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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
+7.4%
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
$14.7B
AUM Growth
+$1.4B
Cap. Flow
+$534M
Cap. Flow %
3.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
19%
Holding
1,488
New
131
Increased
528
Reduced
556
Closed
127

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$138M
2
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$63.1M
3
DVAX
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
+$39.8M
4
VEU icon
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
+$27.3M
5
VEEV icon
Veeva Systems
VEEV
+$16.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ZD icon
Ziff Davis
ZD
+$22.1M
2
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$19.1M
3
EFX icon
Equifax
EFX
+$17.7M
4
NUVA
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
+$17.1M
5
WBA
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
+$13.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 17.74%
2 Technology 17.58%
3 Financials 14.76%
4 Industrials 10.83%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.09%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TVTY
1001
DELISTED
Tivity Health, Inc. Common Stock
TVTY
$445K ﹤0.01%
12,175
-1,900
-13% -$72.1K
CTLP
1002
DELISTED
Cantaloupe
CTLP
$441K ﹤0.01%
45,209
-17,510
-28% -$134K
FIZZ icon
1003
National Beverage
FIZZ
$2.96B
$440K ﹤0.01%
9,030
-2,164
-19% -$111K
AGCO icon
1004
AGCO
AGCO
$7.15B
$439K ﹤0.01%
6,149
-2,440
-28% -$174K
CQP icon
1005
Cheniere Energy
CQP
$31.9B
$439K ﹤0.01%
14,811
– –
NTNX icon
1006
Nutanix
NTNX
$16B
$436K ﹤0.01%
12,345
-1,660
-12% -$50.3K
FCCO icon
1007
First Community Corp
FCCO
$321M
$434K ﹤0.01%
+19,224
New +$438K
SPMD icon
1008
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF
SPMD
$18.2B
$434K ﹤0.01%
+13,000
New +$426K
ADMS
1009
DELISTED
Adamas Pharmaceuticals
ADMS
$434K ﹤0.01%
12,820
+1,300
+11% +$36.3K
AWI icon
1010
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$7.38B
$431K ﹤0.01%
7,120
– –
SEIC icon
1011
SEI Investments
SEIC
$12.4B
$430K ﹤0.01%
5,986
-81
-1% -$5.42K
URTH icon
1012
iShares MSCI World ETF
URTH
$7.99B
$429K ﹤0.01%
+4,870
New +$421K
HUM icon
1013
Humana
HUM
$43.7B
$428K ﹤0.01%
1,726
– –
DGX icon
1014
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$25.7B
$427K ﹤0.01%
4,337
-396
-8% -$37.5K
RPG icon
1015
Invesco S&P 500 Pure Growth ETF
RPG
$2.01B
$424K ﹤0.01%
+20,210
New +$419K
WFC.PRL icon
1016
Wells Fargo 7.5% Non Cumv Perp Conv
WFC.PRL
$4.71B
$423K ﹤0.01%
323
+13
+4% +$17.2K
WDC icon
1017
Western Digital
WDC
$188B
$421K ﹤0.01%
7,011
-3,451
-33% -$222K
TER icon
1018
Teradyne
TER
$57.6B
$420K ﹤0.01%
10,021
+1,000
+11% +$41.2K
BNS icon
1019
Scotiabank
BNS
$107B
$419K ﹤0.01%
6,500
– –
KKR icon
1020
KKR & Co
KKR
$91.1B
$417K ﹤0.01%
19,807
+3,510
+22% +$70.5K
LKFN icon
1021
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.56B
$417K ﹤0.01%
8,591
– –
LVS icon
1022
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$31.7B
$416K ﹤0.01%
5,979
-810
-12% -$54K
USD icon
1023
ProShares Ultra Semiconductors
USD
$2.44B
$416K ﹤0.01%
163,200
+61,200
+60% +$154K
CCL icon
1024
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$38.1B
$414K ﹤0.01%
6,239
+69
+1% +$4.57K
LL
1025
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
$411K ﹤0.01%
13,100
+4,450
+51% +$141K
39 40
41
42 43

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William Blair & Company's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, William Blair & Company held 1,488 positions worth $14.7B, up 10% from $13.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company deployed $534M of net new capital in Q4 2017, opening 131 new positions and adding to 528 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Dynavax Technologies: 1,980,526 shares worth $37M.

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

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Ziff Davis, an estimated $22.1M trimmed.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2017 buy was Dynavax Technologies: 1,980,526 shares worth $37M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q4 2017, an estimated $138M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Ziff Davis, cutting an estimated $22.1M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Bob Evans Farms, Inc. in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $12.5M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $14.7B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • William Blair & Company opened 131 new positions and closed 127 in Q4 2017.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $14.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.