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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
UNH icon
76
UnitedHealth
UNH
$367B
$112M 0.45%
697,694
+82,511
+13% +$12.3M
WTW icon
77
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.7B
$103M 0.41%
841,004
-421,256
-33% -$52.5M
PPG icon
78
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.7B
$102M 0.41%
1,071,421
-170,628
-14% -$16.3M
ANET icon
79
Arista Networks
ANET
$249B
$101M 0.4%
16,677,328
+6,180,048
+59% +$34.6M
RYAAY icon
80
Ryanair
RYAAY
$30.8B
$95.6M 0.38%
2,871,698
-100,957
-3% -$3.18M
GOOG icon
81
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.28T
$91.9M 0.37%
2,381,720
-317,020
-12% -$12.3M
YUMC icon
82
Yum China
YUMC
$16.3B
$91.9M 0.37%
+3,628,174
New +$98.7M
GIB icon
83
CGI
GIB
$15.6B
$91.8M 0.37%
1,911,365
+435,000
+29% +$20.7M
BMRN icon
84
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$13.5B
$91.8M 0.37%
1,108,241
-67,834
-6% -$5.83M
RTN
85
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$91.5M 0.37%
644,353
+313,851
+95% +$44.6M
COST icon
86
Costco
COST
$416B
$91.2M 0.36%
569,874
-42,055
-7% -$6.42M
VMC icon
87
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$37.1B
$91.1M 0.36%
727,688
-187,810
-21% -$22.7M
AKRX
88
DELISTED
Akorn Inc
AKRX
$90.8M 0.36%
4,159,083
+2,250,949
+118% +$51.8M
FANG icon
89
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$56.7B
$90.6M 0.36%
896,962
+17,925
+2% +$1.79M
BIDU icon
90
Baidu
BIDU
$36B
$90.6M 0.36%
550,961
+269,926
+96% +$45.9M
HLF icon
91
Herbalife
HLF
$1.21B
$88.7M 0.35%
3,686,062
-88,000
-2% -$2.4M
G icon
92
Genpact
G
$5.73B
$85.8M 0.34%
3,524,841
-140,580
-4% -$3.35M
CE icon
93
Celanese
CE
$4.96B
$85.3M 0.34%
1,083,468
+22,334
+2% +$1.68M
WDFC icon
94
WD-40
WDFC
$3.12B
$84.8M 0.34%
725,730
+12,496
+2% +$1.37M
HXL icon
95
Hexcel
HXL
$7.62B
$84.7M 0.34%
1,647,161
+33,034
+2% +$1.59M
IMAX icon
96
IMAX
IMAX
$2.84B
$84.6M 0.34%
2,693,936
+41,772
+2% +$1.31M
HEI.A icon
97
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$37B
$84.4M 0.34%
3,035,801
+42,283
+1% +$1.1M
IDXX icon
98
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$46.4B
$84.2M 0.34%
718,039
-993,908
-58% -$113M
UEIC icon
99
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$72.8M
$83.5M 0.33%
1,294,201
+386,192
+43% +$26.2M
JNK icon
100
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.3B
$83.3M 0.33%
761,367
-30,800
-4% -$3.35M

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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.