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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
CLB icon
726
Core Laboratories
CLB
$502M
$689K 0.01%
5,743
– –
BEAV
727
DELISTED
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
$687K 0.01%
11,408
-1,252
-10% -$72.1K
DXYN
728
DELISTED
Dixie Group Inc
DXYN
$686K 0.01%
190,668
+33,995
+22% +$132K
GRFS
729
Grifois
GRFS
$5.4B
$685K 0.01%
42,614
-12,666
-23% -$194K
FITB
730
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$52.2B
$682K 0.01%
25,281
+8,465
+50% +$203K
STWD icon
731
Starwood Property Trust
STWD
$6.01B
$678K 0.01%
30,891
+8,147
+36% +$180K
PKG icon
732
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.8B
$675K 0.01%
7,958
-541
-6% -$45.4K
OSBC icon
733
Old Second Bancorp
OSBC
$1.32B
$673K 0.01%
60,916
+40,290
+195% +$365K
SBRA icon
734
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$5.39B
$667K 0.01%
27,318
-437
-2% -$10K
CLC
735
DELISTED
Clarcor
CLC
$667K 0.01%
8,084
– –
PRO
736
DELISTED
PROS Holdings
PRO
$666K 0.01%
30,940
+4,540
+17% +$104K
BG icon
737
Bunge Global
BG
$20.5B
$665K 0.01%
9,209
+209
+2% +$13.9K
ONB icon
738
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$10.3B
$660K 0.01%
36,350
-2,700
-7% -$43.4K
XLB icon
739
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB
$8.63B
$660K 0.01%
26,546
+3,650
+16% +$88.6K
FMS icon
740
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$12.7B
$659K 0.01%
15,609
+103
+0.7% +$4.2K
SCZ icon
741
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF
SCZ
$13.6B
$659K 0.01%
13,220
-80
-0.6% -$4.04K
VT icon
742
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
VT
$79.2B
$658K 0.01%
+10,786
New +$652K
NXPI icon
743
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$58.3B
$657K 0.01%
6,700
+327
+5% +$32.5K
AOI
744
DELISTED
Alliance One International
AOI
$657K 0.01%
34,200
+4,375
+15% +$73.8K
GARS
745
DELISTED
Garrison Capital Inc.
GARS
$654K 0.01%
69,900
-40,345
-37% -$382K
LNC icon
746
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.98B
$649K 0.01%
9,792
– –
HCAP
747
DELISTED
Harvest Capital Credit Corporation
HCAP
$643K 0.01%
46,766
+4,391
+10% +$55.8K
CBRE icon
748
CBRE Group
CBRE
$43.8B
$642K 0.01%
20,377
-45,991
-69% -$1.33M
EXPD icon
749
Expeditors International
EXPD
$23.6B
$640K 0.01%
12,091
-25
-0.2% -$1.31K
IYR icon
750
iShares US Real Estate ETF
IYR
$4.67B
$640K 0.01%
8,317
-987
-11% -$75K
28 29
30
31 32

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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.