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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
+512.03%
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
NUS icon
876
Nu Skin
NUS
$253M
$417K ﹤0.01%
8,728
+558
+7% +$31.3K
DNP icon
877
DNP Select Income Fund
DNP
$4.03B
$416K ﹤0.01%
+40,645
New +$412K
CSGS
878
DELISTED
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$415K ﹤0.01%
8,572
-1,163
-12% -$50K
HOLX
879
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$412K ﹤0.01%
+10,280
New +$397K
HURN icon
880
Huron Consulting
HURN
$2.38B
$412K ﹤0.01%
8,136
– –
NEM icon
881
Newmont
NEM
$110B
$412K ﹤0.01%
12,103
-789
-6% -$27K
JBLU icon
882
JetBlue
JBLU
$2.4B
$411K ﹤0.01%
+18,350
New +$362K
TLP
883
DELISTED
Transmontaigne
TLP
$411K ﹤0.01%
9,294
-164
-2% -$6.82K
DELL icon
884
Dell
DELL
$299B
$409K ﹤0.01%
26,503
+5,084
+24% +$72.9K
ES icon
885
Eversource Energy
ES
$27.3B
$409K ﹤0.01%
7,409
+600
+9% +$32.1K
IEX icon
886
IDEX
IEX
$17.5B
$408K ﹤0.01%
4,533
+372
+9% +$33.7K
MMSI icon
887
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.21B
$408K ﹤0.01%
15,399
– –
MTCH icon
888
Match Group
MTCH
$8.9B
$405K ﹤0.01%
23,667
+2,072
+10% +$36.7K
ANSS
889
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$403K ﹤0.01%
4,355
-2,192
-33% -$202K
NBHC icon
890
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.93B
$399K ﹤0.01%
12,500
– –
AZZ icon
891
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$4.57B
$398K ﹤0.01%
6,235
– –
TBT icon
892
ProShares Trust UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury
TBT
$309M
$398K ﹤0.01%
+9,740
New +$368K
MGA icon
893
Magna International
MGA
$19.2B
$394K ﹤0.01%
9,068
+197
+2% +$8.28K
ORBC
894
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
$393K ﹤0.01%
47,524
– –
CCMP
895
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$392K ﹤0.01%
6,209
– –
IVE icon
896
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
IVE
$49.7B
$391K ﹤0.01%
3,860
– –
PFPT
897
DELISTED
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
$386K ﹤0.01%
5,469
+617
+13% +$46.4K
EMLP icon
898
First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund
EMLP
$4.08B
$385K ﹤0.01%
15,253
-910
-6% -$22.5K
LSTR icon
899
Landstar System
LSTR
$6.09B
$385K ﹤0.01%
4,516
-1,777
-28% -$138K
XBI icon
900
State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF
XBI
$9.99B
$385K ﹤0.01%
+6,508
New +$402K
34 35
36
37 38

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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.