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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
CFG icon
676
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$30.3B
$1.2M 0.01%
31,775
+6,916
+28% +$242K
HQL
677
abrdn Life Sciences Investors
HQL
$581M
$1.2M 0.01%
+55,987
New +$1.19M
SHY icon
678
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
SHY
$25.1B
$1.2M 0.01%
14,222
+2,380
+20% +$201K
HRL icon
679
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.8B
$1.19M 0.01%
37,144
+2,592
+8% +$84.7K
MMI icon
680
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.16B
$1.19M 0.01%
44,205
+5,237
+13% +$136K
MSI icon
681
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$72.3B
$1.18M 0.01%
13,956
-502
-3% -$44K
SHOP icon
682
Shopify
SHOP
$152B
$1.18M 0.01%
101,640
+26,190
+35% +$267K
SYF icon
683
Synchrony
SYF
$24.7B
$1.18M 0.01%
38,140
+3,589
+10% +$107K
SNY icon
684
Sanofi
SNY
$103B
$1.17M 0.01%
23,473
+4,649
+25% +$225K
CNK icon
685
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$4.24B
$1.17M 0.01%
32,227
-2,270
-7% -$82.3K
TEAM icon
686
Atlassian
TEAM
$25.6B
$1.16M 0.01%
32,969
-4,156
-11% -$148K
LOPE icon
687
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$3.79B
$1.16M 0.01%
12,753
-2,334
-15% -$187K
DSI icon
688
iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF
DSI
$5.3B
$1.15M 0.01%
24,746
+1,076
+5% +$49K
UMH
689
UMH Properties
UMH
$1.29B
$1.15M 0.01%
73,670
+1,485
+2% +$23.8K
NGG icon
690
National Grid
NGG
$80.4B
$1.14M 0.01%
20,546
+823
+4% +$46K
GEO icon
691
The GEO Group
GEO
$4.13B
$1.14M 0.01%
42,240
+351
+0.8% +$9.7K
GGG icon
692
Graco
GGG
$12.9B
$1.14M 0.01%
27,558
-204
-0.7% -$7.77K
IGF icon
693
iShares Global Infrastructure ETF
IGF
$10.9B
$1.14M 0.01%
25,107
-1,282
-5% -$58K
SUI icon
694
Sun Communities
SUI
$15.2B
$1.13M 0.01%
13,230
+300
+2% +$26.5K
FCX icon
695
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$90B
$1.12M 0.01%
79,565
+9,871
+14% +$139K
APTS
696
DELISTED
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.
APTS
$1.11M 0.01%
58,984
+2,194
+4% +$38.5K
SCZ icon
697
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF
SCZ
$13.4B
$1.11M 0.01%
17,957
+5,045
+39% +$302K
DXJ icon
698
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.18B
$1.11M 0.01%
20,304
-12,218
-38% -$641K
DCI icon
699
Donaldson
DCI
$10.9B
$1.11M 0.01%
24,116
– –
FSV icon
700
FirstService
FSV
$6.48B
$1.11M 0.01%
16,830
-2,549
-13% -$166K
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28
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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.