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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
+7.3%
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
$26.4B
AUM Growth
+$1.13B
Cap. Flow
-$116M
Cap. Flow %
-0.44%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.02%
Holding
487
New
36
Increased
164
Reduced
225
Closed
46

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$235M
2
CNI icon
Canadian National Railway
CNI
+$114M
3
MJN
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
MJN
+$99.2M
4
BWXT icon
BWX Technologies
BWXT
+$85.7M
5
NTES icon
NetEase
NTES
+$70.6M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
XLE icon
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLE
+$203M
2
ABEV icon
Ambev
ABEV
+$178M
3
TEVA icon
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
+$169M
4
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$149M
5
SU icon
Suncor Energy
SU
+$142M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 12.31%
2 Financials 12.26%
3 Consumer Discretionary 12.11%
4 Technology 11.8%
5 Industrials 11.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
TSN icon
51
Tyson Foods
TSN
$19.9B
$163M 0.62%
2,177,363
-125,116
-5% -$9.17M
ULTA icon
52
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.3B
$158M 0.6%
663,122
-22,109
-3% -$5.59M
DG icon
53
Dollar General
DG
$26.5B
$156M 0.59%
2,234,914
-1,755,504
-44% -$149M
ALGN icon
54
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.3B
$154M 0.58%
1,640,824
-918,414
-36% -$83.1M
TXN icon
55
Texas Instruments
TXN
$257B
$149M 0.57%
2,127,584
-106,504
-5% -$7.26M
BMY icon
56
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$130B
$149M 0.56%
2,766,582
-278,862
-9% -$17.9M
TSCO icon
57
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$18.4B
$145M 0.55%
10,782,140
+29,055
+0.3% +$483K
SBH icon
58
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.58B
$143M 0.54%
5,559,911
-319,239
-5% -$8.94M
CNI icon
59
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$76.4B
$142M 0.54%
2,179,431
+1,802,570
+478% +$114M
ABEV icon
60
Ambev
ABEV
$43.9B
$142M 0.54%
23,261,943
-29,814,312
-56% -$178M
ROST icon
61
Ross Stores
ROST
$80.8B
$139M 0.53%
2,168,338
-449,685
-17% -$27.6M
CNQ icon
62
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$98.1B
$139M 0.53%
8,897,364
-905,608
-9% -$13.8M
CHKP icon
63
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.2B
$137M 0.52%
1,768,470
+94,365
+6% +$7.32M
BIIB icon
64
Biogen
BIIB
$30.1B
$135M 0.51%
431,731
+67,344
+18% +$19.9M
ENB icon
65
Enbridge
ENB
$113B
$132M 0.5%
3,017,495
-1,215,022
-29% -$50.9M
AXTA icon
66
Axalta
AXTA
$7.98B
$130M 0.49%
4,610,992
-4,489
-0.1% -$126K
PPG icon
67
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.8B
$128M 0.49%
1,242,049
+43,844
+4% +$4.6M
KR icon
68
Kroger
KR
$34.5B
$127M 0.48%
4,275,118
+261,515
+7% +$8.7M
HBI
69
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$126M 0.48%
5,002,364
+871,062
+21% +$23M
LQD icon
70
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$32.6B
$122M 0.46%
993,900
-720,200
-42% -$88.7M
DHR icon
71
Danaher
DHR
$146B
$121M 0.46%
1,741,508
-473,810
-21% -$33.6M
HLF icon
72
Herbalife
HLF
$1.23B
$117M 0.44%
3,774,062
+485,676
+15% +$15.3M
CPRT icon
73
Copart
CPRT
$27.2B
$117M 0.44%
17,420,960
-32,664
-0.2% -$208K
EFX icon
74
Equifax
EFX
$21.4B
$116M 0.44%
861,686
-246,368
-22% -$32.7M
XLB icon
75
CALL
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB
$8.72B
$111M 0.42%
+3,151,400
New +$75.9M
1 2
3
4 5

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William Blair Investment Management's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, William Blair Investment Management held 487 positions worth $26.4B, up 4.5% from $25.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

William Blair Investment Management's Q3 2016 filing shows 36 new, 164 increased, 225 reduced and 46 closed positions. Its largest new stake was BWX Technologies: 2,269,571 shares worth $87.1M. The largest sale was State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, an estimated $203M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 12% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Consumer Discretionary.

  • William Blair Investment Management's largest Q3 2016 buy was BWX Technologies: 2,269,571 shares worth $87.1M.
  • William Blair Investment Management added most to Alibaba in Q3 2016, an estimated $235M increase.
  • William Blair Investment Management's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, cutting an estimated $203M.
  • William Blair Investment Management fully exited Teva Pharmaceuticals in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $169M.
  • William Blair Investment Management's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $26.4B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • William Blair Investment Management opened 36 new positions and closed 46 in Q3 2016.
  • William Blair Investment Management's portfolio value rose 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $26.4B.

Based on William Blair Investment Management's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.