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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
META icon
51
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.47T
$74.5M 0.47%
446,610
+122,211
+38% +$23.9M
DLB icon
52
Dolby
DLB
$5.75B
$72.7M 0.45%
1,340,792
+23,143
+2% +$1.52M
FTV icon
53
Fortive
FTV
$18.6B
$70.9M 0.44%
2,037,765
-188,532
-8% -$8.24M
ABBV icon
54
AbbVie
ABBV
$440B
$70.8M 0.44%
929,065
+33,851
+4% +$2.88M
ITW icon
55
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$83.3B
$68.4M 0.43%
481,514
-26,464
-5% -$4.5M
IVV icon
56
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
IVV
$904B
$65.7M 0.41%
254,418
+25,557
+11% +$7.83M
UNP icon
57
Union Pacific
UNP
$174B
$64.9M 0.41%
460,094
-31,154
-6% -$5.15M
KMX icon
58
CarMax
KMX
$8.33B
$61.8M 0.39%
1,148,300
-35,293
-3% -$2.99M
GILD icon
59
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$168B
$60.1M 0.38%
804,257
-128,459
-14% -$8.88M
OKTA icon
60
Okta
OKTA
$25.6B
$59.7M 0.37%
488,689
+82,414
+20% +$10.3M
APH icon
61
Amphenol
APH
$210B
$57.7M 0.36%
3,168,456
-27,232
-0.9% -$649K
VZ icon
62
Verizon
VZ
$195B
$55.9M 0.35%
1,041,166
+150,498
+17% +$8.61M
EW icon
63
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$53.6B
$55.9M 0.35%
888,636
-25,371
-3% -$1.83M
BMY icon
64
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$130B
$54.2M 0.34%
971,852
+99,922
+11% +$6.11M
CHKP icon
65
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.2B
$53.6M 0.34%
533,543
-25,254
-5% -$2.7M
MCD icon
66
McDonald's
MCD
$195B
$52.9M 0.33%
319,659
+10,842
+4% +$2.14M
AME icon
67
Ametek
AME
$59.3B
$52.1M 0.33%
723,491
-77,754
-10% -$7.01M
PCTY icon
68
Paylocity
PCTY
$7.73B
$51.7M 0.32%
584,888
-26,405
-4% -$3.32M
NTRS icon
69
Northern Trust
NTRS
$35B
$51.5M 0.32%
682,765
-58,036
-8% -$5.32M
TDG icon
70
TransDigm Group
TDG
$68.3B
$50.7M 0.32%
158,454
-5,375
-3% -$2.93M
VEU icon
71
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$70.5B
$50.6M 0.32%
1,232,479
-1,049,223
-46% -$51.6M
ANET icon
72
Arista Networks
ANET
$265B
$50.2M 0.31%
3,967,040
+268,096
+7% +$3.48M
GS icon
73
Goldman Sachs
GS
$302B
$50.1M 0.31%
324,014
-27,399
-8% -$5.82M
IBM icon
74
IBM
IBM
$222B
$48.9M 0.31%
461,534
+150,054
+48% +$19M
MKC icon
75
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$14.2B
$48.9M 0.31%
692,386
-43,668
-6% -$3.39M
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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.