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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
+0.39%
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
$10.6B
AUM Growth
-$28.4M
Cap. Flow
+$48.7M
Cap. Flow %
0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.73%
Holding
1,332
New
89
Increased
456
Reduced
508
Closed
121

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
XRAY icon
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
+$51.3M
2
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$36.9M
3
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$21.2M
4
AMT icon
American Tower
AMT
+$21.2M
5
OMC icon
Omnicom Group
OMC
+$18.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SIRO
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK
SIRO
+$57.3M
2
WEX icon
WEX
WEX
+$35.3M
3
ARG
Airgas Inc
ARG
+$29.5M
4
SBAC icon
SBA Communications
SBAC
+$19.6M
5
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$19M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.96%
2 Technology 15.24%
3 Industrials 12.81%
4 Financials 11.94%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EFA icon
76
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78.4B
$43.4M 0.41%
758,740
+154,840
+26% +$8.53M
MKC icon
77
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$13.9B
$43M 0.41%
865,116
-5,772
-0.7% -$259K
SBNY
78
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$41.7M 0.39%
306,498
+15,838
+5% +$2.16M
INGN icon
79
Inogen
INGN
$182M
$41.3M 0.39%
918,252
+84,189
+10% +$3M
AYI icon
80
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10B
$41M 0.39%
187,901
-9,714
-5% -$2M
KMX icon
81
CarMax
KMX
$8.29B
$39.9M 0.38%
781,544
-96,971
-11% -$4.58M
SCHW
82
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$184B
$39.1M 0.37%
1,393,738
-173,861
-11% -$4.59M
UAA icon
83
Under Armour
UAA
$2.89B
$38.9M 0.37%
923,467
-7,724
-0.8% -$303K
ADP icon
84
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$107B
$38.7M 0.36%
431,138
-1,338
-0.3% -$112K
HCSG icon
85
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.61B
$37.1M 0.35%
1,007,697
-6,011
-0.6% -$209K
WFC icon
86
Wells Fargo
WFC
$266B
$37M 0.35%
765,254
+43,074
+6% +$2.11M
SU icon
87
Suncor Energy
SU
$77.9B
$35.9M 0.34%
1,289,742
-173,063
-12% -$4.19M
CVS icon
88
CVS Health
CVS
$134B
$34.3M 0.32%
330,939
+3,470
+1% +$337K
BFH icon
89
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.48B
$34M 0.32%
193,488
+4,082
+2% +$713K
WEX icon
90
WEX
WEX
$6.38B
$33.6M 0.32%
403,477
-488,405
-55% -$35.3M
PGND
91
DELISTED
PRESS GANEY HOLDINGS INC COM STK (DE)
PGND
$32.6M 0.31%
1,082,900
+301,871
+39% +$8.59M
PEP icon
92
PepsiCo
PEP
$191B
$32.6M 0.31%
317,698
+6,579
+2% +$650K
IRM icon
93
Iron Mountain
IRM
$36.9B
$32.4M 0.3%
954,590
-68
-0% -$1.95K
VFC icon
94
VF Corp
VFC
$5.87B
$31.9M 0.3%
522,824
-95,160
-15% -$5.53M
AMT icon
95
American Tower
AMT
$80.6B
$31.8M 0.3%
310,570
+226,436
+269% +$21.2M
AME icon
96
Ametek
AME
$55.9B
$30.6M 0.29%
611,514
-253,477
-29% -$12.1M
SYK icon
97
Stryker
SYK
$131B
$29.6M 0.28%
275,754
-2,909
-1% -$287K
PAYX icon
98
Paychex
PAYX
$41.9B
$29.4M 0.28%
543,569
-1,259
-0.2% -$63.4K
LULU icon
99
lululemon athletica
LULU
$14B
$28.8M 0.27%
425,800
+131,591
+45% +$7.9M
MCD icon
100
McDonald's
MCD
$189B
$28.8M 0.27%
228,770
-3,925
-2% -$469K
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William Blair & Company's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,332 positions worth $10.6B, down 0.27% from $10.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q1 2016 filing shows 89 new, 456 increased, 508 reduced and 121 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Willis Towers Watson: 37,173 shares worth $4.41M. The largest sale was SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK, an estimated $57.3M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q1 2016 buy was Willis Towers Watson: 37,173 shares worth $4.41M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Dentsply Sirona in Q1 2016, an estimated $51.3M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was WEX, cutting an estimated $35.3M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $57.3M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $10.6B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 89 new positions and closed 121 in Q1 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 0.27% quarter-over-quarter to $10.6B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 16 May 2016.