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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
+0.39%
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
$10.6B
AUM Growth
-$28.4M
Cap. Flow
+$48.7M
Cap. Flow %
0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.73%
Holding
1,332
New
89
Increased
456
Reduced
508
Closed
121

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
XRAY icon
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
+$51.3M
2
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$36.9M
3
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$21.2M
4
AMT icon
American Tower
AMT
+$21.2M
5
OMC icon
Omnicom Group
OMC
+$18.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SIRO
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK
SIRO
+$57.3M
2
WEX icon
WEX
WEX
+$35.3M
3
ARG
Airgas Inc
ARG
+$29.5M
4
SBAC icon
SBA Communications
SBAC
+$19.6M
5
ESRX
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
+$19M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.96%
2 Technology 15.24%
3 Industrials 12.81%
4 Financials 11.94%
5 Consumer Discretionary 11.43%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BRK.A icon
151
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.1T
$16.9M 0.16%
79
-2
-2% -$399K
IEMG icon
152
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$152B
$16.8M 0.16%
404,355
+162,499
+67% +$6.15M
ISRG icon
153
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$134B
$16.8M 0.16%
251,136
+1,017
+0.4% +$63K
CLX icon
154
Clorox
CLX
$11.8B
$16.6M 0.16%
132,069
+27,228
+26% +$3.46M
CSCO icon
155
Cisco
CSCO
$455B
$16.4M 0.15%
577,292
+12,090
+2% +$311K
MRK icon
156
Merck
MRK
$314B
$16.4M 0.15%
324,730
-23,630
-7% -$1.16M
PXD
157
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$16.3M 0.15%
115,991
+36,197
+45% +$4.49M
DG icon
158
Dollar General
DG
$28B
$16.2M 0.15%
189,184
+123,927
+190% +$9.38M
ZOES
159
DELISTED
Zoe's Kitchen, Inc.
ZOES
$15.8M 0.15%
404,486
-3,356
-0.8% -$106K
MMI icon
160
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.16B
$15.7M 0.15%
618,848
-12,120
-2% -$284K
RMD icon
161
ResMed
RMD
$31.1B
$15.2M 0.14%
263,358
+1,553
+0.6% +$87.9K
EPD icon
162
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$81.4B
$15M 0.14%
611,033
+83,749
+16% +$1.95M
DD icon
163
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.7B
$15M 0.14%
116,718
+5,983
+5% +$717K
ORCL icon
164
Oracle
ORCL
$403B
$15M 0.14%
366,588
+5,496
+2% +$203K
SDY icon
165
State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
SDY
$23.5B
$14.8M 0.14%
185,138
-8,071
-4% -$598K
INTC icon
166
Intel
INTC
$457B
$14.8M 0.14%
456,548
-3,271
-0.7% -$100K
NVO
167
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$206B
$14.6M 0.14%
537,424
-4,802
-0.9% -$129K
KMB icon
168
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.4B
$14.3M 0.14%
106,625
-6,375
-6% -$829K
MO icon
169
Altria Group
MO
$114B
$14.3M 0.13%
228,176
+6,305
+3% +$381K
NXTM
170
DELISTED
NxStage Medical Inc.
NXTM
$13.9M 0.13%
928,080
+80,205
+9% +$1.34M
CTAS icon
171
Cintas
CTAS
$81.8B
$13.7M 0.13%
609,344
-9,780
-2% -$210K
TJX icon
172
TJX Companies
TJX
$172B
$13.4M 0.13%
341,370
-21,018
-6% -$763K
BIDU icon
173
Baidu
BIDU
$38.5B
$13.2M 0.12%
69,151
-21,029
-23% -$3.58M
ILMN icon
174
Illumina
ILMN
$30.5B
$13.1M 0.12%
83,060
+4,295
+5% +$657K
HON icon
175
Honeywell
HON
$77.5B
$12.9M 0.12%
128,473
+64,265
+100% +$6.02M
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William Blair & Company's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,332 positions worth $10.6B, down 0.27% from $10.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q1 2016 filing shows 89 new, 456 increased, 508 reduced and 121 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Willis Towers Watson: 37,173 shares worth $4.41M. The largest sale was SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK, an estimated $57.3M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q1 2016 buy was Willis Towers Watson: 37,173 shares worth $4.41M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Dentsply Sirona in Q1 2016, an estimated $51.3M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was WEX, cutting an estimated $35.3M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $57.3M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $10.6B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 89 new positions and closed 121 in Q1 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 0.27% quarter-over-quarter to $10.6B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 16 May 2016.