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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
RIO icon
351
Rio Tinto
RIO
$164B
$3.43M 0.01%
89,175
-9,567
-10% -$351K
SMFG icon
352
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
SMFG
$160B
$3.4M 0.01%
+444,448
New +$3.23M
PLPM
353
DELISTED
Planet Payment, Inc
PLPM
$3.37M 0.01%
+825,221
New +$3.13M
ZVO
354
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
$3.34M 0.01%
+330,038
New +$2.87M
AGU
355
DELISTED
Agrium
AGU
$3.31M 0.01%
32,883
-162,787
-83% -$15.7M
TM icon
356
Toyota
TM
$225B
$3.25M 0.01%
+27,770
New +$3.24M
CDXS icon
357
Codexis
CDXS
$159M
$3.24M 0.01%
703,930
-12,230
-2% -$57.3K
HSBC icon
358
HSBC
HSBC
$355B
$3.21M 0.01%
+88,501
New +$3.14M
WPP icon
359
WPP
WPP
$5.83B
$3.05M 0.01%
27,580
+315
+1% +$34.1K
SAP icon
360
SAP
SAP
$242B
$3M 0.01%
34,766
+10,121
+41% +$869K
ABB
361
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$2.89M 0.01%
+137,086
New +$2.92M
NVS icon
362
Novartis
NVS
$294B
$2.79M 0.01%
42,802
+10,716
+33% +$695K
XTLY
363
DELISTED
Xactly Corporation
XTLY
$2.6M 0.01%
236,085
-4,095
-2% -$53.4K
ITP
364
DELISTED
INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP INC
ITP
$2.55M 0.01%
135,998
-807
-0.6% -$15.2K
RDS.A
365
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$2.29M 0.01%
43,574
+513
+1% +$25.5K
ULTI
366
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
$2.21M 0.01%
12,101
-46,123
-79% -$9.24M
TRI icon
367
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$45.4B
$2.03M 0.01%
39,885
-12,692
-24% -$619K
ISRG icon
368
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$142B
$2M 0.01%
28,440
BUD icon
369
AB InBev
BUD
$159B
$1.92M 0.01%
18,169
-17,514
-49% -$1.96M
ROP icon
370
Roper Technologies
ROP
$39.5B
$1.81M 0.01%
9,866
NEM icon
371
Newmont
NEM
$124B
$1.56M 0.01%
45,868
+241
+0.5% +$8.23K
VTWO icon
372
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF
VTWO
$17.3B
$1.53M 0.01%
28,428
IWV icon
373
iShares Russell 3000 ETF
IWV
$20.4B
$1.52M 0.01%
+11,400
New +$1.48M
HBM icon
374
Hudbay
HBM
$12.3B
$1.31M 0.01%
+228,426
New +$1.22M
NOW icon
375
ServiceNow
NOW
$132B
$1.27M 0.01%
85,550

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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.