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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

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
IUSV icon
201
iShares Core S&P US Value ETF
IUSV
$27.2B
$11.2M 0.1%
243,393
-3,243
-1% -$149K
IBM icon
202
IBM
IBM
$211B
$11.2M 0.1%
73,865
+1,172
+2% +$178K
CME icon
203
CME Group
CME
$96.3B
$11.2M 0.1%
106,968
-16,924
-14% -$1.77M
PCTY icon
204
Paylocity
PCTY
$7.38B
$11.1M 0.1%
249,974
-29,400
-11% -$1.3M
UNF icon
205
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.3B
$11M 0.1%
83,784
-500
-0.6% -$61.6K
NVO
206
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$208B
$10.9M 0.1%
526,264
-20,896
-4% -$518K
TJX icon
207
TJX Companies
TJX
$174B
$10.7M 0.09%
287,002
+60,930
+27% +$2.38M
CLR
208
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$10.6M 0.09%
204,848
-886
-0.4% -$41.2K
EMR icon
209
Emerson Electric
EMR
$83.9B
$10.5M 0.09%
193,128
+4,092
+2% +$219K
VOO icon
210
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$979B
$10.5M 0.09%
52,948
-1,161
-2% -$230K
USB icon
211
US Bancorp
USB
$98.2B
$10.5M 0.09%
245,090
+6,242
+3% +$265K
IWV icon
212
iShares Russell 3000 ETF
IWV
$19.6B
$10.5M 0.09%
81,845
-5,463
-6% -$698K
AXP icon
213
American Express
AXP
$227B
$10.4M 0.09%
162,635
+1,844
+1% +$118K
BAC icon
214
Bank of America
BAC
$435B
$10.1M 0.09%
644,297
+13,133
+2% +$196K
EXAS
215
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$10.1M 0.09%
542,325
-17,613
-3% -$310K
BMRN icon
216
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$11.6B
$9.83M 0.09%
106,212
-4,346
-4% -$409K
ULTA icon
217
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$22B
$9.74M 0.09%
40,947
-3,462
-8% -$875K
PAA icon
218
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$17.3B
$9.73M 0.09%
309,792
-9,038
-3% -$258K
UNH icon
219
UnitedHealth
UNH
$376B
$9.65M 0.09%
68,905
+19,630
+40% +$2.75M
HOG icon
220
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.58B
$9.55M 0.08%
181,665
+281
+0.2% +$14.5K
BNDX icon
221
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF
BNDX
$81.9B
$9.41M 0.08%
167,929
-5,199
-3% -$291K
MXL icon
222
MaxLinear
MXL
$6.06B
$9.38M 0.08%
462,528
-4,286
-0.9% -$84.2K
KO icon
223
Coca-Cola
KO
$377B
$9.31M 0.08%
219,947
+5,914
+3% +$259K
ZOES
224
DELISTED
Zoe's Kitchen, Inc.
ZOES
$9.27M 0.08%
417,741
+29,463
+8% +$935K
XLV icon
225
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$41.9B
$9.25M 0.08%
128,265
+6,963
+6% +$512K

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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.