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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
+4.87%
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
+$909M
Cap. Flow
+$365M
Cap. Flow %
2.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.02%
Holding
1,758
New
284
Increased
677
Reduced
459
Closed
116

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$28.4M
2
WAB icon
Wabtec
WAB
+$24.8M
3
KRNT icon
Kornit Digital
KRNT
+$21.3M
4
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$18.2M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$18.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.81%
2 Technology 16.26%
3 Financials 13.98%
4 Industrials 10.73%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.39%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
VAL
1601
DELISTED
Valspar
VAL
-4,100
Closed -$456K
ZLTQ
1602
DELISTED
ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc.
ZLTQ
-3,767
Closed -$209K
CHMT
1603
DELISTED
Chemtura Corporation
CHMT
-67,400
Closed -$2.23M
JOY
1604
DELISTED
Joy Global Inc
JOY
-12,385
Closed -$349K
CEB
1605
DELISTED
CEB Inc.
CEB
-25,931
Closed -$2.03M
DVR
1606
DELISTED
CAL DIVE INTERNATIONAL INC COM
DVR
$0 ﹤0.01%
38,000
VLNC
1607
DELISTED
VALENCE TECHNOLOGY INC
VLNC
$0 ﹤0.01%
36,000
ABPI
1608
DELISTED
Accentia Biopharmaceuticals
ABPI
$0 ﹤0.01%
17,500
SUPR
1609
DELISTED
SUPERIOR BANCORP COM STK NEW
SUPR
-10,000
Closed -$101K
NORD
1610
DELISTED
Nord Anglia Education, Inc.
NORD
-747,582
Closed -$17.5M
AES.PRC.CL
1611
DELISTED
AES Corporation Class C Preferred
AES.PRC.CL
-14,050
Closed -$713K
KMI.WS
1612
DELISTED
Kinder Morgan Inc
KMI.WS
-95,277
Closed
AIRM
1613
CALL
DELISTED
Air Methods Corp
AIRM
-19,800
Closed -$851K
AIRM
1614
DELISTED
Air Methods Corp
AIRM
-37,330
Closed -$1.42M
WWAV
1615
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
-5,466
Closed -$305K
BCS.PRA.CL
1616
DELISTED
Barclays Bank Plc Series 3
BCS.PRA.CL
-9,500
Closed -$237K
ETP
1617
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners L.p.
ETP
-190,654
Closed -$7.15M

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William Blair & Company's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, William Blair & Company held 1,758 positions worth $13.3B, up 7.3% from $12.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2017 filing shows 284 new, 677 increased, 459 reduced and 116 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Bob Evans Farms, Inc.: 219,278 shares worth $15.8M. The largest sale was Mobileye N.V., an estimated $60.9M.

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

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2017 buy was Bob Evans Farms, Inc.: 219,278 shares worth $15.8M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q2 2017, an estimated $28.4M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Mobileye N.V., cutting an estimated $60.9M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Nord Anglia Education, Inc. in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $17.5M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $13.3B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • William Blair & Company opened 284 new positions and closed 116 in Q2 2017.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $13.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 4 Aug 2017.