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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
AXP icon
76
American Express
AXP
$232B
$47.3M 0.3%
553,072
+17,237
+3% +$2.01M
ATVI
77
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$46.3M 0.29%
778,640
+50,669
+7% +$3.01M
NOW icon
78
ServiceNow
NOW
$129B
$45.5M 0.28%
793,590
+49,870
+7% +$3.12M
ADP icon
79
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$107B
$45.2M 0.28%
330,405
-10,474
-3% -$1.69M
EXAS
80
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$44.9M 0.28%
773,476
-269,065
-26% -$21.8M
LIN icon
81
Linde
LIN
$221B
$44.8M 0.28%
259,244
-23,461
-8% -$4.63M
PEP icon
82
PepsiCo
PEP
$189B
$43.7M 0.27%
363,608
+16,309
+5% +$2.2M
LLY icon
83
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.09T
$43.3M 0.27%
312,042
-23,412
-7% -$3.22M
NFLX icon
84
Netflix
NFLX
$309B
$43.2M 0.27%
1,150,000
-26,370
-2% -$933K
VTV icon
85
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF
VTV
$193B
$42.2M 0.26%
473,727
+46,949
+11% +$5.15M
ISRG icon
86
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$142B
$41.7M 0.26%
252,837
-9,324
-4% -$1.71M
CHWY icon
87
Chewy
CHWY
$9.15B
$41.6M 0.26%
1,109,476
+907,589
+450% +$26.6M
MDT icon
88
Medtronic
MDT
$116B
$41.5M 0.26%
460,135
+23,961
+5% +$2.55M
WEX icon
89
WEX
WEX
$6.48B
$41.3M 0.26%
395,048
-35,213
-8% -$6.57M
POOL icon
90
Pool Corp
POOL
$7.25B
$40.3M 0.25%
205,058
+1,221
+0.6% +$260K
CVX icon
91
Chevron
CVX
$386B
$38.7M 0.24%
533,970
-19,826
-4% -$1.96M
MRK icon
92
Merck
MRK
$328B
$37.7M 0.24%
512,924
-47,060
-8% -$3.7M
ROL icon
93
Rollins
ROL
$17.6B
$37.3M 0.23%
1,546,964
+8,777
+0.6% +$217K
CSCO icon
94
Cisco
CSCO
$488B
$37.2M 0.23%
946,950
-162,092
-15% -$7.11M
TEAM icon
95
Atlassian
TEAM
$39.4B
$37.2M 0.23%
270,729
-11,664
-4% -$1.63M
TMO icon
96
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$223B
$36.6M 0.23%
128,917
-793
-0.6% -$250K
TWLO icon
97
Twilio
TWLO
$37.9B
$36.4M 0.23%
406,334
+94,357
+30% +$10.4M
KRNT icon
98
Kornit Digital
KRNT
$817M
$35.7M 0.22%
1,433,755
-45,045
-3% -$1.69M
VYM icon
99
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
VYM
$84B
$35.6M 0.22%
502,780
-29,150
-5% -$2.5M
EFA icon
100
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$80.2B
$34.7M 0.22%
649,095
-273,286
-30% -$17.3M
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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.