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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
DLTR icon
1626
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$24.7B
– –
-24,240
Closed -$2.28M
DORM icon
1627
Dorman Products
DORM
$3.97B
– –
-2,978
Closed -$225K
DOX icon
1628
Amdocs
DOX
$6.08B
– –
-3,440
Closed -$248K
EMN icon
1629
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$8.29B
– –
-3,350
Closed -$266K
EPHE icon
1630
iShares MSCI Philippines ETF
EPHE
$148M
– –
-80
Closed -$3K
ERX icon
1631
Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X ETF
ERX
$244M
$0 ﹤0.01%
+50
New +$4.92K
ESTC icon
1632
Elastic
ESTC
$8.02B
– –
-4,200
Closed -$270K
EWM icon
1633
iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF
EWM
$333M
– –
-250
Closed -$7K
EWW icon
1634
iShares MSCI Mexico ETF
EWW
$1.9B
– –
-400
Closed -$18K
FAF icon
1635
First American
FAF
$7.38B
– –
-4,560
Closed -$266K
FDL icon
1636
First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund
FDL
$7.88B
– –
-7,105
Closed -$231K
FFIV icon
1637
F5
FFIV
$24B
– –
-3,192
Closed -$446K
FHLC icon
1638
Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF
FHLC
$3.42B
$0 ﹤0.01%
10
– –
FLS icon
1639
Flowserve
FLS
$10.3B
– –
-18,423
Closed -$917K
FPX icon
1640
First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF
FPX
$1.53B
– –
-447
Closed -$36K
FRPT icon
1641
Freshpet
FRPT
$3.48B
– –
-6,000
Closed -$355K
FTA icon
1642
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
FTA
$1.42B
– –
-10,808
Closed -$611K
FTEC icon
1643
Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF
FTEC
$21.3B
– –
-125
Closed -$9K
FUL icon
1644
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.24B
– –
-4,687
Closed -$242K
FUN icon
1645
Cedar Fair
FUN
$1.68B
– –
-9,483
Closed -$526K
GBDC icon
1646
Golub Capital BDC
GBDC
$3.4B
– –
-25,646
Closed -$464K
GBIL icon
1647
Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF
GBIL
$7.59B
– –
-891
Closed -$89K
GEL icon
1648
Genesis Energy
GEL
$1.94B
– –
-34,034
Closed -$697K
GLNG icon
1649
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5.2B
– –
-10,203
Closed -$145K
GNTX icon
1650
Gentex
GNTX
$4.93B
– –
-6,925
Closed -$201K
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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.