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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
ECPG icon
126
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.97B
$59.8M 0.24%
2,088,649
+136,681
+7% +$3.34M
EW icon
127
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$53.6B
$59.5M 0.24%
1,906,452
+977,898
+105% +$31.7M
CBOE icon
128
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$29.6B
$59.3M 0.24%
802,023
+16,253
+2% +$1.12M
TAL icon
129
TAL Education Group
TAL
$6.77B
$55M 0.22%
4,704,876
-2,292,546
-33% -$28M
BUFF
130
DELISTED
Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc
BUFF
$53.7M 0.21%
+2,233,215
New +$54.1M
JLL icon
131
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$16.8B
$53.7M 0.21%
531,180
+4,634
+0.9% +$466K
XRAY icon
132
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.32B
$53.5M 0.21%
926,724
-35,869
-4% -$2.12M
GS icon
133
Goldman Sachs
GS
$302B
$53.3M 0.21%
+222,654
New +$45.2M
XLU icon
134
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
$22.6B
$51M 0.2%
2,099,600
+25,600
+1% +$611K
EMB icon
135
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.9B
$50.9M 0.2%
461,515
+4,815
+1% +$540K
EWBC icon
136
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$18.1B
$49M 0.2%
963,185
+937,966
+3,719% +$41.7M
CRZO
137
DELISTED
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc
CRZO
$48.9M 0.2%
1,310,525
+20,912
+2% +$807K
CX icon
138
Cemex
CX
$16.1B
$48.7M 0.19%
+6,310,849
New +$50.2M
SITE icon
139
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$4.35B
$48.7M 0.19%
+1,402,258
New +$47.1M
AVGO icon
140
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.99T
$48.4M 0.19%
2,737,020
-39,260
-1% -$680K
NKE icon
141
Nike
NKE
$60.8B
$46.6M 0.19%
915,900
+48,348
+6% +$2.48M
P
142
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$46.5M 0.19%
3,567,494
-30,239
-0.8% -$375K
MNST icon
143
Monster Beverage
MNST
$90B
$46.2M 0.18%
4,171,336
+1,337,860
+47% +$15.3M
PNRA
144
DELISTED
Panera Bread Co
PNRA
$45.7M 0.18%
+222,920
New +$45.2M
CXO
145
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
$44.3M 0.18%
333,906
-13,257
-4% -$1.8M
CABO icon
146
Cable One
CABO
$204M
$44.3M 0.18%
71,180
+883
+1% +$524K
TTM
147
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$44.2M 0.18%
1,285,183
-319,301
-20% -$11.8M
AAMI
148
Acadian Asset Management
AAMI
$3.27B
$42.9M 0.17%
2,956,304
-649,927
-18% -$9.22M
IPGP icon
149
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.65B
$42.9M 0.17%
434,232
-17,012
-4% -$1.59M
CMG icon
150
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$40.4B
$42.6M 0.17%
5,647,550
-6,209,250
-52% -$49M

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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.