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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
+5.64%
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
$11.3B
AUM Growth
+$589M
Cap. Flow
+$20.5M
Cap. Flow %
0.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.02%
Holding
1,387
New
148
Increased
486
Reduced
533
Closed
92

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FTV icon
Fortive
FTV
+$47.4M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$38.9M
3
NVRO
NEVRO CORP.
NVRO
+$24.1M
4
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$21.5M
5
WM icon
Waste Management
WM
+$21.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$45.3M
2
MDVN
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
+$33.2M
3
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$28.3M
4
FLTX
Fleetmatics Group PLC
FLTX
+$25.2M
5
HCSG icon
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
+$24.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.99%
2 Technology 15.43%
3 Financials 11.87%
4 Industrials 11.27%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
JPM.PRF.CL
1276
DELISTED
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Called
JPM.PRF.CL
– –
-7,880
Closed -$211K
VIAB
1277
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
– –
-6,515
Closed -$270K
YMLI
1278
DELISTED
VanEck Vectors High Income Infrastructure MLP ETF
YMLI
– –
-14,375
Closed -$210K
SNI
1279
DELISTED
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc Common Class A
SNI
– –
-3,368
Closed -$210K
BRCD
1280
DELISTED
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
– –
-14,800
Closed -$136K
PVTB
1281
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
– –
-5,885
Closed -$259K
PVTBP
1282
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp, Inc. Capital Trust IV Trust Preferred
PVTBP
– –
-11,484
Closed -$296K
HW
1283
DELISTED
Headwaters Inc
HW
– –
-15,174
Closed -$272K
GK
1284
DELISTED
G&K Services Inc
GK
– –
-3,731
Closed -$286K
HCACW
1285
DELISTED
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. II
HCACW
– –
-100,000
Closed -$62K
N
1286
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
– –
-4,119
Closed -$300K
TBRA
1287
DELISTED
Tobira Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
TBRA
– –
-20,115
Closed -$253K
EMC
1288
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
– –
-30,272
Closed -$822K
SQNM
1289
DELISTED
SEQUENOM INC NEW
SQNM
– –
-50,000
Closed -$46K
FMER
1290
DELISTED
FIRSTMERIT CORP
FMER
– –
-42,922
Closed -$870K
LPSB
1291
DELISTED
LAPORTE BANCORP INC MD COM STK
LPSB
– –
-14,000
Closed -$229K
LDRH
1292
DELISTED
LDR HOLDINGS CORP COM STK
LDRH
– –
-8,063
Closed -$298K
IHS
1293
DELISTED
IHS INC CL-A COM STK
IHS
– –
-54,002
Closed -$6.24M
TWER
1294
DELISTED
Towerstream Corporation Common Stock
TWER
– –
-500
Closed -$2K
BBEP
1295
DELISTED
BREITBURN ENERGY PARTNERS LP COM UNITS RPTNG LTD PRTNRSHIP
BBEP
– –
-10,590
Closed -$1K
DVR
1296
DELISTED
CAL DIVE INTERNATIONAL INC COM
DVR
$0 ﹤0.01%
52,700
-2,000
-4% –
VLNC
1297
DELISTED
VALENCE TECHNOLOGY INC
VLNC
– –
-36,000
Closed –
AZ
1298
DELISTED
Allianz Se Sponsored Adr Repstg 1/10 Ord Sh
AZ
– –
-10,000
Closed -$144K
TYC
1299
DELISTED
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
– –
-11,640
Closed -$519K
ABPI
1300
DELISTED
Accentia Biopharmaceuticals
ABPI
$0 ﹤0.01%
17,500
– –
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William Blair & Company's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,387 positions worth $11.3B, up 5.5% from $10.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q3 2016 filing shows 148 new, 486 increased, 533 reduced and 92 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Fortive: 1,476,720 shares worth $47.4M. The largest sale was Gilead Sciences, an estimated $45.3M.

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

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2016 buy was Fortive: 1,476,720 shares worth $47.4M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Allergan plc in Q3 2016, an estimated $38.9M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Gilead Sciences, cutting an estimated $45.3M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited IHS INC CL-A COM STK in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $6.24M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $11.3B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 148 new positions and closed 92 in Q3 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5.5% quarter-over-quarter to $11.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.