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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
BP icon
1376
CALL
BP
BP
$116B
– –
-34,403
Closed -$1.06M
BRK.B icon
1377
CALL
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.1T
– –
-700
Closed -$119K
BWXT icon
1378
CALL
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.5B
– –
-100
Closed -$5K
BX icon
1379
CALL
Blackstone
BX
$102B
– –
-8,600
Closed -$287K
CAC icon
1380
Camden National
CAC
$978M
– –
-10,600
Closed -$455K
CBRL icon
1381
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.26B
– –
-1,200
Closed -$201K
CCI icon
1382
Crown Castle
CCI
$33.3B
– –
-14,727
Closed -$1.48M
CCOI icon
1383
CALL
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$676M
– –
-100
Closed -$4K
CECO icon
1384
CALL
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$3.85B
– –
-500
Closed -$5K
CHTR icon
1385
Charter Communications
CHTR
$17.3B
– –
-1,286
Closed -$433K
CIM
1386
Chimera Investment
CIM
$1.04B
– –
-4,250
Closed -$238K
CL icon
1387
CALL
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.1B
– –
-900
Closed -$67K
CLX icon
1388
CALL
Clorox
CLX
$11.6B
– –
-200
Closed -$27K
CME icon
1389
CALL
CME Group
CME
$96.3B
– –
-1,400
Closed -$175K
CMG icon
1390
CALL
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$47.2B
– –
-40,000
Closed -$333K
CMI icon
1391
CALL
Cummins
CMI
$87.5B
– –
-100
Closed -$16K
CODI icon
1392
CALL
Compass Diversified
CODI
$758M
– –
-2,000
Closed -$35K
COF icon
1393
CALL
Capital One
COF
$128B
– –
-14,700
Closed -$1.22M
COP icon
1394
CALL
ConocoPhillips
COP
$147B
– –
-500
Closed -$22K
COR icon
1395
Cencora
COR
$60.6B
– –
-3,679
Closed -$348K
CSCO icon
1396
CALL
Cisco
CSCO
$457B
– –
-2,100
Closed -$66K
CVS icon
1397
CALL
CVS Health
CVS
$133B
– –
-100
Closed -$8K
CVX icon
1398
CALL
Chevron
CVX
$392B
– –
-500
Closed -$52K
DE icon
1399
CALL
Deere & Co
DE
$160B
– –
-2,900
Closed -$358K
DIS icon
1400
CALL
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
– –
-2,400
Closed -$255K
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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.