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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
FEZ icon
826
State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF
FEZ
$4.51B
$489K ﹤0.01%
14,914
-36
-0.2% -$1.16K
RIO icon
827
Rio Tinto
RIO
$165B
$487K ﹤0.01%
14,594
-1,134
-7% -$36.1K
ORBC
828
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
$487K ﹤0.01%
47,524
+4,910
+12% +$50.2K
GME icon
829
GameStop
GME
$8.67B
$486K ﹤0.01%
70,420
+4,900
+7% +$35.7K
HURN icon
830
Huron Consulting
HURN
$2.38B
$486K ﹤0.01%
8,136
-32
-0.4% -$1.98K
FFNM
831
DELISTED
FIRST FEDERAL OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN BANCORP, INC.
FFNM
$486K ﹤0.01%
71,292
– –
CDW icon
832
CDW
CDW
$17.9B
$481K ﹤0.01%
10,527
+501
+5% +$22K
PWR icon
833
Quanta Services
PWR
$104B
$481K ﹤0.01%
17,200
– –
VIRT icon
834
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$5.2B
$481K ﹤0.01%
32,162
+2,460
+8% +$41.5K
CBI
835
CALL
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$479K ﹤0.01%
+17,100
New +$554K
IDCC icon
836
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.5B
$477K ﹤0.01%
6,027
-5,042
-46% -$337K
AGU
837
DELISTED
Agrium
AGU
$477K ﹤0.01%
5,264
-226
-4% -$20.8K
JWN
838
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$475K ﹤0.01%
9,162
-5,569
-38% -$262K
CI icon
839
Cigna
CI
$71.6B
$469K ﹤0.01%
3,595
+179
+5% +$23.4K
SFM icon
840
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$7.97B
$468K ﹤0.01%
22,649
+13,019
+135% +$289K
AAL icon
841
American Airlines Group
AAL
$11.2B
$467K ﹤0.01%
12,764
-2,297
-15% -$81.1K
BBK
842
DELISTED
Blackrock Municipal Bond Trust
BBK
$467K ﹤0.01%
26,000
– –
MBB icon
843
iShares MBS ETF
MBB
$39.1B
$462K ﹤0.01%
4,200
-597
-12% -$65.6K
AKRX
844
DELISTED
Akorn Inc
AKRX
$462K ﹤0.01%
16,933
+1,988
+13% +$58.9K
PRF icon
845
Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF
PRF
$9.99B
$461K ﹤0.01%
24,600
– –
LNC icon
846
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.93B
$460K ﹤0.01%
9,792
-4,911
-33% -$220K
SHM icon
847
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF
SHM
$3.47B
$458K ﹤0.01%
9,379
-1,945
-17% -$95.4K
OVV icon
848
Ovintiv
OVV
$16.3B
$457K ﹤0.01%
8,730
-4,480
-34% -$201K
BBWI icon
849
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$4.16B
$456K ﹤0.01%
7,963
-820
-9% -$48.3K
CGNX icon
850
Cognex
CGNX
$11.9B
$455K ﹤0.01%
17,224
-5,660
-25% -$136K
32 33
34
35 36

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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.