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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
+0.39%
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
$10.6B
AUM Growth
-$28.4M
Cap. Flow
+$48.7M
Cap. Flow %
0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.73%
Holding
1,332
New
89
Increased
456
Reduced
508
Closed
121

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
XRAY icon
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
+$51.3M
2
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$36.9M
3
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$21.2M
4
AMT icon
American Tower
AMT
+$21.2M
5
OMC icon
Omnicom Group
OMC
+$18.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SIRO
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK
SIRO
+$57.3M
2
WEX icon
WEX
WEX
+$35.3M
3
ARG
Airgas Inc
ARG
+$29.5M
4
SBAC icon
SBA Communications
SBAC
+$19.6M
5
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$19M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.96%
2 Technology 15.24%
3 Industrials 12.81%
4 Financials 11.94%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ARLP icon
1126
Alliance Resource Partners
ARLP
$3.27B
– –
-24,075
Closed -$324K
AVGO icon
1127
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.99T
– –
-21,680
Closed -$315K
AVNS
1128
DELISTED
Avanos Medical
AVNS
– –
-6,329
Closed -$211K
AWK icon
1129
American Water Works
AWK
$26.7B
– –
-5,793
Closed -$346K
BG icon
1130
Bunge Global
BG
$20.5B
– –
-10,050
Closed -$686K
BN icon
1131
Brookfield
BN
$109B
– –
-41,409
Closed -$458K
CADE
1132
DELISTED
Cadence Bank
CADE
– –
-8,581
Closed -$205K
CBOE icon
1133
PUT
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$29.7B
– –
-15,000
Closed -$973K
CF icon
1134
CF Industries
CF
$17.9B
– –
-11,920
Closed -$486K
CMG icon
1135
CALL
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$43.7B
– –
-25,000
Closed -$238K
CNA icon
1136
CNA Financial
CNA
$14.2B
– –
-6,081
Closed -$213K
CYBR
1137
CALL
DELISTED
CyberArk
CYBR
– –
-800
Closed -$36K
CYBR
1138
DELISTED
CyberArk
CYBR
– –
-7,175
Closed -$323K
DDD icon
1139
3D Systems Corp
DDD
$583M
– –
-10,650
Closed -$92K
EPI icon
1140
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
EPI
$2.05B
– –
-23,650
Closed -$470K
EWG icon
1141
iShares MSCI Germany ETF
EWG
$1.61B
– –
-10,163
Closed -$266K
EWH icon
1142
iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF
EWH
$1.22B
– –
-37,897
Closed -$751K
FV icon
1143
First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF
FV
$3.73B
– –
-10,550
Closed -$247K
GRPN icon
1144
Groupon
GRPN
$1.04B
– –
-653
Closed -$40K
HXL icon
1145
Hexcel
HXL
$7.89B
– –
-8,534
Closed -$396K
ICLR icon
1146
Icon
ICLR
$12.6B
– –
-2,863
Closed -$222K
IEV icon
1147
iShares Europe ETF
IEV
$1.69B
– –
-5,675
Closed -$227K
INN
1148
Summit Hotel Properties
INN
$739M
– –
-15,250
Closed -$182K
J icon
1149
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.1B
– –
-8,110
Closed -$281K
KMI icon
1150
CALL
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$69.3B
– –
-16,400
Closed -$243K
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William Blair & Company's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,332 positions worth $10.6B, down 0.27% from $10.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q1 2016 filing shows 89 new, 456 increased, 508 reduced and 121 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Willis Towers Watson: 37,173 shares worth $4.41M. The largest sale was SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK, an estimated $57.3M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q1 2016 buy was Willis Towers Watson: 37,173 shares worth $4.41M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Dentsply Sirona in Q1 2016, an estimated $51.3M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was WEX, cutting an estimated $35.3M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $57.3M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $10.6B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 89 new positions and closed 121 in Q1 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 0.27% quarter-over-quarter to $10.6B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 16 May 2016.