,780
+20% +$263K
AZN icon
646
AstraZeneca
AZN
$266B
$1.44M 0.01%
21,059
+8,087
+62% +$528K
ETSY icon
647
Etsy
ETSY
$7.89B
$1.43M 0.01%
+95,550
New +$1.19M
BR icon
648
Broadridge
BR
$17.9B
$1.43M 0.01%
18,919
+1,926
+11% +$139K
FUSB icon
649
First US Bancshares
FUSB
$93M
$1.41M 0.01%
125,500
– –
HEWG
650
DELISTED
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF
HEWG
$1.4M 0.01%
+50,037
New +$1.42M
24 25
26
27 28

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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.