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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
CMG icon
176
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$47.2B
$14.4M 0.13%
1,904,750
-437,450
-19% -$3.45M
HEI icon
177
HEICO Corp
HEI
$49.8B
$14.3M 0.13%
451,533
-42,537
-9% -$1.28M
BAC icon
178
Bank of America
BAC
$435B
$13.9M 0.12%
630,360
-13,937
-2% -$268K
HCSG icon
179
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.6B
$13.9M 0.12%
353,609
-25,857
-7% -$988K
DD icon
180
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.5B
$13.8M 0.12%
95,352
-14,818
-13% -$2.06M
FICO icon
181
Fair Isaac
FICO
$24.3B
$13.4M 0.12%
112,398
+105,923
+1,636% +$12.6M
AXDX
182
DELISTED
Accelerate Diagnostics
AXDX
$13.2M 0.12%
63,769
+10,725
+20% +$2.55M
TXN icon
183
Texas Instruments
TXN
$252B
$13.2M 0.12%
180,225
-7,410
-4% -$529K
PINC
184
DELISTED
Premier
PINC
$13.1M 0.12%
432,823
-13,093
-3% -$403K
IWV icon
185
iShares Russell 3000 ETF
IWV
$19.6B
$13.1M 0.12%
98,695
+16,850
+21% +$2.18M
HLT icon
186
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$72.1B
$12.9M 0.12%
+158,405
New +$11.6M
CBOE icon
187
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$32.5B
$12.9M 0.12%
174,112
+71,073
+69% +$4.89M
UNH icon
188
UnitedHealth
UNH
$376B
$12.8M 0.11%
79,855
+10,950
+16% +$1.64M
IUSV icon
189
iShares Core S&P US Value ETF
IUSV
$27.2B
$12.6M 0.11%
257,256
+13,863
+6% +$655K
IBM icon
190
IBM
IBM
$211B
$12.6M 0.11%
79,185
+5,320
+7% +$810K
XLV icon
191
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$41.9B
$12.5M 0.11%
180,779
+52,514
+41% +$3.65M
AXP icon
192
American Express
AXP
$227B
$12.4M 0.11%
167,226
+4,591
+3% +$318K
USB icon
193
US Bancorp
USB
$98.2B
$12.3M 0.11%
239,376
-5,714
-2% -$272K
COTV
194
DELISTED
Cotiviti Holdings, Inc.
COTV
$12.3M 0.11%
357,355
+202,681
+131% +$6.71M
MKTX icon
195
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$5.71B
$12.3M 0.11%
83,558
+2,271
+3% +$361K
MRCC
196
DELISTED
Monroe Capital Corp
MRCC
$12.1M 0.11%
788,406
+42,703
+6% +$645K
UNF icon
197
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.3B
$12M 0.11%
83,784
– –
ULTA icon
198
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$22B
$11.9M 0.11%
46,869
+5,922
+14% +$1.48M
KMB icon
199
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.3B
$11.8M 0.11%
103,421
+14,364
+16% +$1.67M
LGND icon
200
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$5.76B
$11.7M 0.1%
183,814
+46,825
+34% +$2.95M
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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.