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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
PRTS icon
951
CarParts.com
PRTS
$44.9M
$348K ﹤0.01%
10,590
+575
+6% +$21.9K
LVS icon
952
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$29.8B
$346K ﹤0.01%
6,005
+800
+15% +$41.2K
RWR icon
953
State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF
RWR
$1.97B
$345K ﹤0.01%
+3,545
New +$356K
FITB
954
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$52.4B
$344K ﹤0.01%
16,816
-1,287
-7% -$24.8K
AMT icon
955
CALL
American Tower
AMT
$81.7B
$340K ﹤0.01%
+3,000
New +$343K
SHOP icon
956
Shopify
SHOP
$160B
$339K ﹤0.01%
+79,000
New +$302K
CPHD
957
DELISTED
Cepheid Inc
CPHD
$338K ﹤0.01%
6,409
-94,975
-94% -$3.78M
ZGNX
958
CALL
DELISTED
Zogenix, Inc.
ZGNX
$338K ﹤0.01%
+29,600
New +$273K
NCMI icon
959
National CineMedia
NCMI
$388M
$337K ﹤0.01%
2,289
+68
+3% +$10.4K
EQM
960
DELISTED
EQM Midstream Partners, LP
EQM
$337K ﹤0.01%
4,428
+410
+10% +$31.9K
CHTR icon
961
Charter Communications
CHTR
$18.3B
$335K ﹤0.01%
+1,241
New +$313K
CAB
962
DELISTED
Cabela's Inc
CAB
$333K ﹤0.01%
6,066
– –
MGEE icon
963
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.02B
$332K ﹤0.01%
5,875
-150
-2% -$8.45K
DVA icon
964
DaVita
DVA
$14.6B
$330K ﹤0.01%
4,995
-639
-11% -$45K
CASY icon
965
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$31.5B
$329K ﹤0.01%
2,735
+560
+26% +$72.1K
CCMP
966
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$329K ﹤0.01%
6,209
-530
-8% -$26K
GDEN
967
DELISTED
Golden Entertainment
GDEN
$328K ﹤0.01%
+26,272
New +$335K
SH icon
968
ProShares Short S&P500
SH
$898M
$327K ﹤0.01%
2,145
-254
-11% -$39K
VTIP icon
969
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
VTIP
$19.1B
$327K ﹤0.01%
+6,585
New +$325K
SEIC icon
970
SEI Investments
SEIC
$12.6B
$326K ﹤0.01%
7,149
+1,618
+29% +$75.9K
EGHT icon
971
CALL
8x8 Inc
EGHT
$318M
$324K ﹤0.01%
+21,000
New +$299K
PG icon
972
CALL
Procter & Gamble
PG
$345B
$323K ﹤0.01%
+3,600
New +$313K
AVGR
973
DELISTED
Avinger, Inc. Common Stock
AVGR
$323K ﹤0.01%
+1
New +$661K
MDP
974
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$323K ﹤0.01%
6,205
– –
GIMO
975
DELISTED
Gigamon Inc.
GIMO
$323K ﹤0.01%
+5,895
New +$268K
37 38
39
40 41

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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.