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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
OMC icon
151
Omnicom Group
OMC
$21.8B
$19.9M 0.15%
268,785
-454
-0.2% -$35K
ZBRA icon
152
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$13.7B
$19.8M 0.15%
182,796
-743
-0.4% -$76.2K
VNQ icon
153
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$39.4B
$19.7M 0.15%
236,497
+4,550
+2% +$380K
HCSG icon
154
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.58B
$19.4M 0.15%
360,236
+1,215
+0.3% +$62.5K
RTN
155
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$19.4M 0.15%
103,939
+13,424
+15% +$2.36M
IBKC
156
DELISTED
IBERIABANK Corp
IBKC
$19.1M 0.14%
232,566
+4,762
+2% +$374K
CME icon
157
CME Group
CME
$96.1B
$19M 0.14%
140,104
-3,534
-2% -$446K
C icon
158
Citigroup
C
$222B
$19M 0.14%
260,854
+32,115
+14% +$2.19M
NUVA
159
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
$18.8M 0.14%
339,765
+63,838
+23% +$4.22M
MORN icon
160
Morningstar
MORN
$7.34B
$18.8M 0.14%
221,024
-9,640
-4% -$786K
HEI icon
161
HEICO Corp
HEI
$49.5B
$18.8M 0.14%
408,307
-14,589
-3% -$620K
RMD icon
162
ResMed
RMD
$30.3B
$18.7M 0.14%
242,664
+3,766
+2% +$288K
FICO icon
163
Fair Isaac
FICO
$26.4B
$18.6M 0.14%
132,204
+8,953
+7% +$1.25M
TCMD icon
164
Tactile Systems Technology
TCMD
$636M
$18.5M 0.14%
598,251
+296,900
+99% +$9.4M
IWV icon
165
iShares Russell 3000 ETF
IWV
$19.5B
$18.5M 0.14%
123,934
+1,931
+2% +$282K
AYI icon
166
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.1B
$18.2M 0.14%
106,288
+28,723
+37% +$5.35M
TXN icon
167
Texas Instruments
TXN
$255B
$18.2M 0.14%
202,685
-1,318
-0.6% -$108K
ORLY icon
168
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.4B
$18.1M 0.14%
1,262,250
-1,724,925
-58% -$22.8M
SRCL
169
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$18M 0.13%
250,826
-81,845
-25% -$6.02M
EFX icon
170
Equifax
EFX
$20.7B
$17.9M 0.13%
169,065
-23,850
-12% -$3.15M
WFC icon
171
Wells Fargo
WFC
$258B
$17.9M 0.13%
323,984
-343,988
-51% -$18.3M
AMGN icon
172
Amgen
AMGN
$209B
$16.9M 0.13%
90,794
+8,422
+10% +$1.49M
LGND icon
173
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$5.94B
$16.9M 0.13%
199,245
-8,467
-4% -$670K
RMAX icon
174
RE/MAX Holdings
RMAX
$198M
$16.9M 0.13%
266,037
+8,790
+3% +$526K
GWW icon
175
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$64B
$16.8M 0.13%
93,590
-89,347
-49% -$15.1M
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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.