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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
WTRG icon
1001
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.5B
$312K ﹤0.01%
+7,663
New +$362K
ALXN
1002
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$310K ﹤0.01%
3,450
+746
+28% +$73.2K
USO icon
1003
United States Oil Fund
USO
$1.77B
$307K ﹤0.01%
9,102
+2,521
+38% +$194K
AYX
1004
DELISTED
Alteryx Inc
AYX
$307K ﹤0.01%
3,227
+377
+13% +$46.8K
FLOT icon
1005
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
FLOT
$10.5B
$306K ﹤0.01%
6,268
+37
+0.6% +$1.85K
UAL icon
1006
United Airlines
UAL
$41B
$304K ﹤0.01%
9,648
+3,820
+66% +$253K
PNW icon
1007
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$12.2B
$302K ﹤0.01%
3,980
+1,000
+34% +$90.7K
WDC icon
1008
Western Digital
WDC
$168B
$302K ﹤0.01%
9,606
-1,483
-13% -$65.7K
LBTYK icon
1009
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.48B
$301K ﹤0.01%
19,173
+2,242
+13% +$42.1K
NBHC icon
1010
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.94B
$301K ﹤0.01%
12,591
– –
STIM icon
1011
Neuronetics
STIM
$211M
$299K ﹤0.01%
158,033
+65,100
+70% +$204K
MTCH icon
1012
Match Group
MTCH
$8.56B
$298K ﹤0.01%
4,508
– –
VOYA icon
1013
Voya Financial
VOYA
$9.16B
$298K ﹤0.01%
+7,359
New +$401K
FTS icon
1014
Fortis
FTS
$28.8B
$297K ﹤0.01%
7,701
– –
MSCI icon
1015
MSCI
MSCI
$41.8B
$297K ﹤0.01%
1,029
-4
-0.4% -$1.13K
IYJ icon
1016
iShares US Industrials ETF
IYJ
$1.96B
$295K ﹤0.01%
4,746
– –
XPO icon
1017
XPO
XPO
$24.7B
$294K ﹤0.01%
17,450
-63,090
-78% -$1.69M
BNS icon
1018
Scotiabank
BNS
$111B
$290K ﹤0.01%
7,145
+1,595
+29% +$80.6K
TMUS icon
1019
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$197B
$290K ﹤0.01%
3,458
-282
-8% -$23.9K
VTR icon
1020
Ventas
VTR
$46.3B
$290K ﹤0.01%
10,838
+580
+6% +$28.8K
RDS.B
1021
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$290K ﹤0.01%
8,894
-3,830
-30% -$179K
FDD icon
1022
First Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Income Fund
FDD
$909M
$289K ﹤0.01%
30,013
+14,411
+92% +$183K
WFC.PRL icon
1023
Wells Fargo 7.5% Non Cumv Perp Conv
WFC.PRL
$4.66B
$289K ﹤0.01%
227
+8
+4% +$11.5K
RPG icon
1024
Invesco S&P 500 Pure Growth ETF
RPG
$2.09B
$287K ﹤0.01%
14,310
-9,225
-39% -$223K
DEM icon
1025
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund
DEM
$3.98B
$286K ﹤0.01%
8,859
-2,778
-24% -$113K
39 40
41
42 43

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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.