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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
+5.64%
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
$11.3B
AUM Growth
+$589M
Cap. Flow
+$20.5M
Cap. Flow %
0.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.02%
Holding
1,387
New
148
Increased
486
Reduced
533
Closed
92

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FTV icon
Fortive
FTV
+$47.4M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$38.9M
3
NVRO
NEVRO CORP.
NVRO
+$24.1M
4
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$21.5M
5
WM icon
Waste Management
WM
+$21.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$45.3M
2
MDVN
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
+$33.2M
3
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$28.3M
4
FLTX
Fleetmatics Group PLC
FLTX
+$25.2M
5
HCSG icon
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
+$24.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.99%
2 Technology 15.43%
3 Financials 11.87%
4 Industrials 11.27%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ICFI icon
726
ICF International
ICFI
$1.54B
$694K 0.01%
15,655
+6,649
+74% +$279K
DLTR icon
727
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$24.7B
$693K 0.01%
8,781
+1,595
+22% +$144K
PCAR icon
728
PACCAR
PCAR
$70.2B
$693K 0.01%
17,685
-9,883
-36% -$376K
SAP icon
729
SAP
SAP
$228B
$693K 0.01%
7,578
-727
-9% -$62.5K
RYAAY icon
730
Ryanair
RYAAY
$31.8B
$692K 0.01%
23,063
+3,970
+21% +$115K
PKG icon
731
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.8B
$691K 0.01%
8,499
+2,529
+42% +$193K
IX icon
732
ORIX
IX
$45.1B
$681K 0.01%
45,915
+7,415
+19% +$105K
FMS icon
733
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$12.8B
$679K 0.01%
15,506
+695
+5% +$31.1K
WAT icon
734
Waters Corp
WAT
$39.3B
$678K 0.01%
4,279
-403
-9% -$62.4K
STBI
735
DELISTED
STURGIS BANCORP INC
STBI
$676K 0.01%
55,921
-1,145
-2% -$13.8K
AYR
736
DELISTED
Aircastle Ltd
AYR
$674K 0.01%
33,915
+1,043
+3% +$21.9K
BBY icon
737
Best Buy
BBY
$17.8B
$673K 0.01%
17,629
-200
-1% -$7.02K
THO icon
738
Thor Industries
THO
$4.14B
$673K 0.01%
7,948
-478
-6% -$37.1K
FMBI
739
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$673K 0.01%
34,776
– –
RCL icon
740
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$87.6B
$671K 0.01%
8,953
+1,542
+21% +$109K
GDXJ icon
741
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
$7.87B
$669K 0.01%
15,098
+3,200
+27% +$152K
XYL icon
742
Xylem
XYL
$28.5B
$667K 0.01%
12,708
-6
-0% -$294
CTXS
743
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$664K 0.01%
9,780
+618
+7% +$42.1K
LHX icon
744
L3Harris
LHX
$53.3B
$662K 0.01%
7,231
-370
-5% -$32.9K
BEAV
745
DELISTED
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
$654K 0.01%
12,660
-73
-0.6% -$3.53K
PRU icon
746
Prudential Financial
PRU
$41.7B
$653K 0.01%
7,993
+1,349
+20% +$103K
THRM icon
747
Gentherm
THRM
$1.28B
$653K 0.01%
20,785
-83,400
-80% -$2.76M
DIS icon
748
CALL
Walt Disney
DIS
$177B
$650K 0.01%
+7,000
New +$670K
NXPI icon
749
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$58.3B
$650K 0.01%
6,373
-2,035
-24% -$172K
JNK icon
750
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$6.91B
$646K 0.01%
5,861
+187
+3% +$20.3K
28 29
30
31 32

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William Blair & Company's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,387 positions worth $11.3B, up 5.5% from $10.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q3 2016 filing shows 148 new, 486 increased, 533 reduced and 92 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Fortive: 1,476,720 shares worth $47.4M. The largest sale was Gilead Sciences, an estimated $45.3M.

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

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2016 buy was Fortive: 1,476,720 shares worth $47.4M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Allergan plc in Q3 2016, an estimated $38.9M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Gilead Sciences, cutting an estimated $45.3M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited IHS INC CL-A COM STK in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $6.24M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $11.3B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 148 new positions and closed 92 in Q3 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5.5% quarter-over-quarter to $11.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.