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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
HUM icon
1101
Humana
HUM
$44B
$343K ﹤0.01%
1,426
– –
UAL icon
1102
United Airlines
UAL
$40.1B
$343K ﹤0.01%
4,553
+100
+2% +$7.55K
HBI
1103
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$341K ﹤0.01%
+14,720
New +$318K
ITUB icon
1104
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$93B
$341K ﹤0.01%
+63,659
New +$357K
RIG icon
1105
Transocean
RIG
$5.62B
$339K ﹤0.01%
41,184
+7,395
+22% +$75.5K
SBUX icon
1106
CALL
Starbucks
SBUX
$121B
$338K ﹤0.01%
5,800
+2,200
+61% +$133K
FPF
1107
First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
FPF
$1.07B
$336K ﹤0.01%
+13,560
New +$326K
WES icon
1108
Western Midstream Partners
WES
$19.6B
$334K ﹤0.01%
7,770
+1,855
+31% +$81.6K
ARCC icon
1109
Ares Capital
ARCC
$13.5B
$333K ﹤0.01%
20,307
+8,509
+72% +$143K
CMG icon
1110
CALL
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$48.8B
$333K ﹤0.01%
40,000
+20,000
+100% +$186K
ZVO
1111
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
$333K ﹤0.01%
22,569
-2,740
-11% -$36.8K
CCMP
1112
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$333K ﹤0.01%
4,509
-1,450
-24% -$110K
CEF icon
1113
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF
$7.56B
$332K ﹤0.01%
26,908
– –
BBDC icon
1114
Barings BDC
BBDC
$865M
$331K ﹤0.01%
18,800
-575
-3% -$10.5K
VSS icon
1115
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund
VSS
$11.3B
$331K ﹤0.01%
+3,065
New +$326K
EPP icon
1116
iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
EPP
$2.25B
$330K ﹤0.01%
+7,430
New +$331K
JD icon
1117
JD.com
JD
$43.6B
$330K ﹤0.01%
+8,405
New +$317K
DXCM icon
1118
CALL
DexCom
DXCM
$28.8B
$329K ﹤0.01%
18,000
-2,400
-12% -$44.3K
TBT icon
1119
ProShares Trust UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury
TBT
$300M
$329K ﹤0.01%
9,168
-588
-6% -$21.8K
NTRI
1120
DELISTED
NutriSystem, Inc.
NTRI
$329K ﹤0.01%
6,320
– –
HURN icon
1121
Huron Consulting
HURN
$2.61B
$326K ﹤0.01%
7,540
-476
-6% -$20.4K
QTWO icon
1122
Q2 Holdings
QTWO
$3.68B
$326K ﹤0.01%
8,830
+1,850
+27% +$70.2K
IYW icon
1123
iShares US Technology ETF
IYW
$23.5B
$322K ﹤0.01%
9,220
+1,324
+17% +$46.4K
SEIC icon
1124
SEI Investments
SEIC
$12.4B
$321K ﹤0.01%
5,967
-79
-1% -$4.07K
IFX
1125
DELISTED
INFINEON TECH AG ADS(REP1 ORD)
IFX
$321K ﹤0.01%
15,082
– –
43 44
45
46 47

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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.