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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
+1.8%
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
$11.2B
AUM Growth
-$134M
Cap. Flow
-$132M
Cap. Flow %
-1.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.1%
Holding
1,560
New
265
Increased
457
Reduced
545
Closed
146

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$42.6M
2
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$30.9M
3
VBK icon
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
VBK
+$18.6M
4
EVH icon
Evolent Health
EVH
+$17.8M
5
AME icon
Ametek
AME
+$16.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$58.7M
2
USMV icon
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
+$30.9M
3
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$25.4M
4
PRAA icon
PRA Group
PRAA
+$24.5M
5
PGND
PRESS GANEY HOLDINGS INC COM STK (DE)
PGND
+$24M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.3%
2 Technology 15.54%
3 Financials 12.99%
4 Industrials 11.67%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SMG icon
101
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.82B
$30.1M 0.27%
315,048
-9,818
-3% -$881K
CERN
102
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$29.6M 0.26%
624,391
-1,105,482
-64% -$58.7M
LULU icon
103
lululemon athletica
LULU
$13.5B
$29.5M 0.26%
453,881
+220,011
+94% +$13.1M
ALGN icon
104
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.1B
$29.1M 0.26%
302,696
-9,761
-3% -$906K
ABT icon
105
Abbott
ABT
$183B
$28.8M 0.26%
750,585
-121,581
-14% -$4.82M
ZD icon
106
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.96B
$28.1M 0.25%
395,393
+9,895
+3% +$629K
VTV icon
107
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF
VTV
$188B
$28.1M 0.25%
302,228
+168,194
+125% +$15.1M
MCD icon
108
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
$27.8M 0.25%
228,048
+6,641
+3% +$779K
PANW icon
109
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$270B
$27M 0.24%
1,297,332
-995,196
-43% -$23.8M
MMM icon
110
3M
MMM
$90.9B
$27M 0.24%
180,872
-2,785
-2% -$402K
AKAM icon
111
Akamai
AKAM
$16.7B
$26.7M 0.24%
399,870
+1,633
+0.4% +$104K
MDT icon
112
Medtronic
MDT
$109B
$26.2M 0.23%
367,212
-19,077
-5% -$1.5M
BLK icon
113
Blackrock
BLK
$169B
$26.2M 0.23%
68,728
-1,212
-2% -$444K
VZ icon
114
Verizon
VZ
$195B
$25.1M 0.22%
470,975
+28,695
+6% +$1.43M
MMP
115
DELISTED
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
MMP
$24.9M 0.22%
328,814
-23,014
-7% -$1.61M
EFX icon
116
Equifax
EFX
$20.3B
$24.7M 0.22%
208,800
-10,281
-5% -$1.26M
KMI icon
117
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$71.7B
$24.4M 0.22%
1,178,145
+366,556
+45% +$7.75M
IRM icon
118
Iron Mountain
IRM
$36.4B
$24.2M 0.22%
744,637
-88,127
-11% -$2.93M
PFE icon
119
Pfizer
PFE
$143B
$23.8M 0.21%
772,087
+23,730
+3% +$724K
INTC icon
120
Intel
INTC
$455B
$23.8M 0.21%
655,427
+41,131
+7% +$1.47M
AON icon
121
Aon
AON
$76.5B
$23.5M 0.21%
210,736
-5,980
-3% -$666K
EXEL icon
122
Exelixis
EXEL
$13.3B
$23.4M 0.21%
1,570,374
-122,816
-7% -$1.77M
OMC icon
123
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.6B
$23.4M 0.21%
274,671
-664
-0.2% -$55.7K
EVH icon
124
Evolent Health
EVH
$348M
$22.9M 0.21%
1,548,823
+904,661
+140% +$17.8M
QCOM icon
125
Qualcomm
QCOM
$155B
$22.7M 0.2%
348,893
+5,290
+2% +$355K
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,560 positions worth $11.2B, down 1.2% from $11.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2016 filing shows 265 new, 457 increased, 545 reduced and 146 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Hilton Worldwide: 158,405 shares worth $12.9M. The largest sale was Cerner Corp, an estimated $58.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2016 buy was Hilton Worldwide: 158,405 shares worth $12.9M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2016, an estimated $42.6M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Cerner Corp, cutting an estimated $58.7M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited PRESS GANEY HOLDINGS INC COM STK (DE) in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $24M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $11.2B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 265 new positions and closed 146 in Q4 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $11.2B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.