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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
PWV icon
1551
Invesco Large Cap Value ETF
PWV
$1.78B
$5K ﹤0.01%
156
– –
RGLS
1552
DELISTED
Regulus Therapeutics
RGLS
$5K ﹤0.01%
1,120
+100
+10% +$872
FFEU
1553
DELISTED
Barclays ETN+ FI Enhanced Europe 50 ETN Series C
FFEU
$5K ﹤0.01%
95
– –
AIA icon
1554
iShares Asia 50 ETF
AIA
$5.04B
$4K ﹤0.01%
66
– –
IEO icon
1555
iShares US Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
IEO
$587M
$4K ﹤0.01%
185
– –
IXP icon
1556
iShares Global Comm Services ETF
IXP
$561M
$4K ﹤0.01%
85
– –
RSPS icon
1557
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF
RSPS
$246M
$4K ﹤0.01%
175
– –
SHE icon
1558
State Street SPDR MSCI USA Gender Diversity ETF
SHE
$337M
$4K ﹤0.01%
+60
New +$4.34K
TNA icon
1559
Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3x ETF
TNA
$1.49B
$4K ﹤0.01%
250
+100
+67% +$5.44K
TTI icon
1560
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$1.29B
$4K ﹤0.01%
+11,015
New +$13.1K
VIOV icon
1561
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
VIOV
$1.9B
$4K ﹤0.01%
92
– –
VRNT
1562
DELISTED
Verint Systems
VRNT
$4K ﹤0.01%
173
– –
XMLV icon
1563
Invesco S&P MidCap Low Volatility ETF
XMLV
$743M
$4K ﹤0.01%
100
– –
EMAN
1564
DELISTED
eMagin Corporation
EMAN
$4K ﹤0.01%
+20,000
New +$7.96K
IDLB
1565
DELISTED
Invesco FTSE International Low Beta Equal Weight ETF
IDLB
$4K ﹤0.01%
180
– –
NE
1566
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
$4K ﹤0.01%
15,465
– –
GURU icon
1567
Global X Guru Index ETF
GURU
$64M
$3K ﹤0.01%
100
– –
KCE icon
1568
State Street SPDR S&P Capital Markets ETF
KCE
$473M
$3K ﹤0.01%
71
-25
-26% -$1.41K
REZ icon
1569
iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF
REZ
$848M
$3K ﹤0.01%
50
– –
SCJ icon
1570
iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF
SCJ
$264M
$3K ﹤0.01%
55
– –
SLQD icon
1571
iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
SLQD
$2.38B
$3K ﹤0.01%
65
– –
SPHQ icon
1572
Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF
SPHQ
$19.9B
$3K ﹤0.01%
100
– –
UPRO icon
1573
ProShares UltraPro S&P 500
UPRO
$5.74B
$3K ﹤0.01%
+250
New +$7.46K
XRLV
1574
DELISTED
Invesco S&P 500 ex-Rate Sensitive Low Volatility ETF
XRLV
$3K ﹤0.01%
107
-48
-31% -$1.84K
CMBS icon
1575
iShares CMBS ETF
CMBS
$472M
$2K ﹤0.01%
+34
New +$1.82K
61 62
63
64 65

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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.