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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
HEI icon
176
HEICO Corp
HEI
$50.4B
$12.7M 0.12%
515,884
+7,393
+1% +$170K
NVS icon
177
Novartis
NVS
$292B
$12.3M 0.12%
190,263
-4,700
-2% -$320K
NORD
178
DELISTED
Nord Anglia Education, Inc.
NORD
$12.3M 0.12%
590,669
+9,205
+2% +$168K
KMI icon
179
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$69.9B
$12M 0.11%
672,618
+189,603
+39% +$3.1M
KO icon
180
Coca-Cola
KO
$374B
$11.7M 0.11%
251,644
+3,654
+1% +$159K
HOUS
181
DELISTED
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
$11.6M 0.11%
319,923
-1,350
-0.4% -$44.2K
ZD icon
182
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.99B
$11.5M 0.11%
214,834
+22,655
+12% +$1.37M
USMV icon
183
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
$23.7B
$11.4M 0.11%
260,504
+144,157
+124% +$6M
BABA icon
184
Alibaba
BABA
$305B
$11.4M 0.11%
144,402
-8,227
-5% -$579K
IBM icon
185
IBM
IBM
$213B
$11.3M 0.11%
77,910
+4,757
+7% +$608K
MRCC
186
DELISTED
Monroe Capital Corp
MRCC
$10.8M 0.1%
778,919
+38,448
+5% +$479K
VOO icon
187
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$993B
$10.7M 0.1%
56,775
+7,827
+16% +$1.4M
PCTY icon
188
Paylocity
PCTY
$7.48B
$10.6M 0.1%
325,259
+80,554
+33% +$2.51M
IWM icon
189
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$81.5B
$10.5M 0.1%
95,351
+4,151
+5% +$430K
CMCSA icon
190
Comcast
CMCSA
$87.2B
$10.4M 0.1%
340,866
+33,032
+11% +$948K
NVDQ
191
DELISTED
Novadaq Technologies Inc.
NVDQ
$10.3M 0.1%
927,504
-82,556
-8% -$874K
VTV icon
192
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF
VTV
$189B
$10.3M 0.1%
124,498
+44,152
+55% +$3.46M
AGN
193
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$10.2M 0.1%
38,128
+1,007
+3% +$288K
BIIB icon
194
Biogen
BIIB
$29.8B
$10.2M 0.1%
39,072
+1,577
+4% +$417K
TXN icon
195
Texas Instruments
TXN
$246B
$10.1M 0.1%
175,972
+4,327
+3% +$230K
VWO icon
196
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$121B
$10M 0.09%
290,196
-189,947
-40% -$5.96M
KRNT icon
197
Kornit Digital
KRNT
$734M
$9.86M 0.09%
991,054
+41,986
+4% +$457K
AXP icon
198
American Express
AXP
$233B
$9.79M 0.09%
159,442
-18,056
-10% -$1.05M
IWV icon
199
iShares Russell 3000 ETF
IWV
$19.9B
$9.69M 0.09%
80,190
-32,532
-29% -$3.72M
CME icon
200
CME Group
CME
$95.7B
$9.66M 0.09%
100,579
+5,856
+6% +$533K
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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.