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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
FOR icon
851
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.51B
$455K ﹤0.01%
34,200
– –
VV icon
852
Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF
VV
$54.1B
$454K ﹤0.01%
4,439
+740
+20% +$74.1K
DIN icon
853
Dine Brands
DIN
$453M
$452K ﹤0.01%
5,866
+2,933
+100% +$238K
ALV icon
854
Autoliv
ALV
$9.02B
$451K ﹤0.01%
5,530
– –
VRTX icon
855
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$123B
$451K ﹤0.01%
6,121
-1,149
-16% -$93.5K
BAY
856
DELISTED
BAYER AG SPONS ADR
BAY
$450K ﹤0.01%
4,314
-892
-17% -$93K
JCP
857
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
$444K ﹤0.01%
53,409
+15,500
+41% +$140K
SLF icon
858
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$45.6B
$443K ﹤0.01%
11,533
-1,000
-8% -$36.2K
PDCO
859
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$443K ﹤0.01%
10,802
-80
-0.7% -$3.45K
CPRT icon
860
Copart
CPRT
$26.8B
$438K ﹤0.01%
63,296
-81,904
-56% -$557K
WPP icon
861
WPP
WPP
$4.45B
$438K ﹤0.01%
3,959
-303
-7% -$32.8K
BEN icon
862
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.7B
$437K ﹤0.01%
11,040
+917
+9% +$34.3K
BIV icon
863
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.9B
$436K ﹤0.01%
5,247
-3,797
-42% -$322K
CVSA
864
Covista Inc
CVSA
$4.42B
$429K ﹤0.01%
13,759
-1,924
-12% -$52K
MBB icon
865
iShares MBS ETF
MBB
$39.1B
$429K ﹤0.01%
4,033
-167
-4% -$18.1K
MLKN icon
866
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.63B
$428K ﹤0.01%
12,500
– –
CQP icon
867
Cheniere Energy
CQP
$31B
$427K ﹤0.01%
14,811
– –
MNST icon
868
Monster Beverage
MNST
$92.4B
$426K ﹤0.01%
19,210
+3,520
+22% +$80.6K
PRTS icon
869
CarParts.com
PRTS
$44.9M
$426K ﹤0.01%
12,090
+1,500
+14% +$46.3K
NS
870
DELISTED
NuStar Energy L.P.
NS
$425K ﹤0.01%
8,500
+3,175
+60% +$151K
VE
871
DELISTED
VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT
VE
$422K ﹤0.01%
24,750
+400
+2% +$6.82K
JWN
872
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$420K ﹤0.01%
8,753
-409
-4% -$22.2K
BMRC icon
873
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$472M
$419K ﹤0.01%
12,000
– –
B
874
Barrick Mining
B
$68.8B
$417K ﹤0.01%
26,079
+589
+2% +$9.34K
HLF icon
875
Herbalife
HLF
$1.31B
$417K ﹤0.01%
17,316
-46
-0.3% -$1.26K
33 34
35
36 37

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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.