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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
COPX icon
376
Global X Copper Miners ETF NEW
COPX
$8.25B
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
+58,806
New +$1.14M
INGR icon
377
Ingredion
INGR
$6.6B
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
8,590
-960
-10% -$121K
NOAH
378
Noah Holdings
NOAH
$591M
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
47,701
-251,667
-84% -$6.05M
ZION icon
379
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$10.4B
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
23,449
-2,817
-11% -$104K
CDNS icon
380
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$90.2B
$1M ﹤0.01%
39,798
-7,011
-15% -$180K
PE
381
DELISTED
PARSLEY ENERGY INC
PE
$1M ﹤0.01%
28,442
-10
-0% -$354
ACGL icon
382
Arch Capital
ACGL
$33.5B
$998K ﹤0.01%
34,689
-3,921
-10% -$107K
AWH
383
DELISTED
Allied World Assurance Co Hld Lt
AWH
$963K ﹤0.01%
17,929
-2,319
-11% -$106K
ETFC
384
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
$953K ﹤0.01%
27,496
-3,277
-11% -$105K
GOLD
385
Gold.com Inc
GOLD
$1.26B
$910K ﹤0.01%
+93,338
New +$776K
STLD icon
386
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$37.8B
$848K ﹤0.01%
23,837
-5,454
-19% -$172K
PNW icon
387
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$12.1B
$839K ﹤0.01%
10,746
+21
+0.2% +$1.57K
ATO icon
388
Atmos Energy
ATO
$28.6B
$838K ﹤0.01%
11,307
+896
+9% +$64.7K
DEI icon
389
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$1.92B
$835K ﹤0.01%
22,831
-1,670
-7% -$60.4K
AGO icon
390
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.31B
$809K ﹤0.01%
21,407
-2,619
-11% -$88K
MAA icon
391
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.3B
$763K ﹤0.01%
+7,797
New +$717K
CSL icon
392
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$15.5B
$742K ﹤0.01%
6,731
-545
-7% -$59.5K
SITC icon
393
SITE Centers
SITC
$155M
$735K ﹤0.01%
37,379
+10,732
+40% +$214K
SIVB
394
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$704K ﹤0.01%
4,101
-655
-14% -$93.9K
PGR icon
395
Progressive
PGR
$123B
$697K ﹤0.01%
19,620
-3,574
-15% -$118K
ENTL
396
DELISTED
Entellus Medical, Inc. Common Stock
ENTL
$663K ﹤0.01%
+34,946
New +$670K
TCO
397
DELISTED
Taubman Centers Inc.
TCO
$645K ﹤0.01%
8,730
-1,060
-11% -$76.9K
OFLX icon
398
Omega Flex
OFLX
$302M
$616K ﹤0.01%
11,042
HUBB icon
399
Hubbell
HUBB
$27.5B
$582K ﹤0.01%
4,985
-491
-9% -$54K
VRNS icon
400
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$4.84B
$581K ﹤0.01%
65,091

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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.