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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
BABA icon
201
Alibaba
BABA
$293B
$11.6M 0.1%
132,099
-13,402
-9% -$1.29M
KO icon
202
Coca-Cola
KO
$377B
$11.6M 0.1%
278,849
+58,902
+27% +$2.45M
TRMB icon
203
Trimble
TRMB
$13.2B
$11.4M 0.1%
379,606
+102,415
+37% +$2.93M
TJX icon
204
TJX Companies
TJX
$174B
$11.2M 0.1%
299,348
+12,346
+4% +$467K
HON icon
205
Honeywell
HON
$77B
$11.2M 0.1%
106,840
-30,904
-22% -$3.14M
VOO icon
206
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$979B
$11.1M 0.1%
53,956
+1,008
+2% +$202K
NVS icon
207
Novartis
NVS
$297B
$11M 0.1%
168,144
+5,274
+3% +$342K
EMR icon
208
Emerson Electric
EMR
$83.9B
$10.6M 0.1%
190,989
-2,139
-1% -$115K
HOG icon
209
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.58B
$10.3M 0.09%
176,422
-5,243
-3% -$299K
CLR
210
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$10.3M 0.09%
199,483
-5,365
-3% -$277K
BWXT icon
211
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.5B
$10.3M 0.09%
258,379
+92,214
+55% +$3.58M
BIDU icon
212
Baidu
BIDU
$37.7B
$10.2M 0.09%
61,956
-3,667
-6% -$624K
CB icon
213
Chubb
CB
$135B
$10.1M 0.09%
76,255
-23,212
-23% -$2.96M
MXL icon
214
MaxLinear
MXL
$6.06B
$10.1M 0.09%
461,839
-689
-0.1% -$14.3K
KHC icon
215
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.7B
$9.69M 0.09%
110,920
-44,491
-29% -$3.81M
IWD icon
216
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
$82.2B
$9.61M 0.09%
85,767
+9,939
+13% +$1.07M
TD icon
217
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$9.46M 0.08%
191,789
+51,593
+37% +$2.41M
RTX icon
218
RTX Corp
RTX
$290B
$9.4M 0.08%
136,207
+5,149
+4% +$341K
PRLB icon
219
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.79B
$9.36M 0.08%
182,224
-135,994
-43% -$7.13M
IRT icon
220
Independence Realty Trust
IRT
$3.92B
$9.32M 0.08%
1,045,450
+114,733
+12% +$993K
PAA icon
221
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$17.3B
$9.32M 0.08%
288,599
-21,193
-7% -$670K
ITA icon
222
iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
ITA
$14.2B
$9.31M 0.08%
132,508
+38,218
+41% +$2.6M
ORCL icon
223
Oracle
ORCL
$374B
$9.11M 0.08%
236,995
-64,682
-21% -$2.53M
C icon
224
Citigroup
C
$222B
$9.02M 0.08%
151,837
-11,321
-7% -$611K
IWF icon
225
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
IWF
$121B
$8.94M 0.08%
340,764
-7,120
-2% -$185K
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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.