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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
+7.4%
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
$14.7B
AUM Growth
+$1.4B
Cap. Flow
+$534M
Cap. Flow %
3.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
19%
Holding
1,488
New
131
Increased
528
Reduced
556
Closed
127

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$138M
2
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$63.1M
3
DVAX
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
+$39.8M
4
VEU icon
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
+$27.3M
5
VEEV icon
Veeva Systems
VEEV
+$16.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
ZD icon
Ziff Davis
ZD
+$22.1M
2
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$19.1M
3
EFX icon
Equifax
EFX
+$17.7M
4
NUVA
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
+$17.1M
5
WBA
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
+$13.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 17.74%
2 Technology 17.58%
3 Financials 14.76%
4 Industrials 10.83%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.09%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CMA
1376
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
– –
-52,660
Closed -$4.02M
CODI icon
1377
Compass Diversified
CODI
$758M
– –
-10,581
Closed -$188K
CRSP icon
1378
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$4.73B
– –
-15,500
Closed -$277K
CUK
1379
DELISTED
Carnival PLC
CUK
– –
-29
Closed -$2K
CVEO icon
1380
Civeo
CVEO
$345M
– –
-3,977
Closed -$136K
CYBR
1381
DELISTED
CyberArk
CYBR
– –
-7,805
Closed -$320K
DBRG icon
1382
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$2.93B
– –
-2,144
Closed -$108K
DHY
1383
Credit Suisse High Yield Credit Fund
DHY
$242M
– –
-56,000
Closed -$161K
DNP icon
1384
DNP Select Income Fund
DNP
$4.05B
– –
-36,245
Closed -$416K
DSL
1385
DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund
DSL
$1.22B
– –
-11,900
Closed -$253K
ECC
1386
Eagle Point Credit Company
ECC
$512M
– –
-19,800
Closed -$410K
EHC icon
1387
Encompass Health
EHC
$11B
– –
-85,225
Closed -$3.14M
EMD
1388
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund
EMD
$609M
– –
-12,089
Closed -$190K
ETW
1389
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
ETW
$1.03B
– –
-11,600
Closed -$137K
EVV
1390
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund
EVV
$1.06B
– –
-50,742
Closed -$712K
FLGT icon
1391
Fulgent Genetics
FLGT
$470M
– –
-25,328
Closed -$121K
FPF
1392
First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
FPF
$1.07B
– –
-13,560
Closed -$335K
GDV icon
1393
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
GDV
$2.6B
– –
-18,735
Closed -$419K
GGZ
1394
Gabelli Global Small and Mid-Cap Value Trust
GGZ
$123M
– –
-182
Closed -$2K
GLRE icon
1395
Greenlight Captial
GLRE
$552M
– –
-9,305
Closed -$201K
HIO
1396
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund
HIO
$336M
– –
-14,980
Closed -$77K
HIX
1397
Western Asset High Income Fund II
HIX
$349M
– –
-17,500
Closed -$126K
HLF icon
1398
Herbalife
HLF
$1.29B
– –
-9,194
Closed -$312K
HQH
1399
abrdn Healthcare Investors
HQH
$1.25B
– –
-64,772
Closed -$1.63M
HQL
1400
abrdn Life Sciences Investors
HQL
$581M
– –
-55,987
Closed -$1.2M
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, William Blair & Company held 1,488 positions worth $14.7B, up 10% from $13.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company deployed $534M of net new capital in Q4 2017, opening 131 new positions and adding to 528 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Dynavax Technologies: 1,980,526 shares worth $37M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Ziff Davis, an estimated $22.1M trimmed.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2017 buy was Dynavax Technologies: 1,980,526 shares worth $37M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Alphabet (Google) Class C in Q4 2017, an estimated $138M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Ziff Davis, cutting an estimated $22.1M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Bob Evans Farms, Inc. in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $12.5M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $14.7B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • William Blair & Company opened 131 new positions and closed 127 in Q4 2017.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $14.7B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.