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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
BA icon
126
Boeing
BA
$177B
$22.5M 0.2%
144,778
-4,009
-3% -$585K
NXTM
127
DELISTED
NxStage Medical Inc.
NXTM
$21.8M 0.19%
831,476
-26,385
-3% -$653K
SDY icon
128
State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
SDY
$23.7B
$21.5M 0.19%
251,152
+49,733
+25% +$4.18M
VEA icon
129
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$229B
$21.4M 0.19%
587,015
+136,998
+30% +$5M
AGN
130
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$21.4M 0.19%
101,984
-122,438
-55% -$25.4M
EPD icon
131
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$81.7B
$21.4M 0.19%
791,952
-21,884
-3% -$570K
WM icon
132
Waste Management
WM
$90.7B
$21M 0.19%
296,848
-65,145
-18% -$4.36M
NKE icon
133
Nike
NKE
$63.5B
$20.9M 0.19%
411,216
-261,194
-39% -$13.4M
PXD
134
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$20.9M 0.19%
116,016
+2,559
+2% +$469K
G icon
135
Genpact
G
$6.14B
$20.8M 0.19%
856,402
+118,270
+16% +$2.82M
CSCO icon
136
Cisco
CSCO
$452B
$20.7M 0.19%
684,809
+21,007
+3% +$640K
WMT icon
137
Walmart Inc
WMT
$888B
$20.6M 0.18%
894,090
+1,104
+0.1% +$25.8K
SJM icon
138
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12.9B
$20.5M 0.18%
159,799
-8,047
-5% -$1.04M
CMCSA icon
139
Comcast
CMCSA
$88.2B
$20.3M 0.18%
587,456
+24,404
+4% +$815K
LKQ icon
140
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$5.95B
$20.1M 0.18%
656,879
+17,542
+3% +$572K
TIP icon
141
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
$20M 0.18%
177,062
-5,575
-3% -$637K
CTAS icon
142
Cintas
CTAS
$82.7B
$19.8M 0.18%
685,724
+108,216
+19% +$3.04M
BRK.A icon
143
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.12T
$19.8M 0.18%
81
-1
-1% -$231K
IEMG icon
144
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$150B
$19.4M 0.17%
457,768
+21,787
+5% +$955K
VBK icon
145
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
VBK
$23.2B
$19.4M 0.17%
145,381
+142,134
+4,377% +$18.6M
MD icon
146
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$2.23B
$19.2M 0.17%
288,560
-195,974
-40% -$12.7M
TMO icon
147
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$217B
$19.2M 0.17%
135,845
-1,428
-1% -$211K
VNQ icon
148
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$39.4B
$19.2M 0.17%
232,060
-42,503
-15% -$3.46M
MRK icon
149
Merck
MRK
$319B
$19.1M 0.17%
339,755
+2,662
+0.8% +$156K
PM icon
150
Philip Morris
PM
$294B
$18.9M 0.17%
206,169
-6,179
-3% -$573K
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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.