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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
MO icon
176
Altria Group
MO
$113B
$15.9M 0.12%
250,787
-1,373
-0.5% -$91.5K
KO icon
177
Coca-Cola
KO
$381B
$15.9M 0.12%
352,402
+1,156
+0.3% +$52.6K
ORCL icon
178
Oracle
ORCL
$367B
$15.8M 0.12%
326,542
-57,670
-15% -$2.87M
IBM icon
179
IBM
IBM
$209B
$15.7M 0.12%
113,494
-12,969
-10% -$1.81M
NVS icon
180
Novartis
NVS
$301B
$15.7M 0.12%
203,693
+5,724
+3% +$432K
BIDU icon
181
Baidu
BIDU
$36.5B
$15.7M 0.12%
63,230
+2,788
+5% +$608K
BUD icon
182
AB InBev
BUD
$166B
$15.6M 0.12%
130,943
+4,425
+3% +$518K
CMG icon
183
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$49.4B
$15.5M 0.12%
2,523,300
+78,600
+3% +$530K
AMJ
184
DELISTED
JP Morgan Alerian MLP Index ETN 5/24/24
AMJ
$15.5M 0.12%
548,782
-16,341
-3% -$470K
TRMB icon
185
Trimble
TRMB
$13.3B
$15.4M 0.12%
393,474
+37,549
+11% +$1.43M
CHD icon
186
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.1B
$15.2M 0.11%
314,332
-27,009
-8% -$1.37M
SBNY
187
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$15.2M 0.11%
118,788
-160,140
-57% -$21M
TD icon
188
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$15.1M 0.11%
268,693
+4,534
+2% +$238K
IVZ icon
189
Invesco
IVZ
$13B
$15M 0.11%
426,742
-44,255
-9% -$1.51M
BP icon
190
BP
BP
$114B
$14.8M 0.11%
427,751
-1,469
-0.3% -$46.7K
ILMN icon
191
Illumina
ILMN
$31B
$14.4M 0.11%
74,501
+16,801
+29% +$3.13M
PRLB icon
192
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.79B
$14.3M 0.11%
177,877
-11,312
-6% -$818K
TWLO icon
193
Twilio
TWLO
$29B
$14.2M 0.11%
475,243
+378,029
+389% +$11.3M
NKE icon
194
Nike
NKE
$62.7B
$13.7M 0.1%
264,731
-10,896
-4% -$612K
KMB icon
195
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.6B
$13.7M 0.1%
116,450
-18,778
-14% -$2.29M
HON icon
196
Honeywell
HON
$76.7B
$13.5M 0.1%
105,392
+1,826
+2% +$227K
VOO icon
197
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$972B
$13.4M 0.1%
58,102
+3,070
+6% +$695K
VGK icon
198
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$30.8B
$13.3M 0.1%
228,561
-22,082
-9% -$1.25M
ELF icon
199
e.l.f. Beauty
ELF
$4.85B
$13.2M 0.1%
584,236
+320,756
+122% +$7.4M
EL icon
200
Estee Lauder
EL
$30.7B
$13.1M 0.1%
121,882
-22,465
-16% -$2.31M
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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.