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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
YUMC icon
51
Yum China
YUMC
$16.3B
$170M 0.62%
4,315,971
-589,863
-12% -$21.3M
ANET icon
52
Arista Networks
ANET
$238B
$167M 0.61%
17,843,280
-345,792
-2% -$3.13M
ADBE icon
53
Adobe
ADBE
$105B
$161M 0.59%
1,139,267
-176,726
-13% -$24.2M
LOPE icon
54
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$3.98B
$161M 0.59%
2,054,139
+445,546
+28% +$34.1M
EFX icon
55
Equifax
EFX
$21.4B
$158M 0.58%
1,150,901
-154,162
-12% -$21.2M
EWBC icon
56
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$18B
$155M 0.56%
2,646,584
+1,142,250
+76% +$62.9M
NWL icon
57
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.56B
$155M 0.56%
2,890,399
-1,088,217
-27% -$55.2M
AXTA icon
58
Axalta
AXTA
$8.17B
$154M 0.56%
4,821,971
-151,273
-3% -$4.83M
DHR icon
59
Danaher
DHR
$144B
$144M 0.52%
1,928,092
+110,820
+6% +$8.29M
MTD icon
60
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$28.6B
$141M 0.51%
239,924
-44,837
-16% -$24.6M
ABMD
61
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$140M 0.51%
973,794
-147,223
-13% -$19.8M
TWOU
62
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
$133M 0.48%
94,353
+2,640
+3% +$3.45M
BN icon
63
Brookfield
BN
$108B
$132M 0.48%
9,404,780
-535,594
-5% -$7.21M
CVSA
64
Covista Inc
CVSA
$4.8B
$129M 0.47%
3,390,593
+103,276
+3% +$3.85M
FTV icon
65
Fortive
FTV
$18.6B
$127M 0.46%
3,175,942
+193,540
+6% +$7.62M
MELI icon
66
Mercado Libre
MELI
$92.3B
$125M 0.45%
497,116
-66,402
-12% -$17.1M
ROST icon
67
Ross Stores
ROST
$81.9B
$124M 0.45%
2,144,530
-98,574
-4% -$6.15M
ABEV icon
68
Ambev
ABEV
$46.4B
$122M 0.44%
22,256,839
+5,315,282
+31% +$30.3M
RYAAY icon
69
Ryanair
RYAAY
$31.3B
$120M 0.44%
2,793,963
-244,915
-8% -$9.71M
OZK icon
70
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.61B
$116M 0.42%
2,474,518
-55,326
-2% -$2.63M
TTWO icon
71
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$46.1B
$116M 0.42%
1,578,679
-206,035
-12% -$14.1M
CE icon
72
Celanese
CE
$4.82B
$115M 0.42%
1,214,392
+26,091
+2% +$2.32M
NATI
73
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
$115M 0.42%
+2,863,043
New +$104M
DPZ icon
74
Domino's
DPZ
$11.6B
$114M 0.41%
+538,069
New +$106M
TXN icon
75
Texas Instruments
TXN
$261B
$112M 0.41%
1,460,259
-400,288
-22% -$32.1M
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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.