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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
+6.55%
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
$25.7B
AUM Growth
-$2.19B
Cap. Flow
-$3.7B
Cap. Flow %
-14.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.87%
Holding
463
New
30
Increased
148
Reduced
245
Closed
36

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
WP
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
+$346M
2
SBAC icon
SBA Communications
SBAC
+$258M
3
CNC icon
Centene
CNC
+$212M
4
ALGN icon
Align Technology
ALGN
+$207M
5
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$194M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 14.64%
2 Consumer Discretionary 14.51%
3 Technology 13.93%
4 Industrials 13.62%
5 Healthcare 11.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
NI icon
401
NiSource
NI
$20B
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
44,874
+10,752
+32% +$285K
BBAR icon
402
BBVA Argentina
BBAR
$3.53B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
45,102
+2,960
+7% +$65.4K
FBIN icon
403
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$5.73B
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
19,261
+2,913
+18% +$165K
PACW
404
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
21,715
+4,476
+26% +$214K
SIVB
405
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
4,531
+702
+18% +$150K
LPSN icon
406
LivePerson
LPSN
$31.2M
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
+6,061
New +$1.13M
LW icon
407
Lamb Weston
LW
$7.12B
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
17,932
+1,995
+13% +$105K
MAN icon
408
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.63B
$984K ﹤0.01%
7,806
+605
+8% +$75.6K
STLD icon
409
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$38.5B
$981K ﹤0.01%
22,750
+2,534
+13% +$97.5K
CRESY
410
Cresud
CRESY
$767M
$974K ﹤0.01%
49,113
+3,199
+7% +$59.9K
CPT icon
411
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11B
$970K ﹤0.01%
+10,538
New +$974K
INGR icon
412
Ingredion
INGR
$6.53B
$964K ﹤0.01%
6,893
+765
+12% +$101K
PE
413
DELISTED
PARSLEY ENERGY INC
PE
$932K ﹤0.01%
31,651
+3,526
+13% +$94.2K
RVTY icon
414
Revvity
RVTY
$12.9B
$914K ﹤0.01%
12,504
+1,390
+13% +$99.7K
AFG icon
415
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.9B
$881K ﹤0.01%
8,113
+2,619
+48% +$275K
CDNS icon
416
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$91.4B
$822K ﹤0.01%
19,663
-1,512
-7% -$65K
PTEN icon
417
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.19B
$814K ﹤0.01%
35,379
+3,935
+13% +$81.5K
UGP icon
418
Ultrapar
UGP
$6.42B
$811K ﹤0.01%
+71,392
New +$822K
HOLX
419
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$768K ﹤0.01%
17,968
+1,999
+13% +$79.7K
MD icon
420
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$2.12B
$681K ﹤0.01%
12,749
+1,421
+13% +$67K
TRGP icon
421
Targa Resources
TRGP
$57.1B
$650K ﹤0.01%
+13,416
New +$600K
ZION icon
422
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$10.3B
$564K ﹤0.01%
11,091
-6,858
-38% -$328K
IWP icon
423
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF
IWP
$20.7B
$355K ﹤0.01%
+5,880
New +$346K
XLV icon
424
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$44B
$327K ﹤0.01%
3,957
EMB icon
425
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.9B
$224K ﹤0.01%
1,930
-421,170
-100% -$48.7M

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William Blair Investment Management's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, William Blair Investment Management held 463 positions worth $25.7B, down 7.9% from $27.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

William Blair Investment Management withdrew a net $3.7B in Q4 2017, closing 36 positions and reducing 245 holdings. Its most notable exit was Worldpay, Inc., an estimated $346M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 15% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

Against the trend, William Blair Investment Management opened a new position in Teledyne Technologies worth $121M.

  • William Blair Investment Management's largest Q4 2017 buy was Teledyne Technologies: 669,495 shares worth $121M.
  • William Blair Investment Management added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2017, an estimated $206M increase.
  • William Blair Investment Management's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was SBA Communications, cutting an estimated $258M.
  • William Blair Investment Management fully exited Worldpay, Inc. in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $346M.
  • William Blair Investment Management's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $25.7B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • William Blair Investment Management opened 30 new positions and closed 36 in Q4 2017.
  • William Blair Investment Management's portfolio value fell 7.9% quarter-over-quarter to $25.7B.

Based on William Blair Investment Management's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.