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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
+4.87%
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
+$909M
Cap. Flow
+$365M
Cap. Flow %
2.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.02%
Holding
1,758
New
284
Increased
677
Reduced
459
Closed
116

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$28.4M
2
WAB icon
Wabtec
WAB
+$24.8M
3
KRNT icon
Kornit Digital
KRNT
+$21.3M
4
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$18.2M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$18.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$60.9M
2
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$25.7M
3
GWW icon
W.W. Grainger
GWW
+$21.5M
4
NORD
Nord Anglia Education, Inc.
NORD
+$17.5M
5
PLAY icon
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
+$17.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.81%
2 Technology 16.26%
3 Financials 13.98%
4 Industrials 10.73%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.39%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
WTRG icon
801
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.3B
$832K 0.01%
+24,996
New +$819K
OKE icon
802
Oneok
OKE
$57.2B
$831K 0.01%
15,933
+7,576
+91% +$392K
OXSQ icon
803
Oxford Square Capital
OXSQ
$163M
$829K 0.01%
130,760
+900
+0.7% +$6.44K
STT icon
804
State Street
STT
$50.6B
$824K 0.01%
9,182
+802
+10% +$66.7K
VIS icon
805
Vanguard Industrials ETF
VIS
$8.1B
$821K 0.01%
+6,395
New +$807K
SBH icon
806
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.43B
$820K 0.01%
40,515
– –
LOGI icon
807
Logitech
LOGI
$14.7B
$819K 0.01%
22,335
– –
SCHP icon
808
Schwab US TIPS ETF
SCHP
$16.3B
$815K 0.01%
+29,610
New +$821K
GWX icon
809
State Street SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF
GWX
$856M
$813K 0.01%
24,358
+4,515
+23% +$147K
FMBI
810
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$811K 0.01%
34,776
– –
MTLS
811
Materialise
MTLS
$368M
$805K 0.01%
67,800
+1,500
+2% +$17.4K
THO icon
812
Thor Industries
THO
$3.9B
$805K 0.01%
7,705
– –
VIAB
813
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$804K 0.01%
23,941
+16,594
+226% +$632K
CNC icon
814
Centene
CNC
$30.7B
$799K 0.01%
20,000
+9,912
+98% +$374K
JNJ icon
815
CALL
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$618B
$794K 0.01%
6,000
– –
ZGNX
816
DELISTED
Zogenix, Inc.
ZGNX
$791K 0.01%
54,537
-1,350
-2% -$17K
OFG icon
817
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$2.23B
$788K 0.01%
78,817
– –
INFN
818
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$786K 0.01%
73,703
-64,962
-47% -$664K
TWOU
819
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
$784K 0.01%
557
+32
+6% +$41.8K
LUMN icon
820
Lumen
LUMN
$6.57B
$778K 0.01%
+32,590
New +$819K
RDS.B
821
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$776K 0.01%
14,262
+371
+3% +$20.6K
RY icon
822
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$291B
$775K 0.01%
10,688
+400
+4% +$28K
VRTX icon
823
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$121B
$775K 0.01%
6,011
– –
HFBC
824
DELISTED
HopFed Bancorp Inc
HFBC
$765K 0.01%
53,361
-586
-1% -$8.52K
XLB icon
825
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB
$8.5B
$760K 0.01%
28,254
+1,708
+6% +$45.4K
31 32
33
34 35

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William Blair & Company's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, William Blair & Company held 1,758 positions worth $13.3B, up 7.3% from $12.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2017 filing shows 284 new, 677 increased, 459 reduced and 116 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Bob Evans Farms, Inc.: 219,278 shares worth $15.8M. The largest sale was Mobileye N.V., an estimated $60.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2017 buy was Bob Evans Farms, Inc.: 219,278 shares worth $15.8M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q2 2017, an estimated $28.4M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Mobileye N.V., cutting an estimated $60.9M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Nord Anglia Education, Inc. in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $17.5M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $13.3B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • William Blair & Company opened 284 new positions and closed 116 in Q2 2017.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $13.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 4 Aug 2017.