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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
AWI icon
1126
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$7.37B
$320K ﹤0.01%
+6,950
New +$312K
DM
1127
DELISTED
Dominion Energy Midstream Ptr LP
DM
$320K ﹤0.01%
11,085
+1,100
+11% +$32.9K
CORT icon
1128
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$12.7B
$319K ﹤0.01%
27,000
– –
GME icon
1129
GameStop
GME
$9.82B
$319K ﹤0.01%
59,072
+4,400
+8% +$24.8K
LECO icon
1130
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.7B
$319K ﹤0.01%
3,468
+188
+6% +$16.9K
DX.PRB
1131
DELISTED
Dynex Capital, Inc. 7.625% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
DX.PRB
$319K ﹤0.01%
+13,000
New +$317K
OXLCO
1132
DELISTED
Oxford Lane Capital Corp. Term Preferred Shares, 7.50% Series 2023
OXLCO
$318K ﹤0.01%
+12,500
New +$319K
SNAP icon
1133
Snap
SNAP
$7.89B
$317K ﹤0.01%
+17,865
New +$360K
CNA icon
1134
CNA Financial
CNA
$14.4B
$316K ﹤0.01%
6,484
+89
+1% +$4.07K
SLCA
1135
CALL
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$316K ﹤0.01%
8,900
+8,800
+8,800% +$346K
PRTS icon
1136
CarParts.com
PRTS
$42.4M
$314K ﹤0.01%
9,731
-3,000
-24% -$101K
AIR icon
1137
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.56B
$313K ﹤0.01%
+9,000
New +$312K
CTLP
1138
DELISTED
Cantaloupe
CTLP
$313K ﹤0.01%
60,269
-16,280
-21% -$79.1K
LMRK
1139
DELISTED
Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP Common Units
LMRK
$313K ﹤0.01%
19,571
+971
+5% +$15.3K
EFII
1140
CALL
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
$313K ﹤0.01%
6,600
+5,800
+725% +$277K
BTI icon
1141
British American Tobacco
BTI
$133B
$312K ﹤0.01%
4,558
-398
-8% -$27.6K
FFIN icon
1142
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$5B
$311K ﹤0.01%
+14,076
New +$282K
LSXMK
1143
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
$311K ﹤0.01%
9,793
-422
-4% -$12.6K
TRN icon
1144
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.73B
$310K ﹤0.01%
15,380
+3,699
+32% +$71K
HYS icon
1145
PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund
HYS
$1.75B
$309K ﹤0.01%
3,044
+4
+0.1% +$405
PRAH
1146
DELISTED
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
PRAH
$309K ﹤0.01%
+4,125
New +$286K
APAM icon
1147
Artisan Partners
APAM
$2.82B
$308K ﹤0.01%
10,023
– –
CNSL
1148
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
$307K ﹤0.01%
+14,300
New +$311K
A icon
1149
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.2B
$306K ﹤0.01%
5,165
-119
-2% -$6.78K
GDOT icon
1150
Green Dot
GDOT
$743M
$305K ﹤0.01%
7,920
-800
-9% -$28.9K
44 45
46
47 48

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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.