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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
GRPN icon
1651
Groupon
GRPN
$901M
– –
-13,418
Closed -$641K
HCAT icon
1652
Health Catalyst
HCAT
$135M
– –
-10,855
Closed -$377K
HELE icon
1653
Helen of Troy
HELE
$696M
– –
-1,179
Closed -$212K
HES
1654
DELISTED
Hess
HES
– –
-6,666
Closed -$445K
HEWJ icon
1655
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
HEWJ
$763M
– –
-28,499
Closed -$940K
HGV icon
1656
Hilton Grand Vacations
HGV
$3.49B
– –
-60,012
Closed -$2.06M
HHH icon
1657
Howard Hughes
HHH
$3.98B
– –
-4,132
Closed -$499K
HUBS icon
1658
HubSpot
HUBS
$10.5B
– –
-1,312
Closed -$208K
HUN icon
1659
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.78B
– –
-27,652
Closed -$668K
HWM icon
1660
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
$112B
– –
-14,262
Closed -$337K
HYD icon
1661
VanEck High Yield Muni ETF
HYD
$4.4B
– –
-575
Closed -$37K
IBDQ
1662
DELISTED
iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Corporate ETF
IBDQ
– –
-1,000
Closed -$26K
IDCC icon
1663
InterDigital
IDCC
$9.07B
– –
-4,080
Closed -$222K
IEZ icon
1664
iShares US Oil Equipment & Services ETF
IEZ
$385M
– –
-1,540
Closed -$31K
IFV icon
1665
First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF
IFV
$235M
– –
-2,000
Closed -$43K
IYG icon
1666
iShares US Financial Services ETF
IYG
$2.22B
– –
-36
Closed -$2K
JCI icon
1667
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$92.6B
– –
-33,004
Closed -$1.34M
KAI icon
1668
Kadant
KAI
$3.94B
– –
-7,206
Closed -$759K
KBWY icon
1669
Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF
KBWY
$307M
– –
-156
Closed -$5K
KFRC icon
1670
Kforce
KFRC
$1.03B
– –
-5,363
Closed -$213K
KIDS icon
1671
OrthoPediatrics
KIDS
$649M
– –
-15,349
Closed -$721K
KRNY icon
1672
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$600M
– –
-35,600
Closed -$492K
KRP icon
1673
Kimbell Royalty Partners
KRP
$1.5B
– –
-193,336
Closed -$3.29M
LAKE icon
1674
Lakeland Industries
LAKE
$119M
– –
-14,510
Closed -$157K
LILA icon
1675
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.69B
– –
-7,809
Closed -$97K
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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.