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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
HTHT icon
151
Huazhu Hotels Group
HTHT
$12.7B
$42.6M 0.17%
3,286,044
-332,788
-9% -$3.92M
CIGI icon
152
Colliers International
CIGI
$5.29B
$42.6M 0.17%
1,158,400
+18,226
+2% +$687K
PRGO icon
153
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.75B
$42.3M 0.17%
508,402
-19,777
-4% -$1.72M
VIRT icon
154
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$4.94B
$42.2M 0.17%
2,646,247
+134,411
+5% +$1.92M
FITB
155
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$52.2B
$41.2M 0.16%
+1,527,543
New +$36.6M
TCOM icon
156
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29.1B
$41M 0.16%
1,026,237
+357,446
+53% +$15.6M
EDU icon
157
New Oriental
EDU
$8.88B
$40.8M 0.16%
968,345
+120,734
+14% +$5.69M
FTV icon
158
Fortive
FTV
$18.7B
$40.4M 0.16%
1,195,259
+60,297
+5% +$1.99M
FM
159
DELISTED
iShares Frontier and Select EM ETF
FM
$39.6M 0.16%
1,595,135
-78,465
-5% -$1.97M
NUS icon
160
Nu Skin
NUS
$236M
$38.3M 0.15%
801,126
-841,734
-51% -$47.1M
TMO icon
161
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$222B
$38.2M 0.15%
270,408
+88,812
+49% +$13.1M
WOOF
162
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
$35.5M 0.14%
516,860
-7,418
-1% -$484K
RAMP icon
163
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.3B
$34.5M 0.14%
1,287,898
-387,445
-23% -$10.1M
BSAC icon
164
Banco Santander Chile
BSAC
$16.4B
$34.4M 0.14%
1,571,413
+554,640
+55% +$12.1M
BSX icon
165
Boston Scientific
BSX
$74.3B
$34.3M 0.14%
1,588,011
-22,772
-1% -$497K
HON icon
166
Honeywell
HON
$74.4B
$34M 0.14%
324,617
-6,322
-2% -$643K
ASR icon
167
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$8.12B
$33.5M 0.13%
233,098
-2,782
-1% -$420K
HES
168
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$32.6M 0.13%
524,148
+142,354
+37% +$7.78M
FAST icon
169
Fastenal
FAST
$60.5B
$32.2M 0.13%
2,741,520
+351,272
+15% +$3.85M
IPHI
170
DELISTED
INPHI CORPORATION
IPHI
$32.1M 0.13%
718,342
+24,202
+3% +$1.04M
EWJ icon
171
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
$22.7B
$32M 0.13%
655,375
-42,050
-6% -$2.1M
WSO icon
172
Watsco Inc
WSO
$13.4B
$31.4M 0.13%
211,659
-22,610
-10% -$3.28M
EL icon
173
Estee Lauder
EL
$31.5B
$31.2M 0.12%
407,991
-161,854
-28% -$13.2M
RDN icon
174
Radian Group
RDN
$4.92B
$30.6M 0.12%
1,699,616
-9,592
-0.6% -$144K
EOG icon
175
EOG Resources
EOG
$74.9B
$29.4M 0.12%
290,834
-3,998
-1% -$389K

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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.