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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
DAL icon
1001
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$57.5B
$410K ﹤0.01%
8,498
+1,754
+26% +$87.4K
ECC
1002
Eagle Point Credit Company
ECC
$512M
$410K ﹤0.01%
19,800
+800
+4% +$16.5K
MD icon
1003
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$2.18B
$409K ﹤0.01%
9,496
-93,330
-91% -$4.44M
SRG
1004
Seritage Growth Properties
SRG
$136M
$408K ﹤0.01%
8,850
+600
+7% +$27.8K
WFC.PRL icon
1005
Wells Fargo 7.5% Non Cumv Perp Conv
WFC.PRL
$4.71B
$408K ﹤0.01%
310
– –
HOME
1006
DELISTED
At Home Group Inc.
HOME
$407K ﹤0.01%
17,804
-1,256
-7% -$28.9K
ATHX
1007
DELISTED
Athersys, Inc. Common Stock
ATHX
$405K ﹤0.01%
7,858
+4,626
+143% +$208K
XENT
1008
DELISTED
Intersect ENT, Inc
XENT
$399K ﹤0.01%
12,825
-7,475
-37% -$221K
CCL icon
1009
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$38.1B
$398K ﹤0.01%
6,170
+572
+10% +$38.2K
GEN icon
1010
Gen Digital
GEN
$16.4B
$394K ﹤0.01%
12,010
-1,299
-10% -$39.6K
SCHF icon
1011
Schwab International Equity ETF
SCHF
$66.6B
$394K ﹤0.01%
23,524
– –
GDOT icon
1012
Green Dot
GDOT
$743M
$393K ﹤0.01%
7,920
– –
CTLP
1013
DELISTED
Cantaloupe
CTLP
$392K ﹤0.01%
62,719
+2,450
+4% +$13.2K
TBT icon
1014
ProShares Trust UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury
TBT
$304M
$392K ﹤0.01%
11,018
+1,850
+20% +$65.3K
KR icon
1015
Kroger
KR
$35.4B
$390K ﹤0.01%
+19,429
New +$438K
AORT icon
1016
Artivion
AORT
$1.3B
$387K ﹤0.01%
+17,050
New +$344K
PRMW
1017
DELISTED
Primo Water Corporation
PRMW
$386K ﹤0.01%
32,547
+9,880
+44% +$120K
J icon
1018
Jacobs Solutions
J
$15.9B
$384K ﹤0.01%
7,957
+1,952
+33% +$87.2K
NBEV
1019
DELISTED
NewAge, Inc. Common Stock (Delaware)
NBEV
$384K ﹤0.01%
112,500
– –
AWK icon
1020
American Water Works
AWK
$26.7B
$381K ﹤0.01%
4,709
+1,820
+63% +$147K
LABL
1021
DELISTED
Multi-Color Corp
LABL
$381K ﹤0.01%
4,651
– –
PF
1022
DELISTED
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
$381K ﹤0.01%
+6,671
New +$396K
ARCC icon
1023
Ares Capital
ARCC
$13.5B
$379K ﹤0.01%
23,104
+2,797
+14% +$45.3K
HII icon
1024
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$12.9B
$378K ﹤0.01%
1,671
+120
+8% +$25K
BECN
1025
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$378K ﹤0.01%
7,382
-3,202
-30% -$149K
39 40
41
42 43

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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.