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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
+4.87%
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
$13.3B
AUM Growth
+$909M
Cap. Flow
+$365M
Cap. Flow %
2.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.02%
Holding
1,758
New
284
Increased
677
Reduced
459
Closed
116

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$28.4M
2
WAB icon
Wabtec
WAB
+$24.8M
3
KRNT icon
Kornit Digital
KRNT
+$21.3M
4
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$18.2M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$18.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$60.9M
2
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$25.7M
3
GWW icon
W.W. Grainger
GWW
+$21.5M
4
NORD
Nord Anglia Education, Inc.
NORD
+$17.5M
5
PLAY icon
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
+$17.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.81%
2 Technology 16.26%
3 Financials 13.98%
4 Industrials 10.73%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.39%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CWI icon
1276
State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF
CWI
$2.79B
$215K ﹤0.01%
+9,060
New +$213K
ECON icon
1277
Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF
ECON
$325M
$215K ﹤0.01%
+8,230
New +$215K
MRO
1278
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$215K ﹤0.01%
18,126
+234
+1% +$3.27K
GOLD
1279
DELISTED
Randgold Resources Ltd
GOLD
$215K ﹤0.01%
2,429
-100
-4% -$9.15K
NOV icon
1280
NOV
NOV
$6.93B
$214K ﹤0.01%
6,504
-2,550
-28% -$88K
VZ icon
1281
CALL
Verizon
VZ
$193B
$214K ﹤0.01%
4,800
+500
+12% +$23.3K
AMRB
1282
DELISTED
American River Bankshares
AMRB
$214K ﹤0.01%
14,776
– –
LMAT icon
1283
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$2.34B
$213K ﹤0.01%
6,807
-5,170
-43% -$149K
NTES icon
1284
NetEase
NTES
$84.4B
$213K ﹤0.01%
3,535
-380
-10% -$21.8K
JPM.PRF.CL
1285
DELISTED
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Called
JPM.PRF.CL
$212K ﹤0.01%
7,880
– –
AVNS
1286
DELISTED
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$211K ﹤0.01%
5,363
-4
-0.1% -$151
RPV icon
1287
Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF
RPV
$1.65B
$211K ﹤0.01%
3,550
-900
-20% -$52.9K
CTLT
1288
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$211K ﹤0.01%
+6,005
New +$197K
ARI
1289
Apollo Commercial Real Estate
ARI
$851M
$210K ﹤0.01%
+11,325
New +$212K
FNV icon
1290
Franco-Nevada
FNV
$42.7B
$210K ﹤0.01%
+2,915
New +$206K
PFG icon
1291
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$24.5B
$210K ﹤0.01%
3,275
– –
SEE
1292
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$209K ﹤0.01%
4,667
-365
-7% -$16.1K
SPWR
1293
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
$209K ﹤0.01%
34,141
-10,483
-23% -$51.5K
AMAT icon
1294
PUT
Applied Materials
AMAT
$398B
$207K ﹤0.01%
5,000
– –
NTAP icon
1295
NetApp
NTAP
$34.1B
$207K ﹤0.01%
5,170
– –
STRS icon
1296
Stratus Properties
STRS
$155M
$206K ﹤0.01%
7,000
– –
ECCA.CL
1297
DELISTED
Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. Series A Term Preferred Stock due 2022 Called for Redemption
ECCA.CL
$206K ﹤0.01%
+8,000
New +$207K
RDUS
1298
DELISTED
Radius Health, Inc.
RDUS
$205K ﹤0.01%
+4,543
New +$174K
ECCZ.CL
1299
DELISTED
Eagle Point Credit Company Inc.
ECCZ.CL
$205K ﹤0.01%
+8,000
New +$206K
FLS icon
1300
Flowserve
FLS
$9.63B
$204K ﹤0.01%
+4,392
New +$212K
50 51
52
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, William Blair & Company held 1,758 positions worth $13.3B, up 7.3% from $12.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2017 filing shows 284 new, 677 increased, 459 reduced and 116 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Bob Evans Farms, Inc.: 219,278 shares worth $15.8M. The largest sale was Mobileye N.V., an estimated $60.9M.

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

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2017 buy was Bob Evans Farms, Inc.: 219,278 shares worth $15.8M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q2 2017, an estimated $28.4M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Mobileye N.V., cutting an estimated $60.9M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Nord Anglia Education, Inc. in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $17.5M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $13.3B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • William Blair & Company opened 284 new positions and closed 116 in Q2 2017.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $13.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 4 Aug 2017.