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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
+1.8%
1 Year Est. Return
+18.88%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.84%
5 Year Est. Return
+90.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+563.35%
AUM
$11.2B
AUM Growth
-$134M
Cap. Flow
-$132M
Cap. Flow %
-1.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.1%
Holding
1,560
New
265
Increased
457
Reduced
545
Closed
146

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$42.6M
2
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$30.9M
3
VBK icon
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
VBK
+$18.6M
4
EVH icon
Evolent Health
EVH
+$17.8M
5
AME icon
Ametek
AME
+$16.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$58.7M
2
USMV icon
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
+$30.9M
3
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$25.4M
4
PRAA icon
PRA Group
PRAA
+$24.5M
5
PGND
PRESS GANEY HOLDINGS INC COM STK (DE)
PGND
+$24M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.3%
2 Technology 15.54%
3 Financials 12.99%
4 Industrials 11.67%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DCP
676
DELISTED
DCP Midstream, LP
DCP
$847K 0.01%
22,080
-2,550
-10% -$89.1K
LNT icon
677
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.2B
$844K 0.01%
22,286
-195
-0.9% -$7.2K
CASH icon
678
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.88B
$840K 0.01%
24,483
– –
CMP icon
679
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.26B
$840K 0.01%
10,719
-277
-3% -$21.1K
BSX icon
680
Boston Scientific
BSX
$69.2B
$837K 0.01%
38,709
-723
-2% -$15.8K
HXL icon
681
Hexcel
HXL
$7.89B
$836K 0.01%
+16,254
New +$782K
CWB icon
682
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF
CWB
$5.72B
$820K 0.01%
17,969
-1,867
-9% -$85.2K
KKR icon
683
KKR & Co
KKR
$94.9B
$819K 0.01%
53,225
-53,052
-50% -$800K
SFM icon
684
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$7.94B
$815K 0.01%
43,096
+20,447
+90% +$430K
VGT icon
685
Vanguard Information Technology ETF
VGT
$147B
$815K 0.01%
53,688
+30,200
+129% +$455K
THO icon
686
Thor Industries
THO
$4.14B
$805K 0.01%
8,047
+99
+1% +$8.93K
HDS
687
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
$800K 0.01%
18,826
+12,021
+177% +$443K
LHX icon
688
L3Harris
LHX
$53.3B
$792K 0.01%
7,725
+494
+7% +$48.9K
VG
689
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$792K 0.01%
115,549
+52,449
+83% +$347K
CDW icon
690
CDW
CDW
$17.9B
$791K 0.01%
15,177
+4,650
+44% +$227K
ENLK
691
DELISTED
EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
ENLK
$791K 0.01%
42,942
-20,665
-32% -$360K
META icon
692
CALL
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.5T
$782K 0.01%
6,800
+2,000
+42% +$246K
RYAAY icon
693
Ryanair
RYAAY
$31.8B
$780K 0.01%
23,433
+370
+2% +$11.7K
BCR
694
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
$778K 0.01%
3,462
-1,081
-24% -$235K
BBY icon
695
Best Buy
BBY
$17.8B
$772K 0.01%
18,089
+460
+3% +$19.5K
SUSA icon
696
iShares ESG Optimized MSCI USA ETF
SUSA
$4.16B
$771K 0.01%
16,766
– –
STBI
697
DELISTED
STURGIS BANCORP INC
STBI
$769K 0.01%
55,921
– –
EVHC
698
DELISTED
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc
EVHC
$753K 0.01%
11,891
+211
+2% +$13.8K
TRU icon
699
TransUnion
TRU
$15.3B
$749K 0.01%
24,204
-72,706
-75% -$2.29M
EQR icon
700
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.4B
$746K 0.01%
11,596
+2,258
+24% +$139K
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,560 positions worth $11.2B, down 1.2% from $11.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2016 filing shows 265 new, 457 increased, 545 reduced and 146 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Hilton Worldwide: 158,405 shares worth $12.9M. The largest sale was Cerner Corp, an estimated $58.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2016 buy was Hilton Worldwide: 158,405 shares worth $12.9M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2016, an estimated $42.6M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Cerner Corp, cutting an estimated $58.7M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited PRESS GANEY HOLDINGS INC COM STK (DE) in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $24M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $11.2B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 265 new positions and closed 146 in Q4 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $11.2B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.