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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
+4.57%
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
+$17.7M
Cap. Flow
-$449M
Cap. Flow %
-3.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.64%
Holding
1,772
New
130
Increased
581
Reduced
525
Closed
417

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$36.3M
2
BL icon
BlackLine
BL
+$21.8M
3
EVH icon
Evolent Health
EVH
+$19.6M
4
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$17.2M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$16.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$115M
2
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$66M
3
COST icon
Costco
COST
+$33M
4
XRAY icon
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
+$30.5M
5
PRAA icon
PRA Group
PRAA
+$24.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.86%
2 Technology 17.6%
3 Financials 14.62%
4 Industrials 10.54%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.84%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TLT icon
801
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
$41.4B
$752K 0.01%
6,030
-1,396
-19% -$175K
VG
802
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$751K 0.01%
92,308
-3,000
-3% -$22.6K
BHP icon
803
BHP
BHP
$212B
$748K 0.01%
20,682
-2,859
-12% -$104K
CMP icon
804
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.21B
$744K 0.01%
11,458
+699
+6% +$46.7K
PSA icon
805
Public Storage
PSA
$60.9B
$744K 0.01%
3,477
+34
+1% +$7.03K
DON icon
806
WisdomTree US MidCap Dividend Fund
DON
$4.06B
$739K 0.01%
22,170
– –
MCK icon
807
McKesson
MCK
$99.5B
$735K 0.01%
4,786
+484
+11% +$75.5K
FDS icon
808
Factset
FDS
$9.5B
$727K 0.01%
4,039
+523
+15% +$85.4K
CAG icon
809
Conagra Brands
CAG
$7.03B
$723K 0.01%
21,435
+3,740
+21% +$127K
MPWR icon
810
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$65.6B
$723K 0.01%
6,784
– –
DIA icon
811
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
DIA
$45.6B
$721K 0.01%
3,220
+813
+34% +$178K
AYR
812
DELISTED
Aircastle Ltd
AYR
$720K 0.01%
32,308
-1,716
-5% -$38.2K
VFH icon
813
Vanguard Financials ETF
VFH
$13.5B
$717K 0.01%
10,973
+2,861
+35% +$180K
CLB icon
814
Core Laboratories
CLB
$491M
$716K 0.01%
7,253
+252
+4% +$24.4K
DELL icon
815
Dell
DELL
$272B
$716K 0.01%
33,049
+2,149
+7% +$41.4K
HEWG
816
DELISTED
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF
HEWG
$715K 0.01%
25,113
-24,924
-50% -$684K
EVV
817
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund
EVV
$1.06B
$712K 0.01%
+50,742
New +$710K
EXPE icon
818
Expedia Group
EXPE
$36.1B
$705K 0.01%
4,898
-100
-2% -$14.8K
TRGP icon
819
Targa Resources
TRGP
$57.2B
$702K 0.01%
14,847
– –
JKHY icon
820
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11.1B
$700K 0.01%
6,808
-167
-2% -$17.3K
EPI icon
821
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
EPI
$2.04B
$697K 0.01%
27,701
+500
+2% +$13K
FIZZ icon
822
National Beverage
FIZZ
$2.93B
$694K 0.01%
11,194
-30,626
-73% -$1.7M
SPGI icon
823
S&P Global
SPGI
$121B
$693K 0.01%
4,435
+100
+2% +$15.2K
VSM
824
DELISTED
Versum Materials, Inc.
VSM
$693K 0.01%
17,846
-278
-2% -$9.95K
CWB icon
825
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF
CWB
$5.65B
$692K 0.01%
13,547
+1,403
+12% +$71K
31 32
33
34 35

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William Blair & Company's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, William Blair & Company held 1,772 positions worth $13.3B, up 0.13% from $13.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $449M in Q3 2017, closing 417 positions and reducing 525 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dave & Buster's, an estimated $20.3M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in Quantenna Communications, Inc. Common Stock worth $9.07M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2017 buy was Quantenna Communications, Inc. Common Stock: 539,590 shares worth $9.07M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Watsco Inc in Q3 2017, an estimated $36.3M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $115M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Dave & Buster's in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $20.3M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $13.3B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • William Blair & Company opened 130 new positions and closed 417 in Q3 2017.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 0.13% quarter-over-quarter to $13.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.