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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
SCHW
76
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$183B
$43.8M 0.39%
1,388,761
+7,406
+0.5% +$217K
MKC icon
77
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$13.7B
$43.7M 0.39%
874,238
+19,790
+2% +$1M
MBLY
78
DELISTED
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
$43.1M 0.38%
1,012,792
+68,489
+7% +$3.17M
AYI icon
79
Acuity Brands
AYI
$9.83B
$41.9M 0.37%
158,323
+6,984
+5% +$1.86M
ADP icon
80
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$106B
$40.1M 0.35%
455,049
+6,227
+1% +$564K
USMV icon
81
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
$23.5B
$38.5M 0.34%
847,406
+61,421
+8% +$2.84M
WEX icon
82
WEX
WEX
$6.37B
$38.3M 0.34%
354,175
-15,218
-4% -$1.49M
BFH icon
83
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.37B
$37.8M 0.33%
220,876
+33,407
+18% +$5.69M
PEP icon
84
PepsiCo
PEP
$190B
$37.1M 0.33%
341,172
+16,644
+5% +$1.79M
ABT icon
85
Abbott
ABT
$183B
$36.9M 0.33%
872,166
-193,802
-18% -$8.3M
SBNY
86
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$36.2M 0.32%
305,823
-3,522
-1% -$424K
SGEN
87
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
$36.2M 0.32%
669,458
-26,742
-4% -$1.27M
KMX icon
88
CarMax
KMX
$8.13B
$35.9M 0.32%
672,831
+31,089
+5% +$1.76M
NKE icon
89
Nike
NKE
$61.9B
$35.4M 0.31%
672,410
-4,756
-0.7% -$268K
MDT icon
90
Medtronic
MDT
$109B
$33.4M 0.3%
386,289
+5,663
+1% +$493K
WAGE
91
DELISTED
WageWorks, Inc.
WAGE
$32.5M 0.29%
533,218
+27,070
+5% +$1.66M
MD icon
92
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$2.18B
$32.1M 0.28%
484,534
+16,447
+4% +$1.12M
SYK icon
93
Stryker
SYK
$125B
$32M 0.28%
275,287
+5,724
+2% +$667K
PAYX icon
94
Paychex
PAYX
$41.6B
$31.6M 0.28%
546,028
+13,328
+3% +$799K
IRM icon
95
Iron Mountain
IRM
$36.4B
$31.3M 0.28%
832,764
-63,026
-7% -$2.43M
SU icon
96
Suncor Energy
SU
$79.4B
$30.8M 0.27%
1,108,195
-35,601
-3% -$972K
VEU icon
97
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.6B
$29.7M 0.26%
654,086
-77,969
-11% -$3.49M
EFX icon
98
Equifax
EFX
$20.3B
$29.5M 0.26%
219,081
-1,356
-0.6% -$180K
EFA icon
99
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78B
$29.4M 0.26%
497,884
-15,836
-3% -$918K
ALGN icon
100
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.1B
$29.3M 0.26%
312,457
+174
+0.1% +$15.7K
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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.