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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
+0.39%
1 Year Est. Return
+18.88%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.84%
5 Year Est. Return
+90.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+563.35%
AUM
$10.6B
AUM Growth
-$28.4M
Cap. Flow
+$48.9M
Cap. Flow %
0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.73%
Holding
1,332
New
89
Increased
456
Reduced
508
Closed
121

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
XRAY icon
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
+$51.3M
2
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$36.9M
3
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$21.2M
4
AMT icon
American Tower
AMT
+$21.2M
5
OMC icon
Omnicom Group
OMC
+$18.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SIRO
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK
SIRO
+$57.3M
2
WEX icon
WEX
WEX
+$35.3M
3
ARG
Airgas Inc
ARG
+$29.5M
4
SBAC icon
SBA Communications
SBAC
+$19.6M
5
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$19M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.96%
2 Technology 15.24%
3 Industrials 12.81%
4 Financials 11.94%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ASMB icon
1026
Assembly Biosciences
ASMB
$526M
$205K ﹤0.01%
3,404
-417
-11% -$27.9K
INCY icon
1027
Incyte
INCY
$24.3B
$204K ﹤0.01%
2,810
– –
SLV icon
1028
iShares Silver Trust
SLV
$29.9B
$203K ﹤0.01%
13,835
+2,979
+27% +$42.3K
SREV
1029
DELISTED
ServiceSource International, Inc.
SREV
$203K ﹤0.01%
47,800
– –
WR
1030
DELISTED
Westar Energy Inc
WR
$203K ﹤0.01%
+4,100
New +$183K
KIO
1031
KKR Income Opportunities Fund
KIO
$453M
$202K ﹤0.01%
+14,000
New +$187K
TPR icon
1032
Tapestry
TPR
$32.2B
$202K ﹤0.01%
+5,068
New +$183K
SNI
1033
DELISTED
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc Common Class A
SNI
$202K ﹤0.01%
+3,090
New +$184K
FXI icon
1034
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.3B
$201K ﹤0.01%
5,956
-11,971
-67% -$376K
CHMA
1035
DELISTED
Chiasma, Inc. Common Stock
CHMA
$200K ﹤0.01%
+21,940
New +$237K
EEQ
1036
DELISTED
Enbridge Energy Management Llc
EEQ
$199K ﹤0.01%
14,414
-5
-0% -$66
DANG
1037
DELISTED
E-COMMERCE CHINA DANGDANG INC SPNSRD ADS REP COM CL A (CYM)
DANG
$197K ﹤0.01%
27,750
– –
YMLI
1038
DELISTED
VanEck Vectors High Income Infrastructure MLP ETF
YMLI
$193K ﹤0.01%
16,700
-875
-5% -$9.22K
ILG
1039
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
$189K ﹤0.01%
13,088
+840
+7% +$10.9K
VXX
1040
DELISTED
iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019
VXX
$189K ﹤0.01%
668
-17
-2% -$6.4K
DAKT icon
1041
Daktronics
DAKT
$1.06B
$188K ﹤0.01%
23,900
– –
FHN icon
1042
First Horizon
FHN
$12.4B
$188K ﹤0.01%
14,352
– –
HTH icon
1043
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.28B
$188K ﹤0.01%
10,001
– –
ARCC icon
1044
Ares Capital
ARCC
$13.9B
$186K ﹤0.01%
12,582
+2,300
+22% +$31.7K
SPWH icon
1045
Sportsman's Warehouse
SPWH
$46M
$185K ﹤0.01%
+14,645
New +$187K
WPM icon
1046
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$55.8B
$182K ﹤0.01%
11,045
– –
RAD
1047
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
$181K ﹤0.01%
1,111
-365
-25% -$57.6K
HWCC
1048
DELISTED
Houston Wire & Cable Company
HWCC
$179K ﹤0.01%
25,655
-800
-3% -$4.64K
ESSX
1049
DELISTED
ESSEX RENTAL CORP. COMMON STOCK
ESSX
$179K ﹤0.01%
726,500
– –
MRO
1050
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$178K ﹤0.01%
15,938
+685
+4% +$6.4K
40 41
42
43 44

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William Blair & Company's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,332 positions worth $10.6B, down 0.27% from $10.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q1 2016 filing shows 89 new, 456 increased, 508 reduced and 121 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Willis Towers Watson: 37,173 shares worth $4.41M. The largest sale was SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK, an estimated $57.3M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q1 2016 buy was Willis Towers Watson: 37,173 shares worth $4.41M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Dentsply Sirona in Q1 2016, an estimated $51.3M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was WEX, cutting an estimated $35.3M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $57.3M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $10.6B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 89 new positions and closed 121 in Q1 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 0.27% quarter-over-quarter to $10.6B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 16 May 2016.