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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
PCTY icon
126
Paylocity
PCTY
$7.32B
$25.7M 0.19%
526,910
-18,529
-3% -$860K
RP
127
DELISTED
RealPage, Inc.
RP
$25.4M 0.19%
635,916
+39,185
+7% +$1.56M
NVDA icon
128
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.72T
$25.4M 0.19%
5,676,320
-149,520
-3% -$622K
T icon
129
AT&T
T
$159B
$25.3M 0.19%
854,254
+75,065
+10% +$2.13M
WMT icon
130
Walmart Inc
WMT
$884B
$24.8M 0.19%
953,748
+11,991
+1% +$315K
PM icon
131
Philip Morris
PM
$299B
$24.8M 0.19%
223,473
+9,474
+4% +$1.1M
CMCSA icon
132
Comcast
CMCSA
$84B
$24.6M 0.18%
640,529
-61,055
-9% -$2.41M
MAR icon
133
Marriott International
MAR
$99B
$24.2M 0.18%
219,719
+4,211
+2% +$434K
MMP
134
DELISTED
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
MMP
$23.9M 0.18%
335,740
-3,884
-1% -$268K
SMG icon
135
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.97B
$23.5M 0.18%
241,659
+5,812
+2% +$551K
TMO icon
136
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$214B
$23.1M 0.17%
121,983
+604
+0.5% +$109K
VZ icon
137
Verizon
VZ
$193B
$23.1M 0.17%
465,874
+4,892
+1% +$230K
DIS icon
138
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$22.6M 0.17%
229,463
-127,340
-36% -$13.1M
WMGI
139
DELISTED
Wright Medical Group Inc
WMGI
$22.6M 0.17%
872,351
+6,763
+0.8% +$186K
EPD icon
140
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$82.5B
$21.8M 0.16%
837,950
-2,668
-0.3% -$70.5K
TIP icon
141
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
$21.8M 0.16%
192,047
-5,535
-3% -$630K
CAT icon
142
Caterpillar
CAT
$373B
$21.6M 0.16%
173,104
+76,278
+79% +$8.78M
AXDX
143
DELISTED
Accelerate Diagnostics
AXDX
$21.3M 0.16%
94,729
+15,981
+20% +$3.93M
BRK.A icon
144
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.1T
$21.2M 0.16%
77
-2
-3% -$531K
CVS icon
145
CVS Health
CVS
$134B
$21M 0.16%
258,724
+2,833
+1% +$224K
MDT icon
146
Medtronic
MDT
$110B
$20.8M 0.16%
267,878
-78,325
-23% -$6.5M
INTC icon
147
Intel
INTC
$460B
$20.8M 0.16%
546,000
-26,980
-5% -$959K
IWM icon
148
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$80.2B
$20.7M 0.16%
139,519
+5,880
+4% +$827K
COO icon
149
Cooper Companies
COO
$14.2B
$20.7M 0.16%
348,752
+98,100
+39% +$6M
PXD
150
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$20.2M 0.15%
136,580
-66
-0% -$9.49K
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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.