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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
+4.87%
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
+$909M
Cap. Flow
+$365M
Cap. Flow %
2.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.02%
Holding
1,758
New
284
Increased
677
Reduced
459
Closed
116

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$28.4M
2
WAB icon
Wabtec
WAB
+$24.8M
3
KRNT icon
Kornit Digital
KRNT
+$21.3M
4
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$18.2M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$18.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$60.9M
2
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$25.7M
3
GWW icon
W.W. Grainger
GWW
+$21.5M
4
NORD
Nord Anglia Education, Inc.
NORD
+$17.5M
5
PLAY icon
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
+$17.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.81%
2 Technology 16.26%
3 Financials 13.98%
4 Industrials 10.73%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.39%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
XLRE icon
951
State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLRE
$8.57B
$533K ﹤0.01%
16,548
+10,323
+166% +$331K
DELL icon
952
Dell
DELL
$261B
$530K ﹤0.01%
30,900
+6,310
+26% +$116K
ZGNX
953
CALL
DELISTED
Zogenix, Inc.
ZGNX
$523K ﹤0.01%
36,100
+21,200
+142% +$266K
LUV icon
954
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$22.1B
$522K ﹤0.01%
8,403
-840
-9% -$48.9K
UCBA
955
DELISTED
United Community Bancorp
UCBA
$522K ﹤0.01%
27,525
– –
SLF icon
956
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$46.2B
$519K ﹤0.01%
14,514
+1,956
+16% +$67.5K
BECN
957
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$519K ﹤0.01%
10,584
-363
-3% -$17.8K
MIC
958
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
$514K ﹤0.01%
+6,553
New +$517K
DIA icon
959
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
DIA
$45.7B
$513K ﹤0.01%
2,407
-2,533
-51% -$531K
ANSS
960
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$509K ﹤0.01%
4,186
-295
-7% -$34.8K
LHCG
961
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
$509K ﹤0.01%
7,500
– –
VFH icon
962
Vanguard Financials ETF
VFH
$13.5B
$507K ﹤0.01%
+8,112
New +$490K
PALI icon
963
Palisade Bio
PALI
$323M
$506K ﹤0.01%
+1
New +$439K
PCY icon
964
Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF
PCY
$1.38B
$499K ﹤0.01%
+17,047
New +$502K
PDCO
965
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$499K ﹤0.01%
10,632
– –
MLCO icon
966
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$2.25B
$498K ﹤0.01%
+22,173
New +$483K
PRGO icon
967
CALL
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.41B
$498K ﹤0.01%
6,600
-900
-12% -$64.5K
VTIP icon
968
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
VTIP
$19.1B
$498K ﹤0.01%
10,125
-710
-7% -$35.1K
AIV
969
Aimco
AIV
$384M
$490K ﹤0.01%
85,615
-16,515
-16% -$96.3K
PAYC icon
970
Paycom
PAYC
$7.56B
$489K ﹤0.01%
7,150
+2,650
+59% +$170K
HLF icon
971
Herbalife
HLF
$1.27B
$488K ﹤0.01%
13,674
-264
-2% -$8.9K
IPGP icon
972
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.61B
$488K ﹤0.01%
3,360
– –
WHR icon
973
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.43B
$488K ﹤0.01%
2,549
-12,146
-83% -$2.22M
HCAP
974
DELISTED
Harvest Capital Credit Corporation
HCAP
$488K ﹤0.01%
37,200
-1,000
-3% -$13.3K
GDEN
975
DELISTED
Golden Entertainment
GDEN
$486K ﹤0.01%
23,454
-11,480
-33% -$189K
37 38
39
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, William Blair & Company held 1,758 positions worth $13.3B, up 7.3% from $12.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2017 filing shows 284 new, 677 increased, 459 reduced and 116 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Bob Evans Farms, Inc.: 219,278 shares worth $15.8M. The largest sale was Mobileye N.V., an estimated $60.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2017 buy was Bob Evans Farms, Inc.: 219,278 shares worth $15.8M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q2 2017, an estimated $28.4M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Mobileye N.V., cutting an estimated $60.9M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Nord Anglia Education, Inc. in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $17.5M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $13.3B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • William Blair & Company opened 284 new positions and closed 116 in Q2 2017.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $13.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 4 Aug 2017.