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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
ISRG icon
151
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$127B
$18.8M 0.17%
266,544
+14,346
+6% +$1.05M
T icon
152
AT&T
T
$159B
$18.6M 0.17%
580,021
-52,828
-8% -$1.56M
COL
153
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$18.4M 0.16%
198,534
-76,335
-28% -$6.73M
CHD icon
154
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.4B
$17.9M 0.16%
403,950
-9,028
-2% -$411K
VWO icon
155
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$121B
$17.7M 0.16%
495,527
+23,910
+5% +$876K
NUVA
156
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
$17.7M 0.16%
262,758
+2,486
+1% +$160K
WMGI
157
DELISTED
Wright Medical Group Inc
WMGI
$17.4M 0.16%
759,351
-24,778
-3% -$576K
CVS icon
158
CVS Health
CVS
$133B
$17.4M 0.16%
220,269
-48,197
-18% -$3.9M
MORN icon
159
Morningstar
MORN
$7.22B
$17.3M 0.15%
235,442
-15,123
-6% -$1.11M
IWM icon
160
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$79.8B
$17.3M 0.15%
128,224
+16,630
+15% +$2.13M
LLY icon
161
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.02T
$17.1M 0.15%
231,859
+5,280
+2% +$393K
RBA icon
162
RB Global
RBA
$20.4B
$16.5M 0.15%
485,518
+450,163
+1,273% +$16.4M
NORD
163
DELISTED
Nord Anglia Education, Inc.
NORD
$16.3M 0.15%
701,423
-61,293
-8% -$1.39M
ZBRA icon
164
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$14B
$16.3M 0.15%
190,294
-39,416
-17% -$2.92M
AMGN icon
165
Amgen
AMGN
$208B
$15.6M 0.14%
106,748
-61,286
-36% -$9.22M
AMJ
166
DELISTED
JP Morgan Alerian MLP Index ETN 5/24/24
AMJ
$15.5M 0.14%
491,732
+201,319
+69% +$6.15M
IVZ icon
167
Invesco
IVZ
$13.1B
$15.3M 0.14%
505,816
-4,602
-0.9% -$142K
RMD icon
168
ResMed
RMD
$30.6B
$15.2M 0.14%
245,410
-18,504
-7% -$1.13M
CLX icon
169
Clorox
CLX
$11.6B
$15.1M 0.14%
125,729
-28,312
-18% -$3.34M
RMAX icon
170
RE/MAX Holdings
RMAX
$193M
$14.8M 0.13%
264,930
+8,597
+3% +$416K
MO icon
171
Altria Group
MO
$114B
$14.8M 0.13%
218,855
-7,691
-3% -$495K
VFC icon
172
VF Corp
VFC
$5.63B
$14.7M 0.13%
292,544
-153,169
-34% -$7.94M
CME icon
173
CME Group
CME
$96.3B
$14.6M 0.13%
126,230
+19,262
+18% +$2.14M
NVDA icon
174
NVIDIA
NVDA
$4.86T
$14.5M 0.13%
5,445,880
+4,941,720
+980% +$10.3M
NVRO
175
DELISTED
NEVRO CORP.
NVRO
$14.5M 0.13%
199,847
-67,020
-25% -$5.74M
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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.