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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
SSYS icon
1351
Stratasys
SSYS
$760M
– –
-10,357
Closed -$250K
STKL
1352
DELISTED
SunOpta
STKL
– –
-28,345
Closed -$200K
SYBT icon
1353
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.64B
– –
-9,733
Closed -$321K
TECK icon
1354
Teck Resources
TECK
$31.4B
– –
-11,236
Closed -$203K
TFI icon
1355
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Municipal Bond ETF
TFI
$3.13B
– –
-10,023
Closed -$502K
TLTE icon
1356
FlexShares Morningstar Emerging Markets Factor Tilt Index Fund
TLTE
$346M
– –
-5,000
Closed -$241K
TOTL icon
1357
State Street DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF
TOTL
$4.02B
– –
-5,504
Closed -$276K
UEC icon
1358
Uranium Energy
UEC
$5.25B
– –
-55,555
Closed -$55K
UPLD icon
1359
Upland Software
UPLD
$12.9M
– –
-1,050
Closed -$93K
USO icon
1360
United States Oil Fund
USO
$1.81B
– –
-5,712
Closed -$499K
UUP icon
1361
Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund
UUP
$424M
– –
-112,149
Closed -$2.77M
VGSH icon
1362
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF
VGSH
$29.3B
– –
-43,475
Closed -$2.66M
VIV icon
1363
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$20B
– –
-10,540
Closed -$153K
VMI icon
1364
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.73B
– –
-1,801
Closed -$242K
GAP
1365
The Gap Inc
GAP
$7.47B
– –
-17,842
Closed -$397K
AAMI
1366
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$3.27B
– –
-27,507
Closed -$383K
NTG
1367
DELISTED
Tortoise Midstream Energy Fund, Inc. Common Stock
NTG
– –
-1,973
Closed -$394K
ARGO
1368
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
– –
-24,488
Closed -$1.2M
ABB
1369
CALL
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
– –
-10,500
Closed -$236K
BNFT
1370
DELISTED
Benefitfocus, Inc.
BNFT
– –
-28,513
Closed -$1.14M
RDUS
1371
DELISTED
Radius Health, Inc.
RDUS
– –
-4,230
Closed -$229K
SREV
1372
CALL
DELISTED
ServiceSource International, Inc.
SREV
– –
-11,500
Closed -$56K
CONE
1373
DELISTED
CyrusOne Inc Common Stock
CONE
– –
-5,674
Closed -$270K
TGP
1374
DELISTED
Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
TGP
– –
-11,463
Closed -$173K
INOV
1375
DELISTED
Inovalon Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
INOV
– –
-13,225
Closed -$195K
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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.