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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
CVGW
1051
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$387K ﹤0.01%
5,605
+1,750
+45% +$118K
HPE icon
1052
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$62.4B
$386K ﹤0.01%
29,991
-14,134
-32% -$197K
LVS icon
1053
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$32.3B
$385K ﹤0.01%
6,021
+536
+10% +$32.1K
DLR icon
1054
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$71.5B
$384K ﹤0.01%
+3,400
New +$389K
NLY.PRD
1055
DELISTED
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. 7.50% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
NLY.PRD
$382K ﹤0.01%
+15,000
New +$383K
L icon
1056
Loews
L
$23.9B
$380K ﹤0.01%
8,110
+1,100
+16% +$51.5K
LABL
1057
DELISTED
Multi-Color Corp
LABL
$380K ﹤0.01%
4,651
– –
LBTYK icon
1058
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.49B
$379K ﹤0.01%
12,145
-13,075
-52% -$408K
LYV icon
1059
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$42.7B
$377K ﹤0.01%
10,809
+1,800
+20% +$60.4K
GEN icon
1060
Gen Digital
GEN
$16.3B
$376K ﹤0.01%
13,309
+291
+2% +$8.8K
BRKL
1061
DELISTED
Brookline Bancorp
BRKL
$375K ﹤0.01%
+25,656
New +$372K
CWEN icon
1062
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$4.94B
$374K ﹤0.01%
+21,226
New +$372K
MGEE icon
1063
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3B
$374K ﹤0.01%
5,815
-600
-9% -$39.2K
SCHF icon
1064
Schwab International Equity ETF
SCHF
$67B
$374K ﹤0.01%
23,524
– –
RFTA
1065
DELISTED
RAIT Financial Trust
RFTA
$373K ﹤0.01%
+15,000
New +$376K
VVC
1066
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$372K ﹤0.01%
6,367
-5,226
-45% -$313K
ACRS icon
1067
Aclaris Therapeutics
ACRS
$743M
$371K ﹤0.01%
+13,675
New +$372K
GGM
1068
DELISTED
GUGGENHEIM CREDIT ALLOCATION FUND
GGM
$371K ﹤0.01%
+16,002
New +$372K
BMRC icon
1069
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$465M
$369K ﹤0.01%
12,000
– –
FEZ icon
1070
State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF
FEZ
$4.41B
$369K ﹤0.01%
9,603
– –
MDP
1071
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$369K ﹤0.01%
6,205
– –
VTRS icon
1072
Viatris
VTRS
$20.7B
$368K ﹤0.01%
9,491
-100
-1% -$3.84K
CCL icon
1073
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$38B
$367K ﹤0.01%
5,598
+1,384
+33% +$86.2K
IJS icon
1074
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
IJS
$8.12B
$363K ﹤0.01%
5,194
-26
-0.5% -$1.8K
ACIA
1075
DELISTED
Acacia Communications Inc
ACIA
$363K ﹤0.01%
8,745
+355
+4% +$17.1K
41 42
43
44 45

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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.