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William Blair Investment Management

William Blair Investment Management Portfolio holdings

AUM $30.3B
1-Year Est. Return 33.75%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+2.33%
1 Year Est. Return
+33.75%
3 Year Est. Return
+108.55%
5 Year Est. Return
+126.9%
10 Year Est. Return
+788.31%
AUM
$25B
AUM Growth
-$1.38B
Cap. Flow
-$1.45B
Cap. Flow %
-5.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
14.64%
Holding
486
New
45
Increased
126
Reduced
256
Closed
52

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
WAB icon
Wabtec
WAB
+$151M
2
SU icon
Suncor Energy
SU
+$120M
3
TSCO icon
Tractor Supply
TSCO
+$115M
4
TD icon
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
+$110M
5
CPRT icon
Copart
CPRT
+$109M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 14.32%
2 Industrials 12.78%
3 Consumer Discretionary 12.31%
4 Healthcare 11.79%
5 Technology 11.36%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
BMA icon
226
Banco Macro
BMA
$5.14B
$19.9M 0.08%
309,636
-1,723
-0.6% -$124K
CIR
227
DELISTED
CIRCOR International, Inc
CIR
$19.6M 0.08%
301,636
-1,702
-0.6% -$101K
CW icon
228
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$26.1B
$19.6M 0.08%
198,854
-55,705
-22% -$5.3M
SR icon
229
Spire
SR
$4.87B
$19.5M 0.08%
302,080
+26,855
+10% +$1.69M
CNMD icon
230
CONMED
CNMD
$1.48B
$19.3M 0.08%
437,254
-2,502
-0.6% -$106K
MDP
231
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$19.2M 0.08%
324,260
-1,744
-0.5% -$91.5K
PLAY icon
232
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$349M
$19.1M 0.08%
340,084
-35,569
-9% -$1.65M
FCN icon
233
FTI Consulting
FCN
$4.22B
$19M 0.08%
421,324
-635
-0.2% -$27.6K
ELD icon
234
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund
ELD
$143M
$18.9M 0.08%
528,100
-17,600
-3% -$641K
CNO icon
235
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$5.05B
$18.9M 0.08%
984,829
-6,234
-0.6% -$107K
LN
236
DELISTED
LINE Corporation
LN
$18.8M 0.08%
551,994
-13,762
-2% -$546K
TXNM
237
TXNM Energy Inc
TXNM
$5.91B
$18.8M 0.07%
546,876
+1,676
+0.3% +$54.4K
ACC
238
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
$18.8M 0.07%
376,777
-4,077
-1% -$197K
SHOO icon
239
Steven Madden
SHOO
$3.53B
$18.5M 0.07%
777,149
-2,498,857
-76% -$60.7M
RICE
240
DELISTED
Rice Energy Inc.
RICE
$18.4M 0.07%
862,877
+185,318
+27% +$4.42M
LDL
241
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
$18.3M 0.07%
295,764
-29,835
-9% -$1.65M
BRC icon
242
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.48B
$18.3M 0.07%
486,999
-1,770
-0.4% -$63.7K
ABEV icon
243
Ambev
ABEV
$43.9B
$18.2M 0.07%
3,712,235
-19,549,708
-84% -$106M
VMI icon
244
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.52B
$18.2M 0.07%
129,033
-904
-0.7% -$125K
MGLN
245
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$18.1M 0.07%
241,119
-1,377
-0.6% -$88.1K
SKT icon
246
Tanger
SKT
$4.43B
$17.9M 0.07%
500,518
+73,367
+17% +$2.59M
BPFH
247
DELISTED
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
BPFH
$17.8M 0.07%
1,075,344
-5,942
-0.5% -$86K
FAF icon
248
First American
FAF
$7.32B
$17.6M 0.07%
480,366
-2,686
-0.6% -$103K
KAI icon
249
Kadant
KAI
$4B
$17.2M 0.07%
281,530
-25,982
-8% -$1.5M
CHDN icon
250
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.18B
$16.8M 0.07%
671,526
-552
-0.1% -$13.5K

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William Blair Investment Management's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, William Blair Investment Management held 486 positions worth $25B, down 5.2% from $26.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

William Blair Investment Management withdrew a net $1.45B in Q4 2016, closing 52 positions and reducing 256 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, an estimated $166M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 14% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, William Blair Investment Management opened a new position in Yum China worth $91.9M.

  • William Blair Investment Management's largest Q4 2016 buy was Yum China: 3,628,174 shares worth $91.9M.
  • William Blair Investment Management added most to Wabtec in Q4 2016, an estimated $151M increase.
  • William Blair Investment Management's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was NXP Semiconductors, cutting an estimated $295M.
  • William Blair Investment Management fully exited iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $166M.
  • William Blair Investment Management's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $25B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • William Blair Investment Management opened 45 new positions and closed 52 in Q4 2016.
  • William Blair Investment Management's portfolio value fell 5.2% quarter-over-quarter to $25B.

Based on William Blair Investment Management's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.