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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
LH icon
1101
Labcorp
LH
$25B
$300K ﹤0.01%
2,309
+237
+11% +$31.6K
SQM icon
1102
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$19.2B
$299K ﹤0.01%
+5,370
New +$241K
CPE
1103
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
$299K ﹤0.01%
2,663
+49
+2% +$5.21K
EMES
1104
DELISTED
Emerge Energy Services LP
EMES
$299K ﹤0.01%
36,325
+10,000
+38% +$73.5K
AEE icon
1105
Ameren
AEE
$30.3B
$298K ﹤0.01%
5,153
+450
+10% +$26K
QADA
1106
DELISTED
QAD Inc.
QADA
$298K ﹤0.01%
+8,673
New +$278K
VIGI icon
1107
Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIGI
$9.08B
$297K ﹤0.01%
4,650
– –
PLD icon
1108
Prologis
PLD
$135B
$295K ﹤0.01%
4,641
+569
+14% +$35.1K
APAM icon
1109
Artisan Partners
APAM
$2.79B
$292K ﹤0.01%
8,954
-1,069
-11% -$33.2K
FFIN icon
1110
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$5.04B
$292K ﹤0.01%
12,930
-1,146
-8% -$24K
FTS icon
1111
Fortis
FTS
$29B
$292K ﹤0.01%
8,152
+1,202
+17% +$43.3K
ADI icon
1112
Analog Devices
ADI
$179B
$291K ﹤0.01%
3,381
+769
+29% +$62K
OVV icon
1113
Ovintiv
OVV
$17.3B
$291K ﹤0.01%
4,942
-4,152
-46% -$203K
PBF icon
1114
PBF Energy
PBF
$8.57B
$290K ﹤0.01%
+10,500
New +$243K
VOX icon
1115
Vanguard Communication Services ETF
VOX
$5.59B
$290K ﹤0.01%
3,148
+705
+29% +$65.1K
QVCGA
1116
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$290K ﹤0.01%
253
-36
-12% -$40.4K
ADNT icon
1117
Adient
ADNT
$1.65B
$288K ﹤0.01%
3,430
-2,489
-42% -$176K
PRTS icon
1118
CarParts.com
PRTS
$43.7M
$288K ﹤0.01%
9,980
+249
+3% +$7.13K
SCSC icon
1119
Scansource
SCSC
$1.15B
$288K ﹤0.01%
6,608
-125
-2% -$4.92K
AMTD
1120
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
$288K ﹤0.01%
5,910
– –
AIVL icon
1121
WisdomTree US AI Enhanced Value Fund
AIVL
$428M
$287K ﹤0.01%
3,400
– –
BN icon
1122
Brookfield
BN
$104B
$287K ﹤0.01%
19,457
-5,442
-22% -$76.3K
LECO icon
1123
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$14.2B
$287K ﹤0.01%
3,132
-336
-10% -$30K
AIN icon
1124
Albany International
AIN
$2.11B
$286K ﹤0.01%
4,990
+130
+3% +$6.95K
BKH icon
1125
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.42B
$286K ﹤0.01%
4,158
-1
-0% -$69
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.