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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
IYF icon
1151
iShares US Financials ETF
IYF
$4.67B
$272K ﹤0.01%
4,860
-5,160
-51% -$281K
AOS icon
1152
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.17B
$271K ﹤0.01%
+4,557
New +$256K
FDL icon
1153
First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund
FDL
$7.74B
$268K ﹤0.01%
9,233
– –
FRPT icon
1154
Freshpet
FRPT
$2.93B
$267K ﹤0.01%
17,075
-11,025
-39% -$177K
AAP icon
1155
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.35B
$266K ﹤0.01%
2,686
+466
+21% +$47K
JPC icon
1156
Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund
JPC
$2.89B
$266K ﹤0.01%
+25,160
New +$264K
JOF
1157
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund
JOF
$321M
$264K ﹤0.01%
+21,001
New +$254K
EPAC icon
1158
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$1.83B
$263K ﹤0.01%
10,269
-36
-0.3% -$881
MWA icon
1159
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$3.95B
$262K ﹤0.01%
20,500
– –
POR icon
1160
Portland General Electric
POR
$5.8B
$262K ﹤0.01%
5,737
– –
FXI icon
1161
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.37B
$261K ﹤0.01%
5,931
-877
-13% -$37.6K
OGS icon
1162
ONE Gas
OGS
$4.87B
$261K ﹤0.01%
3,544
– –
AMAT icon
1163
PUT
Applied Materials
AMAT
$403B
$260K ﹤0.01%
5,000
– –
FPI
1164
Farmland Partners
FPI
$408M
$259K ﹤0.01%
28,625
– –
HIG icon
1165
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$38.9B
$258K ﹤0.01%
4,658
-360
-7% -$19.6K
OTEX icon
1166
Open Text
OTEX
$6.15B
$258K ﹤0.01%
8,000
-150
-2% -$4.86K
RLI icon
1167
RLI Corp
RLI
$5.62B
$258K ﹤0.01%
8,986
-774
-8% -$21.3K
ACWI icon
1168
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
ACWI
$32.5B
$257K ﹤0.01%
3,736
– –
BIP icon
1169
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
BIP
$19.2B
$257K ﹤0.01%
10,013
+513
+5% +$12.9K
NUE icon
1170
Nucor
NUE
$58.6B
$257K ﹤0.01%
4,589
-14,205
-76% -$803K
TMUS icon
1171
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$185B
$257K ﹤0.01%
4,174
-8,085
-66% -$507K
KBA icon
1172
KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A 50 Connect Index ETF
KBA
$147M
$256K ﹤0.01%
+7,700
New +$249K
FHN icon
1173
First Horizon
FHN
$12.2B
$255K ﹤0.01%
13,341
– –
M icon
1174
Macy's
M
$6.53B
$255K ﹤0.01%
+11,679
New +$257K
RPV icon
1175
Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF
RPV
$1.65B
$255K ﹤0.01%
4,150
+600
+17% +$36.1K
45 46
47
48 49

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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.