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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

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
NXPI icon
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
+$295M
2
NTES icon
NetEase
NTES
+$240M
3
EEM icon
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
+$166M
4
MD icon
Pediatrix Medical
MD
+$160M
5
SBH icon
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
+$143M

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
EEM icon
426
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$29.9B
– –
-4,445,100
Closed -$166M
ENB icon
427
Enbridge
ENB
$113B
– –
-3,017,495
Closed -$132M
EWT icon
428
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$11.2B
– –
-208,983
Closed -$6.56M
GE icon
429
GE Aerospace
GE
$382B
– –
-338,075
Closed -$48M
GILD icon
430
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$168B
– –
-2,937
Closed -$232K
GIS icon
431
General Mills
GIS
$20.2B
– –
-3,686
Closed -$235K
ILMN icon
432
Illumina
ILMN
$29.1B
– –
-6,954
Closed -$1.23M
INDA icon
433
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$6.6B
– –
-1,842,900
Closed -$54.2M
INFY icon
434
Infosys
INFY
$51B
– –
-1,720,658
Closed -$13.6M
OPLN
435
Openlane
OPLN
$4.48B
– –
-41,670
Closed -$681K
MCO icon
436
Moody's
MCO
$82.5B
– –
-757,862
Closed -$82.1M
NVEE
437
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
– –
-598,836
Closed -$4.84M
OEF icon
438
PUT
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$20.4B
– –
-7,294,300
Closed -$377M
OTEX icon
439
Open Text
OTEX
$5.81B
– –
-8,280
Closed -$268K
SBH icon
440
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.58B
– –
-5,559,911
Closed -$143M
SHO icon
441
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$1.98B
– –
-625,768
Closed -$8M
SHW icon
442
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$88.5B
– –
-421,563
Closed -$38.9M
SNA icon
443
Snap-on
SNA
$21.3B
– –
-3,997
Closed -$607K
TTI icon
444
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$1.31B
– –
-1,527,341
Closed -$9.33M
VLRS
445
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion
VLRS
$907M
– –
-192,273
Closed -$3.34M
WTRG icon
446
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.4B
– –
-21,960
Closed -$669K
XLB icon
447
CALL
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB
$8.72B
– –
-3,151,400
Closed -$111M
XLE icon
448
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLE
$39.8B
– –
-586,200
Closed -$20.7M
YPF icon
449
YPF Sociedad Anonima American Depositary Shares (Each representing ten (10) Class D shares of Capital Stock)
YPF
$19.3B
– –
-687,073
Closed -$12.5M
BSMX
450
DELISTED
Banco Santander México, S, A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Santander México
BSMX
– –
-182,193
Closed -$1.6M
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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.