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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

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
WAB icon
51
Wabtec
WAB
$49.7B
$152M 0.61%
1,835,863
+1,827,265
+21,252% +$151M
EHC icon
52
Encompass Health
EHC
$12.4B
$146M 0.58%
4,450,637
-1,096,469
-20% -$35.6M
TXN icon
53
Texas Instruments
TXN
$256B
$145M 0.58%
1,993,595
-133,989
-6% -$9.56M
CNI icon
54
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$75.7B
$145M 0.58%
2,156,155
-23,276
-1% -$1.54M
ALGN icon
55
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.5B
$145M 0.58%
1,511,160
-129,664
-8% -$12M
BN icon
56
Brookfield
BN
$109B
$143M 0.57%
12,103,792
-9,163,669
-43% -$112M
OZK icon
57
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.63B
$142M 0.57%
2,702,863
+2,165,819
+403% +$96.4M
SBUX icon
58
Starbucks
SBUX
$119B
$137M 0.55%
2,474,515
+781,747
+46% +$43.3M
ROST icon
59
Ross Stores
ROST
$81.7B
$137M 0.55%
2,085,850
-82,488
-4% -$5.4M
ADBE icon
60
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
$134M 0.54%
1,305,010
+288,268
+28% +$30.5M
DHR icon
61
Danaher
DHR
$147B
$129M 0.52%
1,870,020
+128,512
+7% +$8.92M
DG icon
62
Dollar General
DG
$27B
$128M 0.51%
1,729,868
-505,046
-23% -$36.9M
TSN icon
63
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.1B
$127M 0.51%
2,060,243
-117,120
-5% -$7.7M
BWXT icon
64
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.5B
$127M 0.51%
3,191,674
+922,103
+41% +$35.8M
BMY icon
65
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$132B
$126M 0.51%
2,164,122
-602,460
-22% -$32.9M
HBI
66
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$125M 0.5%
5,808,990
+806,626
+16% +$19.3M
AXTA icon
67
Axalta
AXTA
$8.01B
$125M 0.5%
4,578,552
-32,440
-0.7% -$854K
BIIB icon
68
Biogen
BIIB
$30.6B
$124M 0.49%
435,849
+4,118
+1% +$1.22M
LGND icon
69
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$5.89B
$123M 0.49%
1,947,079
+371,477
+24% +$23.4M
MTN icon
70
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.21B
$120M 0.48%
742,376
+398,145
+116% +$63.2M
LQD icon
71
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$32.6B
$119M 0.48%
1,015,400
+21,500
+2% +$2.56M
ULTA icon
72
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.6B
$118M 0.47%
461,291
-201,831
-30% -$50.4M
ABMD
73
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$116M 0.46%
1,029,366
+272,428
+36% +$31.6M
SLB icon
74
SLB Ltd
SLB
$78.9B
$115M 0.46%
1,374,707
+55,603
+4% +$4.56M
CBM
75
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
$112M 0.45%
2,080,613
+33,118
+2% +$1.59M

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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.