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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
+4.87%
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
+$909M
Cap. Flow
+$365M
Cap. Flow %
2.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.02%
Holding
1,758
New
284
Increased
677
Reduced
459
Closed
116

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$28.4M
2
WAB icon
Wabtec
WAB
+$24.8M
3
KRNT icon
Kornit Digital
KRNT
+$21.3M
4
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$18.2M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$18.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$60.9M
2
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$25.7M
3
GWW icon
W.W. Grainger
GWW
+$21.5M
4
NORD
Nord Anglia Education, Inc.
NORD
+$17.5M
5
PLAY icon
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
+$17.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.81%
2 Technology 16.26%
3 Financials 13.98%
4 Industrials 10.73%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.39%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AMT icon
1001
CALL
American Tower
AMT
$80B
$437K ﹤0.01%
3,300
– –
WSBC icon
1002
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.95B
$436K ﹤0.01%
11,033
+73
+0.7% +$2.83K
BMY icon
1003
CALL
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$130B
$435K ﹤0.01%
7,800
-1,100
-12% -$59.9K
SAN icon
1004
Banco Santander
SAN
$200B
$435K ﹤0.01%
67,775
– –
CHTR icon
1005
Charter Communications
CHTR
$17B
$433K ﹤0.01%
1,286
+143
+13% +$47.7K
SIVB
1006
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$433K ﹤0.01%
2,465
+225
+10% +$40.3K
BSJI
1007
DELISTED
Invesco BulletShares 2018 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
BSJI
$432K ﹤0.01%
17,000
+4,800
+39% +$122K
GDV icon
1008
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
GDV
$2.6B
$430K ﹤0.01%
+19,725
New +$424K
TLND
1009
DELISTED
Talend S.A. American Depositary Shares
TLND
$430K ﹤0.01%
+12,368
New +$403K
GEF icon
1010
Greif
GEF
$4.86B
$429K ﹤0.01%
7,692
– –
SCHG icon
1011
Schwab US Large-Cap Growth ETF
SCHG
$59B
$429K ﹤0.01%
54,272
+24,600
+83% +$192K
VRNS icon
1012
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$4.51B
$429K ﹤0.01%
+34,590
New +$396K
ING icon
1013
ING
ING
$98.7B
$427K ﹤0.01%
24,567
+1,609
+7% +$26.5K
DGX icon
1014
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$25.8B
$425K ﹤0.01%
3,826
+1,425
+59% +$151K
KKR icon
1015
KKR & Co
KKR
$89.5B
$424K ﹤0.01%
22,772
-25,803
-53% -$472K
BEN icon
1016
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.6B
$422K ﹤0.01%
9,431
-1,403
-13% -$59.9K
UYG icon
1017
ProShares Ultra Financials
UYG
$828M
$421K ﹤0.01%
12,150
– –
RSO.PRC
1018
DELISTED
Resource Capital Corp.
RSO.PRC
$421K ﹤0.01%
+17,000
New +$422K
HZNP
1019
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$419K ﹤0.01%
+35,325
New +$439K
QABA icon
1020
First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund
QABA
$93.1M
$416K ﹤0.01%
8,221
-84
-1% -$4.19K
MCD icon
1021
CALL
McDonald's
MCD
$191B
$414K ﹤0.01%
+2,700
New +$390K
NBHC icon
1022
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.88B
$414K ﹤0.01%
12,500
– –
MDRX
1023
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$412K ﹤0.01%
32,250
– –
CASS icon
1024
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$706M
$411K ﹤0.01%
8,272
-113
-1% -$5.52K
VOD icon
1025
CALL
Vodafone
VOD
$35.8B
$411K ﹤0.01%
14,300
+10,800
+309% +$301K
39 40
41
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, William Blair & Company held 1,758 positions worth $13.3B, up 7.3% from $12.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2017 filing shows 284 new, 677 increased, 459 reduced and 116 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Bob Evans Farms, Inc.: 219,278 shares worth $15.8M. The largest sale was Mobileye N.V., an estimated $60.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2017 buy was Bob Evans Farms, Inc.: 219,278 shares worth $15.8M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q2 2017, an estimated $28.4M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Mobileye N.V., cutting an estimated $60.9M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Nord Anglia Education, Inc. in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $17.5M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $13.3B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • William Blair & Company opened 284 new positions and closed 116 in Q2 2017.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $13.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 4 Aug 2017.