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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
CHRW icon
501
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$17.5B
$2.09M 0.01%
31,558
-164
-0.5% -$11.8K
GDDY icon
502
GoDaddy
GDDY
$11.7B
$2.06M 0.01%
35,980
+13,337
+59% +$883K
ADSK icon
503
Autodesk
ADSK
$51.9B
$2.05M 0.01%
13,153
+2,853
+28% +$524K
PHR icon
504
Phreesia
PHR
$758M
$2.03M 0.01%
96,405
-3,868
-4% -$106K
GNRC icon
505
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$12.9B
$2.02M 0.01%
21,641
+1,171
+6% +$121K
CARG icon
506
CarGurus
CARG
$3.35B
$2.01M 0.01%
106,144
+2,455
+2% +$70.3K
ZD icon
507
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.88B
$2.01M 0.01%
30,817
-866
-3% -$67.6K
FSLY icon
508
Fastly Inc
FSLY
$4.57B
$2M 0.01%
105,412
+37,032
+54% +$765K
AVLR
509
DELISTED
Avalara, Inc.
AVLR
$1.99M 0.01%
26,662
+6,606
+33% +$538K
ET icon
510
Energy Transfer Partners
ET
$72.3B
$1.98M 0.01%
430,410
-265,652
-38% -$2.83M
PFF icon
511
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
$1.98M 0.01%
62,032
-3,185
-5% -$114K
APTV icon
512
Aptiv
APTV
$10.1B
$1.97M 0.01%
39,928
-2,578
-6% -$202K
IBB icon
513
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$9.82B
$1.96M 0.01%
18,205
+3,334
+22% +$384K
SSTI icon
514
SoundThinking
SSTI
$105M
$1.95M 0.01%
71,019
-70,837
-50% -$2.13M
VOD icon
515
Vodafone
VOD
$37.4B
$1.93M 0.01%
140,207
+2,935
+2% +$52.4K
WWD icon
516
Woodward
WWD
$21.3B
$1.93M 0.01%
32,414
+8,525
+36% +$883K
HDV
517
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
HDV
$15.1B
$1.92M 0.01%
133,980
-8,935
-6% -$158K
MDLA
518
DELISTED
Medallia, Inc.
MDLA
$1.91M 0.01%
95,120
+78,440
+470% +$2.11M
CUB
519
DELISTED
Cubic Corporation
CUB
$1.9M 0.01%
46,026
-50,117
-52% -$2.9M
YUM icon
520
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.4B
$1.9M 0.01%
27,697
-430
-2% -$40.1K
SBNY
521
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$1.89M 0.01%
23,553
-1,159
-5% -$146K
IDV icon
522
iShares International Select Dividend ETF
IDV
$8.53B
$1.88M 0.01%
83,145
-5,971
-7% -$180K
PNC icon
523
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$102B
$1.87M 0.01%
19,582
-3,284
-14% -$441K
GRFS
524
Grifois
GRFS
$5.42B
$1.86M 0.01%
92,227
+445
+0.5% +$9.97K
PPG icon
525
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.5B
$1.84M 0.01%
21,999
+10,723
+95% +$1.19M
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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.