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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
KYN icon
1326
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund
KYN
$2.41B
– –
-28,386
Closed -$586K
LYG icon
1327
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$91.3B
– –
-14,587
Closed -$42K
MIN
1328
Aberdeen Intermediate Income Fund
MIN
$275M
– –
-12,224
Closed -$55K
MITK icon
1329
CALL
Mitek Systems
MITK
$807M
– –
-16,000
Closed -$133K
MITK icon
1330
Mitek Systems
MITK
$807M
– –
-17,600
Closed -$146K
MMU
1331
Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund
MMU
$549M
– –
-11,561
Closed -$175K
NOK icon
1332
Nokia
NOK
$55.5B
– –
-23,237
Closed -$135K
NOW icon
1333
ServiceNow
NOW
$119B
– –
-13,850
Closed -$219K
NUV icon
1334
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
NUV
$1.91B
– –
-167,852
Closed -$1.78M
PAGP icon
1335
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
$5.01B
– –
-5,244
Closed -$181K
PAYC icon
1336
Paycom
PAYC
$7.92B
– –
-6,400
Closed -$321K
PIE icon
1337
Invesco Dorsey Wright Emerging Markets Momentum ETF
PIE
$244M
– –
-11,659
Closed -$190K
PLD icon
1338
Prologis
PLD
$131B
– –
-4,028
Closed -$216K
PML
1339
PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II
PML
$487M
– –
-11,255
Closed -$154K
PSLV icon
1340
Sprott Physical Silver Trust
PSLV
$12.4B
– –
-27,713
Closed -$205K
PTY icon
1341
PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund
PTY
$2.5B
– –
-11,540
Closed -$169K
PWR icon
1342
Quanta Services
PWR
$105B
– –
-17,200
Closed -$481K
RWR icon
1343
State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF
RWR
$1.97B
– –
-3,545
Closed -$345K
SAM icon
1344
Boston Beer
SAM
$1.93B
– –
-1,388
Closed -$216K
SGOL icon
1345
abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
SGOL
$6.97B
– –
-24,740
Closed -$317K
SH icon
1346
ProShares Short S&P500
SH
$901M
– –
-2,145
Closed -$327K
SKX
1347
DELISTED
Skechers
SKX
– –
-11,850
Closed -$271K
SLM icon
1348
SLM Corp
SLM
$5.22B
– –
-10,357
Closed -$77K
SO icon
1349
CALL
Southern Company
SO
$107B
– –
-5,500
Closed -$282K
ST icon
1350
Sensata Technologies
ST
$7B
– –
-14,959
Closed -$580K
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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.