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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
LXFT
176
DELISTED
Luxoft Holding, Inc.
LXFT
$28.8M 0.11%
511,733
-7,395
-1% -$394K
WAL icon
177
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$8.93B
$28.7M 0.11%
588,484
-3,334
-0.6% -$143K
GBCI icon
178
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$6.39B
$27.6M 0.11%
762,916
-4,282
-0.6% -$138K
VALE icon
179
Vale
VALE
$61B
$27.6M 0.11%
+3,623,560
New +$26.5M
AGN
180
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$27.3M 0.11%
129,892
-19,885
-13% -$4.12M
RSX
181
DELISTED
VanEck Russia ETF
RSX
$27.2M 0.11%
1,282,600
-3,111,100
-71% -$60.3M
IXC icon
182
iShares Global Energy ETF
IXC
$2.74B
$27M 0.11%
777,000
-56,300
-7% -$1.89M
WSFS icon
183
WSFS Financial
WSFS
$4.16B
$26.8M 0.11%
577,729
-3,251
-0.6% -$131K
APOG icon
184
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$909M
$26.7M 0.11%
498,918
-7,194
-1% -$333K
GREK
185
Global X MSCI Greece ETF
GREK
$329M
$26.7M 0.11%
1,140,600
-167,600
-13% -$3.81M
BHP icon
186
BHP
BHP
$229B
$26.6M 0.11%
834,638
+750,319
+890% +$24.3M
ECH icon
187
iShares MSCI Chile ETF
ECH
$1.04B
$26.3M 0.11%
+702,880
New +$26.8M
PACW
188
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$26.3M 0.11%
483,038
-5,107
-1% -$247K
XLP icon
189
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLP
$14.6B
$26.1M 0.1%
503,800
-510,100
-50% -$26.4M
PB icon
190
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$8.9B
$26M 0.1%
362,149
-2,044
-0.6% -$128K
EME icon
191
Emcor
EME
$35.9B
$25.9M 0.1%
365,431
-26,696
-7% -$1.75M
HWC icon
192
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$6.28B
$25.2M 0.1%
585,655
-3,330
-0.6% -$127K
JJSF icon
193
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
$1.67B
$24.3M 0.1%
181,883
-1,033
-0.6% -$127K
SPTN
194
DELISTED
SpartanNash
SPTN
$24M 0.1%
607,898
-3,535
-0.6% -$119K
VFC icon
195
VF Corp
VFC
$5.81B
$24M 0.1%
477,553
-783,044
-62% -$40.6M
SIGI icon
196
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$5.62B
$23.9M 0.1%
555,875
-3,126
-0.6% -$126K
BDC icon
197
Belden
BDC
$5.25B
$23.5M 0.09%
314,405
-4,918
-2% -$350K
RNST icon
198
Renasant Corp
RNST
$3.94B
$23.4M 0.09%
553,789
-3,134
-0.6% -$119K
RSPP
199
DELISTED
RSP Permian, Inc.
RSPP
$23.2M 0.09%
520,473
-1,705
-0.3% -$70.6K
COBZ
200
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
$22.8M 0.09%
1,348,554
-7,760
-0.6% -$113K

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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.