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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
+10.66%
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
$26.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.43B
Cap. Flow
-$525M
Cap. Flow %
-1.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.7%
Holding
479
New
44
Increased
158
Reduced
220
Closed
47

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$316M
2
TCOM icon
Trip.com Group
TCOM
+$140M
3
BWXT icon
BWX Technologies
BWXT
+$116M
4
UNH icon
UnitedHealth
UNH
+$102M
5
MTN icon
Vail Resorts
MTN
+$101M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
TD icon
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
+$254M
2
TDG icon
TransDigm Group
TDG
+$202M
3
MJN
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
+$192M
4
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$157M
5
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$128M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 15.46%
2 Industrials 13.64%
3 Financials 13.02%
4 Healthcare 11.83%
5 Technology 10.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
WLDN icon
351
Willdan Group
WLDN
$1.25B
$3.6M 0.01%
+111,523
New +$3.18M
UN
352
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$3.57M 0.01%
71,862
-23,818
-25% -$1.07M
SAP icon
353
SAP
SAP
$241B
$3.53M 0.01%
35,993
+1,227
+4% +$114K
MRK icon
354
Merck
MRK
$323B
$3.52M 0.01%
+58,128
New +$3.53M
HSBC icon
355
HSBC
HSBC
$355B
$3.39M 0.01%
91,883
+3,382
+4% +$127K
ABB
356
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$3.34M 0.01%
142,911
+5,825
+4% +$133K
SMFG icon
357
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
SMFG
$161B
$3.34M 0.01%
460,141
+15,693
+4% +$122K
LUX
358
DELISTED
Luxottica Group
LUX
$3.32M 0.01%
60,231
-10,676
-15% -$570K
SFE
359
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
$3.3M 0.01%
259,863
-213,620
-45% -$2.69M
CVGW
360
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$3.24M 0.01%
+53,518
New +$3.09M
GPOR
361
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
$3.14M 0.01%
182,750
-5,006
-3% -$95.9K
WPP icon
362
WPP
WPP
$5.76B
$3.13M 0.01%
28,656
+1,076
+4% +$121K
TM icon
363
Toyota
TM
$224B
$3.12M 0.01%
28,752
+982
+4% +$113K
CVEO icon
364
Civeo
CVEO
$330M
$3.06M 0.01%
+85,427
New +$3.04M
GOLD
365
Gold.com Inc
GOLD
$1.26B
$3.04M 0.01%
355,494
+262,156
+281% +$2.49M
NVS icon
366
Novartis
NVS
$298B
$3.02M 0.01%
45,317
+2,515
+6% +$168K
AGU
367
DELISTED
Agrium
AGU
$2.68M 0.01%
28,051
-4,832
-15% -$487K
RIO icon
368
Rio Tinto
RIO
$166B
$2.52M 0.01%
62,078
-27,097
-30% -$1.15M
ISRG icon
369
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$139B
$2.42M 0.01%
28,440
– –
ITP
370
DELISTED
INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP INC
ITP
$2.38M 0.01%
135,998
– –
STM icon
371
STMicroelectronics
STM
$48.5B
$2.21M 0.01%
+142,746
New +$1.99M
VTWO icon
372
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF
VTWO
$17.3B
$2.17M 0.01%
39,298
+10,870
+38% +$595K
TRI icon
373
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$45.2B
$2.07M 0.01%
41,298
+1,413
+4% +$72.2K
ROP icon
374
Roper Technologies
ROP
$39.9B
$2.04M 0.01%
9,866
– –
XRAY icon
375
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.32B
$1.93M 0.01%
30,841
-895,883
-97% -$53.9M
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15
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William Blair Investment Management's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, William Blair Investment Management held 479 positions worth $26.5B, up 5.7% from $25B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 16% of the portfolio.

William Blair Investment Management's Q1 2017 filing shows 44 new, 158 increased, 220 reduced and 47 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Michaels Stores, Inc: 4,240,011 shares worth $94.9M. The largest sale was Toronto Dominion Bank, an estimated $254M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 15% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

  • William Blair Investment Management's largest Q1 2017 buy was Michaels Stores, Inc: 4,240,011 shares worth $94.9M.
  • William Blair Investment Management added most to Alibaba in Q1 2017, an estimated $316M increase.
  • William Blair Investment Management's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Toronto Dominion Bank, cutting an estimated $254M.
  • William Blair Investment Management fully exited Mead Johnson Nutrition Company in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $192M.
  • William Blair Investment Management's ten largest holdings make up 16% of its $26.5B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • William Blair Investment Management opened 44 new positions and closed 47 in Q1 2017.
  • William Blair Investment Management's portfolio value rose 5.7% quarter-over-quarter to $26.5B.

Based on William Blair Investment Management's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 10 May 2017.