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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
DRRX
1301
DELISTED
DURECT Corp
DRRX
– –
-1,694
Closed -$24K
DSU icon
1302
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund
DSU
$595M
– –
-9,442
Closed -$103K
DVAX
1303
CALL
DELISTED
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
– –
-28,400
Closed -$298K
DXCM icon
1304
CALL
DexCom
DXCM
$33B
– –
-17,600
Closed -$386K
EGHT icon
1305
CALL
8x8 Inc
EGHT
$312M
– –
-21,000
Closed -$324K
EGHT icon
1306
8x8 Inc
EGHT
$312M
– –
-26,000
Closed -$401K
EPAC icon
1307
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$1.9B
– –
-10,196
Closed -$237K
ESS icon
1308
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.4B
– –
-1,303
Closed -$290K
ETW
1309
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
ETW
$1.05B
– –
-1,311,821
Closed -$14.4M
EZU icon
1310
iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF
EZU
$9.84B
– –
-15,806
Closed -$545K
KYNB
1311
Kyntra Bio
KYNB
$28.3M
– –
-472
Closed -$244K
FLOT icon
1312
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
FLOT
$10.3B
– –
-4,771
Closed -$242K
FLS icon
1313
Flowserve
FLS
$10.1B
– –
-4,584
Closed -$221K
FTNT icon
1314
Fortinet
FTNT
$123B
– –
-30,240
Closed -$223K
FXI icon
1315
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.33B
– –
-5,431
Closed -$206K
GLIN icon
1316
VanEck India Growth Leaders ETF
GLIN
$95.3M
– –
-7,560
Closed -$351K
GMED icon
1317
Globus Medical
GMED
$11B
– –
-71,035
Closed -$1.6M
IBN icon
1318
ICICI Bank
IBN
$109B
– –
-12,210
Closed -$83K
IFN
1319
Aberdeen India Fund
IFN
$506M
– –
-8,308
Closed -$207K
IQV icon
1320
IQVIA
IQV
$37.7B
– –
-5,350
Closed -$434K
JOF
1321
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund
JOF
$335M
– –
-21,001
Closed -$222K
JPC icon
1322
Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund
JPC
$2.92B
– –
-11,436
Closed -$115K
KBE icon
1323
State Street SPDR S&P Bank ETF
KBE
$1.7B
– –
-17,010
Closed -$568K
KEP icon
1324
Korea Electric Power
KEP
$15.9B
– –
-8,310
Closed -$203K
KTOS icon
1325
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$9.75B
– –
-10,000
Closed -$69K
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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.