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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
BCR
851
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
$637K ﹤0.01%
1,989
-193
-9% -$61.7K
BBN icon
852
BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust
BBN
$976M
$635K ﹤0.01%
+27,175
New +$637K
XLRE icon
853
State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLRE
$8.64B
$635K ﹤0.01%
19,698
+3,150
+19% +$102K
AGCO icon
854
AGCO
AGCO
$7.31B
$634K ﹤0.01%
+8,589
New +$602K
FTA icon
855
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
FTA
$1.4B
$632K ﹤0.01%
12,358
+1
+0% +$50
PAAS icon
856
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$18.2B
$629K ﹤0.01%
36,872
-33,706
-48% -$581K
PRI icon
857
Primerica
PRI
$10.1B
$629K ﹤0.01%
7,712
-306
-4% -$23.9K
PCY icon
858
Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF
PCY
$1.39B
$628K ﹤0.01%
21,097
+4,050
+24% +$120K
ICFI icon
859
ICF International
ICFI
$1.51B
$627K ﹤0.01%
11,623
-120
-1% -$5.68K
HZNP
860
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$627K ﹤0.01%
49,415
+14,090
+40% +$179K
MSM icon
861
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$6.99B
$626K ﹤0.01%
8,283
-9,478
-53% -$688K
FSTX
862
DELISTED
F-star Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
FSTX
$621K ﹤0.01%
+9,219
New +$528K
ALB icon
863
Albemarle
ALB
$14B
$611K ﹤0.01%
4,483
+2,445
+120% +$291K
OLED icon
864
Universal Display
OLED
$3.73B
$611K ﹤0.01%
4,738
-900
-16% -$109K
PARA
865
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$611K ﹤0.01%
10,539
-8,240
-44% -$521K
LAD icon
866
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.47B
$610K ﹤0.01%
5,071
+187
+4% +$19.6K
UAA icon
867
Under Armour
UAA
$2.89B
$609K ﹤0.01%
36,934
-104,832
-74% -$1.92M
TLP
868
DELISTED
Transmontaigne
TLP
$609K ﹤0.01%
14,266
+4,822
+51% +$212K
EXPD icon
869
Expeditors International
EXPD
$22B
$608K ﹤0.01%
10,149
-1,075
-10% -$61.5K
PPLI
870
People Inc
PPLI
$3.16B
$606K ﹤0.01%
28,833
-218
-0.8% -$4.23K
HOLX
871
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$604K ﹤0.01%
16,474
+6,044
+58% +$244K
STWD icon
872
Starwood Property Trust
STWD
$5.89B
$602K ﹤0.01%
27,721
-891
-3% -$19.6K
DLR icon
873
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$70.5B
$601K ﹤0.01%
5,082
+1,682
+49% +$194K
LUMN icon
874
Lumen
LUMN
$6.64B
$600K ﹤0.01%
31,755
-835
-3% -$17.6K
ROST icon
875
Ross Stores
ROST
$81.8B
$600K ﹤0.01%
9,298
-14
-0.2% -$806
33 34
35
36 37

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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.