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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
LYV icon
976
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$40.6B
$438K ﹤0.01%
10,059
-750
-7% -$29.1K
LVS icon
977
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$31.7B
$436K ﹤0.01%
6,789
+768
+13% +$47.6K
GXP
978
DELISTED
Great Plains Energy Incorporated
GXP
$436K ﹤0.01%
14,390
+500
+4% +$15.3K
ORRF icon
979
Orrstown Financial Services
ORRF
$840M
$435K ﹤0.01%
+17,473
New +$422K
ANSS
980
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$431K ﹤0.01%
3,511
-675
-16% -$84.8K
BHF icon
981
Brighthouse Financial
BHF
$3.56B
$429K ﹤0.01%
+7,053
New +$402K
INXN
982
DELISTED
Interxion Holding N.V.
INXN
$429K ﹤0.01%
+8,425
New +$411K
ADX icon
983
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
ADX
$3.13B
$428K ﹤0.01%
+28,139
New +$415K
SCHG icon
984
Schwab US Large-Cap Growth ETF
SCHG
$59.8B
$428K ﹤0.01%
51,872
-2,400
-4% -$19.5K
GNMK
985
DELISTED
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc
GNMK
$428K ﹤0.01%
+44,417
New +$461K
CQP icon
986
Cheniere Energy
CQP
$31.9B
$427K ﹤0.01%
14,811
– –
BY icon
987
Byline Bancorp
BY
$1.78B
$425K ﹤0.01%
20,000
– –
CVGW
988
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$423K ﹤0.01%
5,785
+180
+3% +$12.8K
SAN icon
989
Banco Santander
SAN
$201B
$422K ﹤0.01%
63,491
-4,284
-6% -$27.3K
HUM icon
990
Humana
HUM
$43.7B
$421K ﹤0.01%
1,726
+300
+21% +$73.5K
INFN
991
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$420K ﹤0.01%
47,315
-26,388
-36% -$254K
GDV icon
992
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
GDV
$2.6B
$419K ﹤0.01%
18,735
-990
-5% -$21.7K
LKFN icon
993
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.56B
$419K ﹤0.01%
8,591
– –
BNS icon
994
Scotiabank
BNS
$107B
$418K ﹤0.01%
6,500
+800
+14% +$49.7K
DNP icon
995
DNP Select Income Fund
DNP
$4.05B
$416K ﹤0.01%
36,245
-4,212
-10% -$47.6K
ACIA
996
DELISTED
Acacia Communications Inc
ACIA
$416K ﹤0.01%
8,840
+95
+1% +$4.24K
MTB icon
997
M&T Bank
MTB
$35.7B
$415K ﹤0.01%
+2,577
New +$405K
MDP
998
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$414K ﹤0.01%
7,455
+1,250
+20% +$70.9K
VVC
999
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$412K ﹤0.01%
6,267
-100
-2% -$6.26K
BMRC icon
1000
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$472M
$411K ﹤0.01%
12,000
– –
38 39
40
41 42

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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.