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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
REGL icon
1701
ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
REGL
$1.81B
– –
-13,649
Closed -$822K
REM icon
1702
iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF
REM
$543M
– –
-8
Closed –
RTX icon
1703
RTX Corp
RTX
$300B
– –
-267,723
Closed -$25.2M
SABR icon
1704
Sabre
SABR
$831M
– –
-64,812
Closed -$1.45M
SBUX icon
1705
CALL
Starbucks
SBUX
$124B
– –
-500
Closed -$44K
SCHZ icon
1706
Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF
SCHZ
$10.5B
– –
-314
Closed -$8K
SDS icon
1707
ProShares UltraShort S&P500
SDS
$370M
– –
-8
Closed -$5K
SHOO icon
1708
Steven Madden
SHOO
$3.49B
– –
-12,450
Closed -$535K
SLYG icon
1709
State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF
SLYG
$5.22B
– –
-20
Closed -$1K
SMB icon
1710
VanEck Short Muni ETF
SMB
$314M
– –
-6,500
Closed -$116K
SMFG icon
1711
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
SMFG
$166B
– –
-688,140
Closed -$5.1M
SMMD icon
1712
iShares Russell 2500 ETF
SMMD
$3.75B
– –
-1,615
Closed -$78K
SNY icon
1713
Sanofi
SNY
$105B
– –
-3,052
Closed -$153K
SONO icon
1714
Sonos
SONO
$1.86B
– –
-14,400
Closed -$225K
SOXL icon
1715
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF
SOXL
$24.2B
– –
-7,500
Closed -$137K
SPG icon
1716
Simon Property Group
SPG
$71.4B
– –
-2,481
Closed -$370K
STAG icon
1717
STAG Industrial
STAG
$7.12B
– –
-23,465
Closed -$741K
STRS
1718
DELISTED
STRATUS PPTYS INC
STRS
– –
-7,000
Closed -$217K
THD icon
1719
iShares MSCI Thailand ETF
THD
$355M
– –
-32
Closed -$3K
TNL icon
1720
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.58B
– –
-6,783
Closed -$351K
TOL icon
1721
Toll Brothers
TOL
$13.9B
– –
-6,436
Closed -$254K
TT icon
1722
Trane Technologies
TT
$105B
– –
-13,144
Closed -$1.75M
UHS icon
1723
Universal Health Services
UHS
$10.2B
– –
-1,702
Closed -$244K
USCI icon
1724
US Commodity Index
USCI
$378M
– –
-7,000
Closed -$258K
USFD icon
1725
US Foods
USFD
$24B
– –
-665,105
Closed -$27.9M
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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.