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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
+4.87%
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
+$909M
Cap. Flow
+$365M
Cap. Flow %
2.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.02%
Holding
1,758
New
284
Increased
677
Reduced
459
Closed
116

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$28.4M
2
WAB icon
Wabtec
WAB
+$24.8M
3
KRNT icon
Kornit Digital
KRNT
+$21.3M
4
AXP icon
American Express
AXP
+$18.2M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$18.2M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
MBLY
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
+$60.9M
2
BMY icon
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
+$25.7M
3
GWW icon
W.W. Grainger
GWW
+$21.5M
4
NORD
Nord Anglia Education, Inc.
NORD
+$17.5M
5
PLAY icon
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
+$17.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.81%
2 Technology 16.26%
3 Financials 13.98%
4 Industrials 10.73%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.39%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AAPL icon
1
Apple
AAPL
$5T
$401M 3.01%
11,132,676
+79,080
+0.7% +$2.92M
IDXX icon
2
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$45.1B
$290M 2.18%
1,797,454
-92,572
-5% -$15M
V icon
3
Visa
V
$708B
$275M 2.06%
2,928,671
-14,453
-0.5% -$1.34M
AMZN icon
4
Amazon
AMZN
$2.45T
$272M 2.04%
5,626,020
+26,860
+0.5% +$1.28M
MSFT icon
5
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.92T
$242M 1.82%
3,512,504
+264,647
+8% +$18.2M
SBUX icon
6
Starbucks
SBUX
$119B
$234M 1.76%
4,018,643
+63,685
+2% +$3.85M
GOOG icon
7
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.08T
$186M 1.4%
4,090,620
+76,360
+2% +$3.5M
META icon
8
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.49T
$179M 1.35%
1,188,178
+39,137
+3% +$5.82M
ZTS icon
9
Zoetis
ZTS
$33.1B
$166M 1.25%
2,664,027
+233,434
+10% +$13.8M
GOOGL icon
10
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.09T
$154M 1.16%
3,311,320
+608,180
+22% +$28.4M
MA icon
11
Mastercard
MA
$503B
$151M 1.13%
1,241,389
-1,797
-0.1% -$213K
DHR icon
12
Danaher
DHR
$141B
$145M 1.09%
1,932,864
+86,970
+5% +$6.51M
RHT
13
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$138M 1.04%
1,442,302
-14,258
-1% -$1.27M
ADBE icon
14
Adobe
ADBE
$105B
$138M 1.03%
972,249
-21,537
-2% -$2.95M
ICE icon
15
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$87.5B
$133M 1%
2,010,811
+272,301
+16% +$16.7M
SPY icon
16
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$774B
$128M 0.96%
529,426
-12,483
-2% -$2.99M
FAST icon
17
Fastenal
FAST
$54.4B
$125M 0.94%
11,473,280
-11,076
-0.1% -$124K
ECL icon
18
Ecolab
ECL
$79.1B
$116M 0.87%
877,029
+12,142
+1% +$1.57M
VEEV icon
19
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$33.8B
$116M 0.87%
1,893,072
-38,694
-2% -$2.23M
AMG icon
20
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.61B
$108M 0.81%
649,234
-15,375
-2% -$2.45M
JPM icon
21
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$926B
$107M 0.81%
1,172,991
+58,269
+5% +$5.03M
GILD icon
22
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$166B
$107M 0.8%
1,509,870
+2,768
+0.2% +$184K
CRM icon
23
Salesforce
CRM
$154B
$105M 0.79%
1,214,721
-11,092
-0.9% -$966K
GS icon
24
Goldman Sachs
GS
$291B
$104M 0.78%
470,858
+44,092
+10% +$9.8M
JNJ icon
25
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$645B
$104M 0.78%
787,076
+120,375
+18% +$15.4M
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William Blair & Company's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, William Blair & Company held 1,758 positions worth $13.3B, up 7.3% from $12.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q2 2017 filing shows 284 new, 677 increased, 459 reduced and 116 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Bob Evans Farms, Inc.: 219,278 shares worth $15.8M. The largest sale was Mobileye N.V., an estimated $60.9M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q2 2017 buy was Bob Evans Farms, Inc.: 219,278 shares worth $15.8M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q2 2017, an estimated $28.4M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Mobileye N.V., cutting an estimated $60.9M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Nord Anglia Education, Inc. in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $17.5M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $13.3B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • William Blair & Company opened 284 new positions and closed 116 in Q2 2017.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value rose 7.3% quarter-over-quarter to $13.3B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 4 Aug 2017.