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William Blair & Company

William Blair & Company Portfolio holdings

AUM $38.4B
1-Year Est. Return 25.71%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-12.38%
1 Year Est. Return
+25.71%
3 Year Est. Return
+88.7%
5 Year Est. Return
+104.53%
10 Year Est. Return
+665.86%
AUM
$16B
AUM Growth
-$3.46B
Cap. Flow
-$518M
Cap. Flow %
-3.24%
Top 10 Hldgs %
25.29%
Holding
1,819
New
100
Increased
562
Reduced
749
Closed
158

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VEA icon
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
+$57.8M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$38M
3
ACWV icon
iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF
ACWV
+$33.7M
4
EXEL icon
Exelixis
EXEL
+$33.4M
5
WDAY icon
Workday
WDAY
+$33.3M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
VEU icon
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
+$51.6M
2
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$47.8M
3
BFAM icon
Bright Horizons
BFAM
+$47.6M
4
PLNT icon
Planet Fitness
PLNT
+$39.6M
5
WAB icon
Wabtec
WAB
+$33.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 25.04%
2 Healthcare 18.78%
3 Financials 12.18%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.78%
5 Industrials 8.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AMT icon
26
American Tower
AMT
$79.4B
$136M 0.85%
626,669
+12,072
+2% +$2.81M
DIS icon
27
Walt Disney
DIS
$178B
$133M 0.83%
1,374,199
+137,778
+11% +$17.4M
DOCU
28
DocuSign
DOCU
$11B
$132M 0.83%
1,430,768
+389,001
+37% +$31.3M
GWRE icon
29
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$14.4B
$128M 0.8%
1,615,003
+11,200
+0.7% +$1.17M
VRSK icon
30
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$23.3B
$120M 0.75%
863,918
-67,543
-7% -$10.6M
FAST icon
31
Fastenal
FAST
$60.1B
$114M 0.71%
7,283,306
-415,900
-5% -$7.32M
VIG icon
32
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$115B
$110M 0.69%
1,063,768
+29,352
+3% +$3.5M
ABT icon
33
Abbott
ABT
$192B
$109M 0.68%
1,383,701
-1,531
-0.1% -$128K
HD icon
34
Home Depot
HD
$344B
$108M 0.67%
576,469
-6,240
-1% -$1.37M
SYK icon
35
Stryker
SYK
$133B
$107M 0.67%
640,317
+29,396
+5% +$5.74M
ACN icon
36
Accenture
ACN
$109B
$101M 0.63%
621,128
-8,013
-1% -$1.54M
BRK.B icon
37
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.09T
$101M 0.63%
552,795
-944
-0.2% -$201K
JNJ icon
38
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$629B
$100M 0.63%
765,890
-15,967
-2% -$2.27M
INTU icon
39
Intuit
INTU
$90.8B
$96.9M 0.61%
421,459
+4,811
+1% +$1.3M
COST icon
40
Costco
COST
$421B
$96.3M 0.6%
337,764
+7,237
+2% +$2.2M
WSO icon
41
Watsco Inc
WSO
$12.8B
$95.2M 0.6%
602,346
-1,826
-0.3% -$308K
TDOC icon
42
Teladoc Health
TDOC
$1.2B
$87.5M 0.55%
564,371
-59,748
-10% -$6.95M
VEA icon
43
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$238B
$87.5M 0.55%
2,623,483
+1,441,086
+122% +$57.8M
CPRT icon
44
Copart
CPRT
$26.9B
$87M 0.54%
5,076,268
+289,808
+6% +$6.45M
PG icon
45
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
$80.1M 0.5%
728,503
-37,782
-5% -$4.53M
PGR icon
46
Progressive
PGR
$121B
$80M 0.5%
1,083,083
-108,996
-9% -$8.4M
LULU icon
47
lululemon athletica
LULU
$13.8B
$77.9M 0.49%
411,214
-19,704
-5% -$4.41M
BABA icon
48
Alibaba
BABA
$299B
$77M 0.48%
396,162
+19,827
+5% +$4.14M
UNH icon
49
UnitedHealth
UNH
$364B
$77M 0.48%
308,702
+7,212
+2% +$1.98M
WMT icon
50
Walmart Inc
WMT
$920B
$75.1M 0.47%
1,983,072
-618
-0% -$23.8K
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William Blair & Company's Q1 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2020, William Blair & Company held 1,819 positions worth $16B, down 18% from $19.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company withdrew a net $518M in Q1 2020, closing 158 positions and reducing 749 holdings. Its most notable exit was Raytheon Company, an estimated $47.8M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

Against the trend, William Blair & Company opened a new position in Canoo Inc. Class A Common Stock worth $4.04M.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q1 2020 buy was Canoo Inc. Class A Common Stock: 870 shares worth $4.04M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in Q1 2020, an estimated $57.8M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q1 2020 reduction was Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF, cutting an estimated $51.6M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited Raytheon Company in Q1 2020, selling an estimated $47.8M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $16B portfolio in Q1 2020.
  • William Blair & Company opened 100 new positions and closed 158 in Q1 2020.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 18% quarter-over-quarter to $16B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q1 2020, filed 11 May 2020.