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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
NBHC icon
1001
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.94B
$292K ﹤0.01%
12,500
– –
TRGP icon
1002
Targa Resources
TRGP
$56.4B
$292K ﹤0.01%
5,947
+685
+13% +$29.7K
ESS icon
1003
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.5B
$290K ﹤0.01%
1,303
-9
-0.7% -$2.05K
FCX icon
1004
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$96.7B
$290K ﹤0.01%
26,722
+202
+0.8% +$2.32K
NI icon
1005
NiSource
NI
$21.3B
$290K ﹤0.01%
12,035
-475
-4% -$11.9K
PNR icon
1006
Pentair
PNR
$10.9B
$290K ﹤0.01%
6,727
-462
-6% -$19.5K
VPL icon
1007
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.36B
$290K ﹤0.01%
4,795
+222
+5% +$13.1K
CODI icon
1008
Compass Diversified
CODI
$836M
$289K ﹤0.01%
16,650
-15,829
-49% -$270K
APAM icon
1009
Artisan Partners
APAM
$3.03B
$288K ﹤0.01%
10,574
-1,149
-10% -$31.4K
OTEX icon
1010
Open Text
OTEX
$6.41B
$288K ﹤0.01%
8,882
-258
-3% -$8.06K
RPXC
1011
DELISTED
RPX Corporation
RPXC
$288K ﹤0.01%
26,905
-104,235
-79% -$1.08M
DELL icon
1012
Dell
DELL
$302B
$287K ﹤0.01%
+21,419
New +$291K
CTBB
1013
DELISTED
Qwest Corp 6.5% Notes due 2056
CTBB
$286K ﹤0.01%
+11,060
New +$286K
NGHC
1014
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
$286K ﹤0.01%
12,881
+2,081
+19% +$45.4K
JOY
1015
CALL
DELISTED
Joy Global Inc
JOY
$286K ﹤0.01%
+10,300
New +$273K
RAD
1016
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
$284K ﹤0.01%
1,846
+536
+41% +$80K
HLND
1017
DELISTED
HILAND PARTNERS, LP COMMON UNITS
HLND
$284K ﹤0.01%
59,800
– –
SO icon
1018
CALL
Southern Company
SO
$107B
$282K ﹤0.01%
+5,500
New +$290K
AIVL icon
1019
WisdomTree US AI Enhanced Value Fund
AIVL
$435M
$281K ﹤0.01%
3,575
-320
-8% -$25.2K
DLX icon
1020
Deluxe
DLX
$1.24B
$281K ﹤0.01%
+4,200
New +$286K
USNA icon
1021
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$421M
$281K ﹤0.01%
+4,060
New +$268K
BKH icon
1022
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.5B
$280K ﹤0.01%
4,575
– –
ETR icon
1023
Entergy
ETR
$50.8B
$279K ﹤0.01%
7,278
+1,814
+33% +$72.2K
A icon
1024
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.3B
$278K ﹤0.01%
5,900
-120
-2% -$5.6K
SR icon
1025
Spire
SR
$4.7B
$277K ﹤0.01%
4,350
– –
39 40
41
42 43

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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.