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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
+4.57%
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
+$17.7M
Cap. Flow
-$449M
Cap. Flow %
-3.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.64%
Holding
1,772
New
130
Increased
581
Reduced
525
Closed
417

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$36.3M
2
BL icon
BlackLine
BL
+$21.8M
3
EVH icon
Evolent Health
EVH
+$19.6M
4
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$17.2M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$16.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$115M
2
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$66M
3
COST icon
Costco
COST
+$33M
4
XRAY icon
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
+$30.5M
5
PRAA icon
PRA Group
PRAA
+$24.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.86%
2 Technology 17.6%
3 Financials 14.62%
4 Industrials 10.54%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.84%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BMY icon
76
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$132B
$47.2M 0.35%
740,645
-14,100
-2% -$823K
SYK icon
77
Stryker
SYK
$133B
$44.5M 0.33%
313,008
+7,881
+3% +$1.13M
UPS icon
78
United Parcel Service
UPS
$89.5B
$43.9M 0.33%
365,845
-19,481
-5% -$2.21M
TDG icon
79
TransDigm Group
TDG
$69.9B
$43.3M 0.32%
169,368
-4,673
-3% -$1.26M
LOW icon
80
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$118B
$43.1M 0.32%
539,176
-48,114
-8% -$3.68M
ESRX
81
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$42.5M 0.32%
671,400
-84,684
-11% -$5.26M
MKC icon
82
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$13.7B
$41.9M 0.31%
815,656
-41,396
-5% -$2M
MMM icon
83
3M
MMM
$90.8B
$41.7M 0.31%
237,595
+2,487
+1% +$431K
VEA icon
84
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$230B
$40.9M 0.31%
942,419
+99,050
+12% +$4.2M
ABT icon
85
Abbott
ABT
$183B
$40.6M 0.3%
759,984
+13,755
+2% +$690K
BA icon
86
Boeing
BA
$175B
$40.2M 0.3%
158,237
+614
+0.4% +$143K
AXP icon
87
American Express
AXP
$228B
$40.1M 0.3%
443,359
+10,061
+2% +$865K
WAB icon
88
Wabtec
WAB
$49.4B
$39.4M 0.3%
519,652
-176,408
-25% -$13.6M
WEX icon
89
WEX
WEX
$6.35B
$39M 0.29%
347,761
-1,379
-0.4% -$149K
PEP icon
90
PepsiCo
PEP
$191B
$38.9M 0.29%
349,066
+1,308
+0.4% +$151K
INTU icon
91
Intuit
INTU
$86.3B
$37.9M 0.28%
266,476
-5,761
-2% -$795K
VBK icon
92
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
VBK
$23.2B
$37.4M 0.28%
245,244
-3,055
-1% -$449K
MCD icon
93
McDonald's
MCD
$191B
$37.3M 0.28%
237,796
-2,474
-1% -$388K
KRNT icon
94
Kornit Digital
KRNT
$695M
$37M 0.28%
2,415,390
+336,986
+16% +$6.15M
SDY icon
95
State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
SDY
$21.8B
$36.9M 0.28%
403,647
+2,545
+0.6% +$228K
LULU icon
96
lululemon athletica
LULU
$13.6B
$36.8M 0.28%
591,534
+74,009
+14% +$4.46M
SGEN
97
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
$36.2M 0.27%
665,390
-3,156
-0.5% -$162K
BWXT icon
98
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.2B
$35.5M 0.27%
633,059
+92,497
+17% +$4.91M
BFH icon
99
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.47B
$35.4M 0.27%
200,401
-11,553
-5% -$2.14M
CSCO icon
100
Cisco
CSCO
$448B
$35.2M 0.26%
1,047,288
-42,073
-4% -$1.34M
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William Blair & Company's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, William Blair & Company held 1,772 positions worth $13.3B, up 0.13% from $13.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $449M in Q3 2017, closing 417 positions and reducing 525 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dave & Buster's, an estimated $20.3M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in Quantenna Communications, Inc. Common Stock worth $9.07M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2017 buy was Quantenna Communications, Inc. Common Stock: 539,590 shares worth $9.07M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Watsco Inc in Q3 2017, an estimated $36.3M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $115M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Dave & Buster's in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $20.3M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $13.3B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • William Blair & Company opened 130 new positions and closed 417 in Q3 2017.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 0.13% quarter-over-quarter to $13.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.