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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
MA icon
26
Mastercard
MA
$493B
$224M 0.89%
2,168,348
-64,951
-3% -$6.72M
MMS icon
27
Maximus
MMS
$2.9B
$215M 0.86%
3,849,987
-1,490
-0% -$80.9K
ZD icon
28
Ziff Davis
ZD
$2B
$212M 0.85%
2,983,131
-28,035
-0.9% -$1.78M
VRSK icon
29
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$23.6B
$212M 0.85%
2,610,454
+144,119
+6% +$11.8M
BALL icon
30
Ball Corp
BALL
$16.6B
$208M 0.83%
5,554,522
+352,188
+7% +$13.6M
GWRE icon
31
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$14.4B
$205M 0.82%
4,149,426
-57,265
-1% -$3.21M
CHKP icon
32
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.4B
$203M 0.81%
2,405,692
+637,222
+36% +$52.3M
ICE icon
33
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$84.5B
$200M 0.8%
3,541,955
-954,450
-21% -$52.9M
BAP icon
34
Credicorp
BAP
$30.4B
$199M 0.8%
1,262,734
-172,021
-12% -$26.3M
META icon
35
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.52T
$195M 0.78%
1,694,998
-50,709
-3% -$6.23M
CNC icon
36
Centene
CNC
$32.9B
$194M 0.78%
6,871,880
-1,455,728
-17% -$43M
MTD icon
37
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28.6B
$192M 0.77%
459,776
-69,329
-13% -$28.9M
MJN
38
DELISTED
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
$192M 0.77%
2,714,264
-14,661
-0.5% -$1.09M
CNQ icon
39
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$97.4B
$184M 0.74%
11,793,342
+2,895,978
+33% +$45.9M
MIDD icon
40
Middleby
MIDD
$5.89B
$178M 0.71%
1,384,221
-8,694
-0.6% -$1.09M
UNP icon
41
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
$176M 0.7%
1,697,230
-206,632
-11% -$20.3M
HDB icon
42
HDFC Bank
HDB
$120B
$170M 0.68%
11,225,808
-1,598,512
-12% -$26.7M
HD icon
43
Home Depot
HD
$350B
$169M 0.67%
1,259,264
-245,221
-16% -$31.6M
NWL icon
44
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.51B
$162M 0.65%
3,635,765
-220,383
-6% -$10.7M
DNB
45
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$162M 0.65%
1,332,131
+138,758
+12% +$17.1M
MD icon
46
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$2.12B
$159M 0.64%
2,392,654
-2,465,120
-51% -$160M
VEEV icon
47
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$38.1B
$158M 0.63%
3,883,002
+1,651,830
+74% +$67.5M
NTES icon
48
NetEase
NTES
$85.4B
$158M 0.63%
3,667,430
-5,033,920
-58% -$240M
KR icon
49
Kroger
KR
$34.6B
$156M 0.62%
4,516,896
+241,778
+6% +$7.88M
CERN
50
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$153M 0.61%
3,229,024
-1,451,434
-31% -$77M
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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.