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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
+4.57%
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
+$17.7M
Cap. Flow
-$449M
Cap. Flow %
-3.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.64%
Holding
1,772
New
130
Increased
581
Reduced
525
Closed
417

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
WSO icon
Watsco Inc
WSO
+$36.3M
2
BL icon
BlackLine
BL
+$21.8M
3
EVH icon
Evolent Health
EVH
+$19.6M
4
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$17.2M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$16.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$115M
2
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$66M
3
COST icon
Costco
COST
+$33M
4
XRAY icon
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
+$30.5M
5
PRAA icon
PRA Group
PRAA
+$24.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.86%
2 Technology 17.6%
3 Financials 14.62%
4 Industrials 10.54%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.84%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NCZ
1301
Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II
NCZ
$294M
$109K ﹤0.01%
+4,375
New +$110K
DBRG icon
1302
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$2.93B
$108K ﹤0.01%
+2,144
New +$117K
JPM.WS
1303
DELISTED
JPMorgan Chase
JPM.WS
$108K ﹤0.01%
+2,000
New +$102K
OPK icon
1304
Opko Health
OPK
$985M
$106K ﹤0.01%
15,440
-1,631
-10% -$10.3K
WFC.WS
1305
DELISTED
Wells Fargo & Company Ws
WFC.WS
$105K ﹤0.01%
+4,893
New +$96.4K
TCF
1306
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$104K ﹤0.01%
+6,100
New +$96.2K
NGD
1307
DELISTED
New Gold Inc
NGD
$96K ﹤0.01%
25,885
+15,885
+159% +$54.9K
ENDP
1308
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
$93K ﹤0.01%
10,800
-500
-4% -$4.82K
TCS
1309
DELISTED
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
TCS
$92K ﹤0.01%
1,455
+40
+3% +$2.83K
HSBC.PRA
1310
DELISTED
HSBC Holdings PLC, Inc. ADS(1/40 shr. 6.2% Non-Cum. Dlr. Pref. Shrs., Ser.A)
HSBC.PRA
$90K ﹤0.01%
+3,400
New +$89.6K
PSEC icon
1311
Prospect Capital
PSEC
$1.07B
$87K ﹤0.01%
13,000
-1,000
-7% -$7.5K
MIN
1312
Aberdeen Intermediate Income Fund
MIN
$274M
$86K ﹤0.01%
+20,155
New +$86.7K
SABA
1313
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II
SABA
$220M
$86K ﹤0.01%
+6,353
New +$85K
YOGA
1314
DELISTED
YogaWorks, Inc. Common Stock
YOGA
$80K ﹤0.01%
+28,855
New +$112K
HIO
1315
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund
HIO
$336M
$77K ﹤0.01%
14,980
– –
NERV icon
1316
Minerva Neurosciences
NERV
$185M
$76K ﹤0.01%
1,250
– –
NE
1317
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
$74K ﹤0.01%
16,057
+205
+1% +$770
SRRA
1318
DELISTED
Sierra Oncology, Inc. Common Stock
SRRA
$71K ﹤0.01%
1,149
– –
NM
1319
DELISTED
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.
NM
$70K ﹤0.01%
4,200
– –
ZIONZ
1320
DELISTED
Zions Bancorporation N.A. Warrants
ZIONZ
$70K ﹤0.01%
+6,000
New +$62.1K
TCF.WS
1321
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF.WS
$70K ﹤0.01%
38,800
– –
BAC.WS.A
1322
DELISTED
Bank Of America Corporation Ws A
BAC.WS.A
$69K ﹤0.01%
+5,200
New +$62.4K
AKS
1323
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp
AKS
$67K ﹤0.01%
11,925
– –
AWRE icon
1324
Aware
AWRE
$26M
$65K ﹤0.01%
14,000
– –
GE icon
1325
CALL
GE Aerospace
GE
$374B
$65K ﹤0.01%
563
+167
+42% +$20.2K
51 52
53
54 55

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William Blair & Company's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, William Blair & Company held 1,772 positions worth $13.3B, up 0.13% from $13.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $449M in Q3 2017, closing 417 positions and reducing 525 holdings. Its most notable exit was Dave & Buster's, an estimated $20.3M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in Quantenna Communications, Inc. Common Stock worth $9.07M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2017 buy was Quantenna Communications, Inc. Common Stock: 539,590 shares worth $9.07M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Watsco Inc in Q3 2017, an estimated $36.3M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $115M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Dave & Buster's in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $20.3M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $13.3B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • William Blair & Company opened 130 new positions and closed 417 in Q3 2017.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 0.13% quarter-over-quarter to $13.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 13 Nov 2017.