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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
EIS icon
1576
iShares MSCI Israel ETF
EIS
$899M
$2K ﹤0.01%
50
– –
EWQ icon
1577
iShares MSCI France ETF
EWQ
$333M
$2K ﹤0.01%
+87
New +$2.55K
FAN icon
1578
First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF
FAN
$288M
$2K ﹤0.01%
159
– –
FAS icon
1579
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
FAS
$2.46B
$2K ﹤0.01%
100
– –
FNCL icon
1580
Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF
FNCL
$2.42B
$2K ﹤0.01%
75
– –
FXN icon
1581
First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund
FXN
$388M
$2K ﹤0.01%
419
– –
FDIQ
1582
Invesco Bloomberg Financial Data Providers ETF
FDIQ
$48.1M
$2K ﹤0.01%
68
-527
-89% -$24.2K
LEGR icon
1583
First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF
LEGR
$133M
$2K ﹤0.01%
100
– –
MLPX icon
1584
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF
MLPX
$3.57B
$2K ﹤0.01%
105
– –
PJP icon
1585
Invesco Pharmaceuticals ETF
PJP
$499M
$2K ﹤0.01%
+28
New +$1.71K
XES icon
1586
State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF
XES
$390M
$2K ﹤0.01%
108
– –
NORW
1587
DELISTED
Global X MSCI Norway ETF
NORW
$2K ﹤0.01%
257
+1
+0.4% +$11
AGZ icon
1588
iShares Agency Bond ETF
AGZ
$564M
$1K ﹤0.01%
+5
New +$590
DEW icon
1589
WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund
DEW
$155M
$1K ﹤0.01%
28
– –
DXD icon
1590
ProShares UltraShort Dow 30
DXD
$42.7M
$1K ﹤0.01%
5
– –
EPOL icon
1591
iShares MSCI Poland ETF
EPOL
$825M
$1K ﹤0.01%
55
– –
ESGU icon
1592
iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF
ESGU
$18.4B
$1K ﹤0.01%
10
– –
EWD icon
1593
iShares MSCI Sweden ETF
EWD
$582M
$1K ﹤0.01%
43
-192
-82% -$5.84K
IDGT icon
1594
iShares US Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF
IDGT
$544M
$1K ﹤0.01%
13
– –
IGV icon
1595
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
IGV
$14.8B
$1K ﹤0.01%
20
-14,620
-100% -$691K
IHF icon
1596
iShares US Healthcare Providers ETF
IHF
$1.27B
$1K ﹤0.01%
40
-40
-50% -$1.51K
IMCV icon
1597
iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF
IMCV
$1.16B
$1K ﹤0.01%
30
– –
KXI icon
1598
iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF
KXI
$1.06B
$1K ﹤0.01%
12
– –
MDIV icon
1599
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund
MDIV
$430M
$1K ﹤0.01%
112
– –
NORW icon
1600
Global X MSCI Norway ETF
NORW
$87.7M
$1K ﹤0.01%
69
– –
62 63
64
65 66

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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.