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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
+5.64%
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
$11.3B
AUM Growth
+$589M
Cap. Flow
+$20.5M
Cap. Flow %
0.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.02%
Holding
1,387
New
148
Increased
486
Reduced
533
Closed
92

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FTV icon
Fortive
FTV
+$47.4M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$38.9M
3
NVRO
NEVRO CORP.
NVRO
+$24.1M
4
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$21.5M
5
WM icon
Waste Management
WM
+$21.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.99%
2 Technology 15.43%
3 Financials 11.87%
4 Industrials 11.27%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
EEQ
1101
DELISTED
Enbridge Energy Management Llc
EEQ
$219K ﹤0.01%
+10,599
New +$202K
WES icon
1102
Western Midstream Partners
WES
$19.3B
$218K ﹤0.01%
+5,140
New +$194K
HDS
1103
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
$218K ﹤0.01%
6,805
-27,850
-80% -$964K
WWAV
1104
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
$218K ﹤0.01%
4,006
-18,705
-82% -$1.03M
CNA icon
1105
CNA Financial
CNA
$14.3B
$217K ﹤0.01%
+6,306
New +$205K
PLD icon
1106
Prologis
PLD
$130B
$216K ﹤0.01%
+4,028
New +$213K
SAM icon
1107
Boston Beer
SAM
$1.92B
$216K ﹤0.01%
+1,388
New +$242K
WR
1108
DELISTED
Westar Energy Inc
WR
$216K ﹤0.01%
3,800
-300
-7% -$16.6K
IYF icon
1109
iShares US Financials ETF
IYF
$4.62B
$215K ﹤0.01%
+4,770
New +$214K
CARB
1110
DELISTED
Carbonite Inc
CARB
$215K ﹤0.01%
14,000
+3,500
+33% +$44.4K
GPX
1111
DELISTED
GP Strategies Corp.
GPX
$214K ﹤0.01%
8,705
-4,138
-32% -$96.1K
ANET icon
1112
Arista Networks
ANET
$240B
$213K ﹤0.01%
+40,000
New +$191K
HII icon
1113
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$12.7B
$213K ﹤0.01%
1,391
RJF icon
1114
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$34.3B
$213K ﹤0.01%
+5,481
New +$202K
RBBN icon
1115
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$388M
$212K ﹤0.01%
27,229
+8,000
+42% +$69.9K
AWK icon
1116
American Water Works
AWK
$26.6B
$211K ﹤0.01%
+2,815
New +$220K
AVNS
1117
DELISTED
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$210K ﹤0.01%
6,046
-1,011
-14% -$35.4K
IPAR icon
1118
Interparfums
IPAR
$4.12B
$209K ﹤0.01%
+6,485
New +$207K
TRN icon
1119
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.55B
$209K ﹤0.01%
+12,029
New +$198K
INFN
1120
DELISTED
Infinera Corporation Common Stock
INFN
$209K ﹤0.01%
23,090
+9,640
+72% +$93.2K
HLIO icon
1121
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$2.69B
$208K ﹤0.01%
+6,459
New +$195K
SONY icon
1122
Sony
SONY
$131B
$208K ﹤0.01%
31,335
-9,115
-23% -$58.4K
APTV icon
1123
Aptiv
APTV
$10.1B
$207K ﹤0.01%
+2,907
New +$196K
IFN
1124
Aberdeen India Fund
IFN
$506M
$207K ﹤0.01%
8,308
TER icon
1125
Teradyne
TER
$63.1B
$207K ﹤0.01%
+9,572
New +$198K

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William Blair & Company's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,387 positions worth $11.3B, up 5.5% from $10.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q3 2016 filing shows 148 new, 486 increased, 533 reduced and 92 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Fortive: 1,476,720 shares worth $47.4M. The largest sale was Gilead Sciences, an estimated $45.3M.

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

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2016 buy was Fortive: 1,476,720 shares worth $47.4M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Allergan plc in Q3 2016, an estimated $38.9M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Gilead Sciences, cutting an estimated $45.3M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited IHS INC CL-A COM STK in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $6.24M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $11.3B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 148 new positions and closed 92 in Q3 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5.5% quarter-over-quarter to $11.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.