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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
+512.03%
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
ESRX
51
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$59.7M 0.53%
868,440
-62,118
-7% -$4.45M
DXCM icon
52
DexCom
DXCM
$31.5B
$59.2M 0.53%
3,963,524
-560,432
-12% -$9.93M
GWRE icon
53
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$12.6B
$59M 0.53%
1,196,774
-28,748
-2% -$1.61M
ACN icon
54
Accenture
ACN
$102B
$58.4M 0.52%
498,488
+1,656
+0.3% +$197K
WDAY icon
55
Workday
WDAY
$39.6B
$58.4M 0.52%
883,281
-63,950
-7% -$5.15M
FTV icon
56
Fortive
FTV
$17.9B
$57.3M 0.51%
1,694,840
+218,120
+15% +$7.22M
CHKP icon
57
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13B
$56.9M 0.51%
674,122
-2,230
-0.3% -$183K
PYPL icon
58
PayPal
PYPL
$48.9B
$56.1M 0.5%
1,422,359
+14,594
+1% +$587K
VEEV icon
59
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$33.1B
$55.9M 0.5%
1,374,234
+162,111
+13% +$6.62M
PG icon
60
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
$55.6M 0.5%
661,002
+15,168
+2% +$1.29M
BKNG icon
61
Booking.com
BKNG
$149B
$54.1M 0.48%
922,600
-11,525
-1% -$688K
BRK.B icon
62
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
$53.2M 0.48%
326,589
+9,776
+3% +$1.51M
SCHW
63
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$183B
$53.1M 0.48%
1,346,523
-42,238
-3% -$1.51M
XOM icon
64
ExxonMobil
XOM
$644B
$51.5M 0.46%
570,177
-8,032
-1% -$702K
LOW icon
65
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$117B
$49.8M 0.45%
700,205
-67,571
-9% -$4.78M
XRAY icon
66
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.68B
$47.9M 0.43%
829,866
-54,875
-6% -$3.24M
FISV
67
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$28.8B
$47M 0.42%
884,730
-3,432
-0.4% -$176K
ADP icon
68
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$106B
$46.6M 0.42%
452,992
-2,057
-0.5% -$192K
ABBV icon
69
AbbVie
ABBV
$443B
$45.8M 0.41%
731,337
-21,499
-3% -$1.31M
SBNY
70
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$45.1M 0.4%
299,985
-5,838
-2% -$796K
ABMD
71
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$44.4M 0.4%
394,033
+7,424
+2% +$860K
AMT icon
72
American Tower
AMT
$80.8B
$43.6M 0.39%
413,037
+1,478
+0.4% +$161K
BFAM icon
73
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$3.92B
$42.9M 0.38%
612,924
-42,827
-7% -$2.92M
MKC icon
74
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$13.7B
$42.3M 0.38%
906,428
+32,190
+4% +$1.5M
KMX icon
75
CarMax
KMX
$8.13B
$41.5M 0.37%
645,279
-27,552
-4% -$1.55M
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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.