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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
AFL icon
926
Aflac
AFL
$63.9B
$345K ﹤0.01%
9,904
-98
-1% -$3.45K
NTRI
927
DELISTED
NutriSystem, Inc.
NTRI
$343K ﹤0.01%
9,900
-9,080
-48% -$307K
SAN icon
928
Banco Santander
SAN
$209B
$336K ﹤0.01%
67,775
-20,921
-24% -$95.2K
RY icon
929
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$294B
$334K ﹤0.01%
4,934
– –
CHTR icon
930
Charter Communications
CHTR
$18.3B
$332K ﹤0.01%
1,154
-87
-7% -$23.4K
NCMI icon
931
National CineMedia
NCMI
$384M
$332K ﹤0.01%
2,252
-37
-2% -$5.45K
VIGI icon
932
Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIGI
$9.18B
$332K ﹤0.01%
6,292
+2,075
+49% +$111K
CAG icon
933
Conagra Brands
CAG
$7.18B
$331K ﹤0.01%
8,375
-15,040
-64% -$562K
FCX icon
934
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$99.8B
$331K ﹤0.01%
25,102
-1,620
-6% -$20.7K
SNY icon
935
Sanofi
SNY
$103B
$331K ﹤0.01%
8,179
-1,603
-16% -$63.2K
MDRX
936
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$331K ﹤0.01%
32,385
+1,135
+4% +$12.9K
HZNP
937
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$331K ﹤0.01%
+20,460
New +$371K
ING icon
938
ING
ING
$103B
$326K ﹤0.01%
23,129
+1,776
+8% +$23.9K
PARA
939
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$326K ﹤0.01%
13,624
-4,643
-25% -$275K
RLI icon
940
RLI Corp
RLI
$5.77B
$326K ﹤0.01%
10,328
– –
SCHF icon
941
Schwab International Equity ETF
SCHF
$68.2B
$326K ﹤0.01%
23,524
-12,208
-34% -$171K
FSLR icon
942
First Solar
FSLR
$25.4B
$325K ﹤0.01%
10,135
+35
+0.3% +$1.23K
NOV icon
943
NOV
NOV
$6.95B
$325K ﹤0.01%
8,690
-6,537
-43% -$238K
UAL icon
944
United Airlines
UAL
$43.1B
$324K ﹤0.01%
+4,444
New +$283K
GDEN
945
DELISTED
Golden Entertainment
GDEN
$323K ﹤0.01%
26,658
+386
+1% +$4.65K
IBKC
946
DELISTED
IBERIABANK Corp
IBKC
$323K ﹤0.01%
+3,861
New +$296K
TYPE
947
DELISTED
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.
TYPE
$323K ﹤0.01%
16,286
-113
-0.7% -$2.28K
APTV icon
948
Aptiv
APTV
$9.95B
$321K ﹤0.01%
4,769
+1,862
+64% +$125K
FEZ icon
949
State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF
FEZ
$4.51B
$321K ﹤0.01%
9,603
-5,311
-36% -$172K
VTIP icon
950
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
VTIP
$19.1B
$321K ﹤0.01%
6,535
-50
-0.8% -$2.47K
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.