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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
SHM icon
776
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF
SHM
$3.47B
$579K 0.01%
12,079
+2,700
+29% +$130K
PII icon
777
Polaris
PII
$4.09B
$577K 0.01%
6,998
-130
-2% -$10.6K
NGHC
778
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
$571K 0.01%
22,832
+9,951
+77% +$226K
SMFG icon
779
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
SMFG
$164B
$570K 0.01%
74,561
+50,196
+206% +$365K
LUX
780
DELISTED
Luxottica Group
LUX
$569K 0.01%
+10,604
New +$537K
UNIT
781
Uniti Group
UNIT
$2.34B
$568K 0.01%
22,363
+13
+0.1% +$350
EXPE icon
782
Expedia Group
EXPE
$38.9B
$565K 0.01%
4,988
+375
+8% +$45.7K
PRI icon
783
Primerica
PRI
$10.1B
$565K 0.01%
8,172
-2,537
-24% -$161K
TFX icon
784
Teleflex
TFX
$5.95B
$564K 0.01%
3,500
– –
BBBY
785
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$561K 0.01%
13,799
+50
+0.4% +$2.17K
LUV icon
786
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$23.6B
$560K 0.01%
11,243
+335
+3% +$15K
NVO
787
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$200B
$558K 0.01%
31,106
-495,158
-94% -$8.98M
FTA icon
788
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
FTA
$1.41B
$556K 0.01%
11,856
-1,589
-12% -$71.3K
FLR icon
789
Fluor
FLR
$7.05B
$555K 0.01%
+10,572
New +$549K
LOGI icon
790
Logitech
LOGI
$14.9B
$553K ﹤0.01%
22,335
– –
SPNC
791
DELISTED
Spectranetics Corp
SPNC
$551K ﹤0.01%
22,500
– –
GBDC icon
792
Golub Capital BDC
GBDC
$3.35B
$549K ﹤0.01%
30,504
+2,115
+7% +$37.9K
AGU
793
DELISTED
Agrium
AGU
$546K ﹤0.01%
5,426
+162
+3% +$15.6K
FFNM
794
DELISTED
FIRST FEDERAL OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN BANCORP, INC.
FFNM
$545K ﹤0.01%
71,292
– –
MNDT
795
DELISTED
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
$543K ﹤0.01%
45,632
+3,130
+7% +$40.6K
RIG icon
796
Transocean
RIG
$5.95B
$541K ﹤0.01%
36,710
-228
-0.6% -$2.7K
AAL icon
797
American Airlines Group
AAL
$10.9B
$540K ﹤0.01%
11,574
-1,190
-9% -$51.8K
CGNX icon
798
Cognex
CGNX
$11.5B
$540K ﹤0.01%
16,974
-250
-1% -$7.16K
VDC icon
799
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
VDC
$8.03B
$539K ﹤0.01%
4,026
-376
-9% -$50.3K
TWOU
800
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
$538K ﹤0.01%
595
+290
+95% +$295K
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.