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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
+3.14%
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
$10.7B
AUM Growth
+$102M
Cap. Flow
+$31.2M
Cap. Flow %
0.29%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.97%
Holding
1,370
New
159
Increased
462
Reduced
512
Closed
129

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
USMV icon
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
+$23.3M
2
EXC icon
Exelon
EXC
+$19M
3
ABMD
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
+$17.8M
4
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$16.9M
5
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$15.8M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ARG
Airgas Inc
ARG
+$47.7M
2
WSM icon
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
+$17.5M
3
UAA icon
Under Armour
UAA
+$17.2M
4
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$15.3M
5
PRGO icon
Perrigo
PRGO
+$15.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.89%
2 Technology 14.72%
3 Industrials 11.82%
4 Financials 11.37%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.75%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PRLB icon
101
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.79B
$29.2M 0.27%
507,861
-198,484
-28% -$13.2M
EFA icon
102
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$78.5B
$28.7M 0.27%
513,720
-245,020
-32% -$14.1M
EFX icon
103
Equifax
EFX
$20.7B
$28.3M 0.26%
220,437
-3,250
-1% -$394K
SGEN
104
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
$28.1M 0.26%
696,200
-16,372
-2% -$623K
CVX icon
105
Chevron
CVX
$383B
$28.1M 0.26%
293,415
+3,005
+1% +$302K
MMP
106
DELISTED
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
MMP
$26.8M 0.25%
352,307
+97,583
+38% +$6.92M
MCD icon
107
McDonald's
MCD
$191B
$26.6M 0.25%
221,068
-7,702
-3% -$965K
JBHT icon
108
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$25.3B
$26.3M 0.25%
325,250
-3,087
-0.9% -$255K
MMM icon
109
3M
MMM
$90.8B
$26.1M 0.24%
178,589
-1,799
-1% -$254K
VYM icon
110
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
VYM
$80.9B
$25.8M 0.24%
360,568
-35,228
-9% -$2.46M
CVS icon
111
CVS Health
CVS
$134B
$25.6M 0.24%
267,429
-63,510
-19% -$6.33M
PLAY icon
112
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$377M
$25.4M 0.24%
542,701
-7,379
-1% -$306K
AMGN icon
113
Amgen
AMGN
$209B
$25.2M 0.24%
165,747
-16,781
-9% -$2.61M
ALGN icon
114
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.4B
$25.2M 0.23%
312,283
+1,210
+0.4% +$92.5K
AME icon
115
Ametek
AME
$55B
$24.9M 0.23%
538,272
-73,242
-12% -$3.52M
COL
116
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$24.8M 0.23%
290,893
-2,757
-0.9% -$246K
PFE icon
117
Pfizer
PFE
$142B
$24.3M 0.23%
744,777
+11,549
+2% +$369K
SBH icon
118
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.46B
$24.3M 0.23%
826,159
-39,096
-5% -$1.17M
SJM icon
119
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$13.1B
$24.1M 0.22%
157,937
-48,419
-23% -$6.44M
EPD icon
120
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$82.5B
$24M 0.22%
820,277
+209,244
+34% +$5.62M
VZ icon
121
Verizon
VZ
$193B
$23.7M 0.22%
457,411
+15,416
+3% +$800K
BLK icon
122
Blackrock
BLK
$170B
$23.1M 0.22%
67,583
-1,426
-2% -$501K
FLTX
123
DELISTED
Fleetmatics Group PLC
FLTX
$23.1M 0.22%
532,900
-59,196
-10% -$2.36M
OMC icon
124
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.8B
$22.3M 0.21%
273,780
+716
+0.3% +$59.5K
VNQ icon
125
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$39.4B
$22.1M 0.21%
249,636
+8,589
+4% +$722K
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,370 positions worth $10.7B, up 0.96% from $10.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2016 filing shows 159 new, 462 increased, 512 reduced and 129 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Under Armour Class C: 425,316 shares worth $15.5M. The largest sale was Airgas Inc, an estimated $47.7M.

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

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2016 buy was Under Armour Class C: 425,316 shares worth $15.5M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF in Q2 2016, an estimated $23.3M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Williams-Sonoma, cutting an estimated $17.5M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Airgas Inc in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $47.7M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $10.7B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 159 new positions and closed 129 in Q2 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 0.96% quarter-over-quarter to $10.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 8 Aug 2016.