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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
DOC icon
1401
CALL
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$15.1B
– –
-1,000
Closed -$32K
DVAX
1402
CALL
DELISTED
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
– –
-4,400
Closed -$42K
DVAX
1403
DELISTED
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
– –
-1,837,875
Closed -$17.7M
DXCM icon
1404
CALL
DexCom
DXCM
$31.5B
– –
-18,000
Closed -$329K
ECON icon
1405
Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF
ECON
$328M
– –
-8,230
Closed -$215K
EMLC icon
1406
VanEck JP Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF
EMLC
$4.79B
– –
-5,149
Closed -$195K
EMR icon
1407
CALL
Emerson Electric
EMR
$83.9B
– –
-2,100
Closed -$125K
ENVA icon
1408
Enova International
ENVA
$6.33B
– –
-18,357
Closed -$273K
EPAM icon
1409
CALL
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$5.51B
– –
-100
Closed -$8K
ES icon
1410
Eversource Energy
ES
$26.9B
– –
-71,150
Closed -$4.32M
ETSY icon
1411
Etsy
ETSY
$7.75B
– –
-95,550
Closed -$1.43M
EWJ icon
1412
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$21.9B
– –
-28,077
Closed -$1.51M
EXAS
1413
CALL
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
– –
-1,000
Closed -$35K
EXC icon
1414
CALL
Exelon
EXC
$47.2B
– –
-67,857
Closed -$1.75M
FDD icon
1415
First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Income Fund
FDD
$891M
– –
-113,105
Closed -$1.48M
FLS icon
1416
Flowserve
FLS
$9.71B
– –
-4,392
Closed -$204K
FOR icon
1417
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.44B
– –
-34,200
Closed -$587K
FTNT icon
1418
CALL
Fortinet
FTNT
$119B
– –
-1,500
Closed -$11K
GILD icon
1419
CALL
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$162B
– –
-2,200
Closed -$156K
GLD icon
1420
CALL
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$131B
– –
-200
Closed -$24K
GNW icon
1421
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.76B
– –
-10,500
Closed -$40K
GOOGL icon
1422
CALL
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.36T
– –
-6,000
Closed -$279K
HGV icon
1423
Hilton Grand Vacations
HGV
$3.59B
– –
-49,544
Closed -$1.79M
HLT icon
1424
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$72.1B
– –
-233,431
Closed -$14.4M
HOG icon
1425
CALL
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.58B
– –
-200
Closed -$11K
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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.