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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
AFL icon
651
Aflac
AFL
$64.9B
$1.41M 0.01%
32,128
-98
-0.3% -$4.18K
HDV
652
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
HDV
$14.5B
$1.41M 0.01%
77,995
+1,020
+1% +$17.8K
LEA icon
653
Lear
LEA
$6.54B
$1.41M 0.01%
7,955
-36
-0.5% -$6.32K
XEL icon
654
Xcel Energy
XEL
$48.8B
$1.4M 0.01%
29,084
-1,010
-3% -$50.1K
BCE icon
655
BCE
BCE
$20.2B
$1.39M 0.01%
28,910
+554
+2% +$26.4K
PGF icon
656
Invesco Financial Preferred ETF
PGF
$677M
$1.37M 0.01%
72,800
-11,012
-13% -$208K
DXJ icon
657
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.08B
$1.37M 0.01%
23,120
+2,816
+14% +$162K
SWK icon
658
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.3B
$1.36M 0.01%
8,041
-10
-0.1% -$1.64K
TFX icon
659
Teleflex
TFX
$6.05B
$1.35M 0.01%
5,434
+1,926
+55% +$484K
DOC icon
660
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$15.1B
$1.35M 0.01%
51,637
+2,388
+5% +$63.3K
FCX icon
661
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$90B
$1.34M 0.01%
70,924
-8,641
-11% -$130K
EFX icon
662
Equifax
EFX
$20.3B
$1.34M 0.01%
11,398
-157,667
-93% -$17.7M
ETP
663
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
ETP
$1.34M 0.01%
74,615
+1,803
+2% +$31.1K
EFV icon
664
iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
EFV
$28.8B
$1.33M 0.01%
24,026
-822
-3% -$45.1K
EFOR
665
Everforth Inc
EFOR
$1.17B
$1.32M 0.01%
20,569
-29,846
-59% -$1.81M
MDRX
666
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$1.32M 0.01%
90,765
+58,515
+181% +$813K
HDB icon
667
HDFC Bank
HDB
$123B
$1.31M 0.01%
51,572
+6,304
+14% +$151K
SITE icon
668
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$4.12B
$1.31M 0.01%
17,093
-15,496
-48% -$1.05M
WIFI
669
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
$1.31M 0.01%
58,225
-600
-1% -$13.7K
GPC icon
670
Genuine Parts
GPC
$17.1B
$1.3M 0.01%
13,693
-2,066
-13% -$189K
AVB icon
671
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$26.5B
$1.3M 0.01%
7,271
-41
-0.6% -$7.44K
GEO icon
672
The GEO Group
GEO
$4.13B
$1.29M 0.01%
54,649
+12,409
+29% +$315K
RWX icon
673
State Street SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF
RWX
$269M
$1.29M 0.01%
31,771
-4,797
-13% -$187K
VAW icon
674
Vanguard Materials ETF
VAW
$2.95B
$1.28M 0.01%
9,391
-19
-0.2% -$2.53K
FCFS icon
675
FirstCash
FCFS
$8.85B
$1.28M 0.01%
18,985
-10,308
-35% -$666K
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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.