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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
+7.4%
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
$14.7B
AUM Growth
+$1.4B
Cap. Flow
+$534M
Cap. Flow %
3.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
19%
Holding
1,488
New
131
Increased
528
Reduced
556
Closed
127

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$138M
2
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$63.1M
3
DVAX
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
+$39.8M
4
VEU icon
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
+$27.3M
5
VEEV icon
Veeva Systems
VEEV
+$16.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ZD icon
Ziff Davis
ZD
+$22.1M
2
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$19.1M
3
EFX icon
Equifax
EFX
+$17.7M
4
NUVA
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
+$17.1M
5
WBA
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
+$13.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 17.74%
2 Technology 17.58%
3 Financials 14.76%
4 Industrials 10.83%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.09%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
DM
1201
DELISTED
Dominion Energy Midstream Ptr LP
DM
$244K ﹤0.01%
+8,014
New +$252K
RIO icon
1202
Rio Tinto
RIO
$158B
$242K ﹤0.01%
4,569
-800
-15% -$39K
VIOO icon
1203
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF
VIOO
$4.15B
$242K ﹤0.01%
3,472
– –
FNV icon
1204
Franco-Nevada
FNV
$41.1B
$241K ﹤0.01%
3,016
+101
+3% +$8.11K
AXGN icon
1205
Axogen
AXGN
$2.27B
$240K ﹤0.01%
+8,492
New +$200K
EWL icon
1206
iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF
EWL
$2.19B
$240K ﹤0.01%
6,748
+854
+14% +$29.8K
SGOL icon
1207
abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
SGOL
$6.91B
$240K ﹤0.01%
19,000
-5,740
-23% -$71K
TM icon
1208
Toyota
TM
$224B
$240K ﹤0.01%
+1,889
New +$235K
NBEV
1209
DELISTED
NewAge, Inc. Common Stock (Delaware)
NBEV
$240K ﹤0.01%
110,500
-2,000
-2% -$4.72K
DBI icon
1210
Designer Brands
DBI
$307M
$239K ﹤0.01%
+11,180
New +$230K
LEN.B icon
1211
Lennar Class B
LEN.B
$19.4B
$239K ﹤0.01%
+4,875
New +$225K
PACW
1212
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$239K ﹤0.01%
4,737
+160
+3% +$7.63K
QVCGA
1213
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$238K ﹤0.01%
201
-52
-21% -$60.3K
SCSC icon
1214
Scansource
SCSC
$1.15B
$237K ﹤0.01%
6,608
– –
NETI
1215
DELISTED
Eneti Inc.
NETI
$237K ﹤0.01%
+3,443
New +$240K
CIM
1216
Chimera Investment
CIM
$1.04B
$236K ﹤0.01%
+4,250
New +$238K
XBI icon
1217
State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF
XBI
$9.95B
$236K ﹤0.01%
+2,778
New +$233K
BWX icon
1218
State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF
BWX
$1.33B
$235K ﹤0.01%
8,275
– –
KDP icon
1219
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$42.3B
$235K ﹤0.01%
2,423
-394
-14% -$35.3K
CE icon
1220
Celanese
CE
$4.9B
$232K ﹤0.01%
2,162
-39
-2% -$4.14K
FFIN icon
1221
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$5.04B
$231K ﹤0.01%
10,236
-2,694
-21% -$61.4K
CS
1222
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
$231K ﹤0.01%
12,930
+900
+7% +$14.9K
SLAB icon
1223
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.17B
$228K ﹤0.01%
2,580
– –
AVNS
1224
DELISTED
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$226K ﹤0.01%
4,896
-370
-7% -$17K
AMRB
1225
DELISTED
American River Bankshares
AMRB
$225K ﹤0.01%
14,776
– –
47 48
49
50 51

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William Blair & Company's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, William Blair & Company held 1,488 positions worth $14.7B, up 10% from $13.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company deployed $534M of net new capital in Q4 2017, opening 131 new positions and adding to 528 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Dynavax Technologies: 1,980,526 shares worth $37M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Ziff Davis, an estimated $22.1M trimmed.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2017 buy was Dynavax Technologies: 1,980,526 shares worth $37M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q4 2017, an estimated $138M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Ziff Davis, cutting an estimated $22.1M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Bob Evans Farms, Inc. in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $12.5M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $14.7B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • William Blair & Company opened 131 new positions and closed 127 in Q4 2017.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $14.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.