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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
AME icon
76
Ametek
AME
$55.4B
$40.5M 0.36%
834,149
+345,407
+71% +$16.4M
VYM icon
77
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
VYM
$80.9B
$38.9M 0.35%
513,603
+137,359
+37% +$10.1M
MBLY
78
DELISTED
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
$38.9M 0.35%
1,019,650
+6,858
+0.7% +$258K
WEX icon
79
WEX
WEX
$6.37B
$38.5M 0.34%
345,352
-8,823
-2% -$955K
SRCL
80
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$36.5M 0.33%
473,831
-179,414
-27% -$13.5M
AYI icon
81
Acuity Brands
AYI
$9.83B
$36.2M 0.32%
156,922
-1,401
-0.9% -$340K
PEP icon
82
PepsiCo
PEP
$190B
$36.2M 0.32%
346,102
+4,930
+1% +$516K
WAGE
83
DELISTED
WageWorks, Inc.
WAGE
$36.1M 0.32%
498,488
-34,730
-7% -$2.33M
VIG icon
84
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$111B
$35.8M 0.32%
420,454
+172,260
+69% +$14.5M
SU icon
85
Suncor Energy
SU
$79.4B
$35.7M 0.32%
1,091,593
-16,602
-1% -$509K
EFA icon
86
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78B
$35.4M 0.32%
612,679
+114,795
+23% +$6.62M
PAYX icon
87
Paychex
PAYX
$41.6B
$34.7M 0.31%
569,872
+23,844
+4% +$1.37M
MJN
88
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$34.1M 0.3%
481,246
+218,849
+83% +$16.3M
BFH icon
89
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.37B
$33.9M 0.3%
185,977
-34,899
-16% -$6.07M
SGEN
90
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
$33.6M 0.3%
636,302
-33,156
-5% -$1.99M
SYK icon
91
Stryker
SYK
$125B
$33.3M 0.3%
277,792
+2,505
+0.9% +$288K
CVX icon
92
Chevron
CVX
$392B
$33.2M 0.3%
282,261
+6,061
+2% +$660K
VEU icon
93
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.6B
$32.4M 0.29%
734,160
+80,074
+12% +$3.55M
EW icon
94
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$49.6B
$32.3M 0.29%
1,032,708
+953,286
+1,200% +$30.9M
WFC icon
95
Wells Fargo
WFC
$261B
$32.2M 0.29%
584,594
-28,134
-5% -$1.41M
NFLX icon
96
Netflix
NFLX
$299B
$31.2M 0.28%
2,520,950
+72,500
+3% +$859K
PLAY icon
97
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$377M
$30.5M 0.27%
542,187
-23,938
-4% -$1.11M
JBHT icon
98
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$25.5B
$30.3M 0.27%
312,384
-8,330
-3% -$741K
INTU icon
99
Intuit
INTU
$86.5B
$30.2M 0.27%
263,798
-957
-0.4% -$107K
PRAA icon
100
PRA Group
PRAA
$663M
$30.2M 0.27%
772,617
-719,127
-48% -$24.5M
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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.