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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
THS
1501
CALL
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
– –
-600
Closed -$49K
THW
1502
abrdn World Healthcare Fund
THW
$536M
– –
-36,300
Closed -$548K
TJX icon
1503
CALL
TJX Companies
TJX
$174B
– –
-1,000
Closed -$36K
TOVX icon
1504
Theriva Biologics
TOVX
$9.64M
– –
-183
Closed -$906K
TPR icon
1505
Tapestry
TPR
$30.8B
– –
-7,556
Closed -$358K
TSLA icon
1506
PUT
Tesla
TSLA
$1.23T
– –
-7,500
Closed -$181K
TSN icon
1507
CALL
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.4B
– –
-700
Closed -$44K
TURN
1508
DELISTED
180 Degree Capital
TURN
– –
-3,333
Closed -$16K
TXT icon
1509
Textron
TXT
$14.7B
– –
-4,930
Closed -$232K
ULTA icon
1510
CALL
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$22B
– –
-100
Closed -$29K
UNIT
1511
Uniti Group
UNIT
$2.36B
– –
-21,718
Closed -$546K
UNP icon
1512
CALL
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
– –
-200
Closed -$22K
V icon
1513
CALL
Visa
V
$684B
– –
-100
Closed -$9K
VEEV icon
1514
CALL
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$33.1B
– –
-400
Closed -$25K
VNCE icon
1515
Vince Holding Corp
VNCE
$81.3M
– –
-1,580
Closed -$7K
VOD icon
1516
CALL
Vodafone
VOD
$36.3B
– –
-14,300
Closed -$411K
VTHR icon
1517
Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF
VTHR
$4.67B
– –
-8,300
Closed -$925K
VZ icon
1518
CALL
Verizon
VZ
$195B
– –
-4,800
Closed -$214K
WBA
1519
CALL
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
– –
-2,000
Closed -$157K
WFC icon
1520
CALL
Wells Fargo
WFC
$261B
– –
-2,800
Closed -$155K
WGO icon
1521
CALL
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$856M
– –
-2,000
Closed -$70K
WMT icon
1522
CALL
Walmart Inc
WMT
$885B
– –
-300
Closed -$8K
WPM icon
1523
CALL
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$49.5B
– –
-4,000
Closed -$80K
WU icon
1524
CALL
Western Union
WU
$1.98B
– –
-1,200
Closed -$23K
XBI icon
1525
State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF
XBI
$9.95B
– –
-2,936
Closed -$227K
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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.