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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
+5.64%
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
$11.3B
AUM Growth
+$589M
Cap. Flow
+$20.5M
Cap. Flow %
0.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.02%
Holding
1,387
New
148
Increased
486
Reduced
533
Closed
92

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FTV icon
Fortive
FTV
+$47.4M
2
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$38.9M
3
NVRO
NEVRO CORP.
NVRO
+$24.1M
4
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$21.5M
5
WM icon
Waste Management
WM
+$21.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GILD icon
Gilead Sciences
GILD
+$45.3M
2
MDVN
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
+$33.2M
3
DHR icon
Danaher
DHR
+$28.3M
4
FLTX
Fleetmatics Group PLC
FLTX
+$25.2M
5
HCSG icon
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
+$24.7M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.99%
2 Technology 15.43%
3 Financials 11.87%
4 Industrials 11.27%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.3%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
HCSG icon
176
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.6B
$15M 0.13%
379,466
-630,919
-62% -$24.7M
MMI icon
177
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.16B
$14.7M 0.13%
563,523
+5,689
+1% +$151K
AXDX
178
DELISTED
Accelerate Diagnostics
AXDX
$14.5M 0.13%
53,044
+26,174
+97% +$5.79M
DD icon
179
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.5B
$14.5M 0.13%
110,170
-1,374
-1% -$183K
ETW
180
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund
ETW
$1.03B
$14.4M 0.13%
1,311,821
+5,151
+0.4% +$55.6K
HON icon
181
Honeywell
HON
$77B
$14.4M 0.13%
137,744
+10,643
+8% +$1.11M
PINC
182
DELISTED
Premier
PINC
$14.4M 0.13%
445,916
-223,969
-33% -$7.26M
MO icon
183
Altria Group
MO
$114B
$14.3M 0.13%
226,546
+4,941
+2% +$328K
LULU icon
184
lululemon athletica
LULU
$13.5B
$14.3M 0.13%
233,870
-2,487
-1% -$184K
HEI icon
185
HEICO Corp
HEI
$49.8B
$14M 0.12%
494,070
-5,134
-1% -$145K
KHC icon
186
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.7B
$13.9M 0.12%
155,411
+67,447
+77% +$5.97M
IWM icon
187
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$79.8B
$13.9M 0.12%
111,594
-65
-0.1% -$7.9K
MKTX icon
188
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$5.71B
$13.5M 0.12%
81,287
+65,808
+425% +$10.7M
ABCO
189
DELISTED
Advisory Board Co
ABCO
$13.5M 0.12%
300,841
+8,474
+3% +$348K
TXN icon
190
Texas Instruments
TXN
$252B
$13.2M 0.12%
187,635
-2,923
-2% -$199K
UA icon
191
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.77B
$13M 0.12%
384,964
-40,352
-9% -$1.46M
CB icon
192
Chubb
CB
$135B
$12.5M 0.11%
99,467
+266
+0.3% +$33.8K
BIDU icon
193
Baidu
BIDU
$37.7B
$11.9M 0.11%
65,623
-386
-0.6% -$66.8K
ORCL icon
194
Oracle
ORCL
$374B
$11.8M 0.1%
301,677
+1,208
+0.4% +$49.2K
MRCC
195
DELISTED
Monroe Capital Corp
MRCC
$11.7M 0.1%
745,703
+40,070
+6% +$624K
NVDQ
196
DELISTED
Novadaq Technologies Inc.
NVDQ
$11.7M 0.1%
1,010,819
+94,160
+10% +$1.02M
VTV icon
197
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF
VTV
$188B
$11.7M 0.1%
134,034
-14,724
-10% -$1.28M
NVS icon
198
Novartis
NVS
$297B
$11.5M 0.1%
162,870
-11,690
-7% -$852K
KMB icon
199
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.3B
$11.2M 0.1%
89,057
-11,879
-12% -$1.54M
RMAX icon
200
RE/MAX Holdings
RMAX
$193M
$11.2M 0.1%
256,333
+49,220
+24% +$2.08M
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William Blair & Company's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,387 positions worth $11.3B, up 5.5% from $10.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q3 2016 filing shows 148 new, 486 increased, 533 reduced and 92 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Fortive: 1,476,720 shares worth $47.4M. The largest sale was Gilead Sciences, an estimated $45.3M.

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

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q3 2016 buy was Fortive: 1,476,720 shares worth $47.4M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Allergan plc in Q3 2016, an estimated $38.9M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Gilead Sciences, cutting an estimated $45.3M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited IHS INC CL-A COM STK in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $6.24M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $11.3B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 148 new positions and closed 92 in Q3 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 5.5% quarter-over-quarter to $11.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.