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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
+7.8%
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
$27.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.01B
Cap. Flow
-$597M
Cap. Flow %
-2.17%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.2%
Holding
497
New
65
Increased
168
Reduced
207
Closed
50

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
PGR icon
Progressive
PGR
+$199M
2
DPZ icon
Domino's
DPZ
+$106M
3
LYV icon
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
+$106M
4
NATI
National Instruments Corp
NATI
+$104M
5
CNI icon
Canadian National Railway
CNI
+$87.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CNQ icon
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
+$148M
2
KR icon
Kroger
KR
+$128M
3
AKAM icon
Akamai
AKAM
+$116M
4
AKRX
Akorn Inc
AKRX
+$108M
5
MD icon
Pediatrix Medical
MD
+$105M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 15.94%
2 Industrials 14.55%
3 Financials 13.24%
4 Healthcare 11.96%
5 Technology 11.38%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NEM icon
451
Newmont
NEM
$124B
– –
-47,969
Closed -$1.58M
POR icon
452
Portland General Electric
POR
$5.66B
– –
-463,240
Closed -$20.6M
PRGO icon
453
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.75B
– –
-547,487
Closed -$36.3M
SFM icon
454
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$7.96B
– –
-542,783
Closed -$12.5M
SR icon
455
Spire
SR
$4.79B
– –
-301,244
Closed -$20.3M
ST icon
456
Sensata Technologies
ST
$6.66B
– –
-104,741
Closed -$4.57M
STM icon
457
STMicroelectronics
STM
$48.5B
– –
-142,746
Closed -$2.21M
TM icon
458
Toyota
TM
$224B
– –
-28,752
Closed -$3.12M
TSN icon
459
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.1B
– –
-1,284,330
Closed -$79.3M
WDFC icon
460
WD-40
WDFC
$3.15B
– –
-535,862
Closed -$58.4M
WFC icon
461
Wells Fargo
WFC
$265B
– –
-6,328
Closed -$352K
WNS
462
DELISTED
WNS Holdings
WNS
– –
-9,341
Closed -$267K
WPP icon
463
WPP
WPP
$5.76B
– –
-28,656
Closed -$3.13M
WTW icon
464
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.9B
– –
-208,165
Closed -$27.2M
XLP icon
465
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLP
$14.7B
– –
-475,900
Closed -$26M
SFE
466
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
– –
-259,863
Closed -$3.3M
CLCT
467
DELISTED
Collectors Universe
CLCT
– –
-227,186
Closed -$5.93M
AKRX
468
DELISTED
Akorn Inc
AKRX
– –
-4,492,169
Closed -$108M
P
469
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
– –
-3,799,795
Closed -$44.9M
BUFF
470
DELISTED
Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc
BUFF
– –
-2,446,262
Closed -$56.3M
CALD
471
DELISTED
Callidus Software, Inc.
CALD
– –
-415,296
Closed -$8.87M
AGU
472
DELISTED
Agrium
AGU
– –
-28,051
Closed -$2.68M
CUNB
473
DELISTED
CU Bancorp
CUNB
– –
-167,294
Closed -$6.63M
PNRA
474
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
– –
-243,470
Closed -$63.8M
CCN
475
DELISTED
CardConnect Corp.
CCN
– –
-688,045
Closed -$9.08M
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William Blair Investment Management's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, William Blair Investment Management held 497 positions worth $27.5B, up 3.8% from $26.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 16% of the portfolio.

William Blair Investment Management's Q2 2017 filing shows 65 new, 168 increased, 207 reduced and 50 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Domino's: 538,069 shares worth $114M. The largest sale was Canadian Natural Resources, an estimated $148M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

  • William Blair Investment Management's largest Q2 2017 buy was Domino's: 538,069 shares worth $114M.
  • William Blair Investment Management added most to Progressive in Q2 2017, an estimated $199M increase.
  • William Blair Investment Management's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Canadian Natural Resources, cutting an estimated $148M.
  • William Blair Investment Management fully exited Kroger in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $128M.
  • William Blair Investment Management's ten largest holdings make up 16% of its $27.5B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • William Blair Investment Management opened 65 new positions and closed 50 in Q2 2017.
  • William Blair Investment Management's portfolio value rose 3.8% quarter-over-quarter to $27.5B.

Based on William Blair Investment Management's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 4 Aug 2017.