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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
SFM icon
276
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$7.87B
$13.4M 0.05%
708,662
-87,794
-11% -$1.84M
PEB icon
277
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$2.01B
$13.4M 0.05%
450,350
-2,892
-0.6% -$80.1K
SSD icon
278
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$8.19B
$13.3M 0.05%
304,400
-210
-0.1% -$9.41K
EQC
279
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$13M 0.05%
431,175
+35,899
+9% +$1.06M
ESE icon
280
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$7.65B
$13M 0.05%
228,948
-3,960
-2% -$202K
XLF icon
281
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$59B
$13M 0.05%
+557,560
New +$12M
ORBK
282
DELISTED
Orbotech Ltd
ORBK
$12.9M 0.05%
+384,909
New +$11.8M
CRS icon
283
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$26.7B
$12.8M 0.05%
354,466
-5,113
-1% -$190K
ERF
284
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
$12.7M 0.05%
1,337,723
-580,741
-30% -$4.6M
ANSS
285
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$12.7M 0.05%
137,215
-2,103
-2% -$194K
IBN icon
286
ICICI Bank
IBN
$107B
$12.6M 0.05%
1,850,778
-155,017
-8% -$1.1M
COLM icon
287
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$2.88B
$11.8M 0.05%
+202,836
New +$11.9M
NXTM
288
DELISTED
NxStage Medical Inc.
NXTM
$11.6M 0.05%
444,156
-6,875
-2% -$170K
HLX icon
289
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$1.5B
$11.2M 0.04%
1,268,355
-7,100
-0.6% -$68.5K
IWO icon
290
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.9B
$11.2M 0.04%
72,460
-61,650
-46% -$9.2M
CASH icon
291
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.82B
$10.9M 0.04%
317,736
-5,325
-2% -$149K
CCP
292
DELISTED
Care Capital Properties, Inc.
CCP
$10.7M 0.04%
427,944
-2,371
-0.6% -$59.5K
PAM icon
293
Pampa Energía
PAM
$4.28B
$10.6M 0.04%
+304,596
New +$10.3M
MRCY icon
294
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$6.55B
$10.6M 0.04%
349,318
-166,515
-32% -$4.73M
NWPX icon
295
NWPX Infrastructure Inc
NWPX
$1.08B
$10.4M 0.04%
601,604
-3,485
-0.6% -$53.7K
THRM icon
296
Gentherm
THRM
$1.27B
$10.2M 0.04%
301,042
-5,220
-2% -$162K
ORBC
297
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
$9.96M 0.04%
1,204,252
-20,935
-2% -$184K
TRNO icon
298
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$7.44B
$9.85M 0.04%
+345,786
New +$9.24M
JBTM
299
JBT Marel
JBTM
$6.32B
$9.76M 0.04%
113,527
-1,925
-2% -$157K
WPM icon
300
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$61B
$9.68M 0.04%
500,891
+12,318
+3% +$257K

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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.