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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
MIXT
1251
DELISTED
MIX TELEMATICS LIMITED
MIXT
$214K ﹤0.01%
16,777
+46
+0.3% +$507
CLCT
1252
DELISTED
Collectors Universe
CLCT
$214K ﹤0.01%
+7,480
New +$200K
CARB
1253
DELISTED
Carbonite Inc
CARB
$213K ﹤0.01%
+8,500
New +$197K
FHN icon
1254
First Horizon
FHN
$12.2B
$210K ﹤0.01%
10,485
-2,856
-21% -$55K
GRMN
1255
Garmin
GRMN
$56.7B
$210K ﹤0.01%
+3,525
New +$207K
SEE
1256
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$210K ﹤0.01%
+4,267
New +$196K
ARI
1257
Apollo Commercial Real Estate
ARI
$867M
$209K ﹤0.01%
11,325
– –
DOC
1258
DELISTED
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
DOC
$209K ﹤0.01%
11,615
– –
STRS icon
1259
Stratus Properties
STRS
$156M
$208K ﹤0.01%
+7,000
New +$210K
TGP
1260
DELISTED
Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
TGP
$208K ﹤0.01%
10,320
-550
-5% -$9.99K
BAB icon
1261
Invesco Taxable Municipal Bond ETF
BAB
$1.02B
$207K ﹤0.01%
+6,757
New +$206K
CASY icon
1262
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$32.2B
$207K ﹤0.01%
+1,846
New +$211K
HURN icon
1263
Huron Consulting
HURN
$2.41B
$205K ﹤0.01%
+5,065
New +$194K
IFN
1264
Aberdeen India Fund
IFN
$499M
$204K ﹤0.01%
7,808
– –
VCRA
1265
DELISTED
VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
VCRA
$203K ﹤0.01%
+6,705
New +$191K
THR
1266
DELISTED
Thermon Group Holdings
THR
$202K ﹤0.01%
+8,550
New +$187K
ZROZ icon
1267
PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon US Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund
ZROZ
$1.31B
$202K ﹤0.01%
+1,660
New +$196K
ORRF icon
1268
Orrstown Financial Services
ORRF
$840M
$201K ﹤0.01%
7,973
-9,500
-54% -$240K
WGO icon
1269
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$856M
$201K ﹤0.01%
3,619
-2,000
-36% -$100K
TSS
1270
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
$201K ﹤0.01%
+2,540
New +$185K
WR
1271
DELISTED
Westar Energy Inc
WR
$201K ﹤0.01%
+3,800
New +$205K
ZVO
1272
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
$192K ﹤0.01%
23,089
-2,000
-8% -$18.5K
ATRC icon
1273
AtriCure
ATRC
$1.92B
$190K ﹤0.01%
10,440
-32,200
-76% -$638K
B
1274
Barrick Mining
B
$61.5B
$189K ﹤0.01%
13,063
-5,750
-31% -$84.8K
DSKE
1275
DELISTED
Daseke, Inc. Common Stock
DSKE
$187K ﹤0.01%
13,105
– –
49 50
51
52 53

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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.