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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
IUSV icon
201
iShares Core S&P US Value ETF
IUSV
$27.2B
$13.1M 0.1%
250,646
-663
-0.3% -$34K
PINC
202
DELISTED
Premier
PINC
$13.1M 0.1%
401,528
+8,090
+2% +$275K
MRCC
203
DELISTED
Monroe Capital Corp
MRCC
$13M 0.1%
911,737
+117,629
+15% +$1.68M
CLX icon
204
Clorox
CLX
$11.7B
$13M 0.1%
98,814
+13,724
+16% +$1.84M
AGN
205
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$12.8M 0.1%
62,694
-16,930
-21% -$3.94M
JWN
206
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$12.7M 0.1%
270,056
+238,788
+764% +$11.1M
MKTX icon
207
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$5.78B
$12.7M 0.1%
68,898
-1,147
-2% -$219K
FDX icon
208
FedEx
FDX
$73B
$12.7M 0.09%
56,101
-13,714
-20% -$2.92M
BOBE
209
DELISTED
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
$12.5M 0.09%
160,970
-58,308
-27% -$4.02M
QCOM icon
210
Qualcomm
QCOM
$160B
$12.4M 0.09%
240,085
-67,697
-22% -$3.58M
USB icon
211
US Bancorp
USB
$98B
$12.3M 0.09%
230,311
-2,783
-1% -$146K
EMR icon
212
Emerson Electric
EMR
$83.3B
$12.3M 0.09%
195,136
-3,697
-2% -$223K
TYL icon
213
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$13.3B
$12.3M 0.09%
70,276
+13,274
+23% +$2.28M
QQQ icon
214
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$450B
$12.1M 0.09%
83,199
+5,167
+7% +$740K
NWL icon
215
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.18B
$11.9M 0.09%
279,913
+156,783
+127% +$7.67M
UNF icon
216
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.31B
$11.7M 0.09%
77,547
+13
+0% +$1.84K
RTX icon
217
RTX Corp
RTX
$289B
$11.7M 0.09%
160,371
+2,591
+2% +$192K
DEO icon
218
Diageo
DEO
$49.5B
$11.6M 0.09%
87,896
+4,895
+6% +$633K
KTWO
219
DELISTED
K2M Group Holdings, Inc
KTWO
$11.5M 0.09%
540,469
+419,184
+346% +$9.71M
MCHP icon
220
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$40.7B
$11.4M 0.09%
254,828
-7,920
-3% -$332K
FIS icon
221
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$23.8B
$11.3M 0.09%
121,521
+7,335
+6% +$666K
MXL icon
222
MaxLinear
MXL
$6.07B
$11.3M 0.08%
474,055
-16,033
-3% -$386K
IWD icon
223
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
$81.8B
$11.3M 0.08%
94,959
-5,230
-5% -$609K
VOE icon
224
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF
VOE
$23.8B
$11.2M 0.08%
106,315
+30,308
+40% +$3.15M
RAMP icon
225
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.3B
$10.9M 0.08%
442,652
+250,913
+131% +$6.16M
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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.