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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
MLKN icon
1051
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.53B
$354K ﹤0.01%
9,850
– –
VTRS icon
1052
Viatris
VTRS
$20.4B
$352K ﹤0.01%
11,218
+1,727
+18% +$58.6K
PEG icon
1053
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$38.2B
$351K ﹤0.01%
7,583
+873
+13% +$39.5K
A icon
1054
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.1B
$348K ﹤0.01%
5,425
+260
+5% +$16.2K
JNK icon
1055
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.07B
$347K ﹤0.01%
3,096
-982
-24% -$109K
MKL icon
1056
Markel Group
MKL
$23.3B
$347K ﹤0.01%
325
+24
+8% +$24.8K
VONE icon
1057
Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF
VONE
$8.27B
$346K ﹤0.01%
+3,000
New +$340K
BMS
1058
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$345K ﹤0.01%
7,577
-41,510
-85% -$1.85M
UAL icon
1059
United Airlines
UAL
$39.4B
$340K ﹤0.01%
5,578
+1,025
+23% +$68.3K
TAHO
1060
DELISTED
Tahoe Resources Inc
TAHO
$340K ﹤0.01%
64,475
+44,600
+224% +$243K
PPL
1061
PPL Corp
PPL
$26.5B
$339K ﹤0.01%
8,925
+1,955
+28% +$75.6K
HOMB icon
1062
Home BancShares
HOMB
$6.23B
$338K ﹤0.01%
+13,390
New +$322K
CWI icon
1063
State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF
CWI
$2.78B
$337K ﹤0.01%
13,382
+4,322
+48% +$106K
LL
1064
DELISTED
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.
LL
$337K ﹤0.01%
+8,650
New +$288K
BBK
1065
DELISTED
Blackrock Municipal Bond Trust
BBK
$337K ﹤0.01%
+21,700
New +$344K
GME icon
1066
GameStop
GME
$9.75B
$336K ﹤0.01%
65,072
+6,000
+10% +$31.1K
TER icon
1067
Teradyne
TER
$57.6B
$336K ﹤0.01%
9,021
-400
-4% -$13.8K
FPF
1068
First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
FPF
$1.07B
$335K ﹤0.01%
13,560
– –
FUL icon
1069
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$2.97B
$335K ﹤0.01%
5,767
– –
PCG icon
1070
PG&E
PCG
$38.3B
$334K ﹤0.01%
4,899
+584
+14% +$40K
HPE icon
1071
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$63.4B
$331K ﹤0.01%
22,530
-7,461
-25% -$102K
KKR icon
1072
KKR & Co
KKR
$91.1B
$331K ﹤0.01%
16,297
-6,475
-28% -$123K
CSGS
1073
DELISTED
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$330K ﹤0.01%
8,218
-382
-4% -$15.1K
EWC icon
1074
iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC
$6.13B
$330K ﹤0.01%
11,401
+2,041
+22% +$56.8K
CWEN icon
1075
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$4.94B
$328K ﹤0.01%
17,000
-4,226
-20% -$78.2K
41 42
43
44 45

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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.